DIGITAL HEALTH" TEACHING UNIT

The "Santé Numérique"TU is part of the national digital health strategy 2021 and the roadmap for digital health 2023-2027, promulgated at national level. This training course is part of a vast French national project aimed at amplifying training in a variety of skill areas where digital technology is involved: health data, cybersecurity in healthcare, digital tools, communication and telehealth. 

  
As stipulated in the decree of November 10, 2022, relating to the basic training in digital health for health students (NOR: SPRH2220195A) according to Article1 training in digital health for health professionals aims to enable: 

  • Understand the challenges of digital health 
  • Acquire the knowledge and skills needed to work in a context of digitalization of professional practice and support the transformation of the healthcare system through digital technology 
  • Foster interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration 

Integrate digital health into the practice of healthcare professionals. 

TARGET AUDIENCE

Initial training:

Healthcare students, all specialties

educational organization

Training period: 1st semester 2026 or 2nd semester 2026 Total teaching hours: 28h
Training venue: E-learning  

Program

CM - Introduction toTU Santé Numérique(2h)
  • Digital health issues &TU organization 
Health data (5h)
  • Identifying a user or healthcare professional 
  • Characterize and process personal health data in compliance with regulations 
  • Access health data in compliance with professional and legal requirements 
  • Harnessing healthcare data for evaluation, research and innovation 
Cybersecurity in healthcare (5h)
  • Designing and maintaining a secure digital work environment 
  • Preventing and responding to incidents 
Health communication (5h)
  • Use tools to interact with users for effective information transmission 
  • Interact appropriately between professionals, with the user, with caregivers and with institutions and administrations 
  • Interact on the Internet while mastering your digital identity 
Digital tools (5h)

Mastering business software and digital services 

  • Use a connected object or mobile application and analyze its reliability 
  • Use appropriate core tools and services and identify their links with other shared files 
  • Searching for evidence-based health information 
Telehealth
  • Understanding telehealth regulations 
  • Practice telehealth in conjunction with the care team and the user
Final assessment (1h)

e-learning or face-to-face

Educational resources

Distance learning (alternating theory and teaching activities) 

Varied teaching aids (videos, slide shows, interactive learning activities, quizzes, etc.) 

Evaluation

Continuous assessment, final assessment

Skills acquired

At the end of the course, students will have acquired skills in the following areas as defined in the decree: 

  • Health data 
  • Healthcare cybersecurity 
  • Health communication 
  • Digital health tools 
  • Telehealth  

Registration conditions

Be enrolled in a course offered by : 

University of Montpellier components and departments : 

  • Faculté de Médecine Montpellier-Nîmes, Departments: Maïeutics, Paramedical (Speech Therapy, Orthoptics, Psychomotricity) 
  • Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, Audioprosthesis Department 
  • Montpellier Faculty of Dentistry 

Training institutes concerned: 

CRF, CRIP, IFE, IFMS, IFMK, IFMEM, IFSI, IMFSI, IMFMK, IFPM, UGECAM Occitanie 

For further information, please contact the relevant structure.