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CLM-40170 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 04 March 2025

CLM-40170 - Innovation in public health & the role of digital technologies
Coordinator: Suhad Daher-Nashif
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

none

Barred Combinations

none

Description for 2024/25

This module will provide students with the opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of public health and primary care, recognising the role of health informatics and digital technologies in improving healthcare; along with the competencies relating to approaches to person centred decision making. The module takes a blended learning approach to meet the needs of students in professional roles and encourages collaborative practice.

Aims
To gain a comprehensive understanding of population health and its relationship to Primary Care, the role of UK Health Security Agency / Office of Health Improvement (formerly Public Health England), health informatics and digital health.

Intended Learning Outcomes

demonstrate a critical understanding of population health and its relationship to Primary Care as a gatekeeper;: 1
critically evaluate the role of health informatics in identifying targets for improving population / global health / the health of communities;: 1
critically examine the role of digital health technology in improving the health of communities and populations.: 1

Study hours

26 hours online study (with online teacher presence)
60 hours reading and private study
64 hours assessment preparation and writing

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Poster weighted 100%
Presentation of a digital poster


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 04 March 2025