About the Course
This course is a specialized program designed to equip master’s students and professionals in healthcare and informatics with essential digital health skills to improve healthcare delivery and public health outcomes.
The course focuses on:
- Addressing the digital transformation of healthcare and the shortage of skilled professionals.
- Enhancing healthcare service delivery by teaching key aspects of systems thinking, understanding public health data, data standards, system interoperability, and many more.
- Building skills to tackle real-world public health challenges through novel health information system design and development methodologies.
This program provides a comprehensive foundation in public health informatics, preparing participants to leverage digital solutions for better healthcare outcomes.
Apply NowDownload Brochure🎓 Knowledge
- Understand the foundational concepts of public health informatics from a multi-disciplinary perspective, including informatics, public health, and others.
- Comprehend the diversities and complexities involved in public health data and systems.
- Describe the socio-technical challenges and approaches related to data integration.
- Understand the different needs and approaches of capacity building at different levels, its challenges, and implications.
- Familiarize with the future trends in public health informatics.
🛠️ Skills
- Anticipate & Discuss the impact and relevance of information systems for addressing public health issues.
- Approach system requirements, design, and development strategies.
- Evaluate & Analyze public health data in the context of program needs.
- Conduct Gap Analysis for data usage and identify approaches to bridge them.
- Develop capabilities for conducting action research to strengthen linkages between education, research, and practices.
- Analyze future scenarios in public health informatics.
🤝 Competence
- Collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams to design, develop, and evaluate public health information systems.
- Develop Ethical Practices in data handling and ensure responsible data use.
- Ensure Compliance with mandated standards and local requirements for integration.
- Foster Continuous Learning for improving public health informatics.
1: Foundations of Public Health Informatics (PHI)
Introduction to public health informatics
Systems thinking in public health informatics
Health information systems design and development methodologies
2: Understanding Public Health Data
Contextualizing public health data
Data quality management principles
Data standards and its challenges
3: The Integration Challenge
Integration and interoperability from a socio-technical perspective
Digital health governance for effective HIS
4: The Capacity Building Challenge
The capacity building challenge
Introduction to action research in information systems
5: Way Forward
Basics of public health surveillance systems in India
Basics of health data analytics
Basics of AI in public health
This structured learning approach ensures a comprehensive understanding of public health informatics, enabling professionals to effectively implement digital health solutions.
Prof. Sundeep Sahay – Professor – Digital Innovation University of Oslo
Dr. Arunima Mukherjee – Researcher – Centre for Sustainable Healthcare Education, University of Oslo
Dr. Shirin Saini – Sr Advisor – Capacity Building HISP India
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
It is a 12-week self-paced and online learning program. (Note - Live sessions are held once every week on Friday).
All the study material have been published and uploaded on the LMS. Please note that no hard copies are provided, all the study material, assignments, and assessment tests are shared as soft copies in PDF format.
Yes, you can reach out to the trainer through the Q&A page any time of the day; but the trainer will be answering your questions only at a designated time during the day. Every Friday, you will get access to attend live online sessions for a quick recap and doubt clearance. These sessions are not pre-recorded. During the training, you will also receive updates on Guest Lectures by Industry Experts, which will help you build your network and Gain Real-Time Knowledge.
This will be done, only if time permits and a guest speaker is willing to conduct the session.
We encourage our candidates to attend the live sessions; but in case you are not able to attend the sessions a prior notice is required, so that we can record the session and provide the recordings.
Yes, all the study materials and videos are provided for lifetime.
Since it is a distance education program, hence no demo classes are provided. If you are unsure about the trainers, you can always browse through their LinkedIn profiles and connect with them.
Once registered & the payment is made, and then if you want to drop out of the batch, you can request us to stop sending the course material if you do not wish
to.
Please note: The fees will not be refunded.
Basic computer skills are required which include - a basic understanding of computer and MS Office applications like Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
During the entire 12-week course duration, you will be assessed through case study discussions and weekly assignments. There is no marking for the same, in general, your knowledge will be assessed.
Yes, a digital certificate will be awarded after the successful completion of the course, which involves submitting the weekly assessment tests.
Please understand this is an online learning program. Our aim is to provide you with the knowledge to understand the field of public health informatics and the subjects related to the field, how the candidate uses this information is totally
up to them.This course is for individuals who want to learn about the field of public health informatics and gain an edge over others. We do not provide any kind of job placement or assistance after the course completion.
Yes, the course has been designed under the guidance of the faculty from the University of Oslo (UiO), Norway.
You need to register yourself by clicking on ‘Enrol Now’ button on the course page.
We always encourage candidates to complete the course in the stipulated time, but if an extension is required it is permitted only for 2 more weeks.