Introduction to Digital Health for Rural Healthcare Professionals 

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Navigate the digital health ecosystem to improve patient-centre care

Gain skills and knowledge to understand the latest trends, technologies, and legal considerations in the digital health ecosystem with this microcredential.

 

Receive 20% off the price of this course, and its companion, Applications of Digital Health Solutions in Rural Healthcare when purchased together (discount applied at checkout).

$990.00

Key facts

Course category
Health and Medicine, Digital Health, Nursing and Midwifery, Nursing
Options
Option 1 Commences 1 July 2024 Self-paced with scheduled assessmentOnline (On demand)
Duration
80 hours including assessment
Group Bookings
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Prerequisite/s
Current registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Certification
Digital Credential

Why this course?

If you’re looking for a quick and flexible online course to advance your digital health literacy, this microcredential equips nurses, healthcare decision-makers and other health professionals with the skills to understand current and emerging technology to improve patient-centred care and health outcomes in rural healthcare settings.

 

Together with its companion course, 'Applications of Digital Health Solutions in Rural Healthcare' this microcredential can be stacked into a subject for potential advanced standing in the Graduate Diploma of Rural Healthcare Practice.  

 

The development of this course was funded by the Australian Commonwealth Government as part of the Microcredential Pilot program and in response to nursing care needs in rural health organisations as expressed by Bendigo Health, Echuca Regional Health and the Tasmanian Health Service. 

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Course content

The development of this course was funded by the Australian Commonwealth Government as part of the Microcredential Pilot program, and in response to technological advancements in the health industry, demand for health care workers with digital literacy skills by rural health organisations including Bendigo Health, Echuca Regional Health and Tasmanian Health Service. 

Topics covered:

  • Introduction to Digital Health
  • Information privacy and security management
  • Digital Health strategy and policy formulation
  • Overview of Digital Health systems supporting rural health in Australia
  • Contemporary trends in Digital Health

On successful completion of this course, you will be awarded a digital credential and earn 10 credit points that can be accumulated with its partner course, 'Application of Digital Health Solutions in Rural Healthcare' (NRS4005), a core subject in the Graduate Diploma of Rural Nursing Practice. 

 

This course is part of a suite of 5 related short courses offered as the Professional Certificate in Rural Nursing Practice, which is offered at  the special price of $1,485. 

 

You’ll learn:

After completing this microcredential, you will have developed competent skills (equivalent to AQF level 8) and be able to :

  • Analyse the procedural, policy, legal, ethical, security and privacy requirements of nurses’ use of digital health
  • Evaluate the key consumer benefits and risks associated with digital health and critically analyse the use of digital health information including electronic health records
  • Review current digital health and telehealth guidelines and select appropriate supports to enhance culturally safe digital health and telehealth care.

These skills are with in alignment with the Australian Skills Classification ‘Health & Care' and 'Data Analytics and Databases' Skill Clusters; within the following clusters of specialist skills:     

  • Digital health policy 
  • Digital health technology 
  • Digital health security   
  • Digital health solutions 

 

Your study experience

This course is delivered fully online, so it easily fits in with your work and life commitments. Content is self-paced via La Trobe’s Learning Management System (LMS) and you’ll be supported via Zoom drop-in sessions, email correspondence and online forums with your educator.

The total expected time commitment for this course is up to 80 hours, including assessment.  

You must complete the course within 6 months from time of registration.

 

Assessment for this course includes:

  • Pitch proposal for a digital health solution (1500 words)
  • Reflective journal (1500 words) 

Frequently Asked Questions

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I would like information about a short course. Who can assist me?  

Email: LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au 

Phone: 1300 135 045

I have paid the fee for a short course. When will I be able to access it?  

On completion of your registration, you'll be provided with an account on our Learning Management System (LMS) and the course material will be made available at the advertised date, or as outlined on your registration confirmation email.  For our on-demand courses, access will be immediate.

What payment options are there?

  • You may arrange to pay by BPAY or EFT
  • For group bookings, we encourage purchase orders.  Contact us for a quote, and upon receipt of your purchase order we can make the course available to you.
  • Unfortunately, we are not able to arrange instalment payments.

Contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au for assistance. 

Can I arrange payment with a Purchase Order?

Yes, we accept Purchase Orders. Please email to LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au and our La Trobe Professional team will provide you with payment details and access to your course. 

I am getting an error when I try to log into my LMS account. Can you help? 

  • The first thing to check is your order confirmation email - it will contain your Learning Management System (LMS) account and password.  Note that this account may not be the same as your staff, student or previous short course participant account. 
  • The second thing to check is that you're logging on as a short course participant and not as a student - choose 'Other Users' - select Short Course as your institution and use your account and password as provided.

If you need any assistance, contact us on LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au. 

I want to enrol multiple staff in a short course. How do I go about this? 

Contact LaTrobeProfessional@latrobe.edu.au so that we can discuss options with you.  

What certification will I receive?

The type of certification depends on the assessment involved in the course. For example:

  • Microcredentials:  You will receive a digital credential that confirms the skills you’ve acquired, any assessments you’ve completed and potential pathways for credit or advanced standing towards a degree. 
  • Other assessed short courses:  This may include bridging programs or courses that prepare you for external certification from a professional body.  You might receive a certificate of achievement or a digital badge (a digital version of a certificate of achievement).
  • Non-assessed courses:  If a course doesn’t involve formal assessment, you’ll receive a certificate of attendance.
  • Single-subject enrolment: If you enrol in a single subject, you will receive an official transcript for that subject.

Please note that short courses or microcredentials are not formal qualifications under the Australian Qualifications Framework but may be eligible for consideration as advanced standing (credit) towards a degree.

What is a microcredential? 

Microcredentials are short courses that are assessed, carry academic credit, and to deliver specific skills or knowledge.  While they can be taken as standalone courses, many are designed to be combined or ‘stacked’ with other microcredentials to form the equivalent of a subject within a degree program.  Upon successful completion, you’ll earn a digital credential that outlines the skills and credit obtained, and any opportunities for stacking.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   

What is advanced standing?

Advanced standing refers to credit for prior study or formal learning that can be credited towards a qualification, thereby reducing the number of subjects required to complete a course. For short courses or microcredentials (if these have been completed through recognised institutions or platforms and are deemed equivalent to La Trobe University subjects), credit may be granted either for specific La Trobe subjects or as unspecified credit towards elective requirements of a La Trobe course.

For La Trobe microcredentials, any advanced standing or stacking pathways are clearly expressed on the course page.   Upon successful completion of the course, you’ll receive a digital credential, which may be used when applying for credit for the relevant degree at La Trobe.

For more details, visit the University’s advanced standing web page.