Graduate Diploma in Health Informatics
A Flexible Approach to Learning
SUBJECT OUTLINES
The Diploma comprises five subjects:
CPE7605 Electronic Health Record
CPE7606 Project Management for Health Professionals
CPE7607 Representation and Management of Health Knowledge
CPE7608 Research Methods 2
CPE7609 Health Informatics Research Project
SUBJECT NAME:
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD
PREREQUISITES:
Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics.
SUBJECT SUMMARY:
The subject focuses on the leading principles/theories of EHR research, design and development. It will also deal with issues of standardisation, security and human-computer interactions that impact on system design and utilisation. The relationship between EHR and telehealth will also be investigated. Students will use the knowledge gained to critically examine the role of EHR in facilitating healthcare information documentation, communication and shaping healthcare management.
Subject topics will include:
- Principles underlying EHR design and development
- Factors affecting EHR design, implementation and utilisation
- Role of EHR in decision making processes
- Role of EHR in telehealth
- Role of EHR with regard to healthcare information documentation, communication and delivery/practice
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this subject the students should be able to:
- Compare and critique leading principles governing EHR design and development
- Understand the importance of healthcare data, standards, security and applied healthcare information in relation to the EHR
- Take into account the relationship between EHR and healthcare decision making and consumer participation in healthcare decision.
- Understand the role of the EHR in telehealth
- Understand the impact of the EHR with regard to healthcare documentation, communication and delivery
SUBJECT NAME:
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
PREREQUISITES:
Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics.
SUBJECT SUMMARY:
This subject provides a theoretical perspective on project management for a better understanding of project implementation in modern organisation. The subject is based on the premise that success in project leadership depends on a proper managerial style and attitude, and not on specific tools for planning and controlling. The subject focuses on developing the manager’s conceptual thinking and on building "the project manager’s mind." The right attitude then leads to the right action, and the specific selection of practices and tools. The subject will help health professionals see the entire project landscape and the long-term issues, which are critical to project success. The subject also deals with the concepts of technological forecasting.
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this subject the student should:
- Be able to identify the key stages of the project life cycle
- Understand the role of the project manager and the various ways that projects can be organised
- Understand budgeting, scheduling, resource allocation and monitoring/information systems
- Understand basic project auditing, technological forecasting and cultural awareness
- Understand the appropriate way to terminate a project
- Have a working understanding of how to plan and initiate a project.
SUBJECT NAME:
REPRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH KNOWLEDGE 1
PREREQUISITES:
Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics.
SUBJECT SUMMARY:
The subject focuses on the leading principles/theories of decision making. Students will use knowledge gained to explore in detail the types of decision support, the data and the type of data structure necessary for supporting informed decision making. The relationship between decision making and the development of health/clinical information systems as decision support tools will be investigated. The standards of decision support system design, including legal and ethical issues, will also be explored in this subject. The subject will conclude by considering some of the implications of decision support in healthcare policy and clinical management.
The subject will cover:
- Selected principles/models of decision making
- Analysis of individual decision making processes (at clinical and policy decision levels)
- Decision support system design and development: types and standards
- The potential impacts of decision support systems on healthcare practice
- Ethical and legal issues in decision support
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this subject the students will have the opportunity to meet the following objectives:
- Understand the principles/models of decision making
- Identify the data/information and data structure required for decision support systems and the impact of data quality on these systems
- Assess existing decision support applications and systems
- Anticipate the impacts of information management and decision support on practice and policy making
- Understand the role of standards with regard to decision support standards and development.
SUBJECT NAME:
APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS 2
PREREQUISITES:
Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics.
SUBJECT SUMMARY:
This subject will build upon concepts introduced in evaluation methodologies in the prerequisite Graduate Certificate of Health Informatics. Students will follow through a complete research methodology cycle within the context of the health informatics discipline. By the completion of this subject, they should be equipped to both critically evaluate research studies and also to undertake a basic research project.
This subject will cover:
- Research traditions in health informatics.
- The role of the literature review in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies; prevalent problems with health informatics literature.
- Common types of study designs within health informatics.
- Types of data common to informatics.
- Sampling, collecting and organising data.
- Descriptive and basic inferential statistics.
- Writing for publication in health informatics domain.
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this subject the student should be able to:
- Construct a meaningful definition of the concept of ‘research’ within the context of health informatics.
- Conduct a literature review.
- Identify appropriate empirical research methods and corresponding measures of rigour for a variety of health informatics contexts.
- Identify appropriate methods of collecting empirical evidence within the health informatics context.
- Conduct basic quantitative and qualitative analysis of data.
- Critically appraise a health informatics journal article.
- Understand the key components of academic writing.
SUBJECT NAME:
HEALTH INFORMATICS RESEARCH PROJECT
PREREQUISITES:
Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics.
SUBJECT SUMMARY:
This subject provides students with the opportunity to investigate an aspect of health informatics, which has particular interest or relevance to them. It will build upon all the knowledge that they have acquired during their study. Students will be given the option of working individually or collaboratively on a task which must be approved by the supervisor and course coordinator prior to its commencement. The project can be conducted in a variety of topic areas, which may include:
- The evaluation of a current use of information technology within a clinical environment
- An in-depth investigation and report of a relevant topic in health informatics.
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the project students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a capacity to undertake health informatics research in a structured and analytical fashion.
- Demonstrate skills in project design, conduct and reporting;
- Demonstrate expertise in the topic area specific to the project.
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