Department of Biomedical Engineering

BME 308 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Medical Informatics

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
BME 308	FALL	3	0	3	5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	ELECTIVE_COURSE
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	Face-To-Face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupational Classification Code	-
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Aydın Akan
Course Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Aydın Akan
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to examine the acquisition, use and storage of biomedical and bioinformatics data in medical informatics.

Learning Outcomes

The students who succeeded in this course;

Name	Description	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
Name	Description	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
LO1	will be able to define medical informatics concepts		X
LO2	will be able to interpret biomedical data				X
LO3	will be able to perform clinical reasoning			X
LO4	will be able to perform clinical reasoning					X
LO5	will be able to perform clinical reasoning			X

Course Description

This course covers biomedical databases, data exchange, medical informatics standards, patient record systems, and ethical issues in medical informatics.

Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Managment Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Required Materials	Learning Outcome
1	Biomedical Informatics: Science and Pragmatics	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 1)	LO1
2	Biomedical Data: Collection, Storage, Use-I	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 2)	LO2
3	Biomedical Data: Collection, Storage, Use-II	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 2)	LO2
4	Biomedical Decision Making: Probabilistic Clinical Reasoning	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 3)	LO3
5	Biomedical Decision Making: Probabilistic Clinical Reasoning	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 3)	LO3
6	Software Engineering for Health and Biomedicine	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 6)	LO3
7	Standards in Biomedical Informatics	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch.7)	LO3
8	Mid Term Exam		-
9	Natural Language Processing and Biobank in Healthcare Services	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 8)	LO4
10	Biomedical Imaging Informatics and Electronic Health Record Systems	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 9, 12)	LO4
11	Public Health Informatics	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 16)	LO4
12	Telehealth	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 18)	LO4
13	Patient Imaging Systems	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch.19)	LO4
14	Clinical Decision Support Systems	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 22)	LO4
15	Biomedical and Health Informatics Ethics: Users, Standards, and Outcomes	Shortliffe, E. H., Shortliffe, E. H., Cimino, J. J., & Cimino, J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8 (Ch. 10)	LO5
16	Final Exam		-

Course Notes/Textbooks	Shortliffe E. H. Shortliffe E. H. Cimino J. J. & Cimino J. J. (2014). Biomedical informatics: computer applications in health care and biomedicine. Springer. ISBN: 978-1-4471-4474-8
Suggested Readings/Materials	-

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
Participation	1	5
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	2	20	X	X	X	X	X
Homework / Assignments	1	15	X	X	X	X	X
Midterm	1	20	X	X	X
Final Exam	1	40	X	X	X	X	X
Total	6	100

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Participation	-	-	-
Theoretical Course Hours	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours	-	-	-
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Field Work	-	-	-
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	2	10	20
Portfolio	-	-	-
Homework / Assignments	1	10	10
Presentation / Jury	-	-	-
Project	-	-	-
Seminar / Workshop	-	-	-
Oral Exams	-	-	-
Midterms	1	15	15
Final Exam	1	29	29
		Total	150