Library involvement in health informatics education for health professions students and practitioners: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this scoping review is to evaluate the extent of library or librarian involvement in informatics education in the health domain.

Methods

We searched eight databases from their inception to 2019 for reports of informatics educational activities for health professionals or health professions students that involved library staff or resources. Two reviewers independently screened all titles/abstracts (n=2,196) and resolved inclusion decisions by consensus. From the full text of the 36 papers that met the inclusion criteria, we extracted data on 41 educational activities.

Results

The most frequent coded purposes of activities were "teaching clinical tools" (n=19, 46.3%) and "technology" (n=17; 41.5%). Medical students were the most frequent primary

SUBMITTER: Lauseng DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485947 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature