New micro courses on leadership in healthcare and clinical care

WATERLOO and HAMILTON, Ont. – The National Institutes of Health Informatics and McMaster University Continuing Education are offering new micro-courses for healthcare professionals, beginning this fall, 2024. They are: “Cybersecurity for Privacy Professionals”, “Leadership in Healthcare: Learning to Lead, ” “Data Governance in Healthcare,” “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare,” and “ROI Thinking in Healthcare.” The courses are available online.

Cybersecurity for Privacy Professionals
The purpose of this program is to provide practical cybersecurity management strategies and recommendations to help minimize the occurrence or impact of cyber-related losses. It will focus on risk management – identification, management and mitigation of risks – and how to use the various tools and resources to build awareness and cyber resilience.
13 Sessions, Live, Interactive, Online
Weekly, October 28 – November 25, 2024
12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
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Leadership in Health Care: Learning to Lead
What makes a good leader? In this course, we’ll investigate the nature of leadership and identify the skills needed to become a successful leader in health care.
9 Sessions, Live, Interactive, Online
Weekly, October 8 – December 3, 2024
12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
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Data Governance in Healthcare: The Fundamentals
The course will explore industry best practices for establishing a data governance function in a healthcare organization. Learn about effective data governance standards, risk and mitigation strategies, and the impact of AI and machine learning.
8 Sessions, Live, Interactive, Online
Weekly, October 7 – November 18, 2024
12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
This introductory level course will help participants understand Artificial Intelligence (AI), its potential for business and the opportunities for its implementation in health care. It will look at the implications of AI in use, including ethics, regulations, data privacy, cybersecurity, data governance, and market demand.
10 Sessions, Live, Interactive, Online
Weekly, October 3 – December 5, 2024
12:30 – 1:30 PM ET
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ROI Thinking in Healthcare
It’s important to prove value for every healthcare initiative, program or project. Learn how to set up a project for success and how to determine the project’s value, impact and ROI (Return on Investment).
6 Sessions, Live, Interactive, Online
Weekly, October 2 – November 6, 2024
12:00 – 1:30 PM ET
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