BTFI0211s Biophysics, Informatics -seminary

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
4/0/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Aleš Bourek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Lenka Forýtková, CSc. (seminar tutor)
MUDr. Věra Maryšková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Erik Staffa, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniel Vlk, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Marta Vágnerová (assistant)
doc. Mgr. Vladan Bernard, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.
Department of Biophysics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Biophysics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course. This course is open to all students without any prior conditions.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able (at the level necessary for orthoptics):
understand and explain biophysical principles and laws; operate basic biophysical devices;
evaluate obtained data by the basic biophysical methods in light of a scientific, effective, safe and efficient attitude to their use;
understand principles of the more complex therapeutical and diagnostical medical devices;
discriminate possible usage of the biopfysical techniques and medical devices in practice;
At the end of this course the student will also have to demonstrate during steered discussions insight and basic skills and habbits in data handling and processing of health related data, information and concepts as defined in the following paragraphs. This course (in the part dedicated to healthcare informatics) is focused on discusing possibilities, limitations and risks of information and communication technologies in the healthcare environment. It is not predominantly targeted at teaching computer skills. In the seminars devoted to "Health Informatics" focus is on obtaining insight and basic skills and habbits in data handling and processing. Ths student will have to demonstrate the ability of making reasoned decisions in the following areas: 1. Searching, retrieval, storage, use of data, information and knowledge in medical decision making in diagnostics, treatment. 2. Improvement of skills in critical thinking especially in the area of Evidence Based Medicine. 3. Understanding the logics of the health and health care environment, communication with professionals and lay community. 4. Gaining innitial insight in the core areas of health care informatics competences (possibilities, limitations and risks) in use of information and communication technologies in a medical environment. This is not a course in computer literacy (working with concrete software programs).
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course students will (at the level necessary for orthoptics):
understand and explain biophysical principles and laws;
operate basic biophysical measuring devices;
evaluate obtained data by the basic biophysical methods in light of a scientific, effective, safe and efficient attitude to their use;
understand principles of the more complex therapeutical and diagnostical medical devices;
discriminate possible usage of the biopfysical techniques and medical devices in practice;
The student will be able to independently and actively seek and use tools, procedures and processes facilitating the correct use of information society environment for more effective study of medicine and more efficient provision of medical services in individual medical specialties; The student will understand the possibilities and risks of digitization and use of digital information and communication tools in the process of providing medical services; The student will get a general overview of the benefits of the information society in the medical domain and will acquire basic basic behavioral habits;
Syllabus
  • 1. Audiometry 2.Analysis of acoustical elements of voice 3.Measurement of real and model tissue impedance 4. Measurement of skin resistance 5. Frequency charakteristics of RC circuits 6. Measurement of voltage and frequency by means of an oscilloscope 7.Refrigeration 8. Sound level measurement 9. Anemometer 10. Ultrasonic haemolysis 11. Temperature measurement by thermocouple 12. Ear thermometry 13. luxmetry 14. Absorption of ionising radiation 15. Refractometry 16. Blood pressure measurement 17. Ergometry 18. Doppler flowmetry of blood
  • • In the seminars devoted to "Information Systems in Healthcare" focus is on obtaining insight and basic skills and habbits in data handling and processing: 1. Searching, retrieval, storage, use of data, information and knowledge in medical decision making in diagnostics, treatment. • 2. Improvement of skills in critical thinking. • 3. Understanding the logics of the health and health care environment, communication with professionals and lay community (patients and their families). • 4. Gaining innitial insight in the core areas of health care informatics competences (possibilities, limitations and risks) in use of information and communication technologies in a medical environment.
Literature
    not specified
  • HRAZDIRA, Ivo, Vojtěch MORNSTEIN, Aleš BOUREK and Jiřina ŠKORPÍKOVÁ. Fundamentals of biophysics and medical technology. Edited by Vojtěch Mornstein. 3. dotisk 2., přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, 325 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5758-6. info
  • HRAZDIRA, Ivo, Vojtěch MORNSTEIN and Jiřina ŠKORPÍKOVÁ. Základy biofyziky a zdravotnické techniky. 1. vydání. Brno: Neptun, 2006, 312 stran. ISBN 8086850013. info
Teaching methods
seminar and practical exercises
Assessment methods
The course is finished by a credit test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 60.
Information on course enrolment limitations: podmínkou přístupu ke zkoušce je splnění BTFI0211p
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.med.muni.cz/biofyz/ortoptika.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2023, spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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