TC310: The Future of Digital Health

For the past 5 years at TechChange we have offered a flagship course on mHealth. We’re excited to expand and revamp our curriculum to explore a broader range of innovations are transforming the public health landscape.

This four-week online certificate course will explore how a range of emerging technologies -- blockchain, artificial intelligence, drones, sensors and Internet of things, wearable devices, and more -- are contributing to patient care and management, disease tracking, point-of-care support, health education, remote monitoring, diagnostics, supply chain management & logistics.

Interested in learning how to build a chatbot for a treatment protocol or how to structure a data model for a smart contract on the Ethereum blockchain? Curious about the digital health innovations on the horizon and how to best position your organization for them?

The course will also take a hard look at complexities surrounding patient privacy and security, limits to access, training and capacity building challenges, interoperability issues, regulation and policy hurdles and more. 

A growing number of digital health projects have been implemented across the world from Guatemala to Uganda, from India to Argentina – we will explore what has worked and what could be improved and invite participants to share their own experiences in managing ongoing projects.

• Week 1: Foundations in Digital Health
• Week 2: Digital Health Intersections
• Week 3: Implementing a Digital Health Project
• Week 4: The Future of Digital Health

At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Critically analyze both the opportunities and the pitfalls that emerge when working with digital technology to improve public health outcomes
• Connect relevant development theories to the technological strategies and tools discussed in the course
• Manage specific digital health software platforms and tools
• Design dynamic and effective strategies for using tools and platforms to improve digital health efforts
• Become more confident using technology to address public health challenges

• This course is delivered entirely online over a period of four weeks.
• This course features several live interactive expert presentations each week with leading practitioners, software developers, and academics.
• Every live event is recorded and archived for you to watch later.
• This course also features a unique hands-on learning environment with animated videos, technology demos, practical activities, networking events, office hours, participant presentations, immersive simulations, and more.
• TechChange recommends budgeting a minimum commitment of 5-7 hours per week and scheduling time for the course around your existing obligations.
• Participants will have access to all course content for at least 4 months after course completion so the material can be completed and revisited later.

• $395 if application and payment is submitted by August 7, 2019
• $445 if application and payment is submitted by September 7, 2019
• $495 if application and payment is submitted by course start date

Group discount rates available. For more details, please contact us at social [at] techchange.org. If you are not happy with your course experience for any reason, TechChange is happy to discuss refunds.