You begin to specialise in the second year of your studies by choosing one of the four tracks. Your choice should be based not only on your interests, but also on the master’s programme you intend to follow and your career plans. The study advisors of the faculty can help you make an appropriate choice.
Technological developments transform healthcare: from applications such as eHealth, robotics, smart home devices, Internet of Things to management information systems.
These new technological developments not only change the quality of care for patients but also change the daily work of healthcare professionals. However, the successful implementation of these applications doesn’t go without a struggle. Often, the people who invent and develop technology are not the ones who are going to use it every day. Since future technological innovations are going to keep transforming healthcare, we need to ‘close the gap’ between IT specialist and technology developers and healthcare. We are in need of ‘linking pins’!
Within the Digital Technology and Care specialisation, you will study the following topics at an academic level:
- How can we limit the gap between the worlds of IT and healthcare?
- What is the impact of eHealth applications in and outside healthcare organisations?
- How can technological innovations be implemented to improve quality of care?
- How do you ensure that healthcare organisations are ‘innovation ready’ regarding technological innovations?
- What role do Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Datascience play in future healthcare?
- What role does ethics play regarding technology in healthcare?
- What does the constant development of technology entail for our society and our healthcare?
In your future career, you are the 'linking pin' - the bridge builder - who on the one hand understands where current and future challenges lie in healthcare, and on the other hand can propose, (co)develop, implement and evaluate technological solutions and possibilities to address these challenges. The question that you will always keep in mind is therefore: "How can the development and implementation of new technological innovations improve the quality of healthcare and what is needed to achieve this?"