Course detail

Medical Applications in Informatics

FIT-IUMIAcad. year: 2009/2010

Introduction to medical informatics, technical approaches in medical informatics. Medical data in computer, data processing, databases, telemedicine. Patient data, coding, classification, computerized patient record, biomedical signals and images. Methods of computer-aided diagnostics, clinical diagnostic systems, strategies of data acquisition. Medical information systems, methodologies, clinical applications, technical aspects. Methodology od medical data processing, biostatistics, analysis of signals and images. Structuring data records, standards in medical information systems. Telematics.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Valentine Provazník, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering (UBMI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The fundamental information about medical informatics, its perspectives and approaches to medical data processing. Fundamentals of medical information systems.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about database and information systems, and data processing.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Study evaluation is based on marks obtained for specified items. Minimimum number of marks to pass is 50.

Course curriculum

  1. Introduction to medical informatics, technical approaches in medical informatics.
  2. Medical data in computer, data processing, databases, telemedicine.
  3. Patient data, coding, classification.
  4. Computerized patient record, biomedical signals and images.
  5. Methods of computer-aided diagnostics, clinical diagnostic systems.
  6. Strategies of data acquisition, data representation, expert systems in medicine.
  7. Medical information systems, methodologies.
  8. Clinical applications of medical information systems, technical aspects.
  9. Methodology od medical data processing, analysis of signals and images.
  10. Biostatistics.
  11. Modelling in diagnostics.
  12. Structuring data records, standards in medical information systems.
  13. Telematics.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim is the introduction of basic terminology and determination of medical informatics. Students will study on specific medical data in informatics and the use of tools of informatics in medicine. Chosen applications and methodologies will be explained in detail.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

No compensation.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's

    branch BIT , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Valentine Provazník, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to medical informatics, technical approaches in medical informatics.
  2. Medical data in computer, data processing, databases, telemedicine.
  3. Patient data, coding, classification.
  4. Computerized patient record, biomedical signals and images.
  5. Methods of computer-aided diagnostics, clinical diagnostic systems.
  6. Strategies of data acquisition, data representation, expert systems in medicine.
  7. Medical information systems, methodologies.
  8. Clinical applications of medical information systems, technical aspects.
  9. Methodology od medical data processing, analysis of signals and images.
  10. Biostatistics.
  11. Modelling in diagnostics.
  12. Structuring data records, standards in medical information systems.
  13. Telematics.

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Valentine Provazník, Ph.D.