Preparing e-health ready graduates : a qualitative focus group study

Deborah McGregor; Melanie Keep; Melissa Brunner; Anna Janssen; Deleana Quinn; Jennifer Avery; Leanne Togher; Tim Shaw

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-783-2-91

Preparing e-health ready graduates : a qualitative focus group study

Deborah McGregor
, Melanie Keep
, Melissa Brunner
, Anna Janssen
, Deleana Quinn
, Jennifer Avery
, Leanne Togher
, Tim Shaw

Western Sydney University

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Background. Well documented demand for an e-health ready workforce is placing increasing pressure on universities to deliver essential e-health education. Aim. We aimed to explore stakeholders' perceptions of e-health knowledge and skills anticipated of workforce-ready tertiary graduates from clinical health degree programs. Method. A qualitative research study of a purposively selected sample of 23 key informants with expertise and/or experience in e-health education, practice and/or policy was conducted. Data collection involved focus group interviews that were recorded, transcribed verbatim and underwent thematic analysis. Findings. Three primary themes about e-health education and preparation of health graduates emerged from the analyses: 1) Reinforce fundamental competencies, 2) Acknowledge and adapt existing competencies, and 3) Introduce and provide opportunities for new learning. Conclusions and Implications. This study will inform the articulation of a consensus driven set of core competencies for a cross-faculty e-health curriculum that aligns with workforce expectations. There is also potential for vertical integration of findings into workforce development programs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Integrating and Connecting Care: Selected Papers from the 25th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2017), 6 - 9 August, 2017, Brisbane, Qld.
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	91-96
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781614997825
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-783-2-91
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	Australian National Health Informatics Conference - Duration: 6 Aug 2017 → …

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hybrid integrated circuits

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McGregor, D., Keep, M., Brunner, M., Janssen, A., Quinn, D., Avery, J., Togher, L., & Shaw, T. (2017). Preparing e-health ready graduates : a qualitative focus group study. In Integrating and Connecting Care: Selected Papers from the 25th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2017), 6 - 9 August, 2017, Brisbane, Qld. (pp. 91-96). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-783-2-91

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Preparing e-health ready graduates : a qualitative focus group study. / McGregor, Deborah; Keep, Melanie; Brunner, Melissa et al.
Integrating and Connecting Care: Selected Papers from the 25th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2017), 6 - 9 August, 2017, Brisbane, Qld.. IOS Press, 2017. p. 91-96.

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