This online programme helps you engage with new technologies and make the most of digital change in the healthcare sector.
The Transformative Digital Skills for Healthcare programme will give you an understanding of emerging digital technologies – how to use them to transform processes, structures and cultures, and how to measure the value and benefit of these technologies in patient care.
A European team of leading experts in digital technologies and learning design have created a programme that is innovative, interdisciplinary and impactful, providing technical knowledge and transferrable skills.
The training is completely online and flexible, so you can design your own educational experience and work at your own pace.
Curriculum
The Transformative Digital Skills Programme – offered by Fraunhofer Academy, University of Barcelona and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust/The Hill – gives you an introduction to digital transformation in the health sector followed by modules in three areas: transversal skills, technology and management. You can choose the most relevant skills for your own learning journey. You are encouraged to participate in a combination of different modules in all three areas.
The diverse modules range from 12.5-20 hours in length, and each module is spread over a four-week period. The offerings are:
Introduction for all modules: Free of charge. This 1.5-hour session will be offered in combination with the other thematic modules.
Transversal skills modules: Provide a broader, cross-thematic set of skills to help you understand the digital transformation of healthcare. Cost: €545 per module. Apply by 20 February 2021 for modules that take place between 8 March-2 April 2021.
- Essential Skills for Innovative Healthcare (16 hours)
- Leading the Healthcare Transformation (16 hours)
Technology modules: Focus on specific technology applications that have a direct impact on healthcare. Cost: €595 per module.
Apply by 27 March 2021 for the three modules, which take place between 12 April-7 May 2021:
- Smart Devices for Healthcare Professionals (16 hours)
- Security of Computerised Systems in Healthcare (16 hours)
- Machine Learning for Precision Medicine (20 hours)
Apply by 17 April 2021 for the two modules, which take place between 3-28 May 2021:
- Usability and User Experience (UX) of Medical Devices (20 hours)
- Integrated Healthcare (16 hours)
The management module: Meets the needs of healthcare professionals with management responsibilities. Cost: €595 per module. Apply by: 17 April 2021 for the module, which takes place between 3-28 May 2021:
- Health Economics (20 hours)
Key details
Application deadlines:
- 20 February 2021 – Transversal skills modules
- 27 March 2021 – Early Technology modules
- 17 April 2021 – Later Technology modules and Management module
Programme dates:
- 8 March-2 April 2021 – Transversal skills modules
- 12 April-7 May 2021 – Early Technology modules
- 3-28 May 2021 – Later Technology modules and Management module
Programme location: Online
Programme cost: From €545 to €595 per module.
Programme website: See the website here.
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Partners

CLC/InnoStars: Spain
Partner classification: Education, Research
Partner type: Core partner
The main research areas related to EIT Health at the University of Barcelona are: life and medical sciences, the experimental sciences (physics, mathematics, geology and chemistry), economics, business, law, humanities and educational and behavioural sciences. The University of Barcelona has a strong focus on Medical and Health Sciences (3,244 articles were written on this topic in the last six years, half of them in the first quartile, and 48 patents in the same period). UB has also a diverse network of University hospitals such as Hospital Clínic, Bellvitge Hospital and Sant Joan de Déu, and over 10 associated hospitals in the area of Barcelona. Additionally, there are several associated Research Institutes such as IDIBAPS, IDIBELL, ISGlobal, among others. Specialist areas include: nutrition, cancer, genetics, medicine (all specialities), nursing, pharmacy, physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, prevention, drug discovery, bioengineering, law, economics and business development.
University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585, 08007 Barcelona, España
Key Activities in Business Creation
Technology Transfer, Business coaching
Key Activities in Education
Entrepreneurship training, Medical faculties, Healthcare professional education/training


CLC/InnoStars: Germany
Partner classification: Research, Tech Transfer, Clusters, Other NGOs
Partner type: Core Partner
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is the leading organization for applied research in Europe. Its research activities are conducted by 74 institutes and research units at locations throughout Germany and are geared entirely to people’s needs: health, security, communication, energy and the environment. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft employs a staff of more than 28,000, who work with an annual research budget totaling 2.8 billion euros.
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Am Wolfsmantel 33, D-91058 Erlangen
Key Activities in Research and Developement
Information & Communication Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Life Science Informatics, Telemedicine, Interoperability Standards; Cognitive Sensors & Systems: Biosensors, Wearables and Point-of-care Devices, Biomechatronic Systems and Biomanufacturing; Life Science & Materials: Pharmaceuticals, Stem Cell Technologies and Toxicology, Implants, Prostheses, Bioresorbable Materials.
Key Activities in Corporate Innovation
Med Tech, ICT
Key Activities in Business Creation
Incubation, Technology Transfer, Testing & Validation
Key Activities in Education
Service design and business models, training and education


CLC/InnoStars: UK-Ireland
Partner classification: Tech Transfer, Clusters, Other NGOs, Hospital / University Hospital
Partner type: Core Partner
The Oxford Academic Health Science Network brings together universities, industry and the NHS to improve health and prosperity in our region through rapid clinical innovation adoption.
Oxford University Hospital - Oxford AHSN
Oxford University Hospital - Oxford AHSN, Robert Robinson Ave, Oxford OX4 4GA, UK
Key Activities in Corporate Innovation
Pharma, Med Tech
Key Activities in Social Innovation
Healthcare provision
Key Activities in Business Creation
Incubation, Finance & Investment, Business coaching, Testing & Validation
Key Activities in Education
Entrepreneurship training, Healthcare professional education/training
