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Self-Education on Medical Informatics

Self-Education on Medical Informatics from the MIS Section:

http://www.medinfo.mlanet.org/self_ed.php

More Medical Informatics: Books

Cleveland, A.D., & Cleveland, D.B. (2009). Health Informatics for Medical Librarians. New York: Neal Schuman Publishers, Inc.

Shortliffe, E.H. & Cimino, J.J. (2006). Medical informatics:
Computer Applications in Health Care and Biomedicine. New York: Springer.

Hoyt. R., Sutton, M. & Yoshihashi, A. (Eds.) (2008). Medical Informatics: Practical Guide for the Healthcare Professional. Pensacola, Fl: University of West Florida, School of Allied Health and Life Sciences, Medical Informatics Program. lulu.com

Springer health informatics series (see Springer web site)

Books recommended to me by Nancy K. Roderer, Director’s Office, Clinical Informationist Service, Welsh Medical Library, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Medical Informatics

Medical Informatics Section, MLA: The Medical Informatics Section, established in 1988, provides a forum for education and communication among medical librarians, health professionals and other information sciences professionals. 

Although definitions vary, medical informatics focuses on broad-based computer applications involved in the transfer of information for health care and for the education, research, and administration that support it. Listserv, blog, and more. Look for us at MLA National’s Section Shuffle in DC or contact membership chair, jderichemond@gmail.com

Woods Hole: The Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, conducts an NLM sponsored one-week course in Medical Informatics yearly. Thirty trainees are selected from applicants in health professions, research, and librarianship. They receive intensive hands-on experience with a variety of medical information systems, including medical informatics, expert systems, and molecular biology databases. Trainees have most costs covered. Details, contact: Ms. Catherine N. Norton, Dir., Info. Systems, Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole, MA 02543 (508-548-3705 x341).

Medical Informatics Elective: The Computer Science Branch, LHNCBC, conducts an eight-week elective in Medical Informatics, as part of NIH’s Clinical Electives Program. Each spring this elective combines an extensive seminar series by senior figures in the field with an independent research project under the preceptorship of an NIH professional. Eight to fourteen fourth-year medical students are admitted each year. Details, contact May Cheh, LHNCBC (301-435-3193).

Medical Informatics Training Program: LHNCBC conducts a Medical Informatics Training Program to provide support for faculty members, postdoctoral scientists, graduate students, undergraduate students for research participation at the Center for visits of a few months to several years. Details, contact May Cheh, LHNCBC (301-435-3193).

Earn MLA CE’s by Reading

MLA’s Independent Reading Program (IRP) is designed to provide members with a “virtual” education opportunity. MLA has put together this program to allow members to read journal articles from professional literature, complete an article analysis application, and receive MLA CE contact hours. More
MLA CE contact hours

MLA members who read preselected IRP articles or a self-selected professional journal article and complete the IRP article analysis application will receive one MLA CE contact hour for each article read.

Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP)

A maximum of 3 contact hours per year from the IRP can be applied towards a member’s AHIP application or renewal. This comes to a total of no more than 15 contact hours per five-year credentialing period.

Cost: $15/CE Hour

Has anyone tried this? Please comment.

NN/LM Training Materials

From the National Networks of Libraries of Medicine (http://nnlm.gov/)

Training Materials: Including workbooks, manuals, handouts, and presentations