Graduate Certificate in Digital Health and Graduate Certificate in Concurrent Disorders (Bundle Program)

Mohawk College - Fennell Campus

Canada,Ontario

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24 Months

Duration

CAD 18,825/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 100

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Canada, Ontario

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1967

Total Students: 13,000 +

Int. Students: 3,000 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

135 Fennell Ave W, Hamilton, ON L9C 0E5, Canada

Graduate Certificate in Digital Health and Graduate Certificate in Concurrent Disorders (Bundle Program)

Program Overview

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.

Program Highlights

  • 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.  
  • Study using extensive online learning to fit your busy schedule 

What you'll learn 

  • 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.

 Concurrent Disorders

Recently, there has been increasing recognition of the unique needs of people who live with concurrent disorders in the helping professions. Co-occurring substance use and mental health problems present challenges for people in accessing comprehensive support and services. Most promising practices in social and health service agencies include integrated treatment approaches that are based on processes of empowerment that complement a person-centred model of wellness and health. Similarly, stakeholders locally and provincially, have acknowledged the need for employees with an understanding of people who live with concurrent disorders as well as supports, resources, and evidence based approaches.

Program Highlights

  • Building on your previous academic work, you will incorporate specialized knowledge and skills to provide support to individuals with concurrent mental health and substance abuse issues.

What you'll learn

  • Understand concurrent disorders and their impact on individuals and families.
  • Gain an understanding of treatment modalities utilized in treating concurrent disorders.
  • Develop an understanding of substance abuse, mental illness and the use of drugs.
  • Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (NVCI)
  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
  • Develop and document business processes and business models according to established business analysis practices, timelines and project goals.
  • Develop strategies to bridge gaps between requirements and existing systems using appropriate business analysis techniques and documentation to support change to a business system.
  • Assess solutions to business improvements using established benchmarks and evidence-based decision-making techniques.
  • Use a project management approach to communicate technical and business information to a variety of stakeholders.

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