AHI-CCD-C101 - Foundations of Health Informatics (Shared Track)
Section outline
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Introduces students to the field of health informatics, exploring its history, principles, domains, and applications, with emphasis on global health and LMIC contexts.
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Read Chapters 1–3.Focus on how health data is created, reused, and moved across systems.
- Patient journey as a data system
- Paper vs digital vs hybrid systems
- Data lifecycle (collection → reporting)
- Registry and routine reporting concepts
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Opened: Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 2:00 PMClosed: Thursday, April 23, 2026, 2:00 PM
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This lesson integrates health informatics workforce frameworks with real-world implementation contexts in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Rather than treating roles, technology, and context as separate topics, this lesson shows how they are deeply interconnected in determining whether digital health initiatives succeed or fail.
Students will move from global frameworks to applied case studies, building conceptual understanding and practical analytical skills.
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Discussion Forum 4 - Roles, Workforce Frameworks & Informatics in LMICs
Refer to week 4 lesson content.
Discussion Prompt Guidance
Using publicly available information, and applied systems thinking, analyze:- Workforce gaps in a local or LMIC health system that offers oncology services
- Identify any missing roles or competencies
- Describe how gaps might contribute to project failure or inefficiency
- What 2 practical strategies would you use to to strengthen capacity