Clinical Informatics and Digital Health (HLTH90006)

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.