Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde1, Mohammed Ibrahim Mami2, Benson Macaulay Oweghoro3, Kolawole Azeez Oyediran4, Stephanie Mullen4. 1. Viable Knowledge Masters, Nigeria MEASURE Evaluation/John Snow Inc., Nigeria Demography and Population Studies Program, Schools of Public Health and Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa sesmak@gmail.com. 2. Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria. 3. Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria Department of Library, Archives and Information Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. 4. MEASURE Evaluation/ John Snow Inc. Arlington, USA.
Abstract
AIM: To describe the process adopted to review the academic curriculum for training health information management professionals in Nigeria. CONTEXT: Health information management professionals are responsible for managing patients' health service records and hospital information systems across health facilities in Nigeria. An assessment found many are inadequately skilled in information and communications technology (ICT) skills believed to be needed for them to play leadership roles in hospital information systems and function effectively. This was traced to a dearth of relevant ICT courses in their academic training curriculum. CASE STUDY: A review of the curriculum for training health information management professionals was instituted following an agreed need to address these issues. LESSONS LEARNED: Health records management is evolving across the world including the developing countries. This advancement requires evolution of training programs to meet the increasing application of ICT in this sector. CONCLUSION: After several sessions, a new curriculum that addresses all the identified educational deficiencies has been developed. It is believed that this step will help improve the quality of training programs.
AIM: To describe the process adopted to review the academic curriculum for training health information management professionals in Nigeria. CONTEXT: Health information management professionals are responsible for managing patients' health service records and hospital information systems across health facilities in Nigeria. An assessment found many are inadequately skilled in information and communications technology (ICT) skills believed to be needed for them to play leadership roles in hospital information systems and function effectively. This was traced to a dearth of relevant ICT courses in their academic training curriculum. CASE STUDY: A review of the curriculum for training health information management professionals was instituted following an agreed need to address these issues. LESSONS LEARNED: Health records management is evolving across the world including the developing countries. This advancement requires evolution of training programs to meet the increasing application of ICT in this sector. CONCLUSION: After several sessions, a new curriculum that addresses all the identified educational deficiencies has been developed. It is believed that this step will help improve the quality of training programs.