Welcome to the NARDHC microcredential course
Digital health for the rural and remote health workforce
Do you work in rural, regional or remote health and/or are interested in learning more about digital health?
Whatever your digital health training needs – refreshing your digital health knowledge, or equipping yourself with knowledge about emerging digital health technologies – this microcredential will be of value to you.
By completing a set of three online modules, you will discover the ‘what,’ ‘when,’ and ‘how’ of using digital health to revolutionise healthcare delivery, data accessibility, and the decision-making processes.
This course will help you develop an evidence-based foundation of digital health, and a sound understanding of the relevant concepts and applications of digital health technologies to the health sector.
Flexible
~ 60 hours online self-paced learning
Free
Currently available for a limited time at no cost
Fit
Digitally capable rural, regional and remote health professionals
Who is eligible
This course has been designed for the rural, regional, and remote healthcare workforce in Australia, who are looking to upskill, think differently, and create positive change in practice. The course is best suited to people with experience and knowledge working in a rural, regional or remote healthcare environments in Australia and assumes that learners are able to work independently to complete tasks that increase in complexity and specialist terminology as it progresses.
Our microcredential is available to anyone to access – you do not have to be a James Cook University student or staff member.
Information for organisations and managers
As a manager or team leader, we appreciate that you value continuous professioanl development for all healthcare professionals. We recognise the importance of convient, relevant and timely learning opportunities.
The digital health for the rural and remote health workforce microcredential course will benefit you and your team by:
- Acclerating the speed in which new digital health initiatives and knowledge is spread throughout your organisation to drive practical improvements.
- Empower and engage staff with the knowledge and strategies to apply digital health to improve current practice.
What you will learn
By completing this microcredental you will have demonstrated the ability to:
This microcredential comprises of three units, each containing five modules:
Unit 1: WHAT – Digital health opportunities for rural, regional and remote Australia
- Foundational concepts and the state of play in Australia
- eHealth and mHealth explaining and defining state of the art digital health care
- The theoretical background of digital health
- Digitally enabled workflows and the patient journey
Unit 2: WHEN – The rural, regional and remote digital workplace
- Digitally capable professionals
- Digital health governance and security
- Effective use of digital health
- Monitoring and safeguarding
- Cultural safety in digital health
Unit 3: HOW – Digital health implementation and evaluation in rural, regional, and remote locations
- Planning for digital transformation
- Planning for digital inclusion and consumer empowerment
- Implementation and interoperability
- Analysing complex problems and identifying solutions
- Evaluation and forward planning for sustainability
How you will learn
This course is delivered 100% online and designed to be completed in 60 hours over 6 months – for example, if you complete one module each week, this equates to ~ 4 hours per week. You can start at any time and learn from anywhere at anytime. All resources and activities are available online and delivered in English. You will need a computer and internet to access the learning platform and complete the course.
You will engage with contemporary multimedia content and complete activities that allow you to consolidate and apply your learning to your specific workplace context
You will be guided to complete an online workbook, that will become a valuable, resource to equip you to optimise healthcare as part of your routine practice
Successful completion of assessments signifys the attainment of skills and knowledge required by digitally capable health professionals working in rural and remote locations
How you will be assessed
Learners will demonstrate the attainment of the course learning outcomes through the completion of assessments:
Two open-book quizzes
- online and self paced, graded as a percentage
- 15 multiple choice questions each
- you are required to achieve a minimum mark of 50% in each quiz to pass
- unlimited attempts
Course workbook
- you will complete the workbook as you complete the activities in each module, which include compulsary and optional activities
- you are required to satisfactorily attempt all compulsary activities to complete this assessment
Showcase your accomplishment
Once you have successfully completed the NARDHC microcredential course, you will receive a certificate of completion in recognition of this achievement.
Statement of quality assurance
This microcredential was developed by qualified and experienced tertiary educators from James Cook University who specialise in online learning for health professionals. Course learning outcomes, content and activities were designed in alignment with digital health capability frameworks and reviewed by researchers and academics with expertise in digital health and informatics. Quality assurrance includes the ongoing course review and student experience engagement and evaluation.