- Accessibility and usability
- Design of health information
- Education and training
- Establishing and running information services
- Evaluating the quality of health information
- Health literacy
- Medicines information
- Patient and public involvement
- Producing/ disseminating health information
- Sourcing health information
- Using electronic media
Education and training
Introduction
In recent years the importance of providing effective and high quality patient information has become more and more apparent and with it there has been a rise in the number of people working in health information roles. To date there are a number of courses which offer a recognised qualification in communication, library and information studies or health informatics, but none cover the precise knowledge and skill mix required by people in patient information services roles.
A qualification for health information professionals working with patient information would serve a number of purposes. It would:
- Show potential employers, colleagues and the public that an individual has a certain level of expertise
- Add value and weight to the roles for which the qualification is relevant
- Help to standardise approaches to health information provision and provide a nationwide standard of quality
This theme aims to:
- Explore the possibilities of developing such a qualification
- Highlight existing training and education products which may be of value to health information professionals
We currently don't have a theme leader for Education and Training. If you are interested in this role, or would like to contribute something to this area please contact secretary@pifonline.org.uk
Page last edited: 07 March 2008
