Overview
- Provide valuable insights for existing biomedical engineers and those enrolled in continual engineering education programs
- Explores the relevance of the study of ethics to biomedical engineering
- Useful source and reference for college-level and university-level students
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
About this book
Over the last few decades, there are increasing public awareness of adverse events involving engineering failures that not only led to monetary losses but also more importantly, human injuries and deaths. Whilst it is vital for an engineering professional or student to acquire the necessary technical knowledge and skills in their respective field, they must also understand the ethical essences that are relevant to their profession. Engineering professionals like biomedical engineers, need to appreciate the fundamentals of best practices and recognise how any derivation from such practices can have undesirable impacts on human lives. Through this book, it is hoped that readers would draw the relevance between the study of ethics and biomedical engineering. The book would be a useful source and reference for college-level and university-level students. Moreover, the contents are written so as to also provide valuable insights even for existing biomedical engineers and those enrolled in continual engineering education programs.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Jong Yong, a former student from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, holds a PhD (Biomedical Engineering) and a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Hons I) from the University of Queensland, Australia. He also has an Advanced Diploma (Business Administration) and Practitioner Diploma (Applied Statistic). Before returning to his alma mater, he has worked as a semi-conductor engineering assistant, university tutor, research scientist, research manager in a hospital and then in a research institute. His research focus is in areas of biomedical engineering, statistical analyses and research ethics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ethics for Biomedical Engineers
Authors: Jong Yong Abdiel Foo, Stephen J. Wilson, Andrew P. Bradley, Winston Gwee, Dennis Kwok-Wing Tam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6913-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-6912-4Published: 23 May 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9600-8Published: 17 June 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-6913-1Published: 23 May 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 121