UWTSD MSc Digital Transformation for the Health and Care Professions students share research at showcase event

19 June 2023

NHS Wales and Social Care professionals shared examples of innovative student research already being applied in health care setting across the country to support digital transformation at a showcase event at the University’s IQ Building in Swansea.

Professor Wendy Dearing speaking to a classroom.

The health care professionals are studying for an MSc in Digital Transformation for the Health and Care Professions at the University, which is the first course of its kind in Wales. The postgraduate course enhances the skills of Health and Social Care staff and is suited to those who have an interest in expanding and working within the digital landscape of health and care delivery.

The programme was developed in collaboration with the Wales Institute for Digital Information (WIDI) and NHS Wales professionals. It received professional accreditation at the recent annual conference of EFMI, the European Federation of Medical Informatics by the EFMI international Health Informatics standards - the first to do so in the UK.

WIDI is a strategic partnership between the University of Wales Trinity St David, University of South Wales and Digital Health and Care Wales. This partnership is a key driver for enhancing the digital workforce for the Health and Care Sector within Wales.

Professor Wendy Dearing, Dean of the Institute of Management and Health at UWTSD said: “At UWTSD, we take pride in our ability to work with partners to ensure our programmes are contemporary and reflect the ‘real world’ context and this master’s programme is no exception.

“We have brought in industry professionals to work alongside our academic teams and partners to provide our students with the tools to build upon their unique expertise to grow a culture of inclusion, by using their digital and data skills to continue to deliver a first-class health and care service to our citizens.”

Man speaking to conference in front of digital screen.

Professor Dearing has also been invited to deliver a talk at MedInfo 2023 – the 19th world congress on medical and health – presented by the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) on behalf of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA).

The conference takes place from July 8 to 12 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Sydney, Australia. It brings together thousands of digital health leaders and practitioners at the forefront of healthcare to network, share, and highlight the latest achievements, advancements, research and innovation in digital health and health informatics, and is considered a landmark event on the global calendar.