Organization: TechChange
Registration deadline: 16 Nov 2015
Starting date: 16 Nov 2015
Ending date: 12 Dec 2015
Course Description
In 2015, the number of global cell-phone subscriptions will surpass the number of people on this earth — and it took a little more than 20 years for that to happen. Yet at the same time, health systems around the world are struggling to:
- Provide access to affordable healthcare for all
- Treat infectious diseases such as Ebola, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis
- Address crippling maternal and child mortality rates in low-income countries
- Manage non-communicable diseases like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes
- Tackle infrastructure and supply chain challenges in remote settings
- Train frontline health workers to provide care to vulnerable populations
Increasingly, Ministries of Health, companies, NGOs, and various bilateral and multilateral donors are looking to mobile phones as part of a solution for responding to these challenges.
This four-week online certificate course will focus on building mHealth skills that revolutionize approaches to patient care and management, point-of-care support, health education, remote monitoring, diagnostics, supply chain management & logistics and more.
A growing number of mHealth 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 with each example and invite participants to share their own experiences in managing ongoing projects.
Course Topics and Featured Tech
- Week 1: Introduction to Mobile Phones for Public Health
- Week 2: Strengthening Health Systems
- Week 3: Citizen-Centered Health
- Week 4: The Future of mHealth
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of the course, participants will be able to:
- critically analyze both the opportunities and the pitfalls that emerge when working with mobile technology to improve public health outcomes.
- connect relevant development theories to the technological strategies and tools discussed in the course
- manage specific mHealth software platforms and tools
- design dynamic and effective strategies for using tools and platforms improve mHealth efforts
- develop critical self-confidence for working with mobile technology to public health challenges.
Course Methodology
- 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, academics, and donors.
- 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.
Course Price
- $395 if application and payment is submitted by October 16, 2015
- $445 if application and payment is submitted by October 30, 2015
- $495if application and payment is submitted by start of course.
- Group discount rates available. For more details, please contact us at info [at] techchange.org
- If you are not happy with your course experience for any reason, TechChange is happy to offer you a full refund. Read more in the FAQ section
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