Identifying Biomedical and Health Informatics Competencies in Higher Education Curricula

Outi Ahonen; Ulla Mari Kinnunen; Gun Britt Lejonqvist; Baiba Apkalna; Kersti Viitkar; Kaija Saranto

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-880-8-261

Identifying Biomedical and Health Informatics Competencies in Higher Education Curricula

Outi Ahonen, Ulla Mari Kinnunen, Gun Britt Lejonqvist, Baiba Apkalna, Kersti Viitkar, Kaija Saranto

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Data, Informatics and Technology
Subtitle of host publication	An Inspiration for Improved Healthcare
Editors	Joseph Liaskos, Mowafa S. Househ, Parisis Gallos, Arie Hasman, John Mantas
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	261-264
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614998792
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-880-8-261
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	251
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Keywords*

Competence
higher education curricula
informatics
multidisciplinary

Field of Science*

3.5 Other medical sciences
5.3 Educational sciences

Publication Type*

3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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Ahonen, O., Kinnunen, U. M., Lejonqvist, G. B., Apkalna, B., Viitkar, K., & Saranto, K. (2018). Identifying Biomedical and Health Informatics Competencies in Higher Education Curricula. In J. Liaskos, M. S. Househ, P. Gallos, A. Hasman, & J. Mantas (Eds.), Data, Informatics and Technology: An Inspiration for Improved Healthcare (pp. 261-264). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 251). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-880-8-261

Ahonen, Outi ; Kinnunen, Ulla Mari ; Lejonqvist, Gun Britt et al. / Identifying Biomedical and Health Informatics Competencies in Higher Education Curricula. Data, Informatics and Technology: An Inspiration for Improved Healthcare. editor / Joseph Liaskos ; Mowafa S. Househ ; Parisis Gallos ; Arie Hasman ; John Mantas. IOS Press, 2018. pp. 261-264 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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Ahonen, O, Kinnunen, UM, Lejonqvist, GB, Apkalna, B, Viitkar, K & Saranto, K 2018, Identifying Biomedical and Health Informatics Competencies in Higher Education Curricula. in J Liaskos, MS Househ, P Gallos, A Hasman & J Mantas (eds), Data, Informatics and Technology: An Inspiration for Improved Healthcare. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 251, IOS Press, pp. 261-264. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-880-8-261

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Data, Informatics and Technology: An Inspiration for Improved Healthcare. ed. / Joseph Liaskos; Mowafa S. Househ; Parisis Gallos; Arie Hasman; John Mantas. IOS Press, 2018. p. 261-264 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 251).

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