Miles to go before we sleep: education,technology, and the changing paradigms in health information |
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| Authors: | Ana D Cleveland |
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| Institution: | Email: Regents Professor and Director, Health Informatics Program and Houston Program, College of Information, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #311068, Denton, TX 76203 |
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| Abstract: | Purpose:This lecture discusses a philosophy of educating health information professionals in a rapidly changing health care and information environment.Discussion:Education for health information professionals must be based upon a solid foundation of the changing paradigms and trends in health care and health information, as well as technological advances, to produce a well-prepared information workforce to meet the demands of health-related environments. Educational programs should begin with the core principles of library and information sciences and expand in interdisciplinary collaborations. A model of the health care environment is presented to serve as a framework for developing educational programs for health information professionals.Conclusion:Interdisciplinary and collaborative relationships—which merge health care, library and information sciences, and other information-related disciplines—should form the basis of education for health information professionals.Highlights- Educational pathways for the creation of future health information professionals are charted through the discussion of four major roads.
- A model of the health care environment sets the framework for building educational programs for health information professionals.
Implications- The presented pathways can inform educational decision making at all levels, including the need to revisit the accreditation bodies of programs educating health information professionals.
- The National Library of Medicine is encouraged to create a workforce center to identify the needs of the profession.
- Interdisciplinary and collaborative partnerships are vital to produce quality graduates who are prepared to handle the complexities of the health care and information environment.
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