221.679.11
Introduction to Design and Implementation of Digital Health Programs in LMIC Settings
Course Status
Cancelled
Course Status
Cancelled
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
In-person
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Enrollment Restriction
This course is not restricted.
Governments and health organizations are increasingly keen on digital health. Healthcare leaders are required to work at the intersection of health and technology, bringing together teams with diverse skills in health and computer science. But is a digital intervention appropriate for your health program? How can you set it up to effectively scale from the outset?
Provides an understanding of different types of digital interventions in healthcare. Examines effective implementation strategies to make digital programs effective using case studies from across several countries, at different levels of digital health maturity. Reviews critical team skills needed for implementation and scale. Explores emerging analytic methodologies to monitor digital programs. Prepares students to become effective decision-makers and digital health leaders.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify key types of digital interventions applied to improve a variety of health services.
- Critically appraise technical considerations for the selection, adaptation and implementation considerations of various digital health platforms.
- Examine country contexts and ecosystems within which digital programs are being implemented.
- Develop requirements, data flow diagrams and a process to conceptualize implementation of digital health interventions.
- Examine and differentiate the types, the processes of development, and the guidelines of use for globally available public health technological interventions.
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 25% In-Class Participation
- 50% Presentation(s)
- 25% Reflections (pre-class)
There will be overlap between this course and "Introduction to digital health in low and middle income countries" (221.648.81). Due to this, it is recommended that degree-seeking students who are interested in both courses should select to enroll in one of these courses, not both. Requires about 12 hours of pre-course readings, listening to lectures, and weekly participation in the discussion forum, starting June 2, 2021.