Academic Calendar - 2020 ARCHIVE
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2020ARCHIVE
Medical Health Informatics
Fundamentals of Health Informatics including an overview of the health care system; computer systems; communications/ information theory; data types, standards, quality, uses and users; and HI applications. Uses of computers in health care with emphasis on various clinical support and clinical information systems and the electronic health record and its achievability.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in Year 4 of either one of the following Honours Specialization modules: Pathology, Medical Health Informatics, One Health or enrolment in Year 4 of Software Engineering (Health Informatics option) offered through the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, or permission of the course director.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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The flow, management and use of health data across integrated health facilities, clinical information systems and the care continuum will be examined. Implementation of complex health information systems will be explored, including security and privacy of health information, adoption of new technologies, team and project management.
Prerequisite(s): Medical Health Informatics 4100F or the former Pathology 4100F; and enrolment in Year 4 of either one of the following Honours Specialization modules: Pathology, Medical Health Informatics, One Health or enrolment in Year 4 of Software Engineering (Health Informatics option) offered through the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, or permission of the course director.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Basics of data analysis and visualization using the R statistical programming language with a main focus on next generation sequencing (NGS) data. Topics include: fundamentals of NGS technologies; data formats and structures of sequencing data; effective analysis of different types of sequencing data (RNAseq, ATAC-seq and ChIP-seq) using R.
Prerequisite(s): Biology 2581A/B; one of Biology 2244A/B, Statistical Sciences 2244A/B,
Statistical Sciences 2858A/B; and registration in Year 4 of a BMSc, BHSc or BSc degree
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours per week.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Major research project and weekly seminar course for the Honours Specialization in Medical Health Informatics. Includes: i) theory and practice of research methodology and critical appraisal of research literature, ii) an independent research project supervised by faculty, and iii) preparation of a research proposal and final written research project report.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Year 4 of an Honours Specialization in Medical Health Informatics.
Extra Information: Minimum 12 laboratory hours per week plus 3 seminar hours per week.
Course Weight: 1.50
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Medical Health Informatics
Fundamentals of Health Informatics including an overview of the health care system; computer systems; communications/ information theory; data types, standards, quality, uses and users; and HI applications. Uses of computers in health care with emphasis on various clinical support and clinical information systems and the electronic health record and its achievability.
Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in Year 4 of either one of the following Honours Specialization modules: Pathology, Medical Health Informatics, One Health or enrolment in Year 4 of Software Engineering (Health Informatics option) offered through the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, or permission of the course director.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory/tutorial hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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The flow, management and use of health data across integrated health facilities, clinical information systems and the care continuum will be examined. Implementation of complex health information systems will be explored, including security and privacy of health information, adoption of new technologies, team and project management.
Prerequisite(s): Medical Health Informatics 4100F or the former Pathology 4100F; and enrolment in Year 4 of either one of the following Honours Specialization modules: Pathology, Medical Health Informatics, One Health or enrolment in Year 4 of Software Engineering (Health Informatics option) offered through the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, or permission of the course director.
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Basics of data analysis and visualization using the R statistical programming language with a main focus on next generation sequencing (NGS) data. Topics include: fundamentals of NGS technologies; data formats and structures of sequencing data; effective analysis of different types of sequencing data (RNAseq, ATAC-seq and ChIP-seq) using R.
Prerequisite(s): Biology 2581A/B; one of Biology 2244A/B, Statistical Sciences 2244A/B,
Statistical Sciences 2858A/B; and registration in Year 4 of a BMSc, BHSc or BSc degree
Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours per week.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Major research project and weekly seminar course for the Honours Specialization in Medical Health Informatics. Includes: i) theory and practice of research methodology and critical appraisal of research literature, ii) an independent research project supervised by faculty, and iii) preparation of a research proposal and final written research project report.
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Year 4 of an Honours Specialization in Medical Health Informatics.
Extra Information: Minimum 12 laboratory hours per week plus 3 seminar hours per week.