Welcome to this edition of Perspectives, the e-newsletter of the
Stanford course, Perspectives in Assistive
Technology.
What
is the course? - Perspectives in Assistive Technology is a
Winter Quarter course at Stanford that explores issues surrounding the design,
development, and use of assistive technology benefitting people with
disabilities and seniors. More information can be found on the course
website.
Invitation to attend - You are invited to attend
all class lectures. They will be held in the
Thornton Center - Classroom 110 on Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons at 4:15 to 5:30pm and are free and open to the
public.
Next class session - Thursday, February 7th at
4:15pm:
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Prosthetics
Sakti Srivastava, MBBS, MS 1 & Gary M. Berke,
MS, CP, FAAOP 2
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Stanford Medical Center & 2 Stanford Medical
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Abstract: We will
discuss history, design features, challenges, current concepts, and future
directions of human prosthetic limbs.
Biosketches: Sakti
Srivastava trained in India and the UK as an Orthopedic & Hand surgeon
and has been involved in the teaching of Anatomy and Basic Surgery for many
years. In particular he has taught medical students, paramedical students,
residents, undergraduates, and engineering students in the Division of Anatomy
at Stanford School of Medicine for the last five years. He has also been
involved in teaching activities in the Division of Hand Surgery at Stanford
School of Medicine. He is the instructor for ME294, Medical Device
Design.
Gary M. Berke is an
Adjunct Clinical Instructor and Director of Prosthetics in Stanford's
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and owner of
Gary M. Berke Prosthetics /
Orthotics in Redwood City. He has worked and lectured nationally and
internationally on prosthetic care and has multiple publications. He has a keen
interest in investigating cost effective technologies for enhancement of the
lives of those required to use prostheses and orthoses daily while reducing the
cost of prothetic and orthotic care in the future.
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