What is an RCSI Online short course?
RCSI understands that your future in healthcare is digital and the imperative for healthcare professionals to enhance their knowledge for effective adaptation to digital tools. The Foundation of Digital Health course is meticulously designed, centring on three core elements: Data, digital technologies, and their integration within a dynamic healthcare system.
This unique course is a fully self-paced, on-demand learning experience, ideal for busy professionals seeking flexibility. Unlike our traditional courses that feature live webinars, this course offers you the freedom to engage with the material at your own pace and on your own schedule.
Delivered through an array of diverse and engaging media formats, including interactive videos, quizzes, and tailored activities, the course material is both accessible and engaging. Each module has been crafted by industry experts, ensuring that the content is not only relevant but also rooted in real-world applications. This dynamic approach to learning allows you to immerse yourself in the course themes, apply your knowledge through practical exercises, and ultimately earn an RCSI Certificate upon completion.
RCSI Online's Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Digital Health Technologies course provides an overview of how health data generated by the consumer through smartphones and other technologies, coupled with data generated through patient interactions with healthcare practitioners, might be harnessed to enhance patient care and deliver operational efficiency.
Why Foundations of Digital Health?
Contemporary healthcare systems generate large amounts of data. In an ideal scenario, these systems would be closely interlinked and the data within them easily shared to optimise care for patients. However, the complexities of both healthcare and data, as well as the scale of these systems and the large number of different individuals involved – healthcare professionals and patients – means this is far from simple.
This new short course from RCSI – which counts towards continuous professional development credits – will examine some of the key technologies relevant to digital health today. It will guide you towards an understanding of these technologies and how they are used on an operational level.
The course will explore how health data generated by the consumer through smartphones and other technologies, coupled with data generated through patient interactions with healthcare practitioners, might be harnessed to enhance patient care and deliver operational efficiency.