Week 3

October 15, 2010 at 11:07 pm Leave a comment

Lecture

In this weeks lecture we got an overview of the origin of patient informatics and the role of the internet in patient education. we were also informed about the evolution and roles of secure email and virtual visits as a new form of Patient- Doctor communication.

Tutorial

In this weeks tutorial we were shown products that help with improving health care. Some examples of productucts we were shown were heart moniter and tablet dispenser.

Practical

We were asked to research Telecare and Telehealth Uk and Irish based companies on the the web that claim to provide or deliver technology solutions for this domain. The information that we gather will form the disscussion for the tutorial in week 4.

Assignment Progress

Continue to work on weekly blog and also work on assignment 2 which is due in on the 7th November