Postgraduate Course: Global e-Health (HEIN11027)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	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)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Course Start Date	21/09/2015
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Online Activities 25, Summative Assessment Hours 35, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 40 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	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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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