A Guide to Healthcare Innovation: Principles and Practice
Learn essential principles of healthcare innovation, from design thinking to implementation and scaling of new solutions.
Learn essential principles of healthcare innovation, from design thinking to implementation and scaling of new solutions.
This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full Global Health Innovations Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.
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What you'll learn
Distinguish between innovation and invention in healthcare
Understand different types of healthcare innovation
Apply design thinking principles to healthcare solutions
Navigate product development and commercialization
Implement strategies for scaling healthcare innovations
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1.52 Hours PreRecorded video
8 quizzes
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There are 4 modules in this course
This comprehensive course explores the fundamentals of healthcare innovation, covering key concepts from invention to implementation. Students learn about different types of innovation including disruptive, frugal, and reverse innovation, and understand the process of product development and commercialization. The curriculum emphasizes practical aspects of bringing healthcare innovations to market, including design thinking, business planning, and strategies for successful adoption and scaling.
Innovation vs. Invention
Module 1 · 6 Hours to complete
Types of Innovation - Disruptive, Frugal and Reverse
Module 2 · 5 Hours to complete
Product Development and Commercialisation
Module 3 · 4 Hours to complete
Getting an Innovation into Practice
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Expert in Public Health and Global Health Innovation
Dr. Matthew Harris (DPhil MBBS MSc PGCE FFPH) is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Public Health, holding a joint appointment between the Department of Primary Care and Public Health and the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London. He also serves as an Honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine with the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. As co-Director of the on-site Masters in Public Health, he leads the Global Health Challenges and Global Health Innovations modules. His research focuses on global health, innovation diffusion, and health services, with a particular emphasis on Reverse Innovation—adopting cost-effective healthcare technologies from low-income countries. His contributions in this field have earned him a Harkness Fellowship from the US Commonwealth Fund and an Imperial College President's Excellence Award in Teaching and Learning.
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