autumn 2014
INF-3792 Medical informatics - 10 ECTS

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Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. Applicants from outside the Nordic countries: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.

Type of course

The course can be taken as a singular master's-level course.

Admission requirements

Admission requirements: Higher Education Entrance Requirement + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Health-related professional studies, or similar education. The Bachelor degree must contain a specialization in Computer Science / Health-related courses worth the equivalent of not less than 80 ECTS credits.
Application code: 9371 - Singular courses at master's level

Course content

The course presents the core concepts and methods of Medical Informatics (MI). Areas covered include: medical computations, biomedical decision-making, standards in medical informatics, ICT in healthcare, computer architecture for health and biomedical systems, system engineering in medical informatics, natural language systems in healthcare, medical imaging, patient-centered health IT systems, evaluation criteria, electronic health records, telemedicine, clinical decision support systems, bioinformatics, the use of medical informatics in teaching, ethics in medical informatics, modern applications and trends and future applications in medical informatics.

Objectives of the course

Upon the successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:  

  • Identify core areas (concepts) of medical informatics, including decision support systems, medical imaging and laboratory systems.
  • Understand how medical informatics is included in medical decision-making.
  • Evaluate a medical informatics system based on various criteria such as safety, decision support systems and classification systems.
  • Understand the opportunities and limitations of medical informatics.
  • Describe current systems and how important historical uses have been important for the evolution of existing systems.
  • Analyze current scientific and research needs related to medical informatics.

Students must experimental activity obtained:

  • Experience with various health IT systems

Language of instruction and examination

The language of instruction is English and all of the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English and must be answered in English.

Teaching methods

Lectures: 40 hours, Colloquium: 10 hours. The course is given every autumn semester.

Assessment

Work requirements: Up to 5 mandatory exercises / laboratory reports. Oral presentation of the mandatory exercises can be claimed. Presentations and mandatory exercises / laboratory reports graded "Approved" / "Not approved".

The exam includes a written examination of four hours duration, counts 100%. The work requirement must be passed in order to access the exam.

Grading scale: Letter grades A-F.

Re-sit examination:
It will not be given a re-sit exam in the teaching free semester for this course, unless a postponed exam already is arranged (conditional re-sit exam). To get access to the exam in the teaching free semester the student must have passed the course requirements.

Postponed examination:
Given early in teaching free semester. It will be arranged a 4 hour written exam counting 100%. To get access to the exam in the teaching free semester the student must have passed the course requirements.

Ordinary examination in the teaching free semester (early exam):
It will not be given a new ordinary examination in the teaching free semester for this course.

For further details see:
- Utfyllende bestemmelser for eksamener ved Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi (only in Norwegian)
- Regulations for examinations at the UiT

Recommended reading/syllabus

BASIC CONCEPTS IN INFORMATICS
INFORMATICS SKILLS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE
PROTOCOL-BASED SYSTEMS LANGUAGE, CODING AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IN HEALTHCARE
INTERNET TECHNOLOGY AND EHEALTH
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
MEDICAL COMPUTING APPLICATIONS
ETHICS AND HEALTH INFORMATICSINTRODUCTION

Some changes can be done to the teaching plan.

Recommended reading:
Edward H. Shortliffe, James J. Cimino (Eds), Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine. 4th ed.  Springer; 2014 (ISBN-13: 978-1447144731)

A list of books, book chapters, papers and pre-recorded slides matching the topics above is provided to the students. Additional independent readings may be recommended based on the students' background (technology, health).

All information from the lecturer is provided through the Fronter LMS.

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  • About the course
  • Campus: Tromsø |
  • ECTS: 10
  • Course code: INF-3792
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