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Foundational Python For Healthcare Notes

The document outlines a foundational Python course tailored for healthcare, covering topics from basic syntax and control flow to data analysis and visualization. It includes practical applications such as working with patient records, using libraries like pandas and matplotlib, and culminates in a real-world project where students analyze healthcare data. The course emphasizes the use of Python for automating data analysis and generating reports in healthcare settings.

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Foundational Python For Healthcare Notes

The document outlines a foundational Python course tailored for healthcare, covering topics from basic syntax and control flow to data analysis and visualization. It includes practical applications such as working with patient records, using libraries like pandas and matplotlib, and culminates in a real-world project where students analyze healthcare data. The course emphasizes the use of Python for automating data analysis and generating reports in healthcare settings.

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Foundational Python for Healthcare - Summary Notes

Week 1: Introduction to Python and Healthcare Data

- Understand how Python is used in healthcare to automate data analysis.

- Introduction to Jupyter notebooks and basic Python syntax.

- Variables, data types (int, float, string), comments, and print statements.

Week 2: Control Flow and Functions

- Using `if`, `elif`, and `else` for decision making.

- Loops (`for` and `while`) for repetition.

- Writing and calling functions to organize code.

- Practical examples: checking patient eligibility or calculating BMI.

Week 3: Working with Data Files

- Reading and writing text and CSV files.

- Using `with open()` and file methods like `read()`, `write()`.

- Working with patient records stored in CSV files.

Week 4: Python Libraries for Healthcare Data

- Introduction to `pandas` for working with tabular data.

- Loading dataframes, selecting columns, filtering rows.

- Practical use: analyzing patient test results.

Week 5: Data Analysis and Visualization

- Descriptive statistics with `pandas`: mean, median, std.

- Plotting with `matplotlib`: bar charts, histograms.

- Applications: disease trend analysis, age distribution.


Foundational Python for Healthcare - Summary Notes

Week 6: Data Cleaning and Preparation

- Handling missing values, removing duplicates.

- Changing data formats (e.g., date parsing).

- Preparing data for analysis and reporting.

Week 7: Real-world Healthcare Data Project

- Working on a dataset from a hospital or public health source.

- Performing analysis, visualizations, and summarizing insights.

- Use Python to generate reports from the analysis.

Week 8: Final Project and Presentation

- You are given a health dataset and a problem to solve.

- Use Python to clean, analyze, and visualize data.

- Prepare a short report or presentation on your findings.

- Demonstrate your understanding of Python in healthcare contexts.

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