• Intro to EMR

Continuing Education and Training

This course is specially designed to provide learners with an overview of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in a healthcare setting. Learners will be able to understand how EMR plays an important role in healthcare throughout the patient’s journey from admissions to discharge. This course also includes an introduction to database architecture, standards, and interoperability.

This interactive course will provide learners opportunities to discuss and analyse use cases with illustrations of the benefits of EMR. Learners will be able to understand the broad role of EMR beyond IT technicalities and its challenges, thereby empowering them to be better prepared for roles in the digitised healthcare sector.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, learners will have an:

  • Overview of Computer and Network Architectures
  • Understanding of Electronic Health Records
  • Overview of Standards and Interoperablility

Who should attend

Clinical* and non-clinical healthcare professionals

*CME points will be awarded for doctors

Prerequisites

Participants must be either:

  • Current IT/healthcare employees
  • Mid-career employees /potential staff who are looking to join the healthcare industry

Mode of assessment

  • Multiple choice questions

Faculty

  • Date

    Tuesday, 8 Feb 2022

  • Time

    9am - 6pm

  • Mode of delivery

    Online (Zoom)

  • Application Deadline

    1 Feb 2022

For enquiries, contact Evelyn at nusmedcet@nus.edu.sg

Please note that the scheduled course run will proceed only if the minimum class size is met.

Dr Ling Zheng Jye

Dr Ling Zheng Jye

Assistant Director of Medical Informatics (MI)

Regional Health System Office, NUHS

  • Supported the NUHS Academic Informatics Office using electronic medical record data for healthcare, research, and increasing value based care
  • Teaches MI modules for the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

Course fee

$950 (per pax excluding GST)

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