Course Catalog 2009-2010
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Course Catalog 2009-2010

BME-2606 eHealth, 5 cr

Person responsible

Kari Mäkelä

Implementations

  Lecture times and places Target group recommended to
Implementation 1


Per 1 :
Wednesday 10 - 12, SH304
Per 1, 2 :
Tuesday 12 - 14, SH304

 
 


Requirements

Project work, seminar presentation and final exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

After completing the course students know the basics of eHealth techniques and how information technologies are applied in health care and medicine.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Definitions and terminology of eHealth, basic concepts.   History of eHealth.   
2. Telemedicine application types (Telemonitoring, Telediagnostics, Teleconstultation)     
3. Home care and home monitoring. Internet health care applications.   Developing technologies in eHealth    
4. Electronic Patient record systems and Hospital software systems.     
5. Safety and ethical issues of eHealth.     


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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
BME-2606 eHealth, 5 cr LTT-4056 Introduction to Telemedicine, 3 cr  

Additional information

The course replaces the course LTT-4056.

More precise information per implementation

  Description Methods of instruction Implementation
Implementation 1        


Last modified29.05.2009
ModifierJuha Nousiainen