Continuing Education and Training

This course provides learners with basic concepts surrounding clinical information systems, with an emphasis on electronic health records, data privacy, clinical configuration, user interface design and computerized physician order entry. It provides an analysis of the role of information and communication technologies in enabling remote patient care and health professional collaboration as part of patient-self management. This is considered with reference to technological, clinical, sociological and policy perspectives.

This course will provide a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding telehealth and recognise the value and basis for effective telehealth design with the use of data analytics. The course will describe the practical application of these concepts, including implementation, clinical workflow, privacy and security, certification, medical device integration, and community health information exchange.

Course Objectives

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

• Understanding of the role and benefits of Telemedicine
• Understanding of the limitations and challenges in the implementation of Telemedicine

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