Postgraduate Course: Global eHealth (GLHE11067)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course considers the emergence and use of health information technologies in different global regions. It pays particular attention to the challenges and opportunities presented by eHealth in supporting public health and patient care in low income countries. It examines the policy context of eHealth in different countries, the World Health Organisationżs eHealth strategy, as well as broader issues around inequalities, globalisation, health system strengthening and workforce development.
Course description	The course will be divided into 5 sessions, each lasting a week. Most sessions will contain written materials and presentations, accompanied by guided reading in the form of links to journal articles with problem-based learning questions. Discussion of the content and reading materials will be posted to an online forum, along with studentsż answers to set discussion task questions.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 5, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 1, Online Activities 35, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5, Formative Assessment Hours 5, Revision Session Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 46 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	There are three (3) component for the course assessmentŤbr /ť Essay (1000 1200 words) - 40%Ťbr /ť Assessed Discussion Forum - 40%Ťbr /ť Reflective Commentary - 20%Ťbr /ť
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Discuss the issues and challenges to considering health in a global context. Evaluate the role of ICT and innovation in strengthening health systems Examine the regional differences in infrastructure and capacity that influence the applicability of eHealth platforms. Analyse the key features and trajectories of eHealth policies in low, medium and high income countries and barriers to their implementation Discuss the challenges to growing, training and supporting the eHealth workforce.