Short Courses
One-week and Two-week courses in Principles of Global Health Informatics (Coming Soon!!)
Based on the 3-Credit graduate level course BIOINF-2124 at the University of Pittsburgh
Lectures in the morning and site visits in the afternoon
Maximum of 10 trainees
Residential (reduces late starts, allows for more learning time, increased trainee networking)
Topics Covered
Introduction to Global Health Informatics
Understanding the role of health data in low- and middle-income (LMIC) countries
Characteristics of healthcare workers in LMIC setting
Understanding healthcare infrastructure in LMIC setting
The role of patient identifiers
Features and benefits of the electronic medical record (EMR)
Engineering EMR systems for LMIC settings
Understanding design-reality gaps
Introduction to lean healthcare (practical exercise in understanding "pull" method for supply chain)
Case Study in identifying gaps in process and workflow
Lab information systems
Financial analysis of EMR investment (return on investment)
"Secret weapons" in global health informatics
Developing digital "job aids"
Fallacies in global health informatics