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Curriculum & Competencies for Public Health Informatics

Patrick W. O’Carroll, MD, MPH, FACPM William A. Yasnoff, MD, PhD, FACMI U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. IMIA Education Working Group April 25, 2003. Curriculum & Competencies for Public Health Informatics. Public Health Informatics (PHI).

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Curriculum & Competencies for Public Health Informatics

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  1. Patrick W. O’Carroll, MD, MPH, FACPM William A. Yasnoff, MD, PhD, FACMI U.S. Department of Health and Human Services IMIA Education Working Group April 25, 2003 Curriculum & Competencies for Public Health Informatics

  2. Public Health Informatics (PHI) • Definition: Systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research, and learning • Differentiated from other informatics specialties by: • Prevention in populations • Wide range of interventions • Government context

  3. PHI Curriculum • CDC effort: 1995-7 • One week (half days) course for Public Health Advisors • Initial test: Summer 1996 • Revised curriculum: Summer 1997 • Subsequently given in multiple settings, e.g. • Denver Health Department • University of Michigan • Very enthusiastic reception • “my supervisor should take this course”

  4. PHI Curriculum: Topics • Overview and basic concepts • Information Architecture (+ exercise) • Database Design (+ exercise) • Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security • Networks • Data Standards • Internet / Web publishing • IT management: projects • IT management: people • Information Resources Management (IRM) • IT procurement

  5. PHI Textbook • 60 contributors • Published in October, 2002 • 34 Chapters, 790 pages, $79.95 • Springer-Verlag [note: royalties of CDC authors go to CDC Foundation]

  6. PHI Textbook: Organization (1 of 2) • The Context for Public Health Informatics: Introduction, History, Information Management, Governmental Context • The Science of Public Health Informatics: Information Architecture, Competencies, Managing People & Projects, Organizational Change, Standards, Privacy & Confidentiality, Ethics, Evaluation

  7. PHI Textbook: Organization (2 of 2) • Key Public Health Information Systems: Vital Statistics, Morbidity, Risk Factors, Toxicology & Environmental • New Challenges, Emerging Systems: Data Collection, Data Accessibility, GIS, Immunization Registries, Decision Support & Expert Systems, Promoting Preventive Medicine • Case Studies: Applications of Information Systems Development to Policy, Networking, Community & Population Health, Data Warehousing, Surveys, Immunization Registries

  8. PHI Competencies • Outgrowth of recommendation from 2001 National Agenda for PHI • Working group of 45 public health informaticians and educators sponsored by CDC • Definition: Observable or measurable performance, skill or knowledge by a public health worker related to PHI • 45 competencies in 3 classes • Expertise levels for • Front-line staff • Senior-level technical staff • Supervisory/management staff

  9. PHI Competencies, Class 1: Effective Use of Information • Analytic Assessment • Determine appropriate uses of both quantitative and qualitative data • Policy Development/Program Planning • Collect, summarize, and interpret relevant information • Financial Planning & Management • Conduct cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, and cost-utility analyses • Leadership & Systems Thinking • Manage info as strategic resource

  10. PHI Competencies, Class 2: Effective Use of IT • Electronic Communications • Use IT tools appropriately • Online information utilization • Identify, locate, access, assess, and interpret online public health information • Strategic use of IT to promote health • Through community education, behavior modification, policy development • Information and knowledge development • Combine data & information from multiple sources to create new info

  11. PHI Competencies, Class 3: Effective IT Project Management • System development • Promote the development of integrated, cost-effective information systems • Cross-disciplinary communication • Engage & communicate effectively with both IT & public health colleagues • Standards • Utilize relevant data standards for transmission & storage • Accountability • Use IT to assure openness and responsiveness of public health

  12. Conclusion • Public Health Informatics is distinguished from other informatics specialty areas by: • Prevention in populations • Wide range of interventions • Government context • PHI = Informatics in a public health context • Principles of informatics are common across sub-disciplines

  13. Questions? PHI curriculum http://faculty.washington.edu/~ocarroll/infrmatc PHI book:www.amazon.com (search for “public health informatics”) PHI Competencies http://nwcphp.org/phi/comps Patrick W. O’Carroll, MD, MPH William A. Yasnoff, MD, PhD pocarroll@osophs.dhhs.govwilliam.yasnoff@hhs.gov 206/615-2469 202/690-7862

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