Integrating Health Informatics and Technology into University Curriculum
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Integrating Health Informatics and TechnologyAdam Papendieck
4 June 2012Kigali
E-Health/Health Informatics Relevant in Rwanda
• Electronic health records• Telemedicine• Consumer health informatics• Health knowledge management• Virtual healthcare teams• mHealth or m-Health• Healthcare Information Systems• Public Health Information Systems• Community-based Information Systems
Electronic health records
Telemedicine
http://saravanarajan.com/2009/09/09/state-of-health-information-exchanges-in-america/
Consumer health informatics
Source: Vince Kuraitis
Health knowledge management
e.g. Medscape, MDLinx
mHealth
Virtual healthcare teams
“healthcare professionals who collaborate and share information on patients through digital equipment”
Source: Smeenk et al. 1997
Healthcare Information Systems
Public Health Information Systems
Community-based Information Systems
Statistical Software and Research packages
• Statistical Packages– SPSS, SASS, STATA, EpiInfo, Excel
• GIS/Thematic mapping– ArcGIS, QGIS (open source), WebMapping
• Research Packages– Network Analysis (e.g. UCINET etc.)– Qualitative Research (ATLAS.ti etc.)– Crowdsourcing
• Productivity tools
Discussion
1. What are the most important Health Informatics topics or technologies for students in your field to know about?
2. What steps could be taken to improve their integration into curriculum?
3. What topics or technologies would you most like to learn more about?