scholarly journals Health Informatics Master Program at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 145-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Altwaijiri ◽  
B. Aldosari
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Medical Informatics ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
International Medical ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Master Program ◽  
Information And Communication

Summary Objective The purpose of this paper is to describe the Health Informatics Master Program at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods We have reviewed health informatics master programs worldwide with more emphasis on the recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association on education in health informatics, research, and faculty/trainee participation at KSAU-HS. Results An applied health informatics master program has been designed where graduates will be able to deploy information and communication technology in support of health systems’ processes. This is due to the fact that most of health organizations are driven by information and communication technology. The program embodies the features of effective applied health informatics master programs recommended by the International Medical Informatics Association on education in health informatics and delineated as curricula integrating three areas of knowledge and skills: 1) Methodology and technology for the processing of data, information and knowledge in medicine and healthcare, 2) Medicine, health and biosciences, and 3) Informatics/ computer science, mathematics and biometry. Conclusions The health informatics master program (MHI) immerses students in the multidisciplinary field of health informatics education. Graduates of the MHI program will be wellprepared informaticians for leadership positions, able to meet the increasing demands in the field of health informatics to manage, plan, develop, and provide expert consultations to the healthcare sectors.

Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Health and Medical Informatics

2000 ◽  
Vol 39 (03) ◽  
pp. 267-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Knaup ◽  
Reinhold Haux
Keyword(s):  
Medical Informatics ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Healthcare Management ◽  
International Medical ◽  
Information And Communication

AbstractThe International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) agreed on international recommendations in health informatics/medical informatics education. These should help to establish courses, course tracks or even complete programs in this field, to further develop existing educational activities in the various nations and to support international initiatives concerning education in health and medical informatics (HMI), particularly international activities in educating HMI specialists and the sharing of courseware.The IMIA recommendations centre on educational needs for healthcare professionals to acquire knowledge and skills in information processing and information and communication technology. The educational needs are described as a three-dimensional framework. The dimensions are: 1) professionals in healthcare (physicians, nurses, HMI professionals, …), 2) type of specialisation in health and medical informatics (IT users, HMI specialists) and 3) stage of career progression (bachelor, master, …).Learning outcomes are defined in terms of knowledge and practical skills for healthcare professionals in their role (a) as IT user and (b) as HMI specialist. Recommendations are given for courses/course tracks in HMI as part of educational programs in medicine, nursing, healthcare management, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, health record administration, and informatics/computer science as well as for dedicated programs in HMI (with bachelor, master or doctor degree).To support education in HMI, IMIA offers to award a certificate for high quality HMI education and supports information exchange on programs and courses in HMI through a WWW server of its Working Group on Health and Medical Informatics Education (http://www.imia.org/wg1).

scholarly journals The Modern Trends and Applications in the Development of Academic Staff in the University of Maryland & George Mason University

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Alaa A. Asowayan ◽  
Sammar Y. Ashreef ◽  
Haya S. Aljasser
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
University Of Maryland ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University

Several changes have occurred over the past century in the education system of Saudi Arabia. The changes have largely been associated with the fact that in the 21st century, information and communication technology is highly applied in the learning process, thereby leading to a major transformation of the process. The application of information and communication technology has also transformed interactions and rapidly changed the learning process, giving a new meaning to social interactions. Enterprises that operate in the information age enjoy information interchange, collaboration, and adoption and application of innovative tendencies and shared decision-making. Students’ demands have changed in that they no longer hope for middle-class success or application of routine skills, but they measure success in terms of ability to share, communicate and apply information to arrive at solutions to complex problems. The changing learning environment requires that the teaching staff learns new tendencies and skills that they can apply to cope with the ever-changing learner and general society expectations. Teachers’ competence at work is measured in terms of their ability to improve the power of technology in enhancing creation of new knowledge. Therefore, leaders of teacher education programs are responsible for developing sustainable programs that allow for teacher education. Training has become part of the ethics of the teaching profession, and members of the teaching staff must be ready for training throughout their profession. This paper will shed light on the training program of faculty members in two well-known universities in the United States: the University of Maryland & George Mason University, as an attempt to compare the above educational establishments with the conditions of training of faculty members of King Saud University in Saudi Arabia to suggest a training plan to develop training programs in KSU. It is time when leaders in educator preparation should critically reexamine their roles in the 21st century knowledge and skills whose landscape has largely changed.

scholarly journals A comparative analysis of policies, strategies and programmes for information and communication technology integration in education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the republic of Ireland

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 4721-4745
Author(s):  
Jawaher Alghamdi ◽  
Charlotte Holland
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Ict In Education ◽  
Ict Integration ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Republic

Abstract This paper provides a comparative analysis of policies, strategies and programmes for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) integration in primary and post-primary education, that were active in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and in the Republic of Ireland in 2016. The analysis showed that while KSA was a relative newcomer to the integration of ICT in education, it was responsive in seeking to enhance the quality of education and support transitions to the knowledge economy through a range of initiatives, including: reform of the curriculum, provision of teacher professional development in ICT integration, and supply of computer technologies and infrastructure. However, as in the Irish context, the framing of the ICT in education’ policies, strategies and programmes needed to be strengthened through participatory partnerships with key stakeholders that endured throughout the life-cycle of ICT policy implementation in primary and post-primary settings. Furthermore, the review showed a need for governments in both jurisdictions to make better provision for financial and human resourcing to fully operationalize the teacher training and supports necessary for effective integration by teachers of ICT in primary and post-primary settings. Finally, the evaluation protocols within ICT in education’ policies, strategies and programmes in both countries needed to be re-casted to make evidence of their enactment publicly available in a timely manner. Moreover, the resultant evaluation reports further needed to be detailed at a level that made visible the national progress on ICT integration in schools, and the corresponding impact on learners’ ICT skills and broader competencies.

scholarly journals A New Model for Enhancing Student Portal Usage in Saudi Arabia Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 7158-7171
Author(s):  
S. S. T. Alatawi ◽  
S. Miskon ◽  
N. S. Abdullah ◽  
F. Ghabban ◽  
F. Saeed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University ◽  
Different Sources ◽  
Significant Factors

Portals are gateways that provide users with the information they need from different sources and display it on a single page. It is important to see that universities utilize the resources and services provided by their student portals. With the rapid development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia aims to develop and improve student portals by providing high-quality teaching services through the university portal systems. This paper discusses the importance of student portal usage in Saudi Arabian universities and investigates the factors that influence the utilization of student portals as perceived by the students of the Saudi universities. Based on these factors, a model is proposed which identifies students’ expectations about the Saudi university portals. A quantitative methodology was employed to develop the model. The results revealed that 8 out of 10 factors of the model are significant and positively affect student portal usage. The enhancement of student portals based on the identified significant factors will assist the universities to increase their utilization and their provided services.

scholarly journals Information and communication technology as a primary tool for Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University’s statistics and operations research business

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solly Matshonisa Seeletse
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Information And Communication

The Department of Statistics and Operations Reasearch (SOR) at the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) in South Africa desires to increase its research output, as well as to provide high quality teaching and learning. Most SOR lecturers want to embrace technology and innovations, and also be competitive both regionally and globally. This can be achieved more effectively if they are trained in computer applications. Thus, they should be developed into critical citizens of the digital world. They should also be prepared to use information and communication technology (ICT) as a teaching and learning resource, as well as a research and community engagement backing. An innovation in academia should be backed by the lecturer. Thus, the main concern of this paper is to explore use of ICT as a business tool in SOR. Methodologies of the study were case study and thematic content analysis, and the data collection tool was a questionnaire. The study found that SOR was understaffed and could not provide full statistics (stats) training mainly in the statistical packages. The lecturers were all trained in ICT and the packages. They were all willing to use ICT in SOR activities. The computer laboratories were adequate for the student numbers at the time, even though some computers were not working. These laboratories showed to be poorly adequate for the envisaged growth of SOR. SOR would also need more lecturers for the future growth. The study recommends growth of SOR in lecturers and ICT facilities, at the least

Future Development of Medical Informatics from the Viewpoint of Health Telematics

2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (01) ◽  
pp. 55-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. P. Pfeiffer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Integrated Care ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Medical Informatics ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Information And Communication

Summary Objectives: The transformation process of the health care systems in most countries in direction of integrated care needs the support of information and communication technology. The central element of this development is the electronic health care record. But there are many other applications around this record and the functionality and usability of these systems has to be improved and extended. Methods: A system-analytic approach to integrated care is used to analyze the possibilities and the role of information and communication technology in current and future health and social care systems. Results: The key elements of the improvements in the next years are the integration of evidence-based knowledge in the care process, the improvement of the usability for patients and health care providers, the development of pro-active systems for decision support, the support of the mobility of patients and the activities of daily living, the integration of data form molecular biology, semantic interoperability and last but not least the processing and analysis of these data. In a series of tables requirements of the functionality of eHealth applications are summarized. Conclusion: Research in medical informatics has to focus on strategic concepts and how to transform the demands of a modern integrated health and social care system into user-friendly, secure and efficient ICT solutions and to support the citizen’s responsibility for her/his own healthcare. But there is also a high demand for research to improve the technology of ICT systems in health and social care.

Perceptions, attitudes and practices of information and communication technology use in health related research among the health sciences faculty members in medical universities in southern China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xia Liang ◽  
Jun Yang ◽  
Abu S Abdullah ◽  
Kaiyong Huang ◽  
Lulin Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Free Group ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Mobile Computer ◽  
Ict Use ◽  
Information And Communication

Abstract Background Information and communication technology (ICT) has been widely used in medical education as well as biomedical and population based research, however, the use of ICT in China is still insufficient. This study aimed to investigate the use, perceptions and attitudes of ICT use in biomedical and population based research among faculty members in medical universities in southern China. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among faculty members working in the health sciences discipline in 6 major universities in southern China. A self-completed online questionnaire was used for data collection. Findings Of 270 faculty members enrolled, 206 faculties (76%) used ICT in their work and 54% were female. Few faculty members took an online course or were trained on ICT use before. The ICT- using group was more experienced than the ICT-free group (P= 0.047). The most frequently used ICT tools were mobile phone, the Internet, non-mobile computer system, WeChat (similar to Facebook - a popular social communication tool in China) and QQ (a popular chat tool in China). The use of non-mobile computer systems, WeChat and QQ in ICT-using group was more frequent than in ICT-free group (P<0.05). The attitudes towards the use of ICT in professional work varied between two groups, mainly on the practicability of ICT; the best way to reach their universities with an ICT related training program was introducing the successful examples of ICT used by faculties. Conclusions This study suggests that faculty members from medical universities in southern China use ICT commonly, but they lack in-depth understanding of ICT use. The findings also demonstrate the shallow perception and positive attitude of ICT use among faculty members and highlight an urgent need for an ICT training course to promote the learning and teaching environment in most medical universities in China.

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