Professional Certificate in Data and Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare

Programme Highlights

This professional certificate aims to equip learners with an understanding of data handling principles, medical informatics, electronic medical records system, and how these domains would play a role in the future of healthcare.

Learners will use the acquired skills to extract, curate and analyze data in healthcare settings and apply evidence-based practice and telemedicine in patient care. They will be better prepared for roles in the digitised healthcare sector, as well as similar roles in other industries.

Learners who successfully complete all 6 required courses within the maximum candidature period (24 months) will be awarded a ‘Professional Certificate in Data and Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare’.

All 6 courses are SSG-approved and interested learners can utilise their SkillsFuture Credits to offset the nett course fees. 

Course Agenda

• Ethics and Professionalism in Healthcare
  • Overview of Health Informatics
  • Overview of the different types of Healthcare Data and Information
  • Health Information Privacy and Security Laws
  • Health Informatics Ethics and Professionalism

• Introduction to Electronic Medical Records
  • Overview of Computer and Network Architectures
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Overview of Standards and Interoperability

• Quality and Patient Safety
  • Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Overview of Clinical Decision Support Systems
  • Overview of Safety, Quality and Value metrics for patients

• Patient Education and Health Promotion
  • Consumer Health Informatics
  • Understand the impact on healthcare with new technologies such as Mobile Technology and mHealth

• Patient Care- Telemedicine
  • The role and benefits of Telemedicine
  • The limitations and challenges in implementing Telemedicine

• Evidence-Based Practice
  • The importance of Healthcare Data Analytics, Public and International Health Informatics for research
  • Overview of the Regional Health System in Singapore

Pre-Requisites and Assessment

Potential learners are required to be existing healthcare employees or mid-career employees who are looking to join the healthcare sector.