1. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH INFORMATICS IN NORTHERN IRELAND Paul McCullagh

3. Partnership

5. HI as a specialism of Computer Science Computer Science – body of knowledge (Subject benchmark statements Computing) Health Informatics Algorithm development & artificial intelligence Knowledge based systems & decision support Data communications & computer networks Telemedicine and telecare Databases Computerised patient record, coding systems, nomenclature Graphics Picture archive and communication systems (PACS) Information systems Hospital & general practitioner systems, interoperability ISO reference model Health Level 7 reference model Security & privacy Confidentiality, ethics & access WWW & multimedia applications eHealth

6. ICT in Healthcare Northern Ireland

8. Mantas J, Ammenwerth E, Demiris G, Hasman A, Haux R, Hersh W, Hovenga E, Lun KC, Marin H, Martin-Sanchez F, Wright G; IMIA Recommendations on Education Task Force.Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Biomedical and Health Informatics. First Revision., Methods Inf Med. 2010 Jan 7;49(2):105-120.

10. Course Statistics

12. External Verifier Guidance (A) Requires Awareness Requires proof of awareness of a key fact or standard, such as a statute, or a need for prior authorisation of a data flow. May be possible to demonstrate by a sentence within an overall reply covering the wider topic. (K) Requires Knowledge Requires evidence of knowledge of the key issues of a topic, such as the fact that hospital discharge statistics do not capture morbidity treated in primary care, private hospitals, or outside the country. Will be likely to require a specific paragraph on the professional practice issues. (U) Requires Understanding Requires proof that the candidate understands the full professional implications for their work practice at Certificate level, such as the impact and the means of improving weaknesses in quality of data used for patient care. Is likely to require several paragraphs to describe the facts related to practice, and discuss the professional implications (though academic aspects may be interwoven in the material, the professional issues will be to the fore). Note: The depth of evidence needed is not an indication of the professional importance of a topic – awareness of a statutory duty may be vital but easily demonstrated, whereas by contrast understanding of for instance the discordance between different geographical coding systems may require more detailed explanation of methods and effect, yet is important only in some specific contexts. Within the Professional Certificate, it is a requirement that ALL competencies are met.

14. Professional Learning Outcomes

19. Dual Awards

20. UK Council for Health Informatics Professionals

21. The authors wish to acknowledge the contribution of the tutors, students, external verifier and members of the Northern Ireland Health Informatics Assessment Panel; advice from Dr Peter Murray and Dr Jean Roberts in course design; and support funding from the Higher Education Academy: Information and Computer Science . Acknowledgements