Bioengineering for well-being and active ageing
The evolution of Bioengineering has always been closely linked to the evolution of medicine and more generally to the constant, growing need for health and well-being expressed by society and the school aims to offer an overview on the subject of well-being and 'active aging outlining the central role of bioengineering to interpret new needs and propose innovative technological solutions. The typical approach is highly multidisciplinary and leads to a systemic vision of the person in which body and mind are integrated, development from birth to death, needs and quality of life, prevention and longevity, early diagnosis and the mitigation of the impact of chronic pathologies, the active role of the patient and of technologies for the best clinical result, the acceptability and economic and ethical sustainability of new approaches to health.
According to these perspectives, the training of the bioengineer becomes central to the development of technologies, not only biomedical, in the coming years when the increase in the population over 65 and the increase in chronic pathologies will change not only the healthcare model, but also the lifestyles and the technological needs of people to lead an independent and quality life.
The school program includes a path which, starting from an analysis of the new medical scenarios, presents the modeling and design methods and tools, the main biomedical knowledge and technologies already available, some application examples and emerging biomedical technologies in order to prepare the new generations of bioengineers to offer adequate responses to the growing health and well-being needs of society.
