eHealth: More than just an electronic record

The MOOC, "eHealth: More than just an electronic record!", is multidisciplinary in nature, and aims to equip the global audience of health clinicians, students, managers, administrators, and researchers to reflect on the overall impact of eHealth on the integration of care. It explores the breadth of technology application, current and emerging trends, and showcases both local and international eHealth practice and research.

The entire eHealth Course consists of 5 modules and takes about 5 weeks to complete. Completion certificates are issued on the basis of participation in all 5 modules. Completing the health practice assignment in Module 5 entitles you to advanced standing in some of the eHealth courses run by the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney.

What you'll learn

• The fundamentals of eHealth and where it is heading
• What kind of health data we are currently collecting and how it will transform healthcare in the future
• How new technologies are helping health consumers participate in their own healthcare
• How eHealth can improve the coordination and efficiency of healthcare and what the barriers might be

Length: Self-paced 5 week course

Study time commitment: 3 hours per week

Assessable components: Assignment 1 in Module 2 (40%) and Assignment 2 in Module 5 (60%).

Guest presenters (listed in alphabetical order):

* Jordan Andersen | The University of Sydney

* Dr Teresa Andersen | Sydney Local Health District

* Dr Robert Birnbaum | Harvard Medical School / Partners Healthcare

* Melissa Brunner | The University of Newcastle & The University of Sydney

* Professor Jane Burns | Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre & The University of Sydney

* Professor Rafael A. Calvo | The University of Sydney

* Dr Andrew Campbell | The University of Sydney

* Dr Jelle Demeestere | John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle NSW

* Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte | The University of Sydney

* Karen Finnin | Physios Online

* Professor Afaf Girgis | UNSW Medicine

* Anna Ja...