Cape Breton University

Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

At the end of the course students will do the project in groups. The focus is on the main issues in the Canadian Healthcare System. Students will choose the project of interest. An example of projects can be: primary care, emergency department, community care, mental health and so on. Students will conduct a literature review of the issue and summarize main findings. They review main issues and steps that have been taken to solve this issues. Within the project students will look at data relating the topic and conduct primary analysis. Students will list best practices and suggest future directions. Other areas include the use of healthcare records; how are doctors and healthcare providers viewing and using EMR; how can better integration of EMR be achieved; a review of EMR technologies. Approaches in E health and reviews about its use is another area of research.