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, 12:00pm – 1:00 pm

Office: 3D18  

Phone: 204-988-7664

Email: vi.balogun@uwinnipeg.ca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to ACS-2816-001:

Lecture Updates:

 

Class meeting time and Venue:                   

Tue/Thu 10:00 am - 11:15 pm 3D04 

Important Dates

Lecture Begins:                     January 7, 2025

Reading Week (no classes):   February 16-22

Mid-Term Exam:                February 25, 2025

Last Class:                April 3

Final Exam:            TBD

 

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

Final withdrawal date w/o academic penalty:

 March 14, 2025

 

University closures:      

   Louis Riel Day:           February 17, 2025

   Good Friday:              April 18, 2025

 

Evaluation Criteria

· HIS Project (25%)

· Group Discussion/Reflection (10%)

· Quizzes (3)    (12%)

· Mid-Term Exam (18%)

 

· Final Exam (35%)

 

Course Updates/News

 

 

Author(s): Shortliffe, Edward H.,

            Cimino, James J. (Eds)

Publisher: Springer London

Copyright year: © 2021 

Class Notes | Syllabus

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Week

Date

Topics

Slides/Readings/Additional References

Assignments/ Tests/ Resources

1

Jan. 7/9

Course outline

 

 

 

 

Introduction to Health Informatics

Course Outlines

 

 

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Chapter 1

 

 

 

 

2

Jan. 14/16

Agile Software Project Development

 

 

Instructor’s Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

· Project Proposal Due

 

 

 

 

3

Jan. 21/23

Biomedical Data

 

 

Chapter 2

 

 

·  Quiz 1 (Chapters 1—2)

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Jan.28/30

Biomedical Decision Making

 

 

 

 

Chapter 3

 

· PPR Report Due

 

 

 

 

5

Feb 4/ 6

Biomedical Decision Making cont’d

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Feb. 11/13

Biomedical Decision Making cont’d

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Chapter 3

 

·  Quiz 2 (Chapter 3)

 

Feb. 16—22

Reading Week (No Classes)  

7

Feb. 25/27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Midterm exam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Systems Design & Basic Concepts

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 6

 

 

 

 

 

8

Mar. 4/6

 

 

 

Health Systems Design & Basic Concepts

 

 

 

Standards in Biomedical Informatics

Chapter 6

 

· MPR Report Due

 

 

Chapter 7

 

 

 

 

 

9

Mar.

11/13

Standards in Biomedical Informatics

Chapter 7

 

· Quiz 3 (Chapters 6—7)

 

 

 

 

10

Mar. 18/20

Ethics in Biomedical & Health Informatics

Chapter 10

 

· PCR Report Due

 

 

 

 

11

Mar. 25/27

 

Project  Presentations

 

 

 

 

· Project Presentation Set 1

 

 

 

 

12

April 1/3

Project  Presentations

 

 

· Project Presentation Set 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Exam

Time: TBD