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221.649.81
Introduction to M-Health and E-Health in Low and Middle-income Countries

Location
Internet
Term
3rd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Introduces core principles and methods for implementing mHealth and eHealth interventions in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC). Through case studies and interactions with practitioners, students articulate basic requirements for mHealth applications and eHealth systems; consider approaches to assess applications of information and communication technologies; and identify and discuss challenges for deploying mHealth and eHealth systems in LMIC. Lecture topics include: orientation to mHealth, eHealth, and health informatics; frameworks for evaluating mHealth and eHealth systems; systems development methods; use case narratives; data and workflow diagramming; and electronic health record systems (EHRs). Different applications are used for instructional purposes in the course, including VoiceThread and MagPi. Students work in groups for selected assignments. Students complete several quizzes and individual assignments, including a final presentation in VoiceThread.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Articulate basic definitions and terms relevant to mHealth, eHealth, and Informatics
  2. Apply frameworks and other tools in the assessment and evaluation of mHealth and eHealth projects
  3. Assist public health agencies and donors to develop or select information and communication technology to better solve problems and achieve objectives in LMIC
  4. Critically participate in discussions about basic system requirements for proposed systems
  5. Write a "Use Case Narrative,” apply requirements documentation tools, prepare a data flow diagram