Events

Informatics training has risen to the level that the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is sponsoring the American Medical Informatics Association to establish the foundation for a system that will certify competency of physicians as a subspecialty of applied clinical informatics. In addition, the public health community has specified the need for informatics competencies for public health practitioners and for public health informaticians. This RSC is designed within the parameters of such competencies.

Who Should Attend

Health care practitioners directing the use(s) of information technology to improve care. Public health practitioners directing the use(s) of information technology to improve the practice and delivery of public health. Biologists directing the use(s) of information technology to improve research and research practice. Information science researchers investigating new types of information technology as well as evaluating the success of installed information technology at delivering on its promises.

Objectives

After attending this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Evaluate the ongoing development of the National Health Information Network
• Identify key components of health information technology in a variety of health care and public health settings
• Critique the success of health information technology through evaluation studies
• Assess fit between information architecture in complex health settings and health needs
• Characterize success of information technologies in technology-poor settings
• Evaluate decision support in a variety of health-care related settings

Accreditation Statement

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Policy on Faculty and PROVIDER Disclosure

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the faculty and provider disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the course handout materials.