ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 24
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: External department linked to the degrees, Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
Areas: Área externa M.U en Atención Sanitaria, Xestión e Coidados, Nursing
Center Faculty of Nursing
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
At the end of the course, students will achieve the following objectives related to the areas of KNOWING, KNOWING HOW TO DO and KNOWING HOW TO BE and BEING
Objectives related to KNOWING:
- To understand the conceptual foundations of e-health and its evolution in health systems.
- Knowing the main technologies applied to digital health: EHR, telemedicine, apps, AI, big data, etc.
- Identify the legal and ethical frameworks for the use of health technologies.
- Analyse the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation in healthcare.
Objectives related to KNOW-HOW:
- Use digital tools commonly used in the current healthcare context, such as electronic medical records and patient monitoring applications.
- Participate in the discussion and assessment of practical cases related to the digitalisation of health services.
Objectives related to KNOWING HOW TO BE AND BEING:
- Show a critical, responsible and ethical attitude towards the use of health technologies.
- Collaborate actively and constructively in group activities.
- Recognise the value of humanisation in digital healthcare environments.
- Act with leadership, responsibility and sensitivity to the impact of digital transformation on patients, professionals and organisations.
Module 1: Introduction to E-health
- Definition, history and evolution of the concept.
- Institutional framework and public policies on e-Health (WHO, EU, national strategies).
Module 2: Technological tools in e-Health
- Electronic health record (EHR)
- Telemedicine and telehealth
- Mobile devices and health apps (mHealth)
- Artificial intelligence and big data in health
Module 3: Ethical, legal and privacy issues
- Legislation and data protection
- Information security in clinical environments
- Ethical issues and digital equity
Module 4: Practical applications and case studies
- Analysis of experiences in the implementation of digital health tools.
Books and manuals:
- Eysenbach, G. (2001). What is e-health? Journal of Medical Internet Research.
- Dobrev, A., Jones, T., Stroetmann, K. A., Stroetmann, V. N., & Veli, N. (2014). Interoperability in eHealth. European Commission.
- Lluch, M. (2013). Digital health: challenges and opportunities. Springer Healthcare.
Articles and technical papers:
- World Health Organization (2019). WHO guideline: recommendations on digital interventions for health system strengthening.
- European Commission. (2022). Digital Health and Care: Digital Single Market policies.
Web resources and platforms:
- Plataforma de Formación en Salud Digital del Ministerio de Sanidad (https://formacionsalud.mscbs.gob.es/).
- European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int/)
- WHO Digital Health Portal (https://www.who.int/health-topics/digital-health)
Regulations and legislation:
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (GDPR).
- Law 41/2002, basic regulating patient autonomy and rights and obligations regarding clinical information and documentation.
General:
- CG1: Capacity for critical analysis of the healthcare system in the face of the challenges of digitalisation.
- GC2: Application of knowledge in real healthcare management contexts
Specific:
- SC1: Identify relevant digital tools in the field of health.
- SC2: Analysing the legal and ethical implications of the use of health technologies.
- SC3: Assess the usefulness and limits of digital technology applied to health management.
The methodology to be used during the course will combine different working modalities, techniques and approaches, and may include:
- Participative lectures (face-to-face or synchronous).
- Critical reading of scientific articles and/or technical documents
- Analysis of real cases and benchmarking of solutions.
- Group work and/or project implementation simulations.
- Seminars with invited experts from the health and technology sector.
The assessment of competences follows a Continuous Assessment method based on the students' presentations and the delivery of the necessary materials to pass the subject.
The evaluation of the subject includes the following elements with their corresponding percentage weights in the final grade:
- Active participation in the development of the course: this will be assessed on the basis of continued class attendance, reflective and critical attitude and active participation in the activities and debates that take place in class (10%).
- Completion of the tasks set throughout the course: the analytical capacity and the ability to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired will be assessed, as well as the capacity for synthesis, integration of concepts and writing. Information on the development and assessment of the assignments will be available on the virtual campus of the subject (30%).
- Final work (individual or group work) and public exhibition (public defence and presentation) (20%).
- Final exam of objective questions (multiple-choice or short questions): This will be a final test (synchronous or asynchronous), which will be used to evaluate the knowledge imparted during the lectures (30%).
- Completion of an individual report on the learning acquired during the course (10%).
It is compulsory to pass at least 50% of each component in order to pass the course.
Classroom: 10 hours of lectures
Non-classroom:
- Seminar: 6 hours (synchronous)
- Interactive: 8 hours (asynchronous)
- Student work: 51 hours
Estimated total: 75 hours (3 ECTS)
Nuria Garcia Couceiro
Coordinador/a- Department
- Psychiatry, Radiology, Public Health, Nursing and Medicine
- Area
- Nursing
- n.garcia.couceiro [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
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| 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Classroom 2.03 |
| 05.19.2026 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Boardroom Isabel Zendal (Xoán XXIII) |
| 07.07.2026 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 2.03 |