Delivery of health informatics education and training

Brittain, J. Michael; Norris, A. C.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2532.2000.00279.x

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“…Providing training and equipping network teams with adequate resources to interrogate the data may bolster confidence and increase time given to the analysis of data. 18,27 The present study has shown that increased accountability strengthens the focus on particular data, although 'tunnel vision' arising from centrally driven targets should be avoided. Where national targets are set, additional resources need to enable network teams to focus on their own local priorities.…”

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The use and perceptions of routine health data: a qualitative study of four cancer network teams in England

Wilkinson

Michie

McCarthy

2007

Health Serv Manage Res

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Health service managers have been criticized for placing more emphasis on the collection of data than on their use for the improvement of care. The present study examined how routine aggregate data on cancer services are perceived by management teams and how such data are used to inform strategic decision-making and planning. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 members of four cancer network teams in England. The interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed independently by two researchers. Respondents said that routine aggregate data were not highly prioritized as an information resource, although their use had produced some beneficial impacts, such as reduced waiting times. Limited use of aggregate data appeared to relate to problems of accessibility, lack of resources to turn the data into meaningful information and service improving action, and poor data quality and relevance. These factors apparently lead to inability or reluctance to use routine data to monitor and improve cancer services at the network level. Data-user concerns should be addressed to facilitate greater use of available routine data.

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The use and perceptions of routine health data: a qualitative study of four cancer network teams in England

Wilkinson

Michie

McCarthy

2007

Health Serv Manage Res

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“…In any educational program, the admission criteria for the potential prospective students and the duration of study have a substantial impact on the learning process and quality of the graduates. For example, a diploma in medical librarianship in the UK requires one to register for a course on information management and technology (abbreviated as IM&T) in the areas of medical sciences, and the course has to be studied within two to three years 34 . Health information specialist should be an individual with a good science background in his or her secondary school education.…”

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Health Libraries and Information Services in Tanzania: A Strategic Assessment

Haruna

Mtoroki

Gerendasy

et al. 2017

Annals of Global Health

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Objective To identify the current status and local impact of health sciences libraries and the perception of these libraries by their users, as a pre-requisite to the development of a competence-based curriculum for health information science training in Tanzania. Methodology A needs assessment was carried out using a convenience sample of local respondents, including librarians, trainers, academicians, students, health care providers and patients and families, drawn from national, referral, regional, district hospitals, health training institutions, and Universities from both government and non-government entities in Tanzania. A focus group approach was used to gather data from respondents. Results Results from this assessment revealed that health science libraries in Tanzania are faced with the challenges of insufficient infrastructure, old technology, limited facilities and furniture, inadequate and incompetent library staff, lack of health sciences librarians, outdated and insufficient resources, as well as low knowledge and use of information technologies by library clients. Most respondents would prefer to have both physical and electronic libraries, as well as librarians with specialized health information science skills, to cope with changing nature of the medical field. Conclusion The findings obtained from this assessment are strong enough to guide the development of a curriculum and training strategy and an operational plan and training packages for health information professionals. The development of a training curriculum for health information science professionals will mean better health information service delivery for Tanzania.

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“…Por otra parte, uno de los sectores profesionales más intensivos en información es el de los profesionales de las ciencias de la salud, sector en el cual los elementos informacionales están presentes, de forma constante, en las distintas actividades que estos desarrollan: la investigación, la docencia y la práctica clínica (6). En este ámbito dicha competencia se manifiesta en la habilidad de los trabajadores de saber acceder a la información (clínica o científica) que pueden necesitar para ejecutar sus tareas diarias, ya sean relacionadas con la gestión y atención a los pacientes, ya sean para actualizar sus conocimientos ante una situación determinada, planificar determinadas actuaciones o realizar tareas de gestión.…”

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Information literacy in Health Sciences. A view from the Spanish universities

Espinet¹

2004

Rev. esp. doc. cient.

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Resumen: El sistema educativo en general, y el universitario en particular, debe asumir la responsabilidad de formar a los futuros profesionales en las competencias básicas que les permitirían desenvolverse en su futura actividad profesional. En el marco de la sociedad actual una de las competencias fundamentales a las que se debe prestar atención es la competencia informacional, que capacita a los individuos a interactuar de forma efectiva con la información. El objetivo de la investigación pretende poner de manifiesto cómo se contempla, en el marco de las universidades españolas relacionadas con las ciencias de la salud, la formación en dicha competencia. Por ello se analizan los planes de estudio de las carreras relacionadas con nuestro ámbito de estudio. Por un lado se pone de manifiesto el nivel de presencia de asignaturas relacionadas con la competencia informacional, por otro, el enfoque y tratamiento de las mismas Palabras clave: Competencia informacional, Planes de estudio, Información en ciencias de la salud, Habilidades informativas. Abstract:The educational system in general, and the university in particular, have the responsibility to educate the professionals of the future in the basic competences and skills that will allow them to succeed in their professional activity. In the framework of our society one of the professional competences that is so important is the one related to the effective use of information. The aim of this research is to present an overview of the way Spanish Universities, in the sector of health sciences, include the education about that competence. This paper analyses the programmes of each degree related with health sciences. The research presents an approach about the contents of the official programmes, and on the way these contents are included.

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Delivery of health informatics education and training

Cited by 34 publications

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The use and perceptions of routine health data: a qualitative study of four cancer network teams in England

The use and perceptions of routine health data: a qualitative study of four cancer network teams in England

Health Libraries and Information Services in Tanzania: A Strategic Assessment

Information literacy in Health Sciences. A view from the Spanish universities

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