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Alan Davies1, Julia Mueller2, Georgina Moulton3
1School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
International Journal of Medical Informatics
|August 11, 2020
Summary
A systematic review identified core competencies for clinical informatics professionals, emphasizing data and information management skills across disciplines. Standardization efforts should balance common needs with flexibility for specialized areas like Bioinformatics and Pharmacy Informatics.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Clinical Informatics
- Information Science
Background:
- The Faculty of Clinical Informatics (FCI) in the UK initiated work towards a national competency framework for Clinical Informatics.
- A defined framework is crucial for outlining the professional attributes and skills of clinical informaticians.
- Existing literature on competencies, skills, and curricula in health and clinical informatics domains requires systematic review.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review academic literature on competencies, skills, and course curricula in clinical and health informatics.
- To inform the development of a national competency framework for clinical informaticians.
Main Methods:
- A systematic literature search was conducted across Web of Science, EMBASE, ERIC, PubMed, and CINAHL by two independent reviewers.
- Publications detailing relevant competencies, skills, and existing course curricula were included.
- Findings are reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement.
Main Results:
- Eighty-two publications were included in the review.
- Surveys (30%) and narrative descriptions (28%) were the most common methodologies.
- Most publications focused on curriculum design (23%), competency definition (18%), and skills/training (18%).
- Core skills in data, information systems, and management are common across informatics disciplines.
- Bioinformatics and Pharmacy Informatics demonstrated the most unique competency requirements.
Conclusions:
- Eight key domains were identified across health informatics sub-disciplines: data, information management, human factors, project management, research, leadership, systems development/evaluation, and health/healthcare.
- Disciplines like Nursing Informatics are advanced in standardizing competencies.
- Competency standardization should incorporate flexibility to accommodate local variations and requirements.
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