Empower School of Health
Ethical Consideration in Digital Health
Empower School of Health

Ethical Consideration in Digital Health

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Understand core ethical principles in digital health, including autonomy, privacy, equity, transparency, and patient safety.

  • Explore bioethics frameworks, global regulations, and strategies for responsible, inclusive digital health innovation.

  • Analyse ethical challenges of AI in healthcare, focusing on privacy, bias, security, and practical guidelines for adoption.

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October 2025

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This course is part of the Foundations of Digital Health & Ethical Aspects Specialization
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There are 3 modules in this course

This chapter introduces the ethical dimensions of digital health, highlighting their importance in shaping healthcare delivery, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. It examines core ethical concepts such as patient autonomy, privacy, beneficence, transparency, and equity, all of which are fundamental to building trust and ensuring patient safety. The benefits of ethical principles such as inclusivity, resilience, innovation, and equitable access are considered alongside challenges in managing digital data, including privacy, security, governance of data sharing, and patient empowerment in data ownership.

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5 videos1 reading2 assignments

This chapter explores how technology influences healthcare outcomes, both improving and disrupting traditional models of care. It analyses the role of bioethics frameworks in guiding digital health innovations and examines global regulatory structures that aim to ensure consistency and accountability across contexts. Ethical strategies for responsible technology development are discussed, with emphasis on multi-stakeholder collaboration and engagement. The chapter concludes by addressing the need for adaptable ethical frameworks that can evolve alongside emerging technologies, ensuring digital health continues to positively impact society.

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4 videos1 reading2 assignments

This chapter examines the ethical challenges associated with artificial intelligence in healthcare, focusing on issues of patient privacy, data security, and algorithmic bias. It reviews existing regulations and guidelines that govern AI’s use in clinical and administrative settings, with attention to the role of regulatory bodies in maintaining ethical standards. The chapter also highlights the development of practical ethical guidelines for AI adoption, integrating perspectives from various stakeholders to ensure equity and responsibility in implementation.

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4 videos1 reading2 assignments

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Prof. Paul S. Lalvani​
Empower School of Health
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