The role of electronic engineering in medicine

On July 15, within the framework of the Knowledge and Culture Days organized by the Faculty of Science and Technology, the School of Electronic Engineering held a talk with the ex-student of the degree Pablo Miguel Mora to talk about the role of this discipline in the medicine.  

"We wanted to highlight the presence of electronics in medicine as it goes unnoticed by most of our society, despite the fact that it accompanies us from pregnancy to death," said Daniel Iturralde, Coordinator of the School, who listed some of the many applications of this engineering in the medical field.

It is worth mentioning the detection of fetal heart rhythm (by ultrasound) and the first images of the fetus (with ultrasound scanners), including birth monitors (to detect uterine contractions and sometimes fetal distress), incubators (with temperature control and humidity).

Also x-rays and scanner, automatic blood pressure meters in pharmacies and ultrasonic cleaners for oral hygiene, up to the surgical or intensive care units (ICU)

"There are endless medical electronic devices that help diagnosis, offer therapies or simply improve the quality of life," added Iturralde.

Pablo Miguel Mora, speaker of the talk, has 13 years of experience in the Medical Electronics sector. He started at ASOGALENICA, as a work resident, supervision and installation management of electrical works and networks in the Hospital San Juan de Dios project.

He then established himself as a junior engineer at the MEDICORSA company, providing technical support, hospital clinical engineering, sale and after-sale of medical equipment for Austro, to finally establish himself as a commercial technical advisor at the GLOMEDICAL company, which provides commercial advice and support. Technological in the clinical, hospital and medical equipment areas.

For Iturralde, all the talks that make up the Knowledge and Culture Days of the Faculty of Science and Technology allow students to have contact with top professionals who work in different sectors of science.

“In the case of Electronics, it is a very great effort that we make as a School to get professionals of the highest level and that in turn allow us to close the gap between what we teach in the university and what our future professionals will see in the labor area ”, concluded the School Coordinator.