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Global Health Informatics

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    Introduction

    Health informatics, defined by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, is "the interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management, and planning." The purpose of this course is to focus on Low- to Middle-Income Countries, in order to consider how informatics can be used to help tackle some of the health problems facing populations.


    This course has been informed by discussions through HIFA whose vision is "A world where every person and every health worker will have access to the healthcare information they need to protect their own health and the health of those for whom they are responsible." 

    The development of the internet and its global spread provides the opportunity to increase access to knowledge, hence the field of health informatics. This course aims to provide a framework and some resources to help those in low resource settings meet knowledge needs.

    The course is designed to help you: 

    1. Reflect and appreciate the scope of global health informatics.
    2. Understand the ways in which Information Technology can be used to assist in the production, collection and collation of information.
    3. Understand the ways in which Information Technology can be made available to assist policymakers, clinicians and citizens in accessing information.
    4. Identify potential uses of health informatics in both the clinical and public health areas in your setting.
    5. Appreciate the importance of evaluating health informatics programmes, and the value of some of the evaluations that have been performed to date.

    This course is an Open Online Course (OOC) that was developed by Professor Richard Heller. It has been adopted from Peoples-uni and was further developed by NextGenU.org (NGU).

    There are five (5) modules to complete, which include:

    Module 1: What Is Information/Informatics and Why Is It Important?
    Module 2: Produce, Collect and Collate Information
    Module 3: Access Information - Make It Available
    Module 4: Use Information for Evidence-Based Practice and Policy
    Module 5: Evaluating the Benefits of Health Informatics

    Approximate time for completion of this course is 5 hours at an average reading rate of 144 words/minute.

    Engaging with this course

    • To register for this course, complete the registration form. Begin the course with Module 1. For each lesson, read the description. 
    • Each lesson comprises introductory remarks. You can click on the collections of resources in each module. 
    • There is a forum on each Module for reflection, and you will be able to add a new topic or respond to a previous one. You may want to share your learning from this and other readings, comment on the topics from your own experience, comment on others' posts, or provide feedback on how we can improve the content and/or presentation.
    • There is a final quiz to assess your understanding of some important concepts. Click on the hyperlinks to take you to these items in each topic.

    Requirements to obtain the certificate 

    You may browse this course for free to learn for your personal enrichment. There are no requirements.

    To obtain a certificate, a learner must successfully complete:

    • All reading requirements
    • All discussion forums
    • The final exam with a minimum of 70% and a maximum of 3 attempts and
    • The self and course evaluation forms

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    • Module 1: What Is Information/Informatics and Why Is It Important?

      Learning Outcome: After reading the resources in this section and reflecting on them, you should be able to appreciate the scope of global health informatics.

      The resources below focus on the definition and scope of health informatics, and how it relates to Public Health.

      1 Page, 1 Forum
      • Resources Lesson 1: What Is Information/Informatics and Why Is It Important? Page
      • Reflection Module 1: Definition and Importance of Health Informatics Forum

        Reflect on what you understand about the topic of health informatics and why it might be important in your setting.

    • Module 2: Produce, Collect and Collate Information

      Learning Outcome: After reading the resources in this section and reflecting on them, you should be able to understand the ways in which Information Technology can be used to assist in the production, collection and collation of information.

      The resources below focus on Health Information Systems, which can operate at the clinical, population or administrative level. They also cover the newer aspects of Big Data and 'Infodemiology' where epidemiological data are derived from electronic media. 

      2 Pages, 1 Forum
      • Resources Lesson 1: Produce, Collate and Collect Page
      • Resources Lesson 2: Presentations from the Health Informatics Building Blocks Programme Page
      • Reflection Module 2: Production, Collection or Collation of Information Forum

        Instructions: Using informatics tools, explain one strategy that can be applied to substance use treatment and prevention. Indicate the advantages and disadvantages of using informatics for this application.

    • Module 3: Access Information - Make It Available

      Learning Outcome: After reading the resources in this section and reflecting on them, you should understand the ways in which Information Technology can be made available to assist policymakers, clinicians and citizens in accessing information.

      The resources below focus on examples of how Health Informatics works to improve access to information at various levels and might contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.

      1 Page, 1 Forum
      • Resources Lesson 1: Access Information Page
      • Reflection Module 3: Accessing Information Forum

        Reflect on what you think might be the most appropriate way for clinicians, policymakers and citizens to access health information in your setting.

    • Module 4: Use Information for Evidence-based Practice and Policy

      Learning Outcome: After reading the resources in this section and reflecting on them, you should be able to identify potential uses of health informatics in both the clinical and public health areas in your setting.

      The resources below focus on the ways in which informatics has been shown to help with the provision of evidence-based clinical diagnosis, care and prevention, as well as in Public Health surveillance and interventions.

      1 Page, 1 Forum
      • Resources Lesson 1: Using Information for Evidence-based Practice and Policy Page
      • Reflection Module 4: Using Information for Evidence-based Practice and Policy Forum

        Reflect on the potential uses of health informatics in your setting, and focus on one clinical and one public health use that you can see would have potential benefits.

    • Module 5: Evaluating the Benefits of Health Informatics

      Learning Outcome: After reading the resources in this section and reflecting on them, you should be able to appreciate the importance of evaluating health informatics programmes, and the value of some of the evaluations that have been performed to date.

      The focus of the resources below is to provide links to various evaluations of the role of health informatics - how we need to learn how to maximize the potential of this field through careful evaluation.

      1 Page, 1 Forum
      • Resources Lesson 1: Evaluating the Benefits of Health Informatics Page
      • Reflection Module 5: Evaluating the Benefits of Health Informatics Forum

        Reflect on the examples of the evaluations you will see in the resources in this section, and how they may impact on the use and development of health informatics in your own setting.

    • Final Exam

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      • Final Exam Quiz
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        • The activity Course Registration is marked complete
        • The activity Pre-Test is marked complete
        • The activity Reflection Module 1: Definition and Importance of Health Informatics is marked complete
        • The activity Reflection Module 2: Production, Collection or Collation of Information is marked complete
        • The activity Reflection Module 3: Accessing Information is marked complete
        • The activity Reflection Module 4: Using Information for Evidence-based Practice and Policy is marked complete
        • The activity Reflection Module 5: Evaluating the Benefits of Health Informatics is marked complete

        Take this quiz - A pass mark of 7/10 is required to qualify for a certificate.

    • Course and Self Evaluation & Certificate

      In this section, you can provide feedback about this course to help us make NextGenU.org better. Once evaluations are completed, you will be able to download your Certificate of Completion.
      Click here to give your feedback.
      • Course Evaluations Questionnaire
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    • Reserve Resources

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      .http://ojphi.org/ojs/index.php/ojphi/article/view/5931/4760 systems that improve communication between institutions, assist in ordering and managing medications and help monitor and detect patients who might abandon care, show promise. Evaluations of personal digital assistants and mobile devices convincingly demonstrate that such devices can be very effective in improving data collection time and quality. From HEALTH AFFAIRS 29, NO. 2 (2010): 244–251. E-Health Technologies Show Promise In Developing Countries.

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