title: Research, forensics, public health, injury prevention and policy development.
abstract: This chapter gives an educational overview of: * Management implications of information technology in research, public health and policy development * Modern developments in death investigation, injury prevention and disaster management * The dangers of applying global analysis to individual health care situations and vice versa * Mechanisms that can be used to identify diffuse disaster in global and individual medical practice * The impact of informatics in areas of medical services which rely upon observational studies rather than validated clinical trials to develop knowledge bases * A paradigm shift in health care policy towards client driven services and the implications for medical informatics.
authors.affiliation: Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, National Coroners Information System, Melbourne, Australia. davidr@vifm.org
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ranson
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics; D011050:Policy Making; D011634:Public Health; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017751:Safety Management; D017216:Telemedicine; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*