#HC-03-60 MedTech: Digital Health and Wearable Technology
About Course
University of LeedsDescription
Explore the opportunities and challenges of using digital devices in healthcare
Digital devices are revolutionising healthcare as we know it. On this course, you will explore the impact of these new technologies on healthcare professionals and their patients. Learn how digital devices in healthcare are designed and regulated, and explore if clinical supervision in MedTech is always important.
You will also study the types of wearable devices and sensors patients use and why. As you look to the future of this technology, you will consider the impact of the miniaturisation of implantable devices, and the challenges around devices’ use of big data on healthcare systems.
What topics will you cover?
- What is digital medicine?
- Who are the stakeholders?
- What are the opportunities and challenges?
- Sensors and wearables in digital medicine
- The Future of Wearables
- Big data in digital medicine
Who will you learn with?
I’m Zhiqiang, a University Academic Fellow in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Leeds. I work in the area of wearable electronics and pervasive sensing technologies, with an emphasis on.
Who developed the course?
As one of the UK’s largest research-based universities, the University of Leeds is a member of the prestigious Russell Group and a centre of excellence for teaching.
What Will I Learn?
- Describe digital transformations to healthcare
- Discuss patient and healthcare professionals’ needs and priorities
- Reflect on the ethical, regulatory and accessibility challenges of digital medicine
- Articulate the commercial opportunities of digital medicine and contributions to healthcare
- Debate the impact digital medicine has on patients, professionals and healthcare systems