Person-centred Digital Healthcare
Explore the technology used to deliver person-centred healthcare, examine digital disruption and the forces resisting change, and analyse how these trends impact your organisation, professional role, and personal identity.
CPD
5 weeks
Online - Part-time
16 CPD Credits
TBC 2025
About
Explore the intersection of people and technology in healthcare with the CPD Short Course in Person-centred Digital Healthcare from RCSI Graduate School of Healthcare Management.
Consider the wider issues involved in the digital health revolution, and demonstrate how digital tools can be used to deliver a person-centred healthcare model. You will consider digital disruption and the forces resisting change, and turn a spotlight on your own context as you analyse the implications for your organisation, as well as your professional and personal identity.
This five-week course is fully online, so that you can study at a pace that suits your lifestyle. You will not be required to attend live sessions, ensuring flexibility for your schedule. Learning content is delivered primarily through pre-recorded video lectures and online activities.
Learning is delivered through pre-recorded videos and engaging online activities. At the end of each week there will be a 90-minute live webinar. All webinars are recorded and will be available to view at your convenience.
This five-week course is fully online and consists of four weeks of content and teaching. The fifth week is reserved for assessment.
Advance your understanding of the digital health revolution
Explore the principles of person-centred healthcare
Critically discuss the application of patient-centred healthcare to your organisation
Suitable for
This course is suitable for any healthcare professional, whether working as clinicians or in a managerial stream, who wish to learn about and drive change in their workplace and professional practice. It may also be of interest to some IT professionals working in healthcare.
What you will learn
Healthcare trends, innovations, and digital tools for delivering remote patient care
Evolution of person-centric healthcare and expectations for patient care in a broader health system
Digital healthcare's impact on society and whether new technologies drive positive change or create risks
Learn to implement change by developing models of person-centred, digitally enabled healthcare
Reflect on your learning to realistically implement changes in your workplace and practice
Faculty highlight
Biography
David Rowlands (Course Leader)
David has a broad background in health, having worked for public health agencies and led strategic initiatives in Australia and Asia. His management consultancy specialises in health and health informatics.
Register your interest
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Applications for this course are now closed – you will be contacted when enrolment opens again.
Course information
By the end of the course, you will be better able to:
- Explain the forces involved in healthcare's transformation to digital and citizen-centric.
- Contrast digital health with more traditional models of healthcare.
- Analyse the concept of citizen centricity.
- Appraise the disruption likely to be associated with healthcare's transformation to digital and citizen-centric.
- Develop new health service delivery models for the digital era.
- Week 1: In this introductory week, you will learn about and discuss the latest healthcare trends and innovations, the forces driving this change and how to provide more care to a growing and ageing population. You will also learn about the digital tools that are empowering clinicians to deliver remote solutions for patients.
- Week 2: What does person-centric healthcare mean? How has the concept evolved? As a patient, what would a healthcare professional expect for themselves? You will also look at the wider health system.
- Week 3: What does digital healthcare mean for our society and for patient care? Is the disruption that comes with new technologies a driver of positive change, or do some clinicians and patients risk being left behind? What technologies can help, and is there any benefit to resisting the tides of change?
- Week 4: You are challenged to consider how you might bring about change in your own practice and workplace. You will learn how to develop models of person-centred, digitally enabled healthcare.
- Week 5: In the final week, you will reflect on your learning and develop a personal action plan, focusing on actionable and applicable changes tailored to your specific workplace and context.
We understand that online learning might be a new experience for some. Our virtual learning environment (VLE) is intuitive, accessible, and easy to navigate. A dedicated programme coordinator will be available to assist with any technical difficulties or questions about learning online.
At the start of the course, we provide short orientation videos to familiarise you with the platform and course format.
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a RCSI Completion Certificate. Achieving this certificate and earning continuous professional development (CPD) points involves passing weekly MCQs, engaging in online discussions, and participating in reflective exercises, including the completion of a personal action plan.
Although this course does not carry credits as per the European Credit Transfer System, it upholds rigorous quality assurance standards to provide an excellent educational experience. The course has been approved by the RCSI Professional Development and Practice Committee and is accredited for CPD points in line with the Irish Medical Council guidelines. Participants seeking recognition in other jurisdictions should verify the applicability of these CPD points as per their local requirements.
Admissions
There are no entry requirements, and no formal application review is needed. Once your application is submitted and your fee has been paid successfully, your seat will be confirmed on your course.
The fee for this course is €975.
Note: RCSI accepts no obligation to refund any fee, or part thereof, in respect of a participant who chooses to withdraw from or does not complete a course.