Innovation in Assistive Health Technology - Bridging the Gap Between Medicine and Technology

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM PT

Location: 121 & 122

Ideal Audience:Physician or Surgeon. Residents. Medical Students

Course Director(s)

Gita Handa Thukral, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences , New Delhi

Faculty(s)

Ravinder Singh, PhD (he/him/his)

Sr Scientist
ICMR

Moderator(s)

Suman Badhal, MD (she/her/hers)

Professor (DR)
Vardhman Mahavir Medical college & Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi

Brief Session Description : We are using high end technologies that most of time are not serving the desired purpose apart from not catering to varied socioeconomic contexts.This course will ignite the innovator in you and get you through the process to getting your product out in the market. It is especially important for the users to be part of the design process from the start so as to influence the effectiveness of the product and walk the journey of the device development. Lets collaborate and build together the effective technologies for rehabilitation.

Session Objectives:

Developing Newer technologies which are cost effective and relevant to the societal context
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