The Faculty of Medicine of the National University of San Marcos (UNMSN) created the first diploma course in Digital Health and Telehealth in Peru. It will be virtual 100%.
On July 1, the UNMSM approved the initiative of the San Fernando School of Medicine, for the creation of a specialized diploma in Digital Health and Telehealth. This is the first diploma that seeks the training and professionalization of health personnel in these areas, given the growing creation and implementation of Digital Health solutions in health services in Peru.
The idea for this project arose in 2017, after the creation of the Telehealth Unit in the Faculty of Medicine: "with the development of projects we realized that there is a need in our health system to have courses or a master's degree on digital health and telehealth, since there is no deep academic knowledge of what the use of technology means and its repercussion in the health area”, explained Dr. Leonardo Rojas Mezarina, coordinator of the Telehealth Unit.
The course seeks to promote the exercise of Digital Health competence in health establishments and departmental subsystems throughout the country. “The digital skills that will be developed in the course are focused on knowing in which cases certain technologies can be used, what are the risks and benefits of the use of technology applied to certain populations. In addition, it addresses issues related to information security, personal data protection, big data and artificial intelligence”, explained Dr. Rojas Mezarina.
The course will be held virtually and will have four modules: digital government, health information systems, electronic medical records, telehealth, and project management. Which contain detailed chapters on each thematic axis.
