Using the globally rising numbers and costs of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as a backdrop, this course explains why today’s intervention paradigm does not appropriately target chronic and mental health conditions and dives deeper into what opportunities digital health interventions hold for patient care.

The course equips participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage with digital health: understanding research, business models, and targeted applications. The lecturers focus on the latest trends such as artificial intelligence, LLMs, and precision health in the field of digital health.

The overall goal of this continuing education course is to support individuals interested in Digital Health to better understand the need, design, implementation and assessment of digital health interventions for chronic physical and mental health conditions that allow caregivers to scale and tailor long-term treatments to individuals at sustainable costs.

Participants will explore different business models and critically assess existing applications. This forms the foundation for designing and validating a personal digital biomarker with wearable technology as well as for designing, implementing and evaluating a smartphone-​​based, chatbot-​​delivered intervention.

1. Introduction to Digital Health
2. Assessing Digital Health Technologies
3. Designing a Digital Biomarker
4. Designing a Just-in-time Adaptive Intervention

Start date: February 2025

Duration: 12 months part-time, designed for working professionals

Teaching language: English

Time commitment: 15 ECTS (corresponds to a weekly workload of 8 hours, European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)). Courses always take place on Friday afternoons.

FMH SIWF ISFM: 25 CME credits

• Interactive live online teaching and coaching sessions using a virtual meeting application and collaborative tools
• Virtual learning environment for access to learning material and exercises
• In-Person Workshops at the start and at the end of the programme
• 3 Group projects in Modules 2, 3, and 4

• Master’s degree acknowledged by ETH or equivalent educational qualifications in a relevant field such as social sciences, medicine, economics, technological sciences, or business.
• At least two years of postgraduate work experience in a relevant field.
• C1 English proficiency
• Access to a computer and a smartphone that support the technical tools used, e.g. allowing to test the digital health interventions of the course participants.

Programme Fees:

• Programme Costs: CHF 13’170.-
• Tuition Fees: CHF 730.- (paid to ETH)
• Total fees charged: CHF 13’900.-

Additional costs:

The below costs cannot be included in the tuition fees and will need to be paid by participants in addition to the tuition fees. Please note that these are approximate costs and are subject to change.

• Two 2-day workshops in Switzerland: Approximately CHF 800.- in total
• Wearable device: Approximately CHF 250.-

Interested in completing a master-level programme at the intersection of medicine, research, regulation, and digital health? We’re excited to announce that our course now forms a component of the MAS in digital Clinical Research,

MAS ETH in digital Clinical Research Programme Page

Email Programme Manager Dr. med. Sabine Goldhahn.

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