BMS4001:Medical Informatics and Laboratory Management

This course will introduce the recent development in the use of information technology in medical laboratories. Health informatics theories, revolutionary changes in technology, adequate skills of laboratory management and laboratory information systems (e.g. Electronic Health Record (EHR), Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE), Decision Support Systems (DSS)) will be covered.

The Course Syllabus could be downloaded here.

The course arrangement could be downloaded here.

Student Projects:

History of Computer

This part will briefly introduce the history of computer.

History of Internet

The Internet is a worldwide system of interconnected computer networks that use the TCP/IP set of network protocols to reach billions of users.

ClinVar Database

ClinVar aggregates information about genomic variation and its relationship to human health.

NIH Disaster Research Response (DR2)

The NIH Disaster Research Response Program (DR2) is the national framework for research on the medical and public health aspects of disasters and public health emergencies.

UCSC Genome Browser

UCSC Genome Browser is a web-based tool that provides a fast, easy way to display a specific region of a genome assembly, along with dozens of aligned annotation tracks.

Gene Expression Omnibus

GEO is a public functional genomics data repository supporting MIAME-compliant data submissions.

Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool

The Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Tool was designed for use by doctors and other health providers with their patients.

Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool

The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool is an interactive tool to estimate a woman’s risk of developing invasive breast cancer.

PICO (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome)

The PICO process is a technique used in evidence based practice to frame and answer a clinical or health care related question.

Repository for Informed Decision Making (RIDeM)

Repository for Informed Decision Making (RIDeM). The long-term goal of the Repository for Informed Decision Making is to provide access to key facts needed to support clinical decision making.