Public Health Informatics and Telehealth

Short Course

Public Health Informatics and Telehealth

Programme Schedule	Duration (days)	Mode of Delivery	Programme Code
6, 7 and 10 March 2025 \| 9 am - 5.30 pm	3	Classroom Learning	TGS-2022011054

This course is offered biannually, available once every six months.

Course Overview

Public Health Informatics is the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice. Public health has always been about disease surveillance and management, particularly the identification of major disease outbreaks. This course examines technology and systems applications in support of Public Health Informatics, identifies resources available to assist in disaster management, examines key issues with respect to information technology for populations and healthcare providers, and discusses implications of Public Health Informatics to improve patient and population outcomes. This course also discusses Telehealth as it has the unique capability of achieving health equity by crossing temporal, social, and geographical barriers to healthcare.

Course Objectives

The course will enable participants to:

Define Public Health Informatics.
Examine the need for technology and systems applications in support of Public Health Informatics.
Examine key issues with respect to information technology for populations and healthcare providers.
Discuss the implications of Public Health Informatics to improve patient and population outcomes.
Identify technology and systems applications in telehealth and discuss issues pertaining to the practice of telehealth.

Job Role Readiness

Health Informaticians

Prerequisites

At least a diploma (or equivalent) with managerial exposure.

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This programme is part of

Professional Certificate in Digital Health Informatics and Healthcare Logistics

Types of Available Fundings

Enhanced Training Support

SFEC

UTAP

PSEA

Instructors

Mr Jim Lim Shien Min

Mr Jim Lim Shien Min is the founder of 59stVentures, an organisation focusing on leveraging expertise, experiences and connections of senior technology executives to create a positive social impact for society. He is currently the APAC Head of Health Ecosystem with the Zuhlke Group where he is helping the company expand its offerings to healthcare ecosystem players regionally. Prior to this, Jim was leading NCS Healthcare’s business and was involved in a few Covid-related initiatives including Community Care Facilities and public health systems. Before Covid, Jim was the founding CEO for Good Doctor Technology, a joint venture between PingAn Good Doctor from China and Grab. He joined the company as its first employee to set up its businesses in Indonesia and Singapore. Jim is currently an adjunct lecturer at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), Huawei University and the FinTech Academy. He also sits on the board of startup companies in China, Taiwan, Singapore and India. Before his tenure at Good Doctor, Jim served as the Global Senior Director within the Group Chief Transformation Office at Huawei Technologies. In this role, he acted as the Regional Chief Technology Officer for strategic digital transformation projects across the APAC region. His focus encompassed various industries, including Telecommunications and Smart Nation/City initiatives, as well as domains such as Cloud Computing and Big Data. Additionally, Jim contributed to aspects such as Business Modelling and Design Thinking. Prior to joining Huawei, Jim was the CBE (Client Business Executive) at Amdocs where he held full P&L responsibilities spanning sales, delivery and operations. He was with Amdocs for nine years and was previously the Senior Director, Business Strategy and Sales Engineering in APAC, who set up the regional delivery team and was responsible for all accounts presales and strategic business development activities within Amdocs APAC. Jim was Techmahindra Presales and Delivery Group Head for APAC who set up its regional delivery centers and presales teams. Jim also established partnerships with other vendors such as Huawei and Oracle while serving as Country Manager for Greater China. Prior to this role, Jim was a project and JV manager and a senior consultant at Accenture, with solid experiences in large-scale business transformation programmes in SingTel, Telekom Malaysia and Starhub. With over 24 years of consulting, advisory and ICT industry experiences in business, customer and project management, Jim brings his wealth of experience providing strategic, business and technological advice to global clients. Jim holds an MBA (Distinction) from Manchester Business School and a B. Eng (Hons) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Nanyang Technological University. He is also a certified Project Management Professional and a seasoned company spokesman for media and analysts. He is currently the Vice President for Cloud Security Alliance Singapore Chapter, a global mentor for PingAn Technology Innovation Center, an industry mentor for ICT with Young NTUC, a Senior Fellow appointed by SUSS and an Executive Education Fellow at NUS.

Programme Fees

	Singapore Citizens		Singapore PRs	Enhanced Training Support for SMEs	International Participants
	39 years old or younger	40 years old or older	Singapore PRs	Enhanced Training Support for SMEs	International Participants
Full Programme Fee	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00
Less: SSG Grant Amount	S$1,995.00	S$1,995.00	S$1,995.00	S$1,995.00	-
Nett Programme Fee	S$855.00	S$855.00	S$855.00	S$855.00	S$2,850.00
9% GST on Nett Programme Fee	S$76.95	S$76.95	S$76.95	S$76.95	S$256.50
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST	S$931.95	S$931.95	S$931.95	S$931.95	S$3,106.50
Less Additional Funding	-	S$570.00	-	S$570.00	-
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST, after additional funding from the various funding schemes	S$931.95	S$361.95	S$931.95	S$361.95	S$3,106.50

Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, including GST, after additional funding from various funding schemes.
Participants must fulfill at least 75% attendance and pass all assessment components to be eligible for SSG funding.
Please note that all external funding for courses is limited in duration and subject to eligibility and availability.

Other Information

This course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP). NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP. NTUC members aged 40 and above can enjoy higher funding support up to $500 per individual each year, capped at 50% of unfunded course fees, for courses attended between 1 July 2020 to 31 December 2025. Please click here for more information.

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