Technologie and Digital Services in Social and Health Care

The study course introduces the possibilities of digitalization in the social and health care sector. It also concentrates on the factors that successful digitalization of the social and health sector requires and demands. The course introduces digital services in the social and health care sector, technologies for living at home environment, as well as robotics, artificial intelligence and mobile health technology solutions.

After competing this course, a student will be able to

• define the concepts related to technologies and digital services in the social and health care sector
• name digital services in the social and health care sector and identify their purposes of use
• take into account information security and data protection requirements in the social and health care sector
• evaluate ethics as part of the use of technologies and digital services
• justify the benefits of using technologies when planning accessible services
• explain the successful technology adoption process
• classify existing technological solutions that support living at home
• explain and justify the applications of robotics, artificial intelligence, and mobile health technology in the social and health care sector