Health Informatics Capacity Building in Kenya Case Study on Moi University

Authors Martin C. Were Abraham Siika Paul O. Ayuo Lukoye Atwoli Fabian Esamai

Presentation Structure Introduction Approaches Collaboration-HI-TRAIN Capacity building Institute Programs

Introduction Health Informatics is informatics in health care. It is a multidisciplinary field that uses health information technology(HIT) to improve health care via any combination of higher quality, higher efficiency, and new opportunities.informaticshealth caremultidisciplinaryhealth information technology There is an inadequate supply of skilled individuals who have the technical skills to use this technology to improve health care. So how do we capacity build?

Approaches

Collaborations Moi university – Schools of Medicine – Department of Medicine Makerere University – College of Computing & information Science - School of Information Technology University of Bergen – Department of Informatics – Centre for International Health

Capacity building PhD fellowship/ scholarships at start. – Supported initially by Fogarty – REACH Informatics Grant. – Now supported by HI-TRAIN – NORAD Grant – PhD candidates to Bergen (Aug 2015) Developing curricula to be adopted by Moi and Makerere Universities. The vehicle: HI-TRAIN

HI-TRAIN Health Informatics Training and Research in East Africa for Improved Health Care Aims To set up self-sustainable, replicable and scalable Health Informatics (HI) training and research programs in East Africa, to help meet the rising needs for HI capacity and research of the relevant countries

HI-TRAIN Specific Objectives Provide post-graduate (Masters and PhD) level training in Health Informatics and research Increase number of women and marginalized populations in faculty-level training in HI and research Improve the quality and quantity of HI research conducted primarily by researchers based in the LMIC countries Provide model curricula, educational programs and approaches for faculty-level health informatics training

Training in HI 70 Masters 8 PhDs in Health Informatics Become a self sustaining fee-paying program

Programs

Masters Program Curriculum developed and approval – Moi University(Approved) – Makerere Univerity (To be approved) Commencing Sep 2015 Recruitment on going Institutional scholarship support Training & Practicums Research Support

PhD Program Two stakeholders meetings – Moi – Makerere Zero draft is ready Intake ?2016

Short courses Developing short courses – Adoption from REACH Informatics – Fogarty Offering training and workshops Accreditation Status - pending

Building Institutional Capacity Retention & Development Curriculum Development & Approval Candidate selection Education & Supervision Program Evaluation

The institute

Retention Strategy Staff sponsorship and bonding mechanisms The Institute retention strategy and continued capacity building.

Future Plans Develop a replicable model for HI capacity building for resource-limited countries. Replicate model in other countries. Provide excellence in innovation and research in global health informatics. Engage in national-level global health informatics work, with close collaboration with test-beds like AMPATH for innovations.

Acknowledgements NORAD NORHED Moi University Makerere University University of Bergen

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