title: Recognition of health informatics in Australian standard classifications for research, occupation and education.
abstract: Work on building a strong research base, a skilled workforce and an accredited learning and development system in Australian Health Informatics is not mature. This paper aims to explore how such work is supported at a fundamental level, that is, within formal systems for identifying fields of research, occupation and education in Australia. The researchers examined the treatment of Health Informatics and related terms in a range of relevant Australian standards. We found that Health Informatics has somewhat inappropriate recognition in the formal systems defining research in Australia, a tenuous presence in those describing education, and none in those describing occupations. We argue that our findings provide the evidence base for decisive action to benefit not only individuals but also the wider Australian community.
authors.affiliation: Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre, The University of Melbourne.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martin-Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre, The University of Melbourne.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000592:standards*; D004493:Education / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards; D004651:Employment / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards; D005419:Flavonoids; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000145:classification* / Q000592:standards; D012015:Reference Standards; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; C061097:breviscapine