Syllabus of academic discipline Medical Informatics

Abstract

"Medical Informatics" is an applied, practical science that studies the patterns and methods of obtaining, storing, processing and using knowledge in medical science and practice in order to expand the possibilities of knowledge, prevention and treatment of diseases, protection, and improvement of human health. Medical informatics works with medical information. The general concept of information and its properties is transferred from computer science. The course consists of two main sections: Fundamentals of information technology in the field of health care; Methodology of processing and analysis of medical information.