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Specific informatics competencies have also been identified specifically for healthcare leaders in nursing <ref name = "Westra"> 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>
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Specific informatics competencies have also been identified specifically for healthcare leaders in nursing <ref name = "Westra"> 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/ </references>
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 17:14, 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]
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