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Department of BME, REC

BM17E19 HUMAN VALUES AND MEDICAL ETHICS L T P C
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OBJECTIVES
• To create awareness on core values that shape their professional as well as personal life
• To understand various social issues, industrial standards, code of ethics and role of
professional ethics in Medical field

UNIT I HUMAN VALUES 7
Morals, Values and Ethics – Integrity – Work Ethic – Service Learning – Civic Virtue – Respect for
Others – Living Peacefully – caring – Sharing – Honesty – Courage – Valuing Time – Co-operation
– Commitment – Empathy – Self-Confidence – Character – Spirituality

UNIT II MEDICAL ETHICS 8
Physician, Nurse, and Patient: The Practice of Medicine - Paternalism and Autonomy - Privacy and
Confidentiality - Informed Consent - Gender, Culture, and Race - Ethical Issues in Human
Enhancement - Issues of Life and Death: Euthanasia and Abortion - Ethical Issues in
Transplantation - International Public Health Policy and Ethics
TOTAL: 15 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
On completion of the course students will be able to
• Apply the core values professionally for the betterment of society and to improve oneself.
• Comply within ethical principles to resolve issues arising in professional lives.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Lawrence E. Harrison, Samuel P. Huntington , “Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human
Progress”, Basic Books Publications, 2001
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2. Michael Boylan, “Medical Ethics”, 2 Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2014

PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVES - II and IV

BM17E20 NEURAL ENGINEERING L T P C
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OBJECTIVES
• To introduce physiological concepts of nerve impulse.
• To introduce various techniques to study central and peripheral nerve function.
• To give an insight about brain computer interface.
• To introduce about various BCI techniques.
• To understand the various applications of BCI

UNIT I NERVE EXCITABILITY AND ELECTROMYOGRAPHY 8
Nerve Excitability: Functional insights derived from axonal structures, Nerve excitability findings in
Neurologic diseases: Chemotherapy induced neurotoxicity, Porphyric Neuropathy, Inflammatory
Neuropathy and its Treatment, Spinal Cord Injury; Nerve conduction studies, Microneurography
and its potential clinical applications. Clinical Electromyography (EMG), Quantitative EMG,
Neuromuscular Ultrasound as a compliment to the electro diagnostic evaluation,
Electrophysiological study of Disorders of Neuromuscular Junction: H-Reflex and F-Reflex, Blink
reflex and other cranial nerve reflexes, Electrophysiological evaluation of movement disorders,
Evaluation of autonomic nervous system.

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