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Medical Technology

Contexts and Content in Science and Technology

Michael A. De Miranda A. Mark Doggett Jane T. Evans

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Medical Technology

Contexts and Content in Science and Technology

Michael A. De Miranda A. Mark Doggett Jane T. Evans

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On the cover: ? The first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of a live human body showing a cross section of a live human chest. Courtesy FONAR Corporation. ? MRI chamber courtesy of Harmony Imaging Center, Poudre Valley Hospital. ? Microscope courtesy of Ken Goldberg, UC Berkeley. ? Syringe courtesy of .

Interleaf: ? Skin fold test courtesy of Colorado State University Human Performance Clinical/Research Laboratory. ? Ovariohysterectomy surgery being performed on a dog. Courtesy of C. Lasure-Hearne, Cedar Valley College of Veterinary Technology. ? Blood vessel under magnification. Courtesy Michigan State University.

This material is based upon work supported by a National Science Foundation Grant No. ESI-0138671; Karen F. Zuga, Principal Investigator. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Copyright ? 2005 All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

ISBN: Pending (2005)

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Table of Contents

Foreword..........................................................................................................................................................viii Preface ................................................................................................................................................................ix Introduction........................................................................................................................................................x Key Elements in Context and Content .........................................................................................................xi Section I: Medical Technology in Context.....................................................................................................1

The History and Impact of Medical Technology .....................................................................................1 Evolution of Medical Technology..........................................................................................................2 Advances in Medical Technology Impact Medical Procedures .........................................................7

Medical Technology Issues ........................................................................................................................10 New Definitions of Life and Death .....................................................................................................10 Medical Codes of Conduct....................................................................................................................11 Decision-Making .....................................................................................................................................11

The Nature of Medical Technology .........................................................................................................16 Diffusion of Medical Technology ........................................................................................................18 Technology Transfer ..............................................................................................................................19

Section II. Structure of Medical Technology...............................................................................................22 Medical Technology Conceptual Framework .........................................................................................22 Knowledge ...............................................................................................................................................22 Educational Institutions.........................................................................................................................22 Governments...........................................................................................................................................24 Individual and Collective Knowledge..................................................................................................24 Common Procedures .............................................................................................................................26 Unique Procedures .................................................................................................................................27 Diagnostic Devices .................................................................................................................................28 Therapeutic Devices...............................................................................................................................29 Summary of the Conceptual Framework ............................................................................................30

Section III: Teaching About Medical Technology......................................................................................31 Medical Technology Literacy.....................................................................................................................31 Concepts of Science and Technology..................................................................................................31 Science and Technology Literacy .........................................................................................................32 Application of Energy Forms to Body Systems.................................................................................32 Knowledge, Processes, and Devices ....................................................................................................33 Interaction with Society and Environment.........................................................................................33 Consequences ..........................................................................................................................................34 Design and Diffusion.............................................................................................................................35 Fluency with Medical Technology........................................................................................................35 Learning about Medical Technology ........................................................................................................36 Elementary (3rd-5th Grade)..................................................................................................................36 Middle School (6th ? 8th Grade)..........................................................................................................39 High School (9th ? 12th Grade)...........................................................................................................41 Summary ..................................................................................................................................................43 Conclusion ...............................................................................................................................................43 Next Steps................................................................................................................................................45 A Vision for the Future .........................................................................................................................46

Section IV. Taxonomy, Framework and Context for the Study of Medical Technology .....................47

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