Design and Implementation of Digital Health Interventions

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Approx. 31 hours to complete

Course Summary

Learn how to design and implement digital health technologies that will help improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes.

Key Learning Points

  • Understand the principles of digital health and how they can be applied in healthcare settings
  • Learn how to design and implement digital health solutions that address real-world healthcare problems
  • Explore emerging technologies that are transforming the healthcare industry

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Learning Outcomes

  • Develop a deep understanding of digital health principles and how they can be applied in healthcare settings
  • Design and implement digital health solutions that address real-world healthcare problems
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies that are transforming the healthcare industry

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • Familiarity with healthcare concepts and patient care
  • Basic knowledge of software design and development

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

  • Online self-paced course
  • Video lectures
  • Assignments and quizzes

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Description

This course covers various themes around design, regulatory approaches, ethics, technology adoption, implementation and strategy as applied to digital health. These session cover areas to include data regulations, examples of data breaches in digital health, the challenges and opportunities of technology adoption and implementation with a focus on the non-adoption, abandonment, scale-up, spread and sustainability framework (NASSS Framework). The strategy part of this course focuses on understanding a simple strategy for digital health through PESTLE and SWOT analysis, and examples of their application in digital health.

Outline

  • Design, Development and Delivery of Digital Health Interventions
  • Human Centered Design in practice
  • Design Thinking
  • Professional design
  • Interoperability
  • Introduction to Digital Delivery
  • About Imperial College London
  • About the digital health team
  • How to be successful in this course?
  • Grading Policy
  • Glossary
  • Introductory reading
  • Design and Implementation of Digital Health Interventions
  • Human Centered Design and evaluating complex health needs
  • Feedback on evaluating complex health needs
  • Optional reading: UNICEF and Human Centered Design
  • Disciplines Diagram
  • The Principles for Digital Development
  • Activity: SDG and Digital Principles Card Game
  • Developing Digital Health Interventions: A Methodological Guide
  • Introduction to International Data Standards
  • Optional: A business case for data standards
  • Use of Agile methodologies in relation to Digital Health
  • How will you implement Design Thinking principles?
  • Designing and Implementing Digital Health Interventions
  • Regulatory Approaches and Ethics
  • Example on Data Regulations
  • Value of data in Digital Health
  • Example of a cyberattack
  • Different Regulatory Approaches to Digital Health
  • Challenges in Digital Health regulation
  • Data Regulation Approaches
  • Ethical aspects of Digital Health
  • Ethical guidelines and Digital Health in the NHS
  • Bioethics and Digital Health
  • Monetising data
  • Breaching of Data Regulations
  • Viral misinformation
  • Data Regulations in Different Countries
  • Value of health data reflections
  • Regulations and data in DH
  • Technology Adoption and Implementation
  • Introducing the NASSS framework for informatics professionals
  • The slow and challenging journey to digitalising healthcare
  • Introducing the NASSS framework
  • Digital Health adoption
  • Optional: Sustainable Digital Health adoption
  • Developing an implementation strategy
  • The NASSS framework
  • Digital Health adoption
  • Developing an implementation strategy
  • Design considerations for barriers and facilitators of Digital Health
  • Contextual Analysis (Strategies applied to Digital Health Design)
  • Simple Strategy for Digital Health
  • Reflection on key words introduction
  • An introduction to Contextual Analysis (PESTLE and SWOT)
  • Strategy as applied to Digital Health
  • Example Digital Health Strategy
  • SWOT analysis of the IT and healthcare industry
  • SWOT and PESTLE Analysis
  • PESTLE Analysis

Summary of User Reviews

The Digital Health Design and Implementation course has garnered positive reviews from students. The course covers important topics in digital health and provides practical knowledge about designing and implementing digital health solutions. One key aspect that many users appreciated was the course's focus on real-world examples and case studies.

Pros from User Reviews

  • Practical knowledge and real-world examples
  • Well-structured course content
  • Engaging and knowledgeable instructors
  • Great resource for healthcare professionals
  • Flexible learning experience

Cons from User Reviews

  • Some technical topics may be difficult for beginners
  • Limited interaction with instructors
  • Not suitable for those seeking advanced level knowledge
  • Course material may be outdated in some areas
  • Some users found the course too basic
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Lisa Danquah, Céire Costelloe
Imperial College London
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