Health Informatics Methods & Tools (INFO90001) // Further information

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    LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS

    This subject is offered in semester 2 each year, as a 3 hour class one evening each week over a 12 week period, including lectures and small group activities.

    Opportunities are provided for online interaction during class using students’ personal internet-connected devices. Subject documents and class records are handled using LMS Blackboard.

    INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES

    This subject has no textbook. Students have access to lecture audio and slides in the LMS, as well as electronic full-text of recommended readings, including current journal articles, government documents and industry reports. 2012 examples of recommended readings are:

    Hunter, Peter, Coveney, Peter V., de Bono, Bernard et al 2010 A vision and strategy for the virtual physiological human in 2010 and beyond

    Kharraz, Hadi, Chisholm, Robin, Van Nasdale, Dean and Thompson, Benjamin 2012 Mobile personal health records: an evaluation of features and functionality

    Lobach, David, Sanders, Gillian D., Bright, Tiffani J. et al 2012 Enabling health care decision making through clinical decision support and knowledge management

    Louie, Brenton, Mork, Peter, Martin-Sanchez, Fernando, Halevy, Alon and Tarczy-Hornoch, Peter 2007 Methodological review: data integration and genomic medicine

    CAREERS/INDUSTRY LINKS

    This subject is important in the field of eHealth and biomedical informatics, i.e. work that concerns the acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of information in, about and for human health, and the design and management of related solutions to advance the understanding and practice of healthcare. This subject is offered jointly by the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and also uses expert guest speakers from industry and government.

  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseGraduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Digital Health
    CoursePh.D.- Engineering
    CourseDoctor of Philosophy - Engineering
    CourseMaster of Philosophy - Engineering
  • 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.

    Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants

    Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

    Additional information for this subject

    Subject coordinator approval required

  • Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students

    This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.

Last updated: 3 November 2022