Understanding the fast growth of IoT and remote care

WATERLOO, Ont. – This program brings participants up to speed on the growing role of connected health applications – such as the Internet of Things (IoT), remote care, and disease and lifestyle management – in facilitating more efficient and effective care and supporting the shift from hospital to community-based care.

Program sessions will focus on exploring the variety of connected health technologies and solutions currently in use or emerging in the healthcare industry and will provide tools and best practices for their successful adoption, integration, deployment, and monitoring in clinical practice.

Special attention will be paid to the unique operational and privacy and security implications of these technologies, and strategies for risk mitigation and avoidance of legal and ethical issues will be discussed.

This program is for both clinical, operational, and technical senior staff and executives who are considering or planning to integrate connected health solutions into their healthcare organizations.

Your instructor:
Laurie Lafleur (pictured), MBA, CIIP: Healthcare IT Consultant; Professor, Health Information Science; NIHI Instructor.

Dates
10 Sessions, 10 Hours
Live. Interactive. Online.
Weekly October 9 – December 11, 2020 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

Location
All sessions occur online via Webex

Upon completion, you will be awarded a McMaster University – NIHI Certificate of Attendance in Connected Health and the Internet of Things (CH-IoT). A certificate of attendance is a non-academic certificate acknowledging that the recipient has completed a minimum of 10 hours of education/training in the subject area.

Topics covered:

• Session 1 – Introduction to connected healthcare models, technologies, and benefits (i.e., IoT and Telehealth)
• Session 2 – Deep(er) dive into underlying technologies
• Session 3 – Impact on infrastructure and the role of 5G
• Session 4 – Requirements and considerations for leveraging connected health data
• Session 5 – The Innovative Mindset and the role of Innovation Procurement
• Session 6 – Developing a connected health strategy and business plan
• Session 7 – Diffusion of Innovation and Change Management
• Session 8 – Operationalizing IoT (process changes, asset management, etc.)
• Session 9 – Measuring and Monitoring Results
• Session 10 – Security, Privacy, Legal, and Ethical Requirements and considerations

Learning Objectives

• Understand the variety of applications and benefits connected technologies can bring to patients and healthcare providers.
• Equip participants with the knowledge and tools required to develop and execute strategies for adoption and integration of connected technologies in their own healthcare organizations.
• Enable participants to develop, measure, and monitor Key Performance Indicators related to the safe and effective use of connected health technologies.
• Apply best practices to ensure the security, privacy, and ethical use of connected health devices and data within regulated healthcare environments.

To register: http://www.nihi.ca/index.php?MenuItemID=594