CREATE Training Program in Medical Informatics: Preparing Canada's Workforce for Health Data of Tomorrow

创建医疗信息学培训计划：让加拿大劳动力为明天的健康数据做好准备

• 批准号: 555366-2021
• 负责人: Mousavi, Parvin
• 金额: $ 10.79万
• 依托单位: Queen's University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Training Experience
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=722668
• 关键词: CREATE; Training; Program; Medical; Informatics

Digital health is transforming the way Canadians access health care, altering clinical workflows while providing unique opportunities for computing sciences to revolutionize health and operational decision making. While G7 governments were set to focus on this topic in 2020, specifically on the Centrality of Digital Health Collaboration to Progress, the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the critical need to understand the significance of data and its interpretation for decision making. As Canada and the world tackle questions ranging from high level policies on population and resources to day-to-day predictive analysis of patient outcomes, skilled workforce preparedness in informatics and computing sciences with necessary context in health data and its application is vital. The silver lining of the current pandemic may lie in resources that Canada is investing to prepare our collective response, critically aided by data. While AI and informatics show great promise in rapid analysis of next-generation large scale data, future workers will require highly specialized training due to the unique nature of health data. Information and Communications Technology Council of Canada projects demand for >300K skilled workers with expertise in computational sciences by 2023. Of those, >120K will contribute to health and biotechnology, one of six innovation areas of the future economy. To forge successful careers in the new job market, HQP in our CREATE program will not only learn state of the art in computing and informatics, but also develop a depth and breadth of understanding of the health data context and a flexibility in approach that allows them to stay current in such a rapidly changing setting. We partner with key stakeholders in medical informatics, and complement technical training with innovations in problem solving, experiential learning and professional growth. To solidify Canada's competitive advantage in the global space, we contribute to concerted efforts to train computer scientists with multidisciplinary experience and by engaging diverse groups including women, Black and Indigenous communities, internationally-educated professionals, those transitioning careers, and persons with disabilities.

数字医疗正在改变加拿大人获得医疗保健的方式，改变临床工作流程，同时为计算科学提供独特的机会来彻底改变健康和运营决策。虽然七国集团政府将于 2020 年重点关注这一主题，特别是数字医疗合作对进步的核心地位，但 COVID-19 大流行的前所未有的影响清楚地表明，迫切需要了解数据的重要性及其对决策的解释制作。随着加拿大和世界各地解决从人口和资源的高层政策到患者结果的日常预测分析等各种问题，信息学和计算科学方面的熟练劳动力准备以及健康数据及其应用的必要背景至关重要。当前疫情大流行的一线希望可能在于加拿大正在投资资源，以准备我们的集体应对措施，这在数据的帮助下至关重要。虽然人工智能和信息学在快速分析下一代大规模数据方面显示出巨大的前景，但由于健康数据的独特性，未来的工作人员将需要高度专业化的培训。加拿大信息和通信技术委员会预计，到 2023 年，需要超过 30 万名具有计算科学专业知识的技术工人。其中，超过 12 万名将为健康和生物技术做出贡献，这是未来经济的六个创新领域之一。为了在新的就业市场中打造成功的职业生涯，我们的 CREATE 计划中的 HQP 不仅将学习最先进的计算和信息学，而且还将培养对健康数据背景的深度和广度的理解以及使他们能够灵活地使用方法在如此快速变化的环境中保持最新状态。我们与医疗信息学领域的主要利益相关者合作，并通过问题解决、体验式学习和专业成长方面的创新来补充技术培训。为了巩固加拿大在全球领域的竞争优势，我们共同努力培养具有多学科经验的计算机科学家，并吸引包括妇女、黑人和土著社区、受过国际教育的专业人员、职业转型者和残疾人等不同群体的参与。