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Special Topics in Global Digital Health
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2023 - 2024
Instruction Method
In-person
Thursday, 10:30 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Are you interested to stay abreast of the latest national or international innovations in the field of digital health?
Would you like to hear from innovators and policy-makers who are entrenched in implementing large-scale digital health programs ?
Offers a series of seminars on global digital health-related topics - including ethical, legal, and social issues of global digital health, behavioral economics and digital applications, innovative methods in digital health, among others. Includes leading digital health experts at JHU, from other institutions, organizations, government agencies, and industry. Provides the student with an understanding the global digital health context, covering scientific, social, economic, political, and ethical dimensions of the context.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss practical issues related to the implementation of digital health interventions, including from ethics/privacy considerations, research and evaluation methods, novel interventions, partnership building, and stakeholder engagement
- Examine the social, political, and economic factors that influence global digital health research and priorities
- Describe innovative methodologies that can be employed to evaluate digital health interventions
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 50% LiveTalks
- 50% Reflection