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Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics

Reinhold Haux Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics

University of Braunschweig - Institute of Technology and Hannover Medical School, www.plri.de

WCIT 2014, Guadalajara, Mexico, September 28, 2014

Workshop: Educational programs and courses in

health informatics / medical informatics: what should be considered?


workshop structure „The objectives of this workshop are to report about and discuss on (1) how to organize educational programs in heath / medical informatics, (2) how to run courses / course tracks in this field and (3) which international recommendations should be considered. Further objectives are to discuss with the workshop participants their respective needs for education in health / medical informatics.“

•  introduction (your expectations, my background) •  briefly on IMIA •  on IMIA’s revised recommendations on education •  discussion: what should be considered ...?


!introduction (your expectations, my background)"


!briefly on IMIA"


on IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association

•  ‘the‘ world organization on biomedical and health informatics

•  objectives •  promotion of informatics in healthcare and

biomedical research"•  advancement of international cooperation"•  stimulation of research, development and

education"•  dissemination and exchange of information"

•  further details: www.IMIA.org"


The revised IMIA recommendations

on education in biomedical and health informatics (BMHI) "


Methods Inf Med 2010; 49: 105-20 free download




•  Progress in information processing and IT is changing our societies.

•  The amount of health and medical knowledge is increasing. We cannot hope to manage it without using new information processing methodology and IT.

•  There are significant economic benefits from the use of IT to support medicine and health care („a 50-60 billion € market“).

•  The quality of health care is enhanced by the systematic application of information processing and IT.

1 BMHI education - why?


•  It is expected, that these developments will continue.

•  Health care professionals, who are well-educated in health informatics / medical informatics are needed to systematically process information in medicine and health care, and for the appropriate and responsible application of IT.

•  Through an increase in scope and the provision of high quality education in health informatics / medical informatics, well-educated health care professionals world-wide are expected to raise the quality and efficiency of health care.

1 BMHI education - why?


general considerations - key principles: HEALTH

H  for various health care professions E  in different modes of education, A  with alternate types of specialisation in BMHI L  at various levels of education, stages of career

progression; there must be T  qualified teachers and H  recognised qualifications for BMHIpositions

in order to provide good quality health care, BMHI education is needed:

2 BMHI education – how?


2 BMHI education – how?


... for health professionals in their role as IT users

•  aim: to efficiently and responsibly use information processing methodology and IT

•  these need to be included in all undergraduate curricula, leading to a qualification for health care professionals

3 BMHI education - for?


...for BMHI specialists

•  aim: preparing graduates for BMHI careers in academic, health care (e.g. hospital) or industrial settings

•  these need to be included in all curricula, leading to a qualification as specialist in HMI

3 BMHI education - for?


•  domain areas •  BMHI core knowledge and skills •  medicine, health and biosciences, health system organization •  informatics / computer science, mathematics, biometry •  optional modules in BMHI or from related fields

3 list of leaning outcomes



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•  informatics-based approach to BMHI: To focus on the need for advanced knowledge and skills of health and medical informatics, of mathematics, as well as of theoretical, practical and technical informatics/computer science.

•  The objective of a health care-based approach to BMHIis to focus, apart from knowledge in health and medical informatics, also on knowledge in medicine or of other health sciences.

4 general considerations …


4 courses / course tracks in BMHI … •  .... as part of educational programs

•  ... bachelor, master, Ph.D level"

5 dedicated BMHI programs …


6  continuing education 7  other recommendations

•  how to commence •  qualified teachers

8  IMIA support •  IMIA certification

9  information exchange •  academic members

10  concluding remarks


1  www.IMIA.org IMIA endorsed documents

2  Medline/Pubmed search for “IMIA recommendations”

3  Schattauer Publishing House www.Methods-Online.com

•  free download! •  copyright is by IMIA •  last: … acknowledgements to Prof. Mantas,

Univ. of Athens, and his task force

how to access the IMIA recommendations?


!discussion:what should be considered …?!

Healthcare

WCIT 2014 Reinhold Haux - Educational programs and courses in health informatics - medical informatics