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Completed Engineering and the Healthcare System

The 2005 study documents a wealth of opportunities for using systems engineering and information technology to redesign health care delivery processes to improvethe quality and efficiency of health care

Primary Contact: Proctor Reid Proctor Reid Director National Academy of Engineering

Areas of Interest: Healthcare

Project Type: FACA Compliant Consensus Study, Workshop

Completed On: September 29, 2010

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Go Viral to Improve Health: IOM-NAE Health Data Collegiate Challenge

Using social networking, mobile apps, and other new technologies, how can the power of health data be unleashed to increase awareness of health problems and inspire positive action at the community level? The IOM and NAE challenge college and university students to use health data to ...

Areas of Interest: Healthcare

Project Type: Contest/Award

Latest Update: November 2, 2011

Open Project
Completed Grand Challenges for Engineering

The NAE convened a select, international committee to evaluate ideas on the greatest challenges and opportunities for engineering.

Primary Contact: Randy Atkins Randy Atkins Senior Program Officer for Media/Public Relations National Academy of Engineering

Areas of Interest: Environment, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Understanding Engineering

Project Type: Website

Completed On: July 15, 2006

Open Project
Completed Opportunities and Challenges in the Emerging Field of Synthetic Biology : A Symposium

The 2009 international symposium convened representatives from the scientific, engineering, legal, ethical and policy communities along with members of the public to explore the opportunities and challenges posed by the emerging field of synthetic biology.

Primary Contact: Proctor Reid Proctor Reid Director National Academy of Engineering

Areas of Interest: Healthcare

Project Type: Website, Conference

Completed On: September 29, 2010

Open Project
Completed Systems Engineering to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Care in the Military Health System

The workshop summary from the National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine discusses potential operational systems engineering tools and techniques for improving the care of patients with traumatic brain injury in the Military Health System.

Primary Contact: Proctor Reid Proctor Reid Director National Academy of Engineering

Areas of Interest: Healthcare

Project Type: Workshop

Completed On: September 30, 2010

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