Organisations and services in the health sector

Course Information
TitleΟργανισμοί και υπηρεσίες στον τομέα της υγείας και της ευημερίας / Organisations and services in the health sector
CodeMH01
FacultyHealth Sciences
SchoolMedicine
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CoordinatorPanagiotis Bamidis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600024780

Programme of Study: Joint PPS "Managing Digital Transformation in the Health Sector" (2024-today)

Registered students: 165
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
CoreCompulsory Course116
Class Information
Academic Year2024 – 2025
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600256593
Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The students are able: • to describe national and international health and wellbeing policies and models in local contexts; • to critically analyse and apply knowledge about health and wellbeing regulations, agreements, funding instruments and bodies; • to recognize the needs for multi-professional and cross-cultural health care and social wellbeing service development.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Respect natural environment
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course starts with a pre-assignment in which students analyze and describe their home country's health and wellbeing systems. The joint sessions start with a flipped classroom approach, in which students will present their findings in class. During joint sessions, students will then discuss key differences and similiarities between countries. The course also includes lectures by external professionals within the health and wellbeing sector. During the course, students will do a project in groups. This group work project consists of an interview with a health and wellbeing sector professional, with the aim of mapping challenges and possibilities related to digitalization. he interviewee can a person be from the public, private, or third sector in health sector. In an individual assignment, students write an essay where they synthesize their learning. The essay includes an assessment of how different health and wellbeing systems can respond to different health objectives.
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Podcast
  • Multimedia
  • Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.6✓
Reading Assigment210.8✓
Project200.8✓
Written assigments702.8✓
Total1506
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
  • Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
International (e.g. UN) comparative material of health care systems and models in different countries. Organizational structure of health care systems. Objectives of health care systems. https://health.ec.europa.eu/state-health-eu/country-health-profiles_en International (e.g. UN) comparative material of health care systems and models in different countries. Organizational structure of health care systems. Objectives of health care systems. https://www.eu-healthcare.fi/know-your-rights/legislation Latest research articles published in this area.
Last Update
12-07-2024