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Medical Informatics
EPI 206 Winter 2009 (1 unit)
Course Director: Ida Sim, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
| OBJECTIVES |
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Information technologies are transforming the way we research,
produce, and deliver health care, presenting both opportunities and pitfalls
for conducting clinical research. Technologies such as electronic medical
records, clinical data repositories, and web-based research systems introduce
both strengths and weaknesses to conducting efficient, HIPAA-compliant,
unbiased research. This course is an introduction to the most important
technical, clinical, and social aspects of health information technology
as they relate to clinical research. At the conclusion of this course,
students will
- Be familiar with core concepts in medical informatics: vocabularies,
interchange standards, decision support systems
- Understand how computers are used to manage information in health
care and to support clinical research
- Be familiar with pros and cons of using health information technology
in the care setting for care or research
- Understand the new NIH emphasis on clinical research informatics
- Be familiar with key situations where informatics and informatics collaborations may be needed in clinical research grant proposals
| PREREQUISITES |
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Designing Clinical
Research (Epi 202). Exceptions to this prerequisite may be made
with the consent of the Course Director, space permitting.
| FACULTY |
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| Course Director: |
Ida Sim, MD, PhD
Campus Phone: 415-502-4519
email: ida.sim@ucsf.edu
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| TEXTBOOKS (optional) |
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Biomedical Informatics: Computer Applications in Health
Care and Biomedicine (Health Informatics) by E.H. Shortliffe,
J.J. Cimino. Springer-Verlag. 2006.
| ENROLLMENT |
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This course is open to a limited number of individuals outside
of the ATCR and Master's programs. Preference is given to UCSF-affiliated personnel.
We regret that auditing is not permitted. To apply for this course please fill
out and submit the application below. Cost and submission information are in
the application.
Application (Word doc, 20KB)
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