Postgraduate Course: Global e-Health (HEIN11027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Health Information |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This Online Distance Learning module is designed to set health informatics in its international context. Whilst taking a global view, it will pay particular attention to the challenges and opportunities presented by eHealth in supporting public health and patient care in developing and emerging economies. Topics to be covered include those listed below:
- International trends in healthcare technology strategy and policy
- History and principles of the WHO eHealth strategy and programmes
- Health inequalities and disease patterns within and between nations
- Diversity in the maturity of healthcare IM&T across lower and middle income countries and the factors associated with progress
- Monitoring and management of health and illness through ICT
- Globalisation of the eHealth marketplace and implications for cross-border transactions
- eHealth as a reflection of the 'digital society' and an aspect of eGovernment
- Challenges to the implementation of international standards for eHealth technology, information and data governance.
- The role of culture in the implementation of eHealth innovations
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Online Activities 25,
Summative Assessment Hours 35,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
40 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
a. Demonstrate understanding of global trends and issues for eHealth, to take a broad view of the field and recognise its variations
b. Critically analyse the ways in which the structure and funding of healthcare services, as well as local languages and cultural norms, mediate the likely success of eHealth interventions and how to plan for these.
c. Demonstrate understanding that different procurement decisions and strategies for implementation may be appropriate in different environments with different needs and drivers.
d. Demonstrate understanding of the burden and pattern of disease in different parts of the world so that students can evaluate the applicability and potential value of different technologies in context
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Assessment Information
Course assessments are aligned with the learning outcomes. Summative work will be approximately 3000 words in total and be approved by the Board of Examiners on the recommendation of the Course Leader. Combined with formative assessments, it may incorporate one or more of the following:
- Essay style analysis or commentary
- Scenario analysis
- Critical/Significant incident analysis
- Reflective practice accounts
- Individual presentations
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Other relevant assessments
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Global e-Health |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Claudia Pagliari
Tel: (0131 6)50 9464
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Course secretary | Dr Claudia Pagliari
Tel: (0131 6)50 9464
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