Digitalization is changing our society permanently. In all its facets, it is influencing our lives - and thus also the healthcare system. It represents a process that holds not only opportunities, but also challenges and risks. Visions of the future range from huge amounts of data for research to precise and rapid access to expert knowledge. But digitalization is struggling in the healthcare sector - especially in Germany. 

In our elective course "Digital Health" at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, we shed light on the state of digitalization in medicine and healthcare. As part of this curriculum, which is unique in Germany, participants can expect both an all-round look at where digitalization has already reached everyday clinical practice (e.g. data management, online video consultation, DiGAs, wearables, etc.) as well as in-depth coverage of relevant topics (e.g. legal framework) and outlooks (e.g. decision support software, robotics in operating rooms, virtual/augmented/mixed reality).

The course is also accompanied by a mini-hackathon in which teams address a challenge in patient care and develop a solution with their own creative inventions.