Discussion of the increasing and essential role of biomedical engineering and biomedical informatics in intensive care medicine. The talk will span medical devices for patient monitoring, device integration and data collection, data analysis, and data visualization to facilitate medical decision making. Students should come to appreciate the tremendous unmet need for engineers in healthcare and the potential impact they could have on improving the lives of our sickest patients.
Michael Schmidt is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology in Neurology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where he directs the Neurological Intensive Care Unit Neuromonitoring and Informatics program. His research interests concentrate on personalized medicine in the critical care including: generation of patient-specific physiological targets; early detection of secondary complications through real-time analysis of patient monitoring data; the use of clinical informatics to support patient management decisions; and identifying modifiable factors that drive health outcomes following critical brain injuries. He received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Michigan State University and his doctorate in Neuropsychology from the City University of New York. He completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in the Division of Critical Care Neurology at Columbia University that lead to his current position in 2005. Supported through a 3-year CTSA KL2 career development award from the Columbia University Irving Institute for clinical and translational research, Michael completed a Master's degree in Biostatistics and Patient-Oriented Research in 2011 through the Columbia University School of Public Health.