COURSE DESCRIPTION
Tools, methods, data source, data standard, terminologies, and policies related to public health informatics; roles of information systems in public health practice; information technology personnel and change management; eHealth, mobile health, and health decision support systems; ethics in access and use of public health information
Prerequisites
Graduate in Bachelor degree in Health sciences, computer sciences, and ICT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- LO1: Explain tools and terminologies related to the public health informatics
- LO2: Apply public health informatics principles, tools, methodologies to improve public health practices
- LO3: Discuss the role of information system in public health practices
- LO4: Identify key characteristics of decision support system
- LO5: Discuss the impact of developments in Electronic Medical Records, e-health, and m-health technologies for improving population health
- LO6: Analyze challenges in the development of public health information system, and their solutions
Course Features
- Lectures 68
- Quizzes 2
- Duration 45 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 82
- Certificate No
- Assessments Yes
Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 68 Lessons
- 20 Weeks
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- Week 1 : Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics I13
- 3.1Course overview
- 3.2Course Syllabus
- 3.3Weekly Activities
- 3.4Introduction to Public Health Informatics
- 3.5Reading Assignment PHI
- 3.6Topic Discussion 1.1
- 3.7Common Terminology
- 3.9Quiz for Common Terminology30 Minutes10 Questions
- 3.10Enterprise-wide Information System
- 3.11Reading Materials Enterprise-wide Information System
- 3.12Topic Discussion 1.2
- 3.13Weekly 1.1 Assignment
- 3.14Course Evaluation
- Week 2 : Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics II13
- 4.1Weekly Activities Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics II
- 4.2Basic Computer Networking
- 4.3Cloud Computing
- 4.4Reading Materials 2.1 Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics II
- 4.5Topic Discussion 2.1 : Computer Networking and Cloud computing
- 4.6Health Information Privacy & Security
- 4.7Protecting Information Privacy & Security
- 4.8Cyber Attacks
- 4.9Topic Discussion 2.2 : Health Information Privacy & Security
- 4.10Quiz week2 Health Information Privacy & Security
- 4.11Weekly Assignment Week 2 : Principle of Biomedical and Health Informatics II
- 4.13Peer review in Topic Discussion
- 4.14Course Evaluation
- Week 3 : Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices I17
- 5.1Weekly Activities Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices I
- 5.2Significance of Health Informatics
- 5.3Reading Assignment Significance of Health Informatics
- 5.4Topic Discussion 3.1: Significance of Health Informatics
- 5.5Big Data in Health Practices
- 5.6Reading Assignment Big Data in Health Practices
- 5.7Additional Reading Big Data in Health Practices
- 5.8Topic Discussion 3.2: Big Data in Health Practices
- 5.9eHealth and mHealth
- 5.10eHealth Evaluation
- 5.11Example of eHealth project
- 5.12Additional Reading
- 5.13Topic Discussion 3.3: eHealth
- 5.14Knowledge Check
- 5.15Weekly Assignment week3 : Make a VDO presentation
- 5.17Peer Review
- 5.18Course Evaluation
- Week 4 : Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices II15
- 6.1Weekly Activities Roles of Information Systems in Public health Practices II
- 6.2Introduction to Health Information Exchange
- 6.3Health Information Exchange
- 6.4Health Information Interoperability
- 6.5Health Data Standards
- 6.6Topic Discussion 4.1: Introduction to Health Information Exchange
- 6.7Additional Reading : Health Information Interoperability and Standards
- 6.8Topic Discussion 4.2: Health Information Interoperability and Standards
- 6.9Introduction to Health Decision Support System
- 6.10Reading Assignment : Introduction to Health Decision Support System
- 6.11Topic Discussion 4.3: Introduction to Health Decision Support System
- 6.12Quiz : Week 430 Minutes9 Questions
- 6.13Weekly Group Assignment week 4
- 6.14Weekly Assignment week 4 Peer evaluation
- 6.15Course Evaluation
- Week 5 : Information technology personnel and change management17
- 7.1Weekly Activities Information technology personnel and change management
- 7.2Project Management
- 7.3Additional Resources : Project Management
- 7.4Determinants of Success and Failure
- 7.5Additional Reading : Determinants of Success and Failure
- 7.6Topic Discussion 5.1: Determinants
- 7.7Change Management
- 7.8Change Management-Case study
- 7.9Reading Assignment : Change Management
- 7.10Additional Resources : Change Management
- 7.11Topic Discussion 5.2: Change Management
- 7.12Ethics in Access and Use of Public Health Information
- 7.13Additional Reading
- 7.14Topic Discussion 5.3.1: Ethics-1
- 7.15Topic Discussion 5.3.2: Ethics-2
- 7.16Weekly Assignment week5 : Information technology personnel and change management
- 7.17Course Evaluation
