The Role of Clinical Informationist in Clinical Teams: Letter to Editor

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

1 Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Health Information Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Health Information Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

4 Professor, Integrative Functional Gastroenterology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Focusing on various educational, research, and clinical roles of Clinical Informationist (CI), it is necessary to joint CIs to the clinical team as a member of patient care unit. CI can play an important role in improving medical services and community health by teaching clinical information literacy, training health information literacy to patient, and helping to search and retrieve information in research and clinical teams. It should be recommended that having such significant roles in the health care context requires CIs’ efforts to improve their skills and abilities, as well as to develop official and non-official relevant educational infrastructures in the health system of each country.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 37, Issue 534 - Serial Number 534
May and June 2019
Pages 813-815

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  • Receive Date: 19 June 2019
  • Revise Date: 26 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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