TY - JOUR
T1 - Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Biomedical and Health Informatics
T2 - Second Revision
AU - Bichel-Findlay, Jen
AU - Koch, Sabine
AU - Mantas, John
AU - Abdul, Shabbir S.
AU - Al-Shorbaji, Najeeb
AU - Ammenwerth, Elske
AU - Baum, Analia
AU - Borycki, Elizabeth M.
AU - Demiris, George
AU - Hasman, Arie
AU - Hersh, William
AU - Hovenga, Evelyn
AU - Huebner, Ursula H.
AU - Huesing, Elaine S.
AU - Kushniruk, Andre
AU - Hwa Lee, Kye
AU - Lehmann, Christoph U.
AU - Lillehaug, Svein Ivar
AU - Marin, Heimar F.
AU - Marschollek, Michael
AU - Martin-Sanchez, Fernando
AU - Merolli, Mark
AU - Nishimwe, Aurore
AU - Saranto, Kaija
AU - Sent, Danielle
AU - Shachak, Aviv
AU - Udayasankaran, Jai Ganesh
AU - Were, Martin C.
AU - Wright, Graham
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Background: The purpose of educational recommendations is to assist in establishing courses and programs in a discipline, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations, and to support international initiatives for collaboration and sharing of courseware. The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) has published two versions of its international recommendations in biomedical and health informatics (BMHI) education, initially in 2000 and revised in 2010. Given the recent changes to the science, technology, the needs of the healthcare systems, and the workforce of BMHI, a revision of the recommendations is necessary. Objective: The aim of these updated recommendations is to support educators in developing BMHI curricula at different education levels, to identify essential skills and competencies for certification of healthcare professionals and those working in the field of BMHI, to provide a tool for evaluators of academic BMHI programs to compare and accredit the quality of delivered programs, and to motivate universities, organizations, and health authorities to recognize the need for establishing and further developing BMHI educational programs. Method: An IMIA taskforce, established in 2017, updated the recommendations. The taskforce included representatives from all IMIA regions, with several having been involved in the development of the previous version. Workshops were held at different IMIA conferences, and an international Delphi study was performed to collect expert input on new and revised competencies. Results: Recommendations are provided for courses/course tracks in BMHI as part of educational programs in biomedical and health sciences, health information management, and informatics/computer science, as well as for dedicated programs in BMHI (leading to bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree). The educational needs are described for the roles of BMHI user, BMHI generalist, and BMHI specialist across six domain areas – BMHI core principles; health sciences and services; computer, data and information sciences; social and behavioral sciences; management science; and BMHI specialization. Furthermore, recommendations are provided for dedicated educational programs in BMHI at the level of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. These are the mainstream academic programs in BMHI. In addition, recommendations for continuing education, certification, and accreditation procedures are provided. Conclusion: The IMIA recommendations reflect societal changes related to globalization, digitalization, and digital transformation in general and in healthcare specifically, and center on educational needs for the healthcare workforce, computer scientists, and decision makers to acquire BMHI knowledge and skills at various levels. To support education in BMHI, IMIA offers accreditation of quality BMHI education programs. It supports information exchange on programs and courses in BMHI through its Working Group on Health and Medical Informatics Education.
AB - Background: The purpose of educational recommendations is to assist in establishing courses and programs in a discipline, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations, and to support international initiatives for collaboration and sharing of courseware. The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) has published two versions of its international recommendations in biomedical and health informatics (BMHI) education, initially in 2000 and revised in 2010. Given the recent changes to the science, technology, the needs of the healthcare systems, and the workforce of BMHI, a revision of the recommendations is necessary. Objective: The aim of these updated recommendations is to support educators in developing BMHI curricula at different education levels, to identify essential skills and competencies for certification of healthcare professionals and those working in the field of BMHI, to provide a tool for evaluators of academic BMHI programs to compare and accredit the quality of delivered programs, and to motivate universities, organizations, and health authorities to recognize the need for establishing and further developing BMHI educational programs. Method: An IMIA taskforce, established in 2017, updated the recommendations. The taskforce included representatives from all IMIA regions, with several having been involved in the development of the previous version. Workshops were held at different IMIA conferences, and an international Delphi study was performed to collect expert input on new and revised competencies. Results: Recommendations are provided for courses/course tracks in BMHI as part of educational programs in biomedical and health sciences, health information management, and informatics/computer science, as well as for dedicated programs in BMHI (leading to bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree). The educational needs are described for the roles of BMHI user, BMHI generalist, and BMHI specialist across six domain areas – BMHI core principles; health sciences and services; computer, data and information sciences; social and behavioral sciences; management science; and BMHI specialization. Furthermore, recommendations are provided for dedicated educational programs in BMHI at the level of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. These are the mainstream academic programs in BMHI. In addition, recommendations for continuing education, certification, and accreditation procedures are provided. Conclusion: The IMIA recommendations reflect societal changes related to globalization, digitalization, and digital transformation in general and in healthcare specifically, and center on educational needs for the healthcare workforce, computer scientists, and decision makers to acquire BMHI knowledge and skills at various levels. To support education in BMHI, IMIA offers accreditation of quality BMHI education programs. It supports information exchange on programs and courses in BMHI through its Working Group on Health and Medical Informatics Education.
KW - Biomedical informatics
KW - Education
KW - Health informatics
KW - IMIA
KW - International Medical Informatics Association
KW - Medical informatics
KW - Recommendations
KW - Training
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104908
DO - 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104908
M3 - Article
C2 - 36502741
AN - SCOPUS:85145612883
SN - 1386-5056
VL - 170
JO - International Journal of Medical Informatics
JF - International Journal of Medical Informatics
M1 - 104908
ER -