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Digital Health: A transformative approach, 1e, 1st Edition

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By Helen Almond, RN RSCN MSC PHD FAIDH MACN and Carey Mather, RN BSc GCert ULT GCert Creative Media Technology GCert Research PGrad Dip Health Promotion MPH PhD MACN FAIDH FHEA
Digital Health: A Transformative Approach is designed to prepare Australia and New Zealand’s future health and social care workforce for the rapidly evolving digital health landscape. It is the first local health informatics title reflecting Austra ...view more

Digital Health: A Transformative Approach is designed to prepare Australia and New Zealand’s future health and social care workforce for the rapidly evolving digital health landscape. It is the first local health informatics title reflecting Australasia-specific contexts and its learning objectives are aligned to National Digital Health Strategies and Frameworks.

A scaffolded approach to learning, makes this text suitable for all health and social care professionals, from early learners developing skills, to those more capable who want to adapt and lead in digital health.

The text is supported by online case studies that will assist development of digital professionalism and understanding requirements of digital technology across clinical, research, education and administration in diverse health and social care environments.

ISBN :
9780729544795
Publication Date :
10-10-2023
Stock Status :
IN STOCK

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Digital Health: A Transformative Approach is designed to prepare Australia and New Zealand’s future health and social care workforce for the rapidly evolving digital health landscape. It is the first local health informatics title reflecting Australasia-specific contexts and its learning objectives are aligned to National Digital Health Strategies and Frameworks.

A scaffolded approach to learning, makes this text suitable for all health and social care professionals, from early learners developing skills, to those more capable who want to adapt and lead in digital health.

The text is supported by online case studies that will assist development of digital professionalism and understanding requirements of digital technology across clinical, research, education and administration in diverse health and social care environments.


Key Features
  • Information presented across four units and 12 chapters that support learning and teaching and help build learners’ work readiness
  • Scaffolded approach across three levels of capability – empowered, transitional, and entrusted - suitable for undergraduate, postgraduate and ongoing professional development
  • Supported by an Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing (EAQ) to provide formative assessment across the three levels
  • Includes telehealth, electronic medical/health records, clinical technologies, disaster planning, interoperability and precision health care
  • Additional online case studies to support advanced learning.

Author Information
By Helen Almond, RN RSCN MSC PHD FAIDH MACN, Senior Lecturer,Course Coordinator Health Service Management (Safety & Quality),Australian Institute of Health Service Management (AIHSM),College of Business and Economics (COBE),University of Tasmania and Carey Mather, RN BSc GCert ULT GCert Creative Media Technology GCert Research PGrad Dip Health Promotion MPH PhD MACN FAIDH FHEA, Senior Lecturer,Australian Institute of Health Service Management,College of Business and Economics,University of Tasmania
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ISBN Number 9780729544795
Description Author List By Helen Almond, RN RSCN MSC PHD FAIDH MACN, Senior Lecturer,Course Coordinator Health Service Management (Safety & Quality),Australian Institute of Health Service Management (AIHSM),College of Business and Economics (COBE),University of Tasmania and Carey Mather, RN BSc GCert ULT GCert Creative Media Technology GCert Research PGrad Dip Health Promotion MPH PhD MACN FAIDH FHEA, Senior Lecturer,Australian Institute of Health Service Management,College of Business and Economics,University of Tasmania
Copyright Year 2023
Edition Number 1
Format Book
Trim Other
Imprint Elsevier
Page Count 0
Publication Date 10 Oct 2023
Stock Status IN STOCK
Unit 1: Foundations of Digital Health 1.Introduction to Digital Health 2.Understanding Digital Health 3.Understanding Research Application in Digital Health •End of unit case study Unit 2: Embedding safe, ethical, and effective use of Digital Health - (improving digital literacy across the health workforce.) 4.Consumer involvement 5.Digital Health Technologies and Systems 6.Interoperability & Improving User Experience •End of unit case study Unit 3: Integrating Technologies –(redesign specific to each profession and specialty area as digital health innovations reshape health functions and roles.) 7.Knowledge management (Applied Clinical Informatics) 8.Diagnostics Underpinning Digital Health •End of unit case study Unit 4: Digital Health Transformation (Integrated and New Models of Care) 9.Trust in Digital Health (Power of Data Myths) 10.Consumers as partners in Digital Health 11.New models of care 12.Globalisation of digital health – progress and trends / future directions •End of unit case study •Glossary
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