Title: Describe sociocultural effects of biomedical engineering.
Course: Biomedical Engineering (21049) > Section: Exploring Foundations of Biomedical Engineering

Description should include

•    foreseen and unforeseen outcomes
•    positive and negative effects
•    cultural, medical, financial, political, ethical, and legal or regulatory effects.

Process/Skill Questions:

•    What is the origin of Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI), a program of the Human Genome Project?
•    What are the biomedical engineering issues associated with ELSI?
•    How does the term trade-off apply to the social effects of biomedical engineering?
•    When making biomedical engineering decisions, why is it important to include cultural issues in the decision-making process?
•    What are the ethical considerations for a given medical intervention?
•    How does biomedical engineering design differ around the world?
•    How is biomedical engineering research and development funded?
•    Why is it important to understand statistical analysis in relation to the social effects of biomedical engineering?
•    What are ethical issues involved in the use of live subjects/animals?