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Professional Development in Clinical Informatics
Session 120, February 21, 2017
Melisa Gregorio, Clinical Information Specialist, Fraser Health
Ricki-Lee Prestley, Portfolio Manager, Fraser Health
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Speaker Introductions
Melisa Gregorio, MSN
Clinical Information Specialist,
Health Care Information Systems
Fraser Health Authority
Ricki-Lee Prestley, BSN
Portfolio Manager,
Health Care Information Systems
Fraser Health Authority
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No Conflict of Interest
Melisa Gregorio, MSN
Ricki-Lee Prestley, BSN
Have no real or apparent conflicts of interest to report
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Agenda
• Learning Objectives/STEPS™
• Introduction: Our Clinical Informatics Team
• Professional Development: Where we started from…
• Professional Development: Where we are now…
• Conclusion
• Questions
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Learning Objectives
Describe professional development in Clinical Informatics culture, including attitudes and beliefs
Outline strategies for creating orientation and professional development documents
Discuss the process of developing competencies within Clinical Informatics
Influence Clinical Informatics culture to encourage career-long learning
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An Introduction of How Benefits Were Realized for the Value of Health IT
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• Increase in autonomous
professional development
• Increase in staff retention
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The Culture of Clinical Informatics
The Office
• New tools: “3 screens”
• Fancy threads
• T-Con’ing and IM’ing
• Restroom please
• CODE BLUE
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The Job
• New language
• Different learning
• Emerging practice
The Culture of Clinical Informatics
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Survey Results
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Findings *26/28 participants responded
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Focus Group Findings
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Is this tool valuable toyour practice?
Will you use this tool toguide your practice?
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Focus Group Questionnaire*11 participants
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Key Themes
Separation of orientation and
professional development
Focus on growth and past
expertise vs “newness”
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Limitations of Research
•Scarcity of resources
•Change fatigue
•Culture shift
•Engagement challenges
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Delphi
• First distribution
• Analysis of feedback
Revise CAPE
• Second distribution
• Analysis of feedback
Revise CAPE • Subsequent
distribution
• Analysis of feedback
Final CAPE
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Learning Objectives in Review
Describe professional development in Clinical Informatics culture, including attitudes and beliefs
Outline strategies for creating orientation and professional development documents
Discuss the process of developing competencies within Clinical Informatics
Influence Clinical Informatics culture to encourage career-long learning
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An Introduction of How Benefits Were Realized for the Value of Health IT
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• Increase in autonomous
professional development
• Increase in staff retention
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Questions
Ricki-Lee Prestley
Melisa Gregorio
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