This micro-credential will be relevant to any multi-professional staff working in healthcare design and delivery across all grades and all services. This cohort includes nurses, midwives, paramedics and other allied healthcare professionals.
This micro-credential allows healthcare professionals to understand the application of digital health technology. One example is the adoption of the electronic patient records. The content is varied; therefore, you will learn to develop a critical understanding of digital health that will allow to prepare and apply the knowledge to a real-world problem.
The course addresses all five domains, as set out in All-Ireland Nursing and Midwifery Digital Health Capability Framework, 2021.
These are:
On successful completion of this micro-credential, learners will be able to:
HCI Pillar 3 Learner Fee Subsidy: Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria may qualify for a 50% fee subsidy, subject to the availability of subsidized places.
For eligibility details, please refer to the Eligibility Criteria.
Apply for Digital Health - Understanding the Application of Technology in Modern Healthcare
| College | Trinity College Dublin |
| Course ID | 181468 |
| Course Location | Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 2 |
| Course Type | Micro-credential |
| Awarding Body |  |
| Awarding Body Details | 10 ECTS |
| Course Start Date | 8th September 2025 |
| Course Duration | 12 weeks |
| Course Time | • A total of 250 hours is allocated to this micro-credential. • Delivered using a blended learning approach – which includes online directed and self-directed learning and two days in person. |
| Course Fee | €1220 |
| Entry Requirements | Application deadline: 14th August 2025 • Hold a level 8 degree in Healthcare-related programme. • Or satisfy the course committee that they have the ability to successfully complete the micro-credential programme based on evidence of experience of working in any healthcare setting and engaging with digital health systems. • Transcript as evidence of degree where applicable. • An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae. |
| Course Code | PENM-DHMH-1M |
This module deals with what has traditionally been known as Ireland's "Golden Age".
This course is offered subject to minimum registration numbers.
This micro-credential is for registered nurses/midwives who prescribe medications, prescribers working in other jurisdictions who wish to prescribe in Ireland.
