Course Details

Course Code(s):
MSDIHETFBD
Available:
Full-Time
Intake:
Spring
Course Start Date:
January
Duration:
1 Year, Full-Time
Award:
Masters (MSc)
Qualification:
NFQ Level 9 Major Award
Faculty: Science and Engineering
Course Type: Taught, Professional/Flexible
Fees: For Information on Fees, see section below.
Application Deadline:

Contact(s):

Name: Professor Paddy Healy
Email: Patrick.healy@ul.ie Telephone: +353-61-202727
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Brief Description

Commencing in 2nd January 2025  (in-person learning)

Implementing large-scale change involving digital health technologies requires an organisation to prepare leaders who

  • are flexible, highly adaptable and motivated by outcomes that realise benefits
  • have the capacity to build patient-centred models of care, engaging with stakeholders to realise the benefits of digital technologies in health and social care to empower patients and enhance their experiences
  • can effectively and consistently engage with patients and staff, bridging cultural differences and managing varying attitudes to change
  • would be capable of directing the planning and deployment of resources in a digital transformation project
  • can build a business case for cooperating with process improvements and emerging digital technologies to facilitate information sharing in a more integrated care environment to improve clinical development and clinical outcomes
  • appreciate the need to capture and disseminate lessons from implementation and deployment of digital technologies

For further information on the programme please click here

Implementing large-scale change involving digital health technologies requires an organisation to prepare leaders who:

  • are flexible, highly adaptable and motivated by outcomes that realise benefits
  • have the capacity to build patient-centred models of care, engaging with stakeholders to realise the benefits of digital technologies in health and social care to empower patients and enhance their experiences
  • can effectively and consistently engage with patients and staff, bridging cultural differences and managing varying attitudes to change
  • would be capable of directing the planning and deployment of resources in a digital transformation project
  • can build a business case for cooperating with process improvements and emerging digital technologies to facilitate information sharing in a more integrated care environment to improve clinical development and clinical outcomes
  • appreciate the need to capture and disseminate lessons from implementation and deployment of digital technologies


Could this be you?  If so, you may wish to apply for the MSc. in Digital Health Transformation.

Aims

Taking cognisance of the social, legal, ethical and technical issues and ensuring compliance with the standards and regulations governing systems in the healthcare domain, this course aims to develop digital health transformation agents with the skills, knowledge and abilities to: 

  • explore healthcare ecosystem developments, engaging patients, providers, payers, policy makers, pharmacies and pharmaceuticals (6Ps) to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing to realise the value potential of these innovative partnerships; and
  • lead core, adjacent and transformational innovations in a healthcare environment, taking a disciplined approach to advancing their understanding of exponential technologies (such as mobility, genomics, imaging and analytics) in order to realise the transformative power of digital disruptions

Programme Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, graduates will have the skills, knowledge and abilities to:

  • Understand the dimensions of a patient-centric health ecosystem in order to identify innovation potential.
  • Assess the potential of exponential technologies and digital services to facilitate collaboration and the sharing of information and knowledge to realise the benefits of an integrated care environment.
  • Determine how the healthcare industry can best leverage digital technologies to improve clinical development and clinical outcomes having considered information governance challenges.
  • Understand and apply the fundamental principles and key concepts of developing and managing an innovation culture in a healthcare context.
  • Anticipate and plan for the acceptance and diffusion of transformational innovations among patient groups and healthcare employees.
  • Conduct data collection and analysis to inform the development of healthcare innovations.
  • Utilise user-centred design principles and methods in the development of innovative digital services.
  • Report on economic evaluations of health technologies.
  • Adopt rigorous evaluation methods to identify potential opportunities for incorporating exponential technologies in healthcare.
  • Understand the need for organisations to be agile in adjusting strategies as innovations 

For further information on the programme please click here

This programme runs over 12-months, commencing in the first week of January and concluding in December of the same year.

The programme comprises three semesters.

Semester 1 (January to April)

  • Digital Health Innovation Ecosystems
  • Healthcare Design Thinking
  • Health Information Management
  • Digital Health Applications and Services
  • Project Definition

Semester 2 (May to August)

  • Action Research in Healthcare
  • Digital Health Project Management
  • mHealth Apps and Devices
  • Transformation Project A

Semester 3 (September to December)

  • Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Selection 1 from Elective Pool
  • Selection 2 from Elective Poo1
  • Transformation Project B

Elective Pool

  • Decision-Making in Healthcare
  • Fundamentals for Machine Learning for Healthcare
  • Introduction to Deep Learning in Healthcare
  • Healthcare Applications Development

Through the medium of undertaking a substantial project (group or individual), participants will integrate and apply their learnings to develop and deploy a digital transformation solution or capability that will have a significant positive impact on their health service/industry/sector. The suite of modules that focus specifically on this project are Project Definition, Transformation Project A and Transformation Project B. For further information on the programme please click here

Entrance Requirements

· A healthcare administrator/clerical officer/manager or healthcare professional who holds a primary undergraduate degree (first or second class Level 8 honours degree (National Framework for Qualifications (NFQ) or other internationally recognised equivalent)).

Or

· An applicant who holds a primary undergraduate degree in a health sciences discipline (first- or second-class Level 8 honours degree (NFQ or other internationally recognised equivalent)).

Or

· A manager or IT specialist who holds a primary undergraduate degree with experience of working in a health setting/industry/sector ((first- or second-class Level 8 honours degree (NFQ or other internationally recognised equivalent)).

Or

· An applicant with at least five years' work experience in a health related setting/industry/sector who can satisfy the course admission team that they have the ability to complete and benefit from this course. Such applicants shall be required to undertake an interview.

Country Specific Requirements for International Students are available at https://www.ul.ie/gps/international-student/entry-requirements-internat…

 

What to include with your application:

  • One page resume or curriculum vitae: listing your work experience, education, skills and achievements
  • A digital health transformation idea: two paragraphs on an idea of yours for a digital health transformation project
  • A copy of your birth cert or passport
  • Proof of qualifications: notarised documents, transcripts for each academic year and final certificate (scanned originals); 
  • If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is an official language this will suffice
  • If this is not available, the following additional documents must be provided:
  • English translation of your qualification(s)/transcripts AND
  • English language competency certificate
  • Please click here for Further Information on English Language Requirements

 

€8,000 for EU-students 

€18,000 for non-EU students

Please note an application fee of €50 will apply.

Further information on fees and payment of fees is available from the Student Fees Office website. All fee related queries should be directed to the Student Fees Office (Phone: +353 61 213 007 or email student.fees.office@ul.ie.)

 

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