BSM441

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BSM441 - Diagnostic Technologies and Their Role in Healthcare

Medicine, College of, Tucson Undergraduate UA - UA General

Course Description

This course will provide a broad overview of the diagnostic process, technologies, and their applications in healthcare and medicine. Students will gain an understanding of how common imaging modalities and laboratory/point-of-care testing methods are used in clinical practice for diagnosis and guiding treatment decisions with examples across a spectrum of organ and body systems. Course topics also include evaluation methods, factors contributing to diagnostic error, role of artificial intelligence in image reconstruction and image interpretation, role of omics and artificial intelligence in decision-making, and emerging diagnostic technologies and devices, such as wearables and remote monitoring.

Min Units

3

Max Units

3

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Career

Undergraduate

Enrollment Requirements

019354

Component

Lecture

Optional Component

No

Typically Offered Main Campus

Fall, Spring

Typically Offered Distance Campus

Not Offered

Typically Offered Online Campus

Not Offered

Typically Offered Phoenix Campus

Not Offered

Typically Offered Sierra Vista Campus

Not Offered

Typically Offered Community Campus

Not Offered