1. ARGOS 12.11.2010 Jean Roberts jean@hcjean.demon.co.uk for UKCHIP and HISI Maximising likelihood of HI solutions being workable and effectively deployed Objectives Objectives –On target solutions –Maximum impact –Cost-effective and giving best return –Stimulate ongoing relationships –At MINIMUM RISK – client and provider –Reinforce Safety of the public This project is funded by the European Union

2. ARGOS 12.11.2010 Jean Roberts jean@hcjean.demon.co.uk for UKCHIP and HISI Who should be involved ? ‘Certification (including IT workforce) ‘ Designers, developers, implementors, trainers Designers, developers, implementors, trainers Client specifiers, decision makers, trainers and end users Client specifiers, decision makers, trainers and end users Provider sales and marketing people, strategists and product planners Provider sales and marketing people, strategists and product planners

3. ARGOS 12.11.2010 Jean Roberts jean@hcjean.demon.co.uk for UKCHIP and HISI DOMAIN SCOPE ? HEALTH INFORMATICS (IT and Information Science) HEALTH INFORMATICS COMMUNITY ICT incl Computer Science / studies IMKM CI incl User Experience ETD RESEARCH HEALTH RECORDS Note : ALL constituencies have NHS, private health, academic and commercial existences PPP* *PPP- Portfolio, Programme and Project Management (P3M) *HISM- HI Service Management HISM*

4. ARGOS 12.11.2010 Jean Roberts jean@hcjean.demon.co.uk for UKCHIP and HISI Recognising a Health Informatician Academic Academic Vocational recognition Vocational recognition Experiential development Experiential development Skills and competence Skills and competence Open formal registration Open formal registration Mandatory certification Mandatory certification Ongoing structured CPD evaluation Ongoing structured CPD evaluation Standards and career pathways Standards and career pathways

5. ARGOS 12.11.2010 Jean Roberts jean@hcjean.demon.co.uk for UKCHIP and HISI Trans-national Challenges ? An emergent discipline An emergent discipline Do we have any common terminology Do we have any common terminology – Standards of competence (informatics & health) – Levels of compliance – Communities of practice / constituencies – Necessary domain knowledge Are there generic needs for human mobility Are there generic needs for human mobility – Scope and scale – Common criteria – Domain sensitivity What constitutes ‘Fitness to practice’ What constitutes ‘Fitness to practice’ – Fit for purpose – Integration / interfacing – Consistency of conceptual understanding Next Steps? Next Steps?