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There are 4 modules in this course
This course covers various themes around design, regulatory approaches, ethics, technology adoption, implementation and strategy as applied to digital health. These session cover areas to include data regulations, examples of data breaches in digital health, the challenges and opportunities of technology adoption and implementation with a focus on the non-adoption, abandonment, scale-up, spread and sustainability framework (NASSS Framework). The strategy part of this course focuses on understanding a simple strategy for digital health through PESTLE and SWOT analysis, and examples of their application in digital health.
This module introduces and analyses various themes around the role of design. This includes Human-Centred Design, Design Thinking and Professional Design. You will then be introduced to digital delivery and agile methodologies and how they relate to design. There will be readings to supplement activities and a formative quiz to test your knowledge of key areas.
Design and Implementation of Digital Health Interventions•5 minutes
Human Centered Design and evaluating complex health needs•30 minutes
Feedback on evaluating complex health needs •10 minutes
Optional reading: UNICEF and Human Centered Design•10 minutes
Disciplines Diagram•20 minutes
The Principles for Digital Development •60 minutes
Activity: SDG and Digital Principles Card Game•40 minutes
Developing Digital Health Interventions: A Methodological Guide•45 minutes
Introduction to International Data Standards•30 minutes
Optional: A business case for data standards•10 minutes
Use of Agile methodologies in relation to Digital Health•60 minutes
2 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Designing and Implementing Digital Health Interventions•30 minutes
How will you implement Design Thinking principles?•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 15 minutes
Nice to meet you!•10 minutes
Additions to the Methodological Guide•5 minutes
1 plugin•Total 15 minutes
Pre-Course Survey•15 minutes
Regulatory Approaches and Ethics
Module 2•7 hours to complete
Module details
This module will focus on identifying the appropriate regulatory processes associated with digital health and personalised and population digital health approaches. You will also be introduced to important topics to include the value of data and health care data, data regulations to include areas on data security, ownership and access and lastly, data breaches and fake news where you will assess contemporary examples.
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3 videos9 readings3 assignments
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3 videos•Total 38 minutes
Example on Data Regulations•17 minutes
Value of Data in Digital Health•6 minutes
Example of a cyberattack•15 minutes
9 readings•Total 275 minutes
Different Regulatory Approaches to Digital Health•60 minutes
Challenges in Digital Health regulation•10 minutes
Data Regulation Approaches •45 minutes
Ethical aspects of Digital Health•30 minutes
Ethical guidelines and Digital Health in the NHS•20 minutes
Bioethics and Digital Health•10 minutes
Monetising data•10 minutes
Breaching of Data Regulations•45 minutes
Viral misinformation•45 minutes
3 assignments•Total 95 minutes
Regulations and data in DH•35 minutes
Data Regulations in Different Countries•30 minutes
Value of health data reflections•30 minutes
Technology Adoption and Implementation
Module 3•6 hours to complete
Module details
In this module you will learn about the digital health landscape and why healthcare digitalisation is so slow and difficult. You will be introduced to the NASSS framework and learn how you can use it to identify, understand and address challenges associated with digital health interventions in health. This will help inform your understanding and knowledge of the barriers and facilitators in digital health and you will also learn about why technology programmes fail. There is an example of developing an implementation strategy for a digital health intervention based on an example from routine healthcare and there will also be an example of evaluating a digital alert for sepsis in a clinical setting in the United Kingdom.
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1 video5 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt
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1 video•Total 17 minutes
Introducing the NASSS framework for informatics professionals•17 minutes
5 readings•Total 245 minutes
The slow and challenging journey to digitalising healthcare•90 minutes
Introducing the NASSS framework•5 minutes
Digital Health adoption •60 minutes
Optional: Sustainable Digital Health adoption•30 minutes
Developing an implementation strategy•60 minutes
4 assignments•Total 105 minutes
Design considerations for barriers and facilitators of Digital Health•30 minutes
The NASSS framework•30 minutes
Digital Health adoption •15 minutes
Developing an implementation strategy•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 20 minutes
Why do technology-supported health programmes fail?•20 minutes
Contextual Analysis (Strategies applied to Digital Health Design)
Module 4•9 hours to complete
Module details
In this module the focus will be on explaining strategy as applied to Digital health, provide an example of strategy in relation to digital health and analyse strategy in relation to healthcare and information technology through real-world examples. You will also focus on a case study of a SWOT analysis based on information technology and the healthcare industry.
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