PH424 : Health System

Department

Department of Public Health

Academic Program

Bachelor in public health

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

Overview

1

Course code and title

PH424 - Health systems.

2

Course coordinator

Dr. Ayoub Al-Ashkham

3

Course type

Specialized Course

4

Prerequisites code

IT224 – Information Technology

5

Department /Division offering the course

Public Health

6

Departments teaching the course

Public Health

7

Total credit hours

2 credit- 2hrs /week

8

Language of instruction

English

9

Level of course (Year/Semester)

2nd Year/ Fourth semester

10

Date of specification approval by Council

2009-2010

Intended learning outcomes

A. Knowledge and Understanding

A.1

Integrate this knowledge and understanding in order to independently analyse different types of health systems.

A.2

Independently identify and formulate both essential and challenging issues for functioning health systems.

A.3

Identify and adapt theories and frameworks in health systems to study specific problems within their context.

A.4

To describe the major theories and frameworks for health policy and systems analysis and how these can be applied in different contexts.

B. Intellectual Skills

B.1

Able to address legal and ethical issues related to the use and evaluation of health information systems.

B.2

Propose and develop evaluation studies of health information systems. present and defend recommendations for alternative health information systems.

B.3

Able to serve as a liaison to doctors, administrators, and other health care professionals in the use of current and emerging health information systems

B.4

Demonstrate the skill required to participate in health systems research and development work.

C. Professional and Practical Skills

C.1

Ability to derive the effects of changes in system settings or organizations in health care to the individual elements of the system

C.2

Accept and use constructive feedback to improve performance.

C.3

To make critical assessments of health systems, taking into account relevant scientific, social and equity aspects, and demonstrate an awareness of ethical aspects of research and development work.

D. General/Transferable Skills

D.1

Able to propose, report, and referee evaluation studies of health information systems.

D.2

Work as an active team member with patients, peers, and other health care professionals (e.g., contributes relevant information).

D.3

Capacity to adapt to new developed health systems.

Teaching and learning methods

1. Lecture

2. discussion

3.seminar

4.Small group activities.

5.Assigments.

Methods of assessments

s.n.

Assessment Method

Due (week)

Weight (%)

Notes

1

Midterm exam

Week fifth and tenth

20%

Written

2

Oral exam

3

Practical exam

4

Final exam

Week seventeen and eighteen

70%

Written

5

Assignments/HWs

Week four and week twelve

10%

Quizzes

Total (%)

100%

Course References

Type

Title

Publisher

Edition

Author

Availability

Lecture notes

Course notes

Course coordinator

In photocopies shop

Textbook

Medical Informatics: Practical Guide for the Healthcare Professional .

2007

Hoyt, R.E., Sutton, M.A. and Yoshihashi, A.

Reference books

e-Health Systems

Elsevier

1st Edition

2016

Joel Rodrigues Sandra Sendra Compte Isabel Díez

electronic Journal of Health Informatics

Periodicals

Health Systems and Policy Research journal.

Websites

http://www.ejhi.net/ojs/index.php/ejhi/index

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