TY - JOUR
T1 - Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on education in health and medical informatics
AU - Arokiasamy, J.
AU - Ball, M.
AU - Barnett, D.
AU - Bearman, M.
AU - Van Bemmel, J.
AU - Douglas, J.
AU - Fisher, P.
AU - Garrie, R.
AU - Gatewood, L.
AU - Goossen, W.
AU - Grant, A.
AU - Hales, J.
AU - Hasman, A.
AU - Haux, R.
AU - Hovenga, E.
AU - Johns, M.
AU - Knaup, P.
AU - Leven, F. J.
AU - Lorenzi, N.
AU - Murray, P.
AU - Neame, R.
AU - Protti, D.
AU - Power, M.
AU - Richards, J.
AU - Schuster, E.
AU - Swinkels, W.
AU - Yang, J.
AU - Zelmer, L.
AU - Zvarova, J.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) agreed on international recommendations in health informatics/medical informatics education. These should help to establish courses, course tracks or even complete programs in this field, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations and to support international initiatives concerning education in health and medical informatics (HMI), particularly international activities in educating HMI specialists and the sharing of courseware. The IMIA recommendations centre on educational needs for healthcare professionals to acquire knowledge and skills in information processing and information and communication technology. The educational needs are described as a three-dimensional framework. The dimensions are: 1) professionals in healthcare (physicians, nurses, HMI professionals ...), 2) type of specialisation in health and medical informatics (IT users, HMI specialists) and 3) stage of career progression (bachelor, master, ...). Learning outcomes are defined in terms of knowledge and practical skills for healthcare professionals in their role (a) as IT user and (b) as HMI specialist. Recommendations are given for courses/course tracks in HMI as part of educational programs in medicine, nursing, healthcare management, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, health record administration, and informatics/computer science as well as for dedicated programs in HMI (with bachelor, master or doctor degree). To support education in HMI, IMIA offers to award a certificate for high quality HMI education and supports information exchange on programs and courses in HMI through a WWW server of its Working Group on Health and Medical Informatics Education (http://www.imia.org/wg1).
AB - The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) agreed on international recommendations in health informatics/medical informatics education. These should help to establish courses, course tracks or even complete programs in this field, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations and to support international initiatives concerning education in health and medical informatics (HMI), particularly international activities in educating HMI specialists and the sharing of courseware. The IMIA recommendations centre on educational needs for healthcare professionals to acquire knowledge and skills in information processing and information and communication technology. The educational needs are described as a three-dimensional framework. The dimensions are: 1) professionals in healthcare (physicians, nurses, HMI professionals ...), 2) type of specialisation in health and medical informatics (IT users, HMI specialists) and 3) stage of career progression (bachelor, master, ...). Learning outcomes are defined in terms of knowledge and practical skills for healthcare professionals in their role (a) as IT user and (b) as HMI specialist. Recommendations are given for courses/course tracks in HMI as part of educational programs in medicine, nursing, healthcare management, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, health record administration, and informatics/computer science as well as for dedicated programs in HMI (with bachelor, master or doctor degree). To support education in HMI, IMIA offers to award a certificate for high quality HMI education and supports information exchange on programs and courses in HMI through a WWW server of its Working Group on Health and Medical Informatics Education (http://www.imia.org/wg1).
KW - Education
KW - Health Informatics
KW - IMIA
KW - International Medical Informatics Association
KW - Medical Informatics
KW - Recommendations
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U2 - 10.1055/s-0038-1634340
DO - 10.1055/s-0038-1634340
M3 - Article
C2 - 10992757
AN - SCOPUS:0033837231
SN - 0026-1270
VL - 39
SP - 267
EP - 277
JO - Methods of information in medicine
JF - Methods of information in medicine
IS - 3
ER -