Public Health and Epidemiological Databases for the Enhancement of Medical Education

Authors

  • Qazi Mohd. Sajid Jamal Department of Health Information Management, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Buraydah Colleges, Al-Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Mughees Uddin Siddiqui Department of Health Information Management, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Buraydah Colleges, Al-Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Mohammad Abdulrahman Alzohairy Department of Clinical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Buraydah Colleges, Al-Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Mohammed Abdullah Al Karawi Department of Clinical Laboratory, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Buraydah Colleges, Al-Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v7i2.5853

Abstract

The collaboration of public health education and information technology has made patient care safer and more reliable than before. Nurses and doctors use handheld computers to record a patient's medical history and check that they are administering the correct treatment. Fortunately Public Health Informatics (PHI) is the intersecting point of technology and public health. Therefore, the inclusion of online medical and epidemiology  databases in the course curriculum of  budding medical professionals and postgraduate students would be beneficial in enhancing the quality of health care,  extensive epidemiological research, health education, health policies, health planning and consumer satisfaction as well. The purpose of this article is to discuss and provide introduction of various databases which have huge information and it could be used to enhance the public health education.

Keywords: 

Information Technology, Public Health Informatics, Public Health Education, Databases.

Author Biography

Qazi Mohd. Sajid Jamal, Department of Health Information Management, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Buraydah Colleges, Al-Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Assistant Professor

Department of Health Information Management

College of Applied Medical Sciences

Buraydah Colleges

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Published

2015-07-15

How to Cite

Sajid Jamal, Q. M., Siddiqui, M. U., Alzohairy, M. A., & Al Karawi, M. A. (2015). Public Health and Epidemiological Databases for the Enhancement of Medical Education. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 7(2). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v7i2.5853

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