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Internet of Things in Healthcare

An outline of a 14-week Course Outline: Internet of Things (IoT) in Healthcare Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota

Audience

  • EECS students with a background in Python programming.
  • Possible overlap of students in the medical school.

Outline of Topics

Week 1: Introduction to IoT

  • Overview of IoT: Definition, history, and evolution
  • IoT architecture and components
  • Introduction to IoT in the context of Minnesota's medical device industry

Week 2: IoT Technologies and Protocols

  • Sensors and actuators in IoT
  • Communication protocols and networking in IoT
  • IoT standards and ecosystems

Week 3: IoT Platforms and Tools

  • Overview of popular IoT platforms
    • Raspberry Pi Pico W
    • ESP32
    • Arduino
  • Hands-on session with an IoT platform
    • Pico W Lab
  • Case studies of IoT platforms in medical devices
    • Medical sensor development
    • FDA approval process

Week 4: IoT Data and Analytics

  • Understanding data flow in IoT systems
  • Basics of data analytics and its importance in IoT
  • IoT data analytics in healthcare applications

Week 5: IoT Security and Privacy

  • Challenges in IoT security and privacy
  • Security protocols and best practices
  • Privacy concerns in healthcare IoT
  • Case study: home health monitoring

Week 6: IoT in Healthcare

  • Specific use cases of IoT in healthcare
  • Role of IoT in patient monitoring and diagnostics
  • IoT in hospital and clinical management

Week 7: Wireless Technologies in IoT

  • Introduction to wireless technologies in IoT
  • Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and LoRaWAN in healthcare IoT
  • Challenges and solutions in wireless IoT technologies

Week 8: Mid-Term Project

  • Students work on a mid-term project focusing on designing an IoT solution for a healthcare problem

Week 9: IoT and Big Data

  • Intersection of IoT and data analysis
  • Analytics for healthcare IoT
  • Case studies of analysis of medical sensors

Week 10: IoT Device Design and Development

  • Basics of IoT device design
  • Prototyping IoT devices for healthcare applications
  • Regulatory considerations for medical IoT devices

Week 11: IoT Integration and Implementation

  • Integrating IoT devices with existing systems
  • Challenges in deploying IoT solutions in healthcare settings
  • Case study: IoT integration in a medical device company

Week 12: IoT in Remote Healthcare

  • IoT for telemedicine and remote patient monitoring
  • Wearable technologies in healthcare
  • IoT for emergency response and mobile health
  • Emerging trends in IoT
  • The future of IoT in the medical device industry
  • Discussions on upcoming technologies and their potential impact

Week 14: Final Project Presentations and Course Wrap-Up

  • Students present their final projects
  • Review of key learnings and future directions in IoT
  • Evaluation and feedback session