The Concept of Health Informatics 182 DEN

The Concept of Health Informatics182 DEN

Academic Year 2010-2011G [1431-1432H]

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Dr. Ebtissam Al-Madiealmadi@ksu.edu.sahttp://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/ealmadi/default.aspx

Course Director

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Health InformaticsHealth care informatics or medical informatics Is the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care.It deals with the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in health and biomedicine. Health informatics tools include not only computers but also clinical guidelines, formal medical terminologies, and information and communication systems. It is applied to the areas of nursing, clinical care, dentistry, pharmacy, public health and (bio)medical research.

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Course 182 DENBroad introduction to the health informatics Understand how informatics can most effectively help their efforts and how its methods can be exploited to elevate the state of the art in education, research, and patient care. Presents a global view of health informatics and its sub disciplines in order to allow the students to appreciate the context in which health informatics functions. Special emphasis will be directed toward electronic health records and the use of computer and technology in dentistry.

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The Course ComponentsOn-line lectures and reading material will be presented via Blackboard. The mode of delivery of the course is designed to be synonymous with its content (i.e computer applications).

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Concepts & SkillsBuild and emphasis the concepts learned in the computer skills course given in the preparatory year to solidify these skills.Develop self-learning skills and life-long learning skills through online learning and web-searchingUnderstand concepts of medical and dental informatics and its scope and Different applications and domains of dental informatics applications.

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Concepts & SkillscontUnderstand benefits of dental informatics, as well as computer applications in dentistry and medicineRecognize the differences between Information Technology (IT), computer science and health and dental informaticsFamiliar with Electronic health records uses and conceptsAppreciate Information retrieval and data organization

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

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1. Weekly Work (30%)View all the lectures onlineRead posted material (handout or articles) onlineParticipate in online discussions: (10%)Submit homework online: (10%)Answer quizzes online: (10%)Attendance will be counted through online activities (discussion, quizzes and homework submission) on time. (Saturday to Friday)Non-participation on time will be counted as an absence, which will be reported to the administration when it reaches 25% or above.

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All course content will be delivered via Blackboard (http://lms.ksu.edu.sa ) as well as on course directors website (http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/ealmadi/default.aspx). In case of system down, lectures and reading material can be viewed from course directors website, and online discussion, homework and quizzes can be sent through email for timeliness, but later sent to blackboard for logistic evaluation.

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2. Term Paper (30%)Prepare and submit a term-paper on a chosen subject of dental informatics. The paper should cover any dental informatics topics covered (or not covered) by the course that interests the student. Students my work alone or in groups of two. Submission of topic, student(s) name, and a brief 1-2 sentence synopsis (proposal) should be done in week 5 (latest). This should be submitted on the week 12 of the semester (latest). The paper should be between 3000- 4000 words (approx 12-16 pages, double spaced, Times New Roman, Font 12, 1 inch margins). Care must be taken that the work is done by the student(s) themselves, no plagiarism or copying off the net, and no spelling or grammar mistakes.

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3. Final Exam (40%)During the final exams week in person. The exam will be multiple choice and will cover topics presented in lectures, posted material, discussions, homework, and weekly quizzes.

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1Introduction2Overview and introduction to health informatics & Dental Informatics (DI)3Basic overview of Information technology & uses in Medicine and Dentistry4Standards of dental informatics, security issues, privacy and costs5Management of Information in health care organizations6Patient care and monitoring systems7Information retrieval and digital libraries8Evidence based dentistry and decision makingMidyear Break

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9Decision support systems10Computers in dental education11Bioinformatics12Electronic Health Records and administrative applications of DI13Imaging informatics & Teledentistry14Software support in dental disciplines15Other informatics disciplines: Consumer Informatics, nursing informatics, public health informatics16General Exams1718Final Exams

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How to log on to BB

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http://lms.ksu.edu.sa

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You need to have an account (Username, password) to access the system: your student KSU email and PW.You may receive various security warnings that pop up select Always, Yes or Run.If you are unable to view discussion postings, quiz windows, and download links, then you need to disable pop-up blocking.Cookies must be enabled within the Web browser

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Tabs My Institution The My Institution tab contains tools and information specific to each users preferences. Courses Users click on a link from the Courses tab to access a Course. Community The Community tab lists Organizations specific to each user, the Organization Catalog for the Institution, and Institution Discussion Boards. Services The Services tab contains links to other institutional offerings outside of Blackboard Learn - Course Delivery.

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Personalize Page Color themeLayoutPersonal Information Change Password Change Personal Settings Set Privacy Options

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Course ContentCourse lecturesCourse reading material

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Discussion Boards

The Discussion Board is a tool for sharing thoughts and ideas about class materials. The Discussion Board is made up of Forums that may appear anywhere in the Course but are also all centrally located in the Discussion Board tool. Course Groups can have their own Discussion Boards.

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Discussion BoardsForum View lists the threads in the ForumThread Threads are a series of posts related to a similar topic. Start a Thread

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Discussion BoardsStart a Thread Open a Discussion Board Forum. Click Create Thread in the action bar. The Create Thread page appears.Enter a Subject and a Message. It is also possible to attach files to the post. Click Save Draft to store a draft of the post. Click Submit to create the thread.

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Discussion BoardsReply to a Post Open a thread in a Forum. Find a post. Click Reply for that post. Enter a Subject (if different than the default) and a Message. It is also possible to attach files to the post. Click Save Draft to store a draft of the post. Click Submit to create the thread. The post appears in the thread underneath the original post.

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Course ToolsAddress Book Save contact information.Glossary A link to a glossary of terms for the course.User Manual A link to an online version of the LMS User Manual.Calendar Manage events for Courses, personal events, and system-wide events.My Grades Check Grades for a Course. Tasks Organizing tasks, defining task priorities, and tracking task status.

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Announcements

Users can view important messages from Instructors in the My Announcements module. Announcements are available through the Tool Module (panel) on the Institution Tab and inside a Course in the My Announcements module.

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Messages

View MessageCreate Message

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Other Assessment ToolsView GradesSubmit HomeworkTake a QuizSubmit Term paper

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This weeks assignmentsLog on to http://lms.ksu.edu.sa with your user name and password View this lecture online for review.Read SyllabusParticipate in discussionSubmit HomeworkNo quiz this week!

ViewReadDiscussHomeworkQuiz

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Thank youealmadi@ksu.edu.saAny Questions

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http://www.coastal.edu/blackboard/students.htmlhttp://www.ehow.com (how to access blackboard)

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