Digital Health: The Digital Transformation of Health Systems
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This course explores the strategic issues surrounding digital transformation within health systems, with particular attention to the specific realities of French-speaking Africa. It provides a methodological framework for steering the shift towards connected care structures, covering health data management, tool interoperability and change management with teams. The learning path also incorporates essential thinking on ethics, cybersecurity and bridging the digital divide, to ensure health systems are modernised in a lasting, secure and equitable way.
Overview
What this course covers
Digital Health: The Digital Transformation of Health Systems is an online UpSkills course in Health & Social Care, organised into 6 modules, 25 lessons and 6h 12m of content. Each sequence pairs theory with hands-on practice so that what you learn transfers directly to a real professional setting.
By the end of this programme you will be able to by the end of this course, participants will be able to: and understand the system: position an organisation along the transformation journey and identify the markers of success. These skills are built up gradually across the course, consolidating the fundamentals before moving on to more advanced material.
The learning path opens with “Section 1 – Understanding the healthcare system in the digital age” and closes with “Quiz”, taking in “Digital tools in healthcare and how they are used”, “Health data at the heart of the system” and “Steering and leading digital change” along the way. The sequence is designed so each module builds on the one before it.
This course is aimed at learners at intermediate level looking to build their skills in Health & Social Care. It suits both individual upskilling and a company-led development plan, and needs no special software or equipment to follow.
The programme is led by L'équipe d'experts Up Skills; you learn at your own pace, with no fixed schedule, from desktop, tablet or mobile; an UpSkills certificate is issued once you complete the course.
What you'll learn
Key Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Understand the system: position an organisation along the transformation journey and identify the markers of success.
Map the ecosystem: identify the interests of the various stakeholders (public authorities, start-ups, funders, patients).
Master the technical tools: distinguish between and assess the relevance of EPRs (Electronic Patient Records), telemedicine and interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR).
Protect data: implement cybersecurity and data protection frameworks (GDPR, HDS health data hosting).
Drive change: build a realistic roadmap and support teams through it.
Anticipate the future: embed AI ethics and tackle the digital divide with a 2030 horizon.
Program
5 module(s)
MODULE 1
Section 1 – Understanding the healthcare system in the digital age
5 elementsMODULE 1 _ From the analogue hospital to the connected hospital: the key stages of the transformation - part 1
14 minMODULE 1 _ From the analogue hospital to the connected hospital the key stages of the transformation- part 2
12 minMODULE 2 _ The players in digital health: care providers, start-ups, public authorities, patients
22 minMODULE 3 _ The real barriers to transformation: organisational, human and cultural - part 1
11 minMODULE 3 _ The real barriers to transformation organisational, human and cultural - part 2
14 minMODULE 2
Digital tools in healthcare and how they are used
3 elementsMODULE 4 _ The digital patient record: shared medical records, electronic health records, interoperability and data exchange - part 1
13 minMODULE 4 _ The digital patient record: shared records, electronic patient records, interoperability and data exchange - part 2
14 minMODULE 5 _ Telemedicine and remote care: real-world uses, limits and the regulatory framework
22 minMODULE 3
Health data at the heart of the system
6 elementsMODULE 7 _ Big data in healthcare data warehouses, SNDS, Health Data Hub - part 1
13 minMODULE 7 _ Big data in healthcare: data warehouses, SNDS, Health Data Hub - part 2
14 minMODULE 8 _ Health data protection: GDPR, HDS certification and stakeholder responsibilities - part 1
18 minMODULE 8 _ Health data protection: GDPR, HDS certification and stakeholder responsibilities - part 2
10 minMODULE 9 _ Cybersecurity in healthcare: real threats and essential best practice
23 minMODULE 6 _ Connected devices, health apps and digital medical devices
23 minMODULE 4
Steering and leading digital change
5 elementsMODULE 10 _ Building a digital roadmap in a healthcare facility - part 1
18 minMODULE 10 _ Building a digital roadmap in a healthcare organisation - part 2
10 minMODULE 11 _ Supporting care teams in adopting digital tools - part 1
14 minMODULE 11 _ Supporting care teams in adopting digital tools - part 2
14 minMODULE 12 _ Measuring the real impact of a digital health project
23 minMODULE 5
Ethics, fairness and outlook
5 elementsMODULE 13 _ The digital divide in healthcare: who risks being left behind
22 minMODULE 14 _ AI, algorithms and medical decision-making: ethical issues for care professionals - part 1
10 minMODULE 14 _ AI, algorithms and medical decision-making ethical issues for care staff - part 2
13 minMODULE 15 _ Towards sustainable digital health: trends and scenarios to 2030 - part 1
12 minMODULE 15 _ Towards sustainable digital health: trends and scenarios for 2030 - part 2
13 minMODULE 6
Quiz
1 elementquiz
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Before you start
This course is aimed at decision-makers, IT systems directors, quality managers, care staff and e-health project leaders who want to play a part in the digital transformation of care systems in French-speaking Africa, whether they come from a healthcare or a technology background.