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An academic Institutional member of IMIAAn academic Institutional member of IMIA

BCSBCSHEALTH INFORMATICS FORUMHEALTH INFORMATICS FORUM

Prof Graham WrightProf Graham Wright

Dr Peter MurrayDr Peter MurrayCentre for Health Informatics Centre for Health Informatics

Research and Development Research and Development

(CHIRAD)(CHIRAD)


Defining the Basis of Defining the Basis of Health Informatics as a Health Informatics as a

DisciplineDiscipline

And so to the Knowledge Base And so to the Knowledge Base and other interesting thingsand other interesting things


The application of what we know- our knowledge from research from data and from experience will have a bigger impact on health and disease than any drug or technology likely to be introduced in the next decade

Muir Gray(often)


Imagination is more important than knowledge" –

Albert Einstein


Health InformaticsHealth Informatics

"The study of nature and "The study of nature and principles of information and its principles of information and its applications within all aspects of applications within all aspects of health care delivery and health care delivery and promotion".promotion".

Protti DJProtti DJ

A New Undergraduate Program in Health/Medical A New Undergraduate Program in Health/Medical InformaticsInformatics

AMIA ProceedingsAMIA Proceedings

Masson Publishing, 1982 Masson Publishing, 1982


The increasing number of The increasing number of journals is of concern to patients journals is of concern to patients

as wellas well


Made with OpenOffice.org

Education Steps thinktank

Link to Slides on Otley


Knowledge helps decisionsKnowledge helps decisions


Workshops at Workshops at EMFI – MIEEMFI – MIE

AMIA – Fall conferenceAMIA – Fall conference

Link to Workshops and outputsLink to Workshops and outputs


What next?What next?

To build a Mapping of the discipline To build a Mapping of the discipline of Health Informatics covering of Health Informatics covering Blooms three domains. Blooms three domains.

The triangulation, for expert opinion, The triangulation, for expert opinion, document analysis and literature document analysis and literature review, being provided in the three review, being provided in the three phases: phases:


A literature analysis examining the A literature analysis examining the emerging themes and high level descriptors emerging themes and high level descriptors using discourse analysis software and other using discourse analysis software and other methodsmethods

A consensus workshop to explore the A consensus workshop to explore the commonalities and differences between the commonalities and differences between the Otley outputs with the document analysisOtley outputs with the document analysis

Review of existing models and frameworks, Review of existing models and frameworks, particularly those being using Nationally particularly those being using Nationally and Internationally, prior to an IMIA and Internationally, prior to an IMIA International Consensus Conference to be International Consensus Conference to be organised by IMIA organised by IMIA


Google Scholar - 5 july 2006Google Scholar - 5 july 2006

Health Informatics 80,600Health Informatics 80,600

Clinical Informatics 42,500Clinical Informatics 42,500

Medical Informatics 92,800Medical Informatics 92,800


Reference Manager search on Reference Manager search on Pubmed Pubmed

Medical InformaticsMedical Informatics• 6,249 papers6,249 papers

Health InformaticsHealth Informatics• 3,611 papers3,611 papers

Clinical InformaticsClinical Informatics• 1,785 papers1,785 papers


Scopus Searches AugustScopus Searches August

Medical InformaticsMedical Informatics5,399 Citations 364, 459 web5,399 Citations 364, 459 web

Health InformaticsHealth Informatics 2,985 Citations 394, 828 Web2,985 Citations 394, 828 Web Clinical InformaticsClinical Informatics 1,692 Citations 267,063 Web1,692 Citations 267,063 Web Nursing InformaticsNursing Informatics 628 Citations 115,765 Web628 Citations 115,765 Web


Using “AND” Using “AND”


Using “OR”Using “OR”


Looking for number of filesLooking for number of files

CopernicCopernic ASKASK Google DesktopGoogle Desktop


Comparison of desktop search Comparison of desktop search engines – number of articlesengines – number of articles

Desktop ASK CopernicAve712.33 811 574 752 HealthCARE PROCESSES

1115.67 1207 915 1225 Health CARE PROCESSES1265.00 1397 1063 1335 CARE PROCESSES

805.00 707 787 921 HEALTHCARE RECORDS1388.33 1207 1327 1631 HEALTH CARE RECORDS

814.67 706 735 1003 Health Informatics STANDARDS1306.67 1209 1225 1486 STANDARDS

52.67 63 37 58 Computer Science for Health Informatics (ICT for Health)1398.00 1094 1206 1894 Computer Science 147.00 193 116 132 ICT for Health

135.00 137 113 155 Health and Social care Industry


Comparison of desktop search Comparison of desktop search engines – number of articles (2)engines – number of articles (2)Desktop ASK Copernic

Ave108.33 122.00 85.00 118.00 Knowledge Domains and Knowledge Discovery532.67 613.00 435.00 550.00 Knowledge Domains 351.00 396.00 302.00 355.00 Knowledge Discovery

118.67 138.00 94.00 124.00 Legal and Ethical331.00 287.00 299.00 407.00 Legal247.67 293.00 196.00 254.00 Ethical

84.00 103.00 62.00 87.00 PEOPLE IN ORGANISATIONS143.33 171.00 113.00 146.00 ORGANISATIONS

18.00 12.00 15.00 27.00 POLITICS and POLICY40.33 33.00 34.00 54.00 POLITICS

723.67 621.00 667.00 883.00 POLICY


Comparison of desktop search Comparison of desktop search engines – number of articlesengines – number of articles

Desktop ASK CopernicAve

42.00 30.00 29.00 67.00 TERMINOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION and GROUPING941.67 866.00 928.00 1031.00 TERMINOLOGY

1140.67 969.00 1119.00 1334.00 CLASSIFICATION 188.33 167.00 140.00 258.00 GROUPING

1336.67 1514.00 1115.00 1381.00 USES OF CLINICAL INFORMATION3671.00 3061.00 3760.00 4192.00 CLINICAL INFORMATION

39.33 37.00 34.00 47.00 USING INFORMATICS TO SUPPORT CLINICAL HEALTHCARE GOVERNANCE64.67 75.00 50.00 69.00 CLINICAL HEALTHCARE GOVERNANCE


Can you count ducks?Can you count ducks?• Otley outcomes are contextualOtley outcomes are contextual

““Describe stages of communication from Describe stages of communication from source to recipient and what influences”source to recipient and what influences”

• Authors of Articles are asked to supply Authors of Articles are asked to supply KeywordsKeywords

They do not use a taxonomy or thesaurusThey do not use a taxonomy or thesaurus Often Countries or Organisations use words Often Countries or Organisations use words

because they are “in” rather than that they because they are “in” rather than that they have a specific meaninghave a specific meaning

• E-Health, CfH, Patients ChoiceE-Health, CfH, Patients Choice

• MESH heading are only medicalMESH heading are only medical


Counting the number of KeywordsCounting the number of Keywords

Reference ManagerReference Manager• PubmedPubmed• ScopusScopus


Competency-Based Education 12complications 35Comprehension 14Computational Biology 119Computer Communication Networks 595Computer Graphics 58Computer Literacy 153Computer Peripherals 11Computer Security 225Computer Simulation 127Computer Systems 307Computer User Training 158Computer-Assisted Instruction 168Computers 463

Some of the KeywordsSome of the Keywords


Ponds – Ducks – KeywordsPonds – Ducks – KeywordsThemes – Elements - KeywordsThemes – Elements - Keywords

Computer Science for Health Computer Science for Health Informatics (ICT for Health)Informatics (ICT for Health)• Collaborative Internet architecturesCollaborative Internet architectures

ArchitectureArchitecture 159159

USES OF CLINICAL INFOUSES OF CLINICAL INFO• Data analysis & statistical presentationData analysis & statistical presentation

Automatic Data Processing 78Automatic Data Processing 78 Analysis 635Analysis 635


You see things;

and say "Why?"

But I dream things that never were;

and I say "Why not?"

George Bernard Shaw


Be positive - we are making Be positive - we are making progressprogress

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