Healthcare Information Systems Management Polytechnic of Leiria

Overview

This is confirmed by the investment made by both the government and the private sector in developing information systems that foster the improvement of the quality of services. The Master Degree in Healthcare Information Systems Management is delivered by Polytechnic of Leiria.

The objectives of the

course are those of providing a specialization with special emphasis on Healthcare Information Systems and related technologies, and enabling the continuation of studies to students who have already acquired a degree on Healthcare Informatics, Computer Science, Networks Engineering and professionals in the area of Medical Informatics.

Goals

It is expected that the students which are able to successfully conclude this Master course will:

• Be able to apply the knowledge and the skills in problem solving acquired in familiar and unfamiliar situations, in wide and multidisciplinary contexts;

• Possess the capacity to integrate knowledge, deal with complex situations, develop solutions and provide adequate analysis in situation in which the information available is either limited or incomplete, including reflections on the implications and ethical and social responsibilities that may result from those solutions;

• Be able to communicate conclusions an the knowledge acquired to specialists in the Medical Informatics area, as well as to non-specialists in a clear and unambiguous fashion;

• Possess competences that allow them to continuously learn throught their lives in a self oriented and autonomous fashion.

Accreditation

This programme is state accredited.