Health Informatics Disciplines

  Health Informatics Disciplin" rel="nofollow">ines       Competency: 302-6: Describe the professional organizations and disciplin" rel="nofollow">ines central to Health Informatics Although Health Informatics is a relatively new field, it has already been subdivided in" rel="nofollow">into several distin" rel="nofollow">inct disciplin" rel="nofollow">ines, and a number of professional organizations have emerged to serve in" rel="nofollow">individuals within" rel="nofollow">in those disciplin" rel="nofollow">ines- In this competency you will read about the evolution of Health Informatics and take a look at some of the disciplin" rel="nofollow">ines and professional organizations that exist within" rel="nofollow">in the field-     Look at the list of Health Informatics related disciplin" rel="nofollow">ines in" rel="nofollow">in Box 1-8 on page 13 of Nelson and Staggers- Choose a disciplin" rel="nofollow">ine that appeals to you from that list- Write a 400 to 500 word essay, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing the followin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">information: A description of the disciplin" rel="nofollow">ine Why does the disciplin" rel="nofollow">ine appeal to you? Which professional organization(s) might someone in" rel="nofollow">in this disciplin" rel="nofollow">ine be likely to join" rel="nofollow">in? Why? Within" rel="nofollow">in this disciplin" rel="nofollow">ine, what opportunities are there for contin" rel="nofollow">inuin" rel="nofollow">ing education and professional development? How does this disciplin" rel="nofollow">ine relate to at least 2 of the other disciplin" rel="nofollow">ines mentioned in" rel="nofollow">in Box 1 -8?