Class Schedule
Handouts, Assignments and
Readings (coming soon)
MEBI 530, Fall 2011
Introduction to Biomedical and
Health Informatics
Class Schedule
(check
back soon for updates)
Week 1 (9/29)
Diversity of Motivations and
Backgrounds in Biomedical and Health Informatics
(BHI)
Week 2 (10/4 &
10/6)
Biomedical Context of BHI
Week 3 (10/11
& 10/13)
Evolution of Concepts in BHI
Week 4 (10/18
& 10/20)
Driving Problems, Forces & Politics of
Importance to BHI
Note:
1st draft of final essay due 10/21
Week 5 (no class 10/25 due to
AMIA,
regular class 10/27)
Guest Lecture
Week 6 (11/1 &
11/3)
Successes and Failures in BHI: Evaluating
and Assessing
Week 7 (11/8,
11/10)
Cultural and
Philosophical Context of BHI
Week 8 (11/15,
11/17)
Decision Making: Making Sense of
Information, cont.
Note:
2nd draft of final essay due 11/18
Week 9 (11/22, no class 11/24 due to
Thanksgiving)
Information and computer science in
BHI
Week 10 (11/29
& 12/1)
Standards in BHI
Week 11 (12/6 and
12/8)
Emerging Topics in BHI
Note:
Final version of final essay due 12/14 at 6:30PM
Last Updated:
9/28/11
Contact the instructor at:neilaNOSPAM@uw.edu (remove "NOSPAM")