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Clinical Informatics and Digital Health (HLTH90006)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre, MDHS
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Semester 2
Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre, MDHS
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Online Semester 2 - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
Information and communication technology is an important factor in quality, safety, access and efficiency in healthcare. This subject provides an overview of eHealth and the influence of ICTs in clinical care, biomedical research, population health and healthcare system planning. Current approaches and future directions are explored within the framework of the six major competency areas of the Certified Health Informatician Australasia (www.healthinformaticscertification.com): health and biomedical sciences, information and communication technologies, information sciences, management sciences, core principles and methods in health informatics, and the human and social context of health informatics and eHealth.
This subject was developed to address the national shortage of health informatics subjects available in clinical health profession degrees. In addition to providing a clinically-oriented introductory subject in the University’s Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Digital Health, it is also suitable for postgraduate students in any Australian clinical health profession degree, and for single subject enrolment by students with a clinical health profession degree.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject the student is expected to:
- Critically analyse approaches to digital health and their impacts on healthcare in Australia and internationally.
- Apply established health informatics concepts and methods to review applications of health information technology in their clinical field.
- Demonstrate understanding of socio-technical problems and solutions associated with health information systems in their clinical field.
- Assess individual and organisational development needs to build capability in their clinical field, with reference to recognised informatics competency frameworks.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:
- Self-directed learning within a shared group timetable
- Online information-sharing, reporting and discussion
- Staged planning and presentation of a literature review
- Contributing to the creation of an interprofessional learning environment
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ISYS90069 | eHealth & Biomedical Informatics Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Recommended background knowledge
This subject assumes background knowledge in a clinical health profession regulated by a National Board as shown at https://www.ahpra.gov.au/ .
Students may have completed an entry-to-practice degree or equivalent in a clinical health profession. Alternatively, students may be enrolled concurrently in a postgraduate degree in a clinical health profession.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Pre-and post-test: 500 words. Open-book assessment of entry and exit knowledge of clinical informatics and digital health. Approximately 250 words for the pre-test and 250 words for the post-test due in Week 1 and Week 12 (Pass/Fail Hurdle requirement)
- Weekly reports: 2500 words (10 x 250 words). Each week for 10 weeks, students submit a written report based on a choice of learning activities (200 words); plus a written response to at least one other student’s report (50 words) due each week from Week 2 to Week 11 50% (5% per week for 10 weeks).
- Literature review: 2000 words. A slide presentation (500 words); plus a written response to at least one other student’s presentation (500 words); plus a written report (1000 words) due in Week 12 (50%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Online
Principal coordinator Kathleen Gray Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Approximately 3 hours on line interaction with learning materials per week. Work can be done asynchronously Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre, MDHS
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
- Semester 2 - Online
Principal coordinator Kathleen Gray Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Approximately 3 hours on line interaction with learning materials per week. Work can be done asynchronously Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre, MDHS
OR
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: Contact Stop 1
Future Students:
- Further Information: MSPGH Website
- Email: Enquiry Form
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None. Readings are provided online.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Digital Health - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022