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Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics

Course code: 2255 + Course abbreviation: GradCertHealthInfo + Total credit points required: 24 + 1 semester full-time, 2 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

Off-campus (Clayton)

Course description

This course caters for professionals qualified to be involved in the identification, planning, implementation and use of computer-based information systems in all areas of the health care industry, including hospitals and government bodies The course will explore techniques for assessing current information practices, determining the information needs of health care providers and patients, developing interventions using information technology and evaluating the impacts of those interventions.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have a three-year bachelors degree or a diploma with a major in a health-related area. Consideration will also be given to applicants with substantial experience and/or professionally relevant qualifications, and who are currently employed in a senior position in a health-related area. The course articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Health Informatics.

Course structure

Students are required to complete four semester-length units, offered in the semesters indicated below:

  • CPE7601 Healthcare information systems (first semester)
  • CPE7602 Developing health care information systems (second semester)
  • CPE7603 Contemporary issues in health informatics (first semester)
  • CPE7604 Health information systems management (second semester)

Students may elect to complete only one unit per semester over two years part-time study, in which case the course progression will be as follows:

  • CPE7601 Healthcare information systems (first year, first semester)
  • CPE7603 Contemporary issues in health informatics (first year, second semester)
  • CPE7602 Developing health care information systems (second year, first semester)
  • CPE7604 Health information systems management (second year, second semester)

Assessment

Assessment includes a combination of essays, assignments, reflective questions and online forum discussion and participation.

Contact details

Inquiries

Ms Wendy McPhee
Course Coordinator
Monash Institute of Health Services Research
Centre of Medical Informatics
Monash Medical Centre
Clayton Road
Clayton, Victoria 3168
Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9594 7538

Email: hie@med.monash.edu.au

Website: www.med.monash.edu.au/informatics/gradcert/

Course coordinator

Ms Wendy McPhee

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