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The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

English

Recommended previous knowledge

Competence (at least master's level) in Research Methodologies and Methods

Learning outcomes

The goal of this course is to provide researchers from the Computer Science domain andrelated disciplines with the fundamental knowledge and background about digital health andhealth informatics needed to carry out research within the discipline of eHealth/digital health,with focus on the design, development and implementation of new digital solutions for thehealthcare sector.After the course, the student will

  • have a general understanding of the health system, its organization, and majorpolitical and societal stakeholders
  • have in-depth knowledge of key laws and regulations, strategies and challenges inthe use of ICT for electronic information exchange, storage and processing• have in-depth knowledge of the public Health Information System
  • have an in-depth understanding of integration and interoperabilitywithin the healthinformation system• have a broad theoretical knowledge and practical insights of eHealth/digital healthtechnologies, and being able to evaluate their feasibility for a given research problem
  • have theoretical knowledge and practical competence about User Centered Design,and being able to select, build, test and evaluate digital technologies and solutions forthe healthcare sector.

Contents

The student will learn about

  • he health system structure, organization, stakeholders, responsibilities andprocesses
  • underlying laws and regulations for the use of ICT in the healthcare sector
  • the public Health Information System (HIS), its reference architecture, centralcomponents, services and applications
  • digital health technologies, interoperability and standards, security and privacyprotection, technologies for sensor-based and contact-less data monitoring, storage,communication, processing and provisioning

Teaching and learning methods

  • Lectures
  • Deepening self-studies with books and scientific paper publications, combinedwith assignments to write short reports/essays related to lecture and self-studytopics
  • Expected total extent of workload corresponding to 5 ECTS is 130 hours

Examinations

Report and oral presentation / colloquium

Student evaluation

The course will be evaluated in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes, if there are places available.
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