Flyer for the first eHealth & biomedical informatics subject offered by HBIRU

1.
New
elective
postgraduate
subject
eHealth
&
Biomedical
Informatics
Systems
–
ISYS90069
Subject
overview:
This
subject
introduces
current
approaches
and
future
directions
in
eHealth
and
the
use
of
ICT
in
healthcare
generally
as
well
as
key
concepts
and
themes
from
the
underlying
discipline
of
Health
and
Biomedical
Informatics
(HBI).
Topics
covered
in
lectures
and
tutorials
include
electronic
health
records
(EHRs),
health
portals,
health
2.0,
medical
terminology
and
classification
systems,
hospital
and
clinical
decision
support
systems,
broadband
and
tele-­‐health,
informatics
in
translational
and
personalized
medicine,
consumer
and
population
health
informatics,
health
data
analysis,
privacy
and
security
standards,
eHealth
research
and
development.
Informatics
foundation
knowledge
in
biomedicine
and
in
computing
and
information
science
are
also
covered
through
self-­‐paced
instruction
that
is
tailored
to
individual
students’
prior
knowledge.
Subject
objectives:
Upon
completion
of
the
subject,
students
should
be
able
to:
*
Critically
reflect
and
report
on
contemporary
approaches
to
eHealth
in
Australia
&
internationally
*
Use
established
frameworks
to
evaluate
the
use
of
new/emerging
applications
of
information
technology
in
healthcare
&
biomedical
research
*
Synthesise
complex
scientific,
technical
&
social
factors
in
health
&
biomedical
informatics
projects
and
explain
challenges
to
a
variety
of
audiences
*
Apply
recognised
health
&
biomedical
informatics
competency
frameworks
to
assess
individual
and
organisational
development
needs
Subject
assessment:
Test
of
informatics
foundations
knowledge
(30%);
Critical
appraisal
of
assigned
reading
(2000
words)
and
15
minute
presentation
(30%);
Project
report
of
2000
words
and
15
minute
presentation
(40%)and
definitions.
Major
topics
covered:
Biomedicine,
computing
and
information
science
foundations
of
HBI
Particle
to
population
view
of
HBI
Patient
to
policy-­‐maker
view
of
HBI
Competencies
and
careers
view
of
HBI
Research
methods
in
HBI
Enrolment
and
further
information
Current
students
please
enrol
through
regular
enrolment
channels.
External
students
please
enrol
through
the
Community
Access
Program
http://www.unimelb.edu.au/community/access/application-­‐process.html
For
more
information
please
contact
the
subject
coordinator
Kathleen
Gray
kgray@unimelb.edu.au