VICTOR BALOGUN, PH.D

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Class Notes | Syllabus

 

Course Objectives

This course is an introduction to health informatics concepts and their applications. It provides an overview of concepts and current themes in health informatics – a discipline that deals with the collection, storage, retrieval and use of health related data, information and knowledge. We will explore a number of topics central to the understanding of the field. This course is intended for those who wish to get sufficient background to follow progress and potentially carry out development activities in the field. Readings and case studies describe health informatics systems.

Department of Applied Computer Science

University of Winnipeg, 

Winnipeg, Manitoba

 

Office Hours: Tue, 5:00pm – 6:00 pm

Office: via Zoom (See Nexus for details) 

Phone: 204-988-7664

Email: vi.balogun@uwinnipeg.ca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to ACS-2816-050:

[01/11/22] Lecture Updates:

 

Class meeting time:                   

TUE   6:00PM - 9:00PM      via Zoom

 

Important Dates

Lecture Begins:             January 11, 2022

First Assignment DueFebruary 1, 2022

Reading Week (no classes):   Feb 20—26

Mid-Term Exam:                March 1, 2022

Last Class:    TBD

Final Exam:    TBD

 

http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/exam-schedules/index.html

Final w/drawal date w/o academic penalty: TBD

University closures:      

Louis Riel Day:           February 21, 2022

Good Friday:                     April 15, 2022

Evaluation Criteria

· Assignments (15%)

· Assignment 1 (5%)

· Assignment 2 (5%)

· Assignment 3 (5%)

· Online Participation/Group Discussion (10%)

· Term Paper (15%)

· Mid-Term Exam (20%)

 

· Final Exam (40%)

 

Course Updates/News

 

 

Author(s): Shortliffe, Edward H.,

            Cimino, James J. (Eds)

Publisher: Springer London

Copyright year: © 2021 

Class Notes | Syllabus

Week

Date

Topics

Slides/Readings/Additional References

Assignments/ Tests/ Resources

1

Jan. 11

Course outline

 Introduction to Health Informatics

Course Outlines

Chapter 1

 

· Assignment 1 Due Feb. 1, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

2

Jan. 18

Biomedical Data

Chapter 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Jan. 25

Biomedical Decision Making

Chapter 3

 

 

 

 

p67-87

 

 

 

4

 

Feb.1

Biomedical Decision Making

Chapter 3

 

· Assignment 2 Due March 1, 2022

p67-87

 

 

 

5

Feb.

8

Health Systems Design and Basic Concepts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Feb 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIS Standards

Chapter 7
p211-252

 

 

 

Feb. 20—26

Reading Week (No Classes)  

7

March 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Midterm exam

 

 

Assignment 3 Due March 22, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

Mar. 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethics in Biomedical & Health Informatics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch 10 p329-353

 

 

 

 

 

9

Mar.

15

Evaluation of Biomedical Systems

Ch 11 p355-387

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

Mar. 22

Electronic Health Record Systems

Ch 11 p355-387

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

Mar. 29

 

Medical Imaging Informatics

 

 

Ch 12 p391-419

 

Term Paper Presentation Set 1

 March 29, 2022

 

 

 

 

12

April 5

Future of Biomedical Informatics in Health Care

Ch 20 p593-p610

 

Term Paper Presentation Set 2

 April 5, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Exam

Time: TBD