Transformative Digital Skills for Healthcare
Healthcare professionals need to be able to innovate and engage with new technologies that are altering medicine. This free online programme helped participants make the most of digital change in the healthcare sector.
The Transformative Digital Skills for Healthcare programme gave participants 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 created a programme that is innovative, interdisciplinary and impactful, providing technical knowledge and transferrable skills.
The programme was free of charge for those who registered before the deadlines. The training was completely online and provided flexibility so that learners could set their own pace.
Content of the programme
Fraunhofer Academy modules
The Transformative Digital Skills Programme offered by Fraunhofer Academy in 2020 provided an introduction to digital transformation in the health sector, followed by three modules that allow participants to focus on individual learning paths and choose the most relevant skills for their own learning journey.
Plans are underway to repeat to the course in 2021. See the 2020 course website here.
University of Barcelona modules
An official, postgraduate course, given entirely online in 2020 by professors from the University of Barcelona included four project modules – Basic Digital Skills, Machine Learning, User Design and Health Economics – and provided 3ECTs. Registration is closed for 2020. Additional information about the course is available here.
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
Biomedical engineering
Key Activities in Corporate Innovation
Med Tech, ICT
Key Activities in Business Creation
Incubation, Technology Transfer, Testing & Validation
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