Prerequisites: HTH 101 or admitted to HIS. Building on the foundations of health information management, 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 for the field will follow a history of the health informatics field. The course demonstrates the impact of health informatics within the components of the healthcare system such as ehealth, telehealth, research and others. The course design is to present the foundational concepts to be explored further in remaining courses.
No Scheduled Class Meetings, November 28 - February 12 (Online)
Location:
ONLINE
Instructor:
Gurprit Randhawa
Notes:
Course materials released on the course start date at 9:00 AM, Eastern.
Instructors
Gurprit Randhawa
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).
