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Continuing Education for Health Information Management professionals

Continuing Education for Health Information Management professionals. Leah Goguen, CHIM NBHIMA Spring Conference May 12, 2011. Overview. Making the Decision to Continue your Formal Education Preparing for Continuing Education Your Education Options. Making the Decision.

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Continuing Education for Health Information Management professionals

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  1. Continuing Education for Health Information Management professionals Leah Goguen, CHIM NBHIMA Spring Conference May 12, 2011

  2. Overview • Making the Decision to Continue your Formal Education • Preparing for Continuing Education • Your Education Options

  3. Making the Decision • What do you want to study? • What delivery mode will work best for you?

  4. Preparing for Continuing Education • Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) • Articulation Agreements • recognition of completed diploma by continuing educational institution • Credit Transfer • Course outlines and transcripts • Portfolio—Experiential PLAR • Evidence of your knowledge and/or skills

  5. Your Education Options • Certification Programs • Degree Programs • 3-year Bachelor’s degrees (90 credits) • 4-year Bachelor’s degrees (120 credits) • Master’s degrees • and beyond (PhD)…

  6. Certifications/Other Programs • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification through the Project Management Institute: www.pmi.org • Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) certification through the National Cancer Registrars Association: www.ncra-usa.org • Management program options available through Canadian Healthcare Association: www.learning.cha.ca/COURSEDESCRIPTIONS.aspx

  7. HIM Bachelor’s Degrees • Ryerson University: www.ryerson.ca Winston Isaac Tel: 416-979-5000 ext. 6643 E-mail: wisaac@ryerson.ca • The University of Ontario Institute of Technology:www.healthsciences.uoit.ca/EN/main/82495/26906/86833/health_information_management.html Kerry Johnson Tel: 905-721-8668, ext. 2896 Email: kerry.johnson@uoit.ca

  8. Other Educational Institutions for Degrees • UNB • Fredericton—Bachelor of Integrated Studies • http://www.unb.ca/cel/programs/undergraduate/index.html • Saint John—Bachelor of Applied Management • http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/business/programs/bam/index.html • Crandall University • Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management • http://www.crandallu.ca/cu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=301&Itemid=1669 • Athabasca University • Bachelor of Health Administration (3 year) • http://www2.athabascau.ca/programs/bhadmn/ • Bachelor of Management (3 year) http://www2.athabascau.ca/programs/bman3/ • Bachelor of Management (4 year) http://www2.athabascau.ca/programs/bman4/

  9. HIM Masters Degree • The College of St. Scholastica • (Master’s in Health Information Management) • http://www.css.edu/Admissions/Graduate-Studies/Health-Information-Management.html

  10. Health Informatics Training in Canada • http://coachorg.com/health_informatics/health_informatics_education/hi_education_in_canada.htm

  11. Questions

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