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Identifying Biomedical and Health Informatics Competencies in Higher Education Curricula. 2018

Outi Ahonen, and Ulla-Mari Kinnunen, and Gun-Britt Lejonqvist, and Baiba Apkalna, and Kersti Viitkar, and Kaija Saranto
Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Espoo, Finland.

This study describes the knowledge, skills and competencies found in bachelor's degree curricula for health and social care, engineering and business. The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) biomedicine and health information (BMHI) management recommendations was used as a framework to analyse bachelor's degree curricula (n=14). The results showed that the curricula contained a variety of subjects related to competencies in the IMIA's BMHI. The information technology (IT) engineering curriculum included the highest number of competencies and the business curricula the fewest. The nursing curricula included more competencies than any other health care curricula. When educating students in various professions, their diverse backgrounds and expertise must be considered. As future eHealth developers, students will learn to work as multidisciplinary teams.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008490 Medical Informatics The field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine. Clinical Informatics,Medical Computer Science,Medical Information Science,Computer Science, Medical,Health Informatics,Health Information Technology,Informatics, Clinical,Informatics, Medical,Information Science, Medical,Health Information Technologies,Informatics, Health,Information Technology, Health,Medical Computer Sciences,Medical Information Sciences,Science, Medical Computer,Technology, Health Information
D011361 Professional Competence The capability to perform the duties of one's profession generally, or to perform a particular professional task, with skill of an acceptable quality. Competence, Professional,Generalization of Expertise,Technical Expertise,Expertise Generalization,Expertise, Technical
D003479 Curriculum A course of study offered by an educational institution. Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D005544 Forecasting The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology. Futurology,Projections and Predictions,Future,Predictions and Projections
D017216 Telemedicine Delivery of health services via remote telecommunications. This includes interactive consultative and diagnostic services. Tele-Care,Tele-ICU,Tele-Intensive Care,Tele-Referral,Telecare,Virtual Medicine,Mobile Health,Telehealth,eHealth,mHealth,Health, Mobile,Medicine, Virtual,Tele Care,Tele ICU,Tele Intensive Care,Tele Referral,Tele-Referrals
D063025 Health Information Management Management of the acquisition, organization, retrieval, and dissemination of health information. Health Information Managements,Information Management, Health,Information Managements, Health,Management, Health Information,Managements, Health Information

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