# Yale course about medical software development

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**Created:** [October 14, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/yale-course-about-medical-software-development/20149 "2021-10-14T14:26:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/yale-course-about-medical-software-development/20149/1 "2021-10-14T14:26:55Z")

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Our friend and colleague Xenios has put together a great set of material about developing medical software. The course is free, or $50 if you want a certificate. There’s a textbook with additional material. I read an earlier draft and there’s a lot of very practical information for anyone working in the field.

> **[Introduction to Medical Software (Coursera)](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/introduction-medical-software-coursera-xenophon-papademetris/)**
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> This is a new Coursera class that went live yesterday (Oct 12, 2021). Our goal in this class is to give students a broad overview of the field of Medical Software including the regulatory and business aspects, the impact of the clinical environment...

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**Author:** ![dougPorter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/dougporter/32/10927_2.png) [@dougPorter](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/dougPorter)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/yale-course-about-medical-software-development/20149/2 "2021-10-14T19:35:30Z")

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Thanks Steve, I forwarded this to my colleagues.

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**Author:** ![Rollo\_Moore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/rollo_moore/32/4033_2.png) [@Rollo\_Moore](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Rollo_Moore)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 8:45am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/yale-course-about-medical-software-development/20149/3 "2021-10-15T08:45:39Z")

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thanks, much appreciated. looks v useful,  
R

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**Author:** ![Ron](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/ron/32/10835_2.png) [@Ron](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Ron)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/yale-course-about-medical-software-development/20149/4 "2021-10-15T21:59:36Z")

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Thanks, will definitely have a look. R

Ron N Alkalay  
Associate Professor in Orthopedic Surgery  
Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies  
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center  
1 Overland Street  
Boston, MA, 02215

Tel. 617-667-5185  
Fax. 617-667-7175  
email: rn\_alkalay@bidmc.harvard.edu

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**Author:** ![yopi.simargi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/yopi.simargi/32/10249_2.png) [@yopi.simargi](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/yopi.simargi)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/yale-course-about-medical-software-development/20149/5 "2021-10-16T01:43:07Z")

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Hi Steve,

Very interesting program. I will consider it and discuss it with my colleague first. I am still struggling to do the measurement. I hope I can solve this problem.