Skills for the Future Informatics Skills for Information

Skills for the Future: Informatics Skills for Information Professionals Jillian M. Ketterer 1, Nora Smith 2, MSLIS, Prudence W. Dalrymple, Ph. D 3 Center for Innovation, National Board of Medical Examiners 1, Johns Hopkins University 2, Institute for Healthcare Informatics, i. School, Drexel University 3 Library and Information Science: An Evolving Paradigm New Opportunities for Information Professionals Competitive Intelligence Analyst • Help business gain advantage over competitors via environmental scanning • Information/evidence used in strategic planning Health Information Systems Analyst • Bridge the gap between information users and computer programmers to improve information systems Informaticist • Apply computers and information technology in field of choice Crossing Traditional Boundaries The Necessary Skills : What Can Informatics Classes Teach YOU? Systems thinking • Understand the underlying pattern and structure of the information organization and technical databases • Information needs and underlying psychology of the user population • Uncover the underlying relationships between the library and the patron population Human computer interaction • Bridge gaps between developers and users • Design more intuitive and user-friendly interfaces Informationist or Information Specialist In Context (ISIC) • Connect patrons with information/evidence • Physical proximity to patrons (work outside of the library) • Integrate into the research team from http: //informationr. net/ir/12 -4/colis 29 fig 2. JPG Information science: • “…is a field that cuts across …the conventional academic disciplines. ” (Bates, 1999) • encompasses both traditional and emerging information paradigms such digital libraries, librarians-in-context, and online social networking • focuses on the information itself rather than the subject matter (art history, medical anthropology, electrical engineering, literary analysis, molecular biology, etc. ) Informatics studies the representation, processing, and communication of information in natural and engineered systems. It has computational, cognitive and social aspects. (http: //www. inf. ed. ac. uk/about/vision. html) • deals with the transmission of human knowledge • incorporates both social and technical aspects of information TEMPLATE DESIGN © 2008 www. Poster. Presentations. com From Hersh (2009)7 Information retrieval skills • Particularly from online or electronic databases • Knowledge and familiarity of print resources • Gain a different perspective on information storage, management, and retrieval Interdisciplinary Skills • Connect seemingly disparate concepts across knowledge domains • Identify opportunities for innovation and systems improvement Lifelong Learning • Continuous professional development is crucial to keep up with the state of the art …and more! Your Future in Informatics Health Informatics Specialist was named one of the top “ahead of the curve” careers in U. S. News & World Report • focuses on the underlying structure of information use, storage, and retrieval (http: //www. usnews. com/money/careers/articles/2008/12/11/aheadof-the-curve-health-informatics-specialist-2009. html) Informatics may mean many things to many people, but it always involves: computers, information users, and a context/discipline. Certificate in Healthcare Informatics - 3 Core Courses (http: //www. ischool. drexel. edu/ihi/) INFO 648 - Healthcare Informatics This course is an introduction to Healthcare Informatics, broadly construed. Healthcare Informatics studies the organization of medical information, the effective management of information using computer technology, and the impact of such technology on medical research, education, and patient care. INFO 731 - Organization & Social Issues in Healthcare Informatics Presents an overview of sociotechnical issues in healthcare informatics, focusing on patient care and biomedical research settings. Deals with human, social, and technological aspects of healthcare IT. Focuses on the role of information professionals in applied healthcare IT settings. INFO 780 - Advanced Issues in Healthcare Informatics Information Analyst • Plan, scope, and manage business projects through analysis of relevant data and information • Monitor and interpret trends of interest Knowledge Manager • Help organization gain value from its knowledge and intellectual assets What is Informatics? • Ensure that institutional knowledge flows appropriately a field of study focused on Informatics is throughout the organization the optimal use of information, often aided by the use of technology, to improve individual health, health care, public health, and biomedical research (Hersh, 2009) What Does Drexel Have to Offer? The American Medical Informatics Association also estimates that the nation will need 10, 000 professionals trained in informatics by the year 2010. (http: //www. amia. org/10 x 10) This course is intended to provide a broad overview of the concepts, terminology and strategies needed to design and evaluate projects in healthcare informatics. Through online lectures, readings and discussion of case studies, students will acquire a basic familiarity with References and Further The major projects, various approaches to planning and evaluation. Reading which will be developed over the duration of the course, will provide Bates, with an opportunity to develop a proposal for a potential students. M. J. (1999). The invisible substrate of information science. Journal of the implementation in a setting of their choice, and select an evaluation American Society for approach that is appropriate. Information Science, 50(12), 1043 -1050. Friedman, C. A. (2009). A 'fundamental theorem' of biomedical informatics. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 169 -170. Giuise, N. B. (2008). Riding the waves of change together: are we all paying attention? Journal of the Medical Library Association, 96 (2), 85 -87. Hersh, W. and Wright, A. (2008) What workforce is needed to implement the health information technology agenda? An analysis from the HIMSS Analytics™ Database. AMIA Annu Symp Proc, 303 -307. Hersh, W. (2009). A stimulus to define informatics and health information technology. BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making, 9, 24. Perry, G. J. , Roderer, N. K. , and Assar, S. (2005). A current perspective on medical Contact Us informatics and health sciences librarianship. Journal of the Medical M. Ketterer Jillian Library Association, 93 (2), Innovation Information Analyst, Center for 199 -205. Lead Graduate Peer Mentor, i. School, Drexel University Rankin, J. A. Grefsheim, S. F. , and Canto, C. C. (2008). The jketterer@nbme. org emerging informationist http: //www. ischool. drexel. edu/PS/gradmentors/find/mentordetail specialty: a systematic review of the literature. Journal of the s/? ID=3 Medical Library Association, 96 (3) 194 -206. Nora N. Smith, MSLIS Basic Science Informationist Trainee, Johns Hopkins University nora. n. smith@gmail. com Prudence W. Dalrymple, Ph. D Director, Institute for Healthcare Informatics, i. School, Drexel University pwd 28@drexel. edu http: //www. ischool. drexel. edu/ihi/faculty. htm