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| + | The goals for identifying core competencies in clinical informatics include: | ||
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| + | * Design of program curricula (which ought to include the competencies relevant to program objectives); | ||
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| + | * Design of individual courses (which must operationalize competencies at a more granular level); | ||
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| + | * Assessment of individuals to determine satisfactory completion of courses or programs; | ||
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| + | * Assessment of individuals by professional organizations, for purposes of certification or qualification in the field; | ||
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| + | * Evaluation of programs and curricula, for purposes of accreditation; | ||
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| + | * Defining the field of clinical informatics and its subdomains. | ||
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== Competencies == | == Competencies == | ||
| + | Specific informatics competencies have also been identified specifically for healthcare leaders in nursing <ref name="Westra 2008"> Westra, B. L., & Delaney, C. W. (2008). [[Informatics competencies for nursing and healthcare leaders.]] In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings (Vol. 2008, p. 804). American Medical Informatics Association. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2655955/ </ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[http://uuhsc.utah.edu/medinfo/research/ List of papers dealing with Informatics (login required)] | [http://uuhsc.utah.edu/medinfo/research/ List of papers dealing with Informatics (login required)] | ||
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| + | [http://www.imia.org/wg1/rec.pdf IMIA recommendations on education in health and medical informatics] | ||
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| + | [http://healnet.mcmaster.ca/nce/workshops.htm Covvey/Zitner/Bernstein competencies and curricula in health informatics] -- covers applied health informatics, research and development health informatics, and clinician health informatics: | ||
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| + | [http://healthlinks.washington.edu/nwcphp/phi/comps/ Public health informatics competencies] -- compiled under the leadership of the University of Washington | ||
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| + | Staggers, N., Gassert, C. A., & Curran, C. (2001). [http://www.nurs.utah.edu/informatics/competencies.doc Informatics competencies for nurses at four levels of practice.] Journal of Nursing Education, 4(7), 303-316. | ||
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| + | [http://www.cna-nurses.ca/pages/resources/nni/national_nursing_informatics_project.htm Canadian National Nursing Informatics Project Discussion Paper] | ||
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| + | Medical Library Association Platform for Change/ educational policy statement: | ||
| + | [http://mlanet.org/education/platform/skills.html Health information knowledge and skills (competencies)] | ||
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| + | [[category:competencies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:31, 2 April 2015
Mission
Goals
The goals for identifying core competencies in clinical informatics include:
- Design of program curricula (which ought to include the competencies relevant to program objectives);
- Design of individual courses (which must operationalize competencies at a more granular level);
- Assessment of individuals to determine satisfactory completion of courses or programs;
- Assessment of individuals by professional organizations, for purposes of certification or qualification in the field;
- Evaluation of programs and curricula, for purposes of accreditation;
- Defining the field of clinical informatics and its subdomains.
Frameworks
- Skills
- Knowledge
- Experience - Ways to achieve the skills, knowledge, attitudes, e.g., Life long learning
- Attitudes
Competencies
Specific informatics competencies have also been identified specifically for healthcare leaders in nursing [1]
References
- ↑ Westra, B. L., & Delaney, C. W. (2008). Informatics competencies for nursing and healthcare leaders. In AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings (Vol. 2008, p. 804). American Medical Informatics Association. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2655955/
List of papers dealing with Informatics (login required)
IMIA recommendations on education in health and medical informatics
Covvey/Zitner/Bernstein competencies and curricula in health informatics -- covers applied health informatics, research and development health informatics, and clinician health informatics:
Public health informatics competencies -- compiled under the leadership of the University of Washington
Staggers, N., Gassert, C. A., & Curran, C. (2001). Informatics competencies for nurses at four levels of practice. Journal of Nursing Education, 4(7), 303-316.
Canadian National Nursing Informatics Project Discussion Paper
Medical Library Association Platform for Change/ educational policy statement: Health information knowledge and skills (competencies)
