MedTech - Digital Health and Wearable Technology FutureLearn

Overview

Digital devices are revolutionising healthcare as we know it. On MedTech - Digital Health and Wearable Technology at University of Leeds by FutureLearn , you will explore the impact of these new technologies on healthcare professionals and their patients. 

Key facts

• Learn how digital devices in healthcare are designed and regulated, and explore if clinical supervision in MedTech is always important.

• You will also study the types of wearable devices and sensors patients use and why. As you look to the future of this technology, you will consider the impact of the miniaturisation of implantable devices, and the challenges around devices’ use of big data on healthcare systems.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

• Describe digital transformations to healthcare

• Discuss patient and healthcare professionals’ needs and priorities

• Reflect on the ethical, regulatory and accessibility challenges of digital medicine 

• Articulate the commercial opportunities of digital medicine and contributions to healthcare

• Debate the impact digital medicine has on patients, professionals and healthcare systems