Applied Digital Health

专业详情

The MSc led by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS), combines front line clinical experience with theoretical and methodological expertise, whilst capitalising on the existing breadth of internationally leading digital health research in the department. In addition, this course recognises the interaction between technologies and people in healthcare and draws on the expertise of faculty from across the University to create an interdisciplinary learning experience, spanning medicine, social science, engineering, artificial intelligence and data science.

Aimed at early- or mid-career professionals, entrants to the Applied Digital Health MSc will come from a wide range of backgrounds, including clinical medicine, public health, medical sociology, psychology, statistics, computer science and engineering. While no pre-existing knowledge is assumed, applicants must have an interest in both the social and technical aspects of digital health.

Upon successful completion of the course graduates will be able to:

• discuss the drivers, enablers, barriers and challenges to digital health innovation, using real-world examples
• summarise the state-of-the-art in digital health tools – including digital therapeutics, digital diagnostics, artificial intelligence, learning health systems and those that facilitate automated care pathways or improved patient (self)management – and both explain and critically evaluate the theories and techniques that underlie them
• identify and formulate a response to the ethical, policy, regulatory and practice challenges facing digital health
• explain in detail the need for user-focused development, meaningful evaluation and successful implementation of digital health tools, and propose appropriate methods, actions and processes to meet these requirements
• describe and apply key qualitative and quantitative research methods used to study digital health care, as well as identify the strengths and weaknesses of those methods.