Graduate Certificate in Digital Health

This program provides extensive hands-on learning opportunities in business, health and technology in our state-of-the-art labs for the rapidly growing and critical field of digital health. This program is designed for students with a prior credential in the fields of health, business or technology. Design digital health solutions to improve patient care. Create best practices in administering digital health solutions while protecting patient safety and privacy. Participate in simulation labs where you will remotely monitor patients using digital health devices. Engage in hands-on experiential learning in our state of the art labs facilitated by our expert faculty. Develop a comprehensive applied research project to address a current challenge in the digital health field. You'll learn to examine the Canadian health care system with an emphasis on the systems, supports, and tools used in the province of Ontario.  Develop, implement and evaluate digital health strategies and solutions that improve patient care. Respond to the digital health needs of patients and internal stakeholders. Recommend processes and procedures for maintenance and deployment of digital health solutions. Design and implement digital health solutions in compliance with current security policies, provincial standards, and industry regulations. Assess policies pertaining to privacy and security of personal health information and records including the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), and The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).  Apply data analytics principles to produce data visualizations and build predictive models of disease transmission and treatment outcomes in order to inform decision making. Design and recommend telehealth and virtual care systems for safe and efficient remote patient monitoring and interactions. Evaluate the use of digital health technologies for self-care and remote care.