Medical Informatics

Code:

MI009

Acronym:

MI009

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2014/2015 - SP

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Health Information and Decision Sciences Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMED	1	Mestrado Integrado em Medicina 2007	6	-	1,5	32	40,5
		Mestrado Integrado em Medicina- Plano oficial 2013 (Reforma Curricular)	6	-	1,5	32	40,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Medical Informatics studies scientific aspects of biomedical information and the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to health care, aiming to achieve better safety, security, efficiency and accessibility.

Learning outcomes and competences

 

1. Identify current problems in the proper use of ICT in healthcare

 

1. Find the requirements for Health Information Systems

 

1. Analyse the heathcare process regarding the use of  ICT

 

1. Value the quality of biomedical data

 

1. Identify the main Health Information Systems (HIS) in use in Portugal

 

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Barriers and opportunities in the use of Health Information Systems (HIS)


2. Functional and legal requirements for HIS


3. How to describe the health care process


4. Quality of Data importance in the primary and secondary usage


5. The HIS that support patient care in Portugal

 

Mandatory literature

James J. Cimino, Edward H. Shortliffe.; - Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine, 3rd edition , Springer-Verlag, 2006

Complementary Bibliography

Sociedade Brasileira de informática em saúde; Manual de Certificação para Sistemas de Registro Eletrônico em Saúde (S-RES), 2011
EuroRec; Functional requirements - fine grained statements for Electronic Health Records (Available at http://www.eurorec.org/)

Teaching methods and learning activities

There will be 3 seminars on general concepts that will allow the students to be in contact with medical informatics specialists.

The tutorial guidance will be used to support the individual project that will be part of the final evaluation.

The time spent in the traineeships will the used by the student to be part of active medical informatics projects.

keywords

Technological sciences > Technology
Health sciences > Medical sciences
Technological sciences > Engineering > Computer engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	50,00
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

The evaluation will be performed based on the individual project and on the participation of the students during the classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade will be based on the result of a written examination, composed of: (a) multiple choice questions, single answer and multiple answer, (b) short answer questions and (c) essay questions. The examination will have the duration of 60 minutes.