IKT462 Digital Health: Fundamentals

The course is connected to the following study programs

• Artificial Intelligence and The Internet of Things, Master's Programme
• Artificial Intelligence, 5-year master programme

Teaching language

English

Course contents

The goal of this course is to teach the digital health fundamentals to students with a background in Computer Science and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to play an active role in the design, development and implementation of new digital solutions for the healthcare sector. The student will learn about the health system structure, organization, stakeholders, responsibilities and processes, as far as relevant for the understanding of the use of ICT in digital health solutions. The public Health Information System (HIS), its reference architecture, central components, services and applications. Underlying laws and regulations for the use of ICT in the healthcare sector. Digital health technologies and standards, security, interoperability, data monitoring, storage, communication, processing and provisioning.

Learning outcomes

After the course, the student will

• have a general understanding of the health system, its organization, and major political and societal stakeholders
• have in-depth knowledge of the public Health Information System, including its organizational structure and responsibilities, reference architecture, and central systems and components
• have in-depth knowledge of key laws and regulations, strategies and challenges in the use of ICT for electronic information exchange, storage and processing, particularly for research and decision support purposes in the health and care sector
• have a broad theoretical knowledge and practical insights of eHealth technologies from the fields of devices and electronic platforms, communication technologies, decision support and data security
• have knowledge of central applications and services of the public health information system
• have an in-depth understanding of reference systems and information architectures and key protocols for integration and interoperability within the health information system

Examination requirements

• min. 75% participation in compulsory lectures

• min. 75% submission of weekly self-study assignment

Teaching methods

• Lectures (compulsory teaching: 8 lectures á 4 lecture-hours; physical on-site, alternatively digitally on-line)

• Deepening self-studies with books and scientific paper publications, combined with 8 weekly exercises to write short reports/essays related to lecture and self-study topics

• Expected total extent of workload corresponding to 7.5 ECTS is 200 hours

Evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Offered as Single Standing Module

Yes, if there are places available

Admission Requirement if given as Single Standing Module

Admission requirements for the course are the same as for the master’s programme in ICT.

Assessment methods and criteria

3 hours written individual graded exam.