Short Course: Applied Learning Healthcare Systems

After the hugely successful pilot we are pleased to announce the Applied Learning Health Systems short course is open for enrolment. We're training the future champions of digital transformation of the health system.

Do you want to learn to use health data to inform clinical practice and to design and validate digital health-enabled models of care?

The Centre for Digital Transformation of Health (DT4Health) is offering an online short course on creating a digital health-enabled Learning Health System.

What will I learn?

You will gain the fundamental knowledge and skills in clinical informatics and digital health
that you need to apply the Learning Health System approach to system improvement.

Data to Knowledge | Knowledge to Practice | Practice to Data

• gain hands-on experience working through the phases of a Learning Health System
• step through a scenario of improving diabetes management
• use real healthcare data to improve clinical practice
• design and build components of a remote monitoring system
• measure whether digital health innovations actually work
• create an implementation and evaluation plan

Prerequisites

You will need a strong interest in the topic, commitment to complete the course and engage in real-time sessions.
No programming experience or healthcare expertise required.

What is a digital health-enabled Learning Health System?

The Learning Health System (LHS) approach aims to streamline improvements to individual and population health by bridging the evidence-to- practice gap. Patients and clinicians collaboratively build evidence,  and apply it for innovation, quality, safety, and value in health care.

Key features of an LHS

• use data to generate new knowledge (Data to Knowledge)
• use knowledge to inform practice (Knowledge to Practice)
• change practice to measurably transform services and outcomes (Practice to Data).

Foundations of an LHS are research methodologies in health informatics, health systems, and health services, which together can drive the digital transformation of a healthcare system.

Who is leading this course?

Centre for Digital Transformation of Health faculty are interdisciplinary experts in leading and facilitating learning.

Data to Knowledge

• Dr Douglas Pires
• Associate Professor Brian Chapman
• Professor Wendy Chapman
• Dr Mahima Kalla
• Dr Kayley Lyons
• Dr Christopher McMaster

Knowledge to Practice

• Dr Daniel Capurro
• Dr Kara Burns
• Dr Kayley Lyons

Practice to Data

• Professor Kathleen Gray
• Associate Professor Graeme Hart

Time commitment

Fully online, weekly sessions from 3 May for 13 weeks, with a weekly commitment of:

• 3-4 hours of self-paced learning weekly
• Weekly online sessions in real time of 2 1⁄2 hours for group work, facilitated by teaching staff and tutors from 6:30-9:00pm, Tuesday evenings
• participation in moderated online discussion forums to share collective knowledge

What will I get at the end?

You will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, at The University of Melbourne.

Cost

The course fee of $1500 or $2200 for those with CME budgets. Group discounts apply.

Apply

Apply here to secure your place - more information is also available here

Enquiries

Dr Sathana Dushyanthen
Academic Coordinator
sathana.dushyanthen@unimelb.edu.au

Register

By 12 April 2022