title: Upgrading undergraduate biomedical engineering laboratory training.
abstract: This paper presents the upgrading of biomedical engineering laboratory training at the Department of Medical Instrumentation Technology of the Technological Educational Institution of Athens (TEI-A), taking place in the framework of the "Upgrading of Undergraduate Curricula of TEI-A" project. The educational material of selected specialized laboratory sectors is totally renewed, and new sectors are introduced, so that student-centered learning is promoted utilizing advanced computer-enhanced educational environments. The current implementation status is presented for the laboratories dealing with biosignal acquisition, medical data digital processing and, more extensively, computer networks applications in medicine, where a training application simulating a Radiology Department computer network was developed. Benefits of the use of a balanced training approach, combining hands-on experience with computer simulations, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Instrumentation Technology, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Agiou Spyridonos Str., Egaleo, Athens, 12210, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tzavaras
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kontodimopoulos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Monoyiou
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kalatzis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Piliouras
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Trapezanidis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cavouras
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ventouras