All faculty and students are cordially invited to attend:
“Gait Analysis and the Patient Care Process”
by
Dr. Tishya Wren
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
TWren@chla.edu
Weekly Seminar Series on
Engineering Neuroscience & Health
Monday, October 26, 2009
4:00 p.m.
Refreshments will be served from 3:00-4:00 p.m.
UPC: HNB 100 – LIVE
Hedco Neurosciences Building
UPC Campus Map/Directions:
http://www.usc.edu/about/visit/upc/
HSC: CHP 147 – Video Conference
Center for the Health Professional
HSC Campus Map/Directions:
http://www.usc.edu/about/visit/hsc/
Abstract:
Clinical gait analysis applies motion capture technology and dynamic electromyography to guide operative and non-operative treatment planning for patients with movement disorders such as cerebral palsy. While this testing provides quantitative 3D data that cannot be obtained through standard clinical evaluation, the use of gait analysis as a clinical test remains controversial. This seminar will examine how gait analysis fits into the patient care process and the barriers preventing more widespread adoption of this medical technology. Many of the lessons learned from gait analysis apply to medical technologies in general and more particularly to technology-based diagnostic tests.
Web Cast
http://capture.usc.edu/college/Catalog/pages/catalog.aspx?catalogId=946350f1-ca84-40e7-b867-e16adba01e4e
Information about all seminars can be found at
http://bme.usc.edu/valero/ENH/ENH-Schedule.html
