Course detail
Introduction to Medical Informatics
FEKT-CUMIAcad. year: 2018/2019
Computers in medicine and biology. Data in medicine. Electronic healt record. Probability reasoning. Fuzzy logic. Expert systems. Biomedical statistics. Traditional genetics. Genomics, proteomics and taxonomy. Processing of biological sequences. Standards in medical informatics.
Supervisor
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Basic knowledge and skills in medical informatics with particular emphasis to processing of medical data.
Prerequisites
The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Recommended or required reading
Zvárová, J. Biomedicínská informatika I. Karolinum, Praha, 2002. ISBN: 80-246-0609-7
Zvárová, J. Biomedicínská statistika I. Karolinum, Praha, 2007. ISBN: 978-80-7184-786-1
Novák, V. Základy fuzzy modelování. BEN - Technická literatura, 2002. ISBN: 80-7300-009-1
Berka, P. Dobývání znalostí z databází. Praha, Academia 2003.
Kelemen J. a kol.: Tvorba expertních systémů v prostředí CLIPS. Praha, Grada 1999.
Kejnovský, E., Hobza, R. Evoluční genomika, Elportál, Brno:Masarykova univerzita, 2006. ISSN 1802-128X
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Language of instruction
English
Work placements
Not applicable.
Course curriculum
Computers in medicine and biology. Data in medicine. Electronic healt record. Probability reasoning. Fuzzy logic. Expert systems. Biomedical statistics. Traditional genetics. Genomics, proteomics and taxonomy. Processing of biological sequences. Standards in medical informatics.
Aims
The course should provide the student with the basic theoretical knowledge and practical experience from the area of medical informatics and bioinformatics. The knowledge covers area of processing of specific medical and biological data and computer-aided medical diagnostics.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.