BLZI0211 Computer Science - practice

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Aleš Bourek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniel Vlk, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Vojtěch Mornstein, CSc.
Department of Biophysics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Marta Vágnerová
Supplier department: Department of Biophysics – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
Basic general skills used in data, information and knowledge management and work with ICT.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course the student will have to demonstrate during steered discussions insight and basic skills and habbits in data handling and processing of health related data, information and concepts as defined in the following paragraphs. This course (in the part dedicated to healthcare informatics) is focused on discusing possibilities, limitations and risks of information and communication technologies in the healthcare environment. It is not predominantly targeted at teaching computer skills. In the seminars devoted to "Health Informatics" focus is on obtaining insight and basic skills and habbits in data handling and processing. Ths student will have to demonstrate the ability of making reasoned decisions in the following areas: 1. Searching, retrieval, storage, use of data, information and knowledge in medical decision making in diagnostics, treatment.
2. Improvement of skills in critical thinking.
3. Understanding the logics of the health and health care environment, communication with professionals and lay community (patients and their families).
4. Gaining innitial insight in the core areas of health care informatics competences (possibilities, limitations and risks) in use of information and communication technologies in a medical environment.
Seminars do not focus on training activities related to specific hardware or software resources. This is not a course in computer literacy (working with concrete software programs).
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to independently and actively seek and use tools, procedures and processes facilitating the correct use of information society environment for more effective study of medicine and more efficient provision of medical services in individual medical specialties; The student will understand the possibilities and risks of digitization and use of digital information and communication tools in the process of providing medical services; The student will get a general overview of the benefits of the information society in the medical domain and will acquire basic basic behavioral habits;
Syllabus
  • In the seminars devoted to "Health Informatics" focus is on obtaining insight and basic skills and habbits in data handling and processing: 1. Searching, retrieval, storage, use of data, information and knowledge in medical decision making in diagnostics, treatment.
  • 2. Improvement of skills in critical thinking.
  • 3. Understanding the logics of the health and health care environment, communication with professionals and lay community (patients and their families).
  • 4. Gaining innitial insight in the core areas of health care informatics competences (possibilities, limitations and risks) in use of information and communication technologies in a medical environment.
  • It does not focus on training activities related to specific hardware or software resources.   This is not a course in computer literacy (working with concrete software programs). Basic themes discussed in the courses may be found through the use of the MS Powerpoint presentations available through links at the bottom of the WWW document located at http://www.med.muni.cz/~bourek
Literature
    required literature
  • MORNSTEIN, Vojtěch. Healthcare informatics and overview of computer literacy for medical students. In: Fundamentals of biophysics and medical technology. In BOUREK, Aleš. Healthcare informatics and overview of computer literacy for medical students. In: Fundamentals of biophysics and medical technology. 1st ed. Brno: MU Press, 2007, p. 292-317, 27 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-4228-5. info
    recommended literature
  • BOUREK, Aleš. Dlouhodobé strategie (Longterm Strategies). Praha: Grada Publishing, 2001, 3 pp. Internet a medicína. ISBN 80-274-0119-7. info
  • BOUREK, Aleš. Programy kvality a standardy léčebných postupů (Programs of Quality and Standards of Care). 2001st ed. Dashofer Verlag, 2001, 28 pp. ISBN 80-86229-29-7. info
  • BOUREK, Aleš. Informační technologie užitečné pro práci gynekologa - základní principy (Information Technlogies Usefull for a Gynecologist). 2001st ed. Brno: Medica Publishing, 2001. Praktická gynekologie, 5/2001, č.2. ISBN 1211-6645. info
  • FORÝTKOVÁ, Lenka and Aleš BOUREK. Programy kvality a standardy léčebných postupů, Editorství Standardů léčebných postupů. Verlag-Dashofer, Praha, 2006, 150 pp. 2006. ISBN 80-86229-29-7. info
  • BOUREK, Aleš. Vyhledávací služby v Internetu obecně a se zaměřením pro gynekologii (Searchengines in the Internet with emphasis on gynecology). Brno: Medica Publishing, 2001. Praktická gynekologie, 5/2001, č.3. ISBN 1211-6645. info
  • VLK, Daniel, Aleš BOUREK, Lenka FORÝTKOVÁ and Kristina ZGODAVOVÁ. Improhealth - e-learningový kurz zdravotnického manažmentu (Improhealth - e-learning for health care management). Bratislava Medical Journal. Bratislava, Slovakia: School of Medicine, Comenius University, 2006, vol. 2006, 107/4, p. 178-9, 2 pp. ISSN 0006-9248. info
Teaching methods
practicals / class discussion
Assessment methods
Teaching is provided in "seminar/workshop" format. Attendance of the seminars is mandatory. Obtained level of knowledge and understanding of the subject of the seminars will be verrified by short "rhetorical excercises" of the students demonstrating the level of understanding of the subject of the seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.med.muni.cz/~bourek/
Try searching relevant peer-reviewed resources using "Health Informatics" and "Evidence Based Medicine" or "EBM"
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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