Masters Degrees (Telemedicine)

Under the patronage of SIT – the Italian Society of Telemedicine - the Rome Business School’s Master’s Degree Course in e-Health Management has been designed to supply training on organizational processes and technologies aimed at the proper introduction and management of ICT solutions and Telemedicine in Health Systems.

E-Health is the combined use of information technology and electronic communication, especially the internet, in the health sector, for clinical, educational and administrative purposes; both on-site and at distance (in which case it is called Telemedicine). E-Health is not only a technical development, but also represents a way of thinking, a commitment, an organizational approach to improve health care locally or regionally by using the new opportunities presented by Information and Communication Technology.

By means of e-Health and Telemedicine, a Healthcare Institution or Ministry can achieve:

• More efficiency in health care: reducing costs by networking data and knowledge, avoiding duplication in diagnostic or therapeutic interventions, treating patients directly at home.

• A higher quality of care: by networking the Health professionals’ knowledge, enabling comparisons, and involving the patients and care givers.

• The empowerment of patients.

• The education of both physicians and patients about the management of pathologies

• More equity, for example by networking smaller hospitals with larger institutions and making virtual visits to remote areas.

In this scenario, it is crucial for a Manager to understand the potentiality, seize the opportunities, push and, above all, lead the e-Health and Telemedicine revolution in health care.

The Rome Business School’s Master’s Degree Course in e-Health Management has been designed to supply training on organizational processes and technologies aimed at the proper introduction and management of ICT solutions and Telemedicine in Health Systems.

TARGET RECIPIENTS

The Master’s Degree Course is designed for

• Directors and Managers of Healthcare Institutions,

• Directors and Managers of Social and Healthcare Ministries,

• Healthcare Decision-Makers,

• Clinicians,

• Clinical Engineers.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

On completion of the training course, attendees will:

• Understand e-Health and Telemedicine terminologies and their areas of application.

• Be aware of the most widespread and innovative technology platforms and solutions available.

• Possess the skills to evaluate and choose the best e-Health projects and solutions.

• Be able to manage the organizational aspects stemming from the introduction of e-Health in an Institution, a Region, or a Country.

• Be able to apply the knowledge of the best-in-class European e-Health projects to the domestic contexts.

• Be e-Health evangelists.

PROFESSIONAL OUTLETS

On completion of this Master’s Degree Course, attendees will be able to work or improve their careers as:

• E-Health Managers

• Chief Information Officers for healthcare institutions

• E-Health executive consultants

• Managers of ICT Departments of Health Ministries

• E-Health and Telemedicine evangelists

Course Contents

• Introduction, Terms and General Concepts

• Health Technology Assessment

• Electronic Medical Records

• National Electronic Health Records

• Chronic Disease Management

• EMR for Primary Care

• Clinical Decision Support Systems

• UK WSD “The Largest Randomised Control Trial of Telehealth and Telecare in the World”

• Better Health Through IT

• Standards and Interoperability

• Telemedicine: areas of use and technologies

• Introducing e-Health in Hospital environments

• Economics of e-Health

• Healthcare reform: changing the healthcare models in Europe

• ESA activities in Telemedicine: space technology for downstream eHealth applications

• E-Health experiences in the Italian regions

• E-Health in Hospitals

• Telemedicine for local organizations

• Telemedicine for developing Countries

• Public-Private Partnerships

• Designing of e-health projects

• European Structural Funding for e-Health management

STRUCTURE

The course is structured in:

• 20 two hour seminars (6 months) +

• A final project work (6 months).

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The School conducts high-quality significant national and international research and offers excellent opportunities for graduate studies, successfully combining modern engineering and technology with the exciting field of digital media. The digital media group has interests in many areas of interactive multimedia and digital film and animation.

Visit the website https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/264/digital-arts

About the School of Engineering and Digital Arts

Established over 40 years ago, the School has developed a top-quality teaching and research base, receiving excellent ratings in both research and teaching assessments.

The School undertakes high-quality research (http://www.eda.kent.ac.uk/research/default.aspx) that has had significant national and international impact, and our spread of expertise allows us to respond rapidly to new developments. Our 30 academic staff and over 130 postgraduate students and research staff provide an ideal focus to effectively support a high level of research activity. There is a thriving student population studying for postgraduate degrees in a friendly and supportive teaching and research environment.

We have research funding from the Research Councils UK, European research programmes, a number of industrial and commercial companies and government agencies including the Ministry of Defence. Our Electronic Systems Design Centre and Digital Media Hub provide training and consultancy for a wide range of companies. Many of our research projects are collaborative, and we have well-developed links with institutions worldwide.

Course structure

The digital media group has interests in many areas of interactive multimedia and digital film and animation.

There is particular strength in web design and development, including e-commerce, e-learning, e-health; and the group has substantial experience in interaction design (eg, Usability and accessibility), social computing (eg, Social networking, computer mediated communication), mobile technology (eg, iPhone), virtual worlds (eg, Second Life) and video games. In the area of time-based media, the group has substantial interest in digital film capture and editing, and manipulation on to fully animated 3D modelling techniques as used in games and feature films.

Research Themes:
- E-Learning Technology (http://www.eda.kent.ac.uk/research/theme_detail.aspx?gid=1&tid=1)

- Medical Multimedia Applications and Telemedicine (http://www.eda.kent.ac.uk/research/theme_detail.aspx?gid=1&tid=2)

- Human Computer Interaction and Social Computing (http://www.eda.kent.ac.uk/research/theme_detail.aspx?gid=1&tid=3)

- Computer Animation and Digital Visual Effects (http://www.eda.kent.ac.uk/research/theme_detail.aspx?gid=1&tid=4)

- Mobile Application Design and Development (http://www.eda.kent.ac.uk/research/theme_detail.aspx?gid=1&tid=25)

- Digital Arts (http://www.eda.kent.ac.uk/research/theme_detail.aspx?gid=1&tid=26)

Research areas

- Intelligent Interactions

The Intelligent Interactions group has interests in all aspects of information engineering and human-machine interactions. It was formed in 2014 by the merger of the Image and Information Research Group and the Digital Media Research Group.

The group has an international reputation for its work in a number of key application areas. These include: image processing and vision, pattern recognition, interaction design, social, ubiquitous and mobile computing with a range of applications in security and biometrics, healthcare, e-learning, computer games, digital film and animation.

- Social and Affective Computing
- Assistive Robotics and Human-Robot Interaction
- Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Mobile, Ubiquitous and Pervasive Computing
- Sensor Networks and Data Analytics
- Biometric and Forensic Technologies
- Behaviour Models for Security
- Distributed Systems Security (Cloud Computing, Internet of Things)
- Advanced Pattern Recognition (medical imaging, document and handwriting recognition, animal biometrics)
- Computer Animation, Game Design and Game Technologies
- Virtual and Augmented Reality
- Digital Arts, Virtual Narratives.

Careers

We have developed our programmes with a number of industrial organisations, which means that successful students are in a strong position to build a long-term career in this important discipline. You develop the skills and capabilities that employers are looking for, including problem solving, independent thought, report-writing, time management, leadership skills, team-working and good communication.

Kent has an excellent record for postgraduate employment: over 94% of our postgraduate students who graduated in 2013 found a job or further study opportunity within six months.

Building on Kent’s success as the region’s leading institution for student employability, we offer many opportunities for you to gain worthwhile experience and develop the specific skills and aptitudes that employers value.

Find out how to apply here - https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/apply/

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This programme is designed to provide core training in concepts, techniques and research methods applied to health informatics. In order to accommodate the expected student profile of people currently working in the healthcare and/or the IT sectors who are looking to switch careers, the programme is offered on a part-time as well as a full-time basis. Flexibility is key for the targeted student demographic, particularly the clinicians, so entry in Semester A and Semester B has been incorporated into the programme design.

Why choose this course?

This course will:
-Provide you with the knowledge and understanding to equip them for research in health informatics
-Make you aware of the problems faced in delivering effective healthcare, the concepts used in analyzing them and the principles that govern the successful design, implementation and evaluation of technological solutions to healthcare problems
-Ensure graduates are capable of using sophisticated technologies and information management techniques to improve the quality of health care

Structure

Year 1
Core Modules
-Electronic Communication of Clinical Data
-Telemedicine and Telehealth

Optional
-Advanced Database
-Contemporary Practices in Information Technology
-E-Learning Applications Development
-Evidence Based Practice
-Health Disciplines Project
-Health Informatics Project
-Health Technology and Innovation
-Interaction Design
-Leadership in Practice
-Learner Centred Design
-Medical Emergencies and Human Error, Managing Risk, Improving Services
-Mobile Standards, Interfaces and Applications
-Programming and Program Design
-Software Development Tools and Methods
-Web Scripting and Application Development

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Programme overview

Providing clinical care in remote locations has its own unique challenges and requires specialist knowledge and skills. This flexible part-time eLearning programme is aimed at health professionals working internationally in remote and offshore locations. All teaching is online, with students and faculty internationally based, and students can choose to study individual modules as CPD or towards a Certificate or Diploma award. The Diploma programme includes a residential component towards the end of the students studies.

Programme aims

The main aim of the programme is to provide health professionals working in remote, and in some instances potentially hazardous locations, the knowledge and skills to operate effectively in this environment using an evidence based approach. To this end, students taking this programme will expect to:

1) Acquire and apply theoretical knowledge underpinning effective evidence based clinical care in remote environments

2) Explain and incorporate into clinical care the effects of specific physical environments on the health and well-being of remote workers

Learning Outcomes

Visit our website to view the learning outcomes.

Programme Structure

The programme is designed to be completed in the time frames indicated below; studied part time, with exit points as follows:

Stage 1, Postgraduate Certificate in Remote and Offshore Medicine - minimum of 18 months, maximum of 3 years

Stage 2, Postgraduate Diploma in Remote and Offshore Medicine - minimum of 3 years, maximum of 5 years

For both Certificate and Diploma, Module C01 must be taken first, the remainder can be taken in any order depending on module availability.

Certificate

Certificate Level – equivalent to 60 credits

Students wishing to exit the programme at certificate level must complete 6 modules in total:

-Module 1: Health and Wellbeing of the Remote Worker

-Module 10: Evidence and Research in Remote Medicine

-Three additional modules from the compulsory list below

-One module from the optional list below

Students who initially opt to study at certificate level have the option to continue studying to Diploma level after successful completion of the 6 modules.

Diploma

Diploma Level – equivalent to 120 credits

Students wishing to exit the programme at Diploma level must complete 12 modules in total:

-Ten compulsory modules

-Two modules from the optional list below

There is a compulsory two-day student residential at the end of the taught component in Edinburgh which all students must attend to be awarded the Diploma. This is not a requirement for Certificate students.

Modules

All modules are modelled on being at Postgraduate Level, Scottish Qualification Framework level 11, equivalent to 10 credits, approximately 100 hours of student learning each (approx. 3 months). Visit our website for further details about each module https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/education/remote-offshore-medicine/modules

Compulsory Modules:

C01 Health and Wellbeing of the Remote Worker

C02 Occupational Health in the Remote Setting

C03 Communication in the Clinical Consultation

C04 Telemedicine

C05 Dive Medicine

C06 Tropical Medicine

C07 Aeromedicine

C08 Trauma and Medical Emergencies

C09 Incident and Response Planning

C10 Evidence and Research in Remote Medicine

Optional Modules:

O01 Tactical Medicine

O02 Expedition and Wilderness Medicine

O03 Learning and Teaching

O04 Humanitarian and Disaster Medicine

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

It is possible for students to study individual modules as standalone CPDs each worth 100 hours of study. These modules are open to everyone who has a relevant health professional qualification, but who may not yet have enough work experience in the field to meet the entry criteria for the full Certificate or Diploma. Students are taught by the ROM Tutors and study alongside our Diploma and Certificate students.

DDRC CPD

Those only wishing to study the Dive Medicine Module just to meet DDRC acceptance conditions and gain CPD for their work can join the programme four times a year. Applications can be made via DDRC: https://www.ddrc.org/training/courses/77-royal-college-of-surgeons-of-edinburgh/region-UK/

Entry Requirements

Normally: an undergraduate health related degree or relevant health related professional qualification and current work experience in the Remote Medical Care area. If you don't meet these criteria you are welcome to contact us to discuss your application further as all applicants are individually reviewed with regard to their previous qualifications and experience and you may be able to join the programme. You can view the Entry Criteria on our website.

Those applicants whose first language is not English must be able to demonstrate a satisfactory level of both spoken and written English. This should be equivalent to at least the level of post-secondary (high) school. If the directors have concerns about your English language capability you may be asked to provide evidence of an English Language test, for details visit our website: https://fphc.rcsed.ac.uk/education/remote-offshore-medicine/modules

Fees

The payment plan options for all new students joining the programme will be to either pay the programme fees in full (this option protects from further inflationary increases) or to pay per module (module fees are subject to inflationary increases each year). CPD students pay on a per module basis.

The fees for 2018 academic year are as follows:

Diploma Pre-Paid - £6,629

Certificate Pre-Paid - £3,315

Per module 2017 - £555 

New students must select their payment plan at the outset and may not subsequently switch between plans.

Applications

There are two intakes per year, in March and September. Applications are made via our secure online applications site. Details of the applications process and deadlines can be found on our website https://fphc-applications.rcsed.ac.uk/(S(b1dav3hitu4ximqbn0aarzm4))/default.aspx

Accreditation

The College is an ELCAS Approved Learning Provider in the MoD Enhanced Learning Credit (ELC) Scheme. This means that service men and women in the armed forces can apply for funding towards the cost of the Certificate or Diploma level study. For details visit: http://www.enhancedlearningcredits.com

The RCSEd DipROM Programme has also been accredited by the ACRRM (Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine) for the 2014 - 2016 triennium. The Programme has been awarded 30 Core Points on the ACRRM PDP points framework. Full details available at: http://www.acrrm.org.au

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