This course provides an overview of the principles and practices of health informatics for the Canadian healthcare system. A comprehensive introduction to information systems, applications, data collection, decision support, privacy, security, ethical and legal aspects of the field will follow the history of the health informatics field. The course demonstrates the impact of health informatics within components of the healthcare system, such as e-health, telehealth, research and others. The course design is to present foundational concepts to be explored further in other courses. There are no prerequisites for this course.
No Scheduled Class Meetings, December 1 - February 8 (Online)
Location:
ONLINE
Instructor:
Gurprit Randhawa
Notes:
Note to student: Courses are activated in Avenue to Learn 1-3 days prior to the course start date. This course will include 2-3 non-mandatory webinars throughout the term. Dates of the Webinars will be posted in the course schedule in the Learning Management System. All webinars will be recorded. Please note registering after the course start date may delay course access and does not permit exceptions to coursework due dates, late textbook purchases, or the refund policy.
Instructors
Gurprit Randhawa
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Gurprit Randhawa is the Lead (Senior Manager) for Learning Strategy and Design in the Department of Learning and Performance Support at Island Health in Victoria, BC. In this role, she leads the design of evidence-based learning strategies to facilitate organizational changes, such as the adoption, use, and optimization of the electronic health record (EHR). Prior to this, Gurprit was the Manager for Clinical Improvements & Informatics at Island Health and led the Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), EHR Adoption, Use, Research & Development (EAURD), and Provider Learning and Knowledge Translation (PLKT) teams.
Gurprit has a B.Sc. (with Distinction) in Health Information Science, M.Sc. (with Thesis) in Health Informatics, and Ph.D in Health Informatics from the University of Victoria (UVic), as well as a graduate certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (LATHE) from UVic’s Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies. Her research work focuses on electronic medical record adoption and use, end-user support, and quality improvement.
Gurprit received national recognition from COACH (Digital Health Canada) as the recipient of the Founding President’s Award (2010) and the Steven Huesing Award and Scholarship (2016).
