Health Informatics Workforce, Professionalism & Certification Workshop Health Informatics Workforce & Professionalism
Network Who is in the room Name; Where you work; Job title Health Informatics Workforce & Professionalism
Defining Health Informatics Do we have an image problem? We certainly have a visibility problem. Health Informatics Workforce & Professionalism
Defining Health Informatics Do we have an image problem? We certainly have a visibility problem. How important is a definition? How do you define a field which is broad, constantly evolving and evolving quickly? What would you include in a written definition? Health Informatics Workforce & Professionalism
Defining Health Informatics Do we have an image problem? We certainly have a visibility problem. 2 things to discuss: how do you describe HI to others? What is your 30 sec pitch? As a table come up with what you think is the best pitch Health Informatics Workforce & Professionalism
Workforce impacts and role of health informatics professionals The need for: 1) health informatics professionals 2) all healthcare professionals to have some level of health informatics knowledge and skills How do we get there? Health Informatics Workforce & Professionalism
Opportunities and future trends driving careers and investment Demand Drivers What do you see as the demand drivers for health informatics? - big picture - as applied to where you work Health Informatics Workforce & Professionalism
Opportunities and future trends driving careers and investment The Challenges What do you see as the challenges and barriers we face? - big picture - as applied to where you work Health Informatics Workforce & Professionalism
The Need Professional pathways - what's available / where are the gaps in skills and training programs Employers What methods do employers use to attract people with the skills they need? What do they need that can help them find the right people? Once they have the right people how to advance them? Health Informatics Workforce & Professionalism
The Need Professional pathways - what's available / where are the gaps in skills and training programs Employees What has been your journey? What is your advice to someone entering the field or wanting to advance? What resources/programs etc would help you advance? Mentoring the future health informatics professional what would be helpful in a formal mentoring program? Health Informatics Workforce & Professionalism
Agenda: Who What When Where Why How But not necessarily in that order. www.healthinformaticscertification.com
What: A credential that is gained by: Being eligible, on the basis of qualifications and experience, to sit for an examination Passing the examination Committing to the CHIA Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Supported by ACHI, HISA and HIMAA
What (continued): Eligibility: Undergraduate degree + plus five (5) years of associated experience* OR Post-graduate degree + plus three (3) years of associated experience* + Degree can be any degree and does not have to be in health informatics * Associated experience includes the following functional areas: health informatics, administration/management, clinical information systems, e-health, information systems, health information management.
What (continued): Eligibility: Be an ethical user of health information, demonstrate professional integrity and have their academic documentation verified and accepted; and Be approved to sit for the certification examination by the CHIA Examination Committee
What (continued): Examination: Covering 6 competency areas and 52 competencies 104 multiple choice questions Taking 2.5 hours Managed by an Examination Committee comprising senior Australasian health informaticians
Competency areas: Information and Communication Technology (5 competencies); Health and Biomedical Sciences (10 competencies); Information Science (8 competencies); Management Science (5 competencies); Core Principles and Methods (20 competencies); Human and Social Contexts (4 competencies).
Competencies have also been developed for a series of specialisations, and the Certified Health Informatician Australasia will be progressively extended to allow candidates to apply for certification in these specialisations. These specialisations are: Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing; Translational Bioinformatics; Public Health Informatics; Clinical Informatics; Health Information Management; Clinical research Informatics; Aged Care Informatics; Nursing Informatics.
Why: Health informatics is now fundamental to the delivery of healthcare But it is complex: Complex and contextually sensitive data Vast range of delivery models, settings Etc Needs highly skilled, knowledgeable and experienced people CHIA will be one of the indicators that people have the required competencies
Why (continued): Employers and funders want to know that their agents have the requisite skills Health informaticians want to be able to distinguish themselves People coming into health from other informatics roles/backgrounds want to know how to transition effectively where to focus etc.
Benefits to individuals: The right to use the CHIA post-nominals; Increased knowledge of and in the competencies essential to health informatics. The Certified Health Informatician has demonstrated knowledge of and/or the ability to apply all of the requisite competencies; Differentiation from other individuals engaged in health informatics. The Certified Health Informatician Australasia has been independently assessed as achieving competence; Greater credibility and recognition as a Certified Health Informatician Australasia you will be recognised by your post-nominals and on the CHIA website. Since the CHIA competencies are consistent with internationally recognised competencies in health informatics, achievement of CHIA certification is of global relevance; Access to a community of peers; The personal satisfaction of independent validation of competence.
Benefits to organisations: Increased quality and consistency of the health informatics education and training available to employees, based on an industry-wide set of competencies that has been endorsed by the major health informatics associations in Australasia; The ability to differentiate between individuals and between your organisation s health informatics workforce and others, based on independent assessment; Guidance as to the competencies required by health informaticians in contemporary healthcare and the means of assessing these; Demonstration of professionalism in health informatics via support for the CHIA program, encouragement for employees competencies to be independently assessed, etc; Improved effectiveness via usage of a workforce that has been assessed as having the competencies required by health informaticians in contemporary healthcare.
Benefits to the health profession: Greater clarity as to the competencies required in health informatics and the means of assessing them; A consistent basis on which to develop and deliver health informatics education and training; A clear basis upon which to demonstrate competency.
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How: Register: www.healthinformaticscertification.com Complete the Exam Order form Your fee will be refunded if you are not approved based on the eligibility requirements Use the Reading Guide & Competencies document to prepare Sit the online examination If you pass you will be issued with a certificate and added to the list of CHIA on the website
How (continued): The CHIA credential must be renewed every three years. There are two ways to re-certify: Submit a recertification journal that documents a minimum level of ongoing professional development; Take the exam again.
When: Registration of your interest is available now Full registration available soon The first examinations will be available very soon Where: Anywhere, for people resident in Australia (and soon, New Zealand)
What else? Costs: For members $395 (HISA, ACHI and HIMAA members) For non-members $510 Include sitting the exam and reference/reading list
Contact: www.healthinformaticscertification.com Suzanna Zhang Membership & Program officer HISA Email: certification@hisa.org.au Phone: 03 9326 3311
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Re-Group & Key Take-Aways What are the top 3 things HISA should do? Health Informatics Workforce & Professionalism