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HealthLibrarianshipCompetenciesReview2018
PresentedonbehalfofALIA/HealthLibrariesAustraliaAnnRitchie,NationalManager(StrategyandCoordination)
RAILSConference28thNovember2018
Today’spresentation
1. Whatisahealthlibrarian?
2. HLACompetencies–thereview– Objectives,methodology,results
3. Nextsteps
Rolesofhealthlibrariansinmultidisciplinaryteamsservingmultipleclientgroups:! Reference&researchlibrarians! Informationists–embedded! Clinical,subject,faculty&liaison
librarians! Collections&resourcesmanagers! Systems&e-resources/e-services
managers! Education/literacy/e-learning
librarians! Researchdatamanagers! Andmore
Whatisahealthlibrarian?• Alibrarianwhoworksinahealthcareservicetoachievethebusinessgoalsoftheirorganisation
• Ahealthinformationprofessionalwhoservestheinformationneedsoftheirclientsinmultipleways–rightinformation,rightplace,righttime
• Adynamic,innovative,techno-savvy,evidence-basedpractitionerwithadvancedhealthinformationskills,knowledgeandattributes
• Notsimplyanylibrarianwhoworksinahealthlibrary!
Whoarewe?2014-16Census:Quickfacts
Kammermann,M.2016.TheCensusofAustralianHealthLibrariesandHealthLibrariansWorkingOutsidetheTraditionalLibrarySetting:TheFinalReport.
o 328healthlibraries(2%dropsince2002)
o 1250staff,1050LISqualified,mostlyfemale
o ~50%workinhospitals,alsouniversities,research,not-for-profitcommunity/socialcare,dentistry,pharma/drug,etc
o serveclientgroupsfrommultipleorganisations
o 10%jobvacancyrateo 2:1willretire<5yrsvsnew
recruits
Wherearehealthlibrarieslocated?
73%metro---31%regional---4%rural/remote61%public---20%NFP---14%privatesector
State/Territory Number of LIS Percentage NSW 104 32
Victoria 96 29 Queensland 48 15
SA 27 8 WA 26 8 ACT 19 3 NT 10 3
Tasmania 7 2 Total 328 100
Whoareourclients?Typeoforgserved Number Percentage Typeoforgserved Number Percentage
Hospital 112 51% Healthprofassocn 20 9%
University 87 40% PrimarycareGPs/private 20 9%
Communityhealth 60 27% Pathology 16 7%
Mentalhealth 48 22% Pharmacy/drugcoDentistry
1211
5%5%
Publichealth 46 21% Healthinformatics 5 2%
Researchinstitute 45 21% Biotech 2 1%
Govtdept 36 16% PublisherConsultingfirmVeterinary
321
1%
Consumer/patientorgn 24 11% OtherNoresponse
336
15%3%
TOTALresponses(morethanoneresponsepossible) 589 269%
Workforce&EducationResearch2009-11
o DevelopedinitialHLACompetencies(basedonMLA’s,2007)o Futurerequirementformoretechnology-relatedcompetencieso Employerswantedmoreproactivehealthlibrarians,hadbigger
visionfortheprofession->competency-basededucationandPD(e.g.researchdata
management,advancedsearching,systematicreviews)->HealthLibrarianshipEssentialsonlinecourse(withQUT)->DigitalHealthInformationServicescourse(2019UniMelbto
host,+digital/ehealth/datamanagementcontent)
CompetenciesReview• Objectives• Methods
• Results
Objectives1. ToupdatetheHLAcompetenciesinlinewiththe
changinghealthservicesenvironment2. Tolearnfromandincorporatetheexperiencesof
colleaguesinprofessionalassociations(e.g.USAandUK)regardingcompetenciesandevolvingrolesforhealthlibraryandinformationprofessionals
3. Toinformstrategicworkforceplanning,post-graduateeducationandprofessionaldevelopmentfortheprofession
Methods1. Environmentalscan–Australia’sNationalDigital
HealthStrategy20182. ComparisonwithMLA’s2017revisionsand
CILIP/HLG’s2014ProfessionalKnowledge&SkillsBase
3. Rollingre-draftsandfeedbackfrompeers4. Consultationswitheducators
HLACompetencyArea12010Understandthehealthsciencesandhealthcareenvironmentandthepolicies,issuesandtrendsthatimpactonthatenvironment.
2018
THEHEALTHENVIRONMENT:Thehealthsciences,andthehealthandsocialcareenvironments,andthepolicies,issuesandtrendsthatimpactonthoseenvironments.
*Redtextindicateschangesfrom2010
HLACompetencyArea22010
Understandtheprinciplesandpracticesrelatedtoprovidinginformationservicestomeetusers’needs.
2018
REFERENCE&RESEARCHSERVICES:
Referenceandresearchservicesanddeliveringbestpracticeinformationservices.
HLACompetencyArea32010
Understandthemanagementofhealthinformationresourcesinabroadrangeofformats.
2018
RESOURCES:
Themanagementofhealthknowledgeandinformationresourcesinavarietyofformats.
HLACompetencyArea42010
Knowandunderstandtheapplicationofleadership,finance,communication,andmanagementtheoryandtechniques.
2018
LEADERSHIP&MANAGEMENT:
Leadershipandmanagementtheoryandpractice.
HLACompetencyArea52010
Understandandusetechnologyandsystemstomanageallformsofinformation.
2018
DIGITAL,EHEALTH&TECHNOLOGY:
Thedigitalandehealthcontext,andthetechnologyandsystemsusedtomanagedata,informationandknowledgeresourcesinthedeliveryoflibraryandinformationservices.
HLACompetencyArea62010
Understandcurriculardesignandinstruction,andhavetheabilitytoteachwaystoaccess,organiseanduseinformation.
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HEALTHLITERACY&TEACHING:
Healthliteracy,curriculardesignandinstruction,andteachingtheinformationskillsassociatedwithevidence-basedpractice.
HLACompetencyArea72010
Understandscientificresearchmethodsandhavetheabilitytocriticallyexamineandfilterresearchliteraturefrommanyrelateddisciplines.
2018
HEALTHRESEARCH:
Healthresearchandtheapplicationofhealthresearchmethodologies.
HLACompetencyArea82010
Maintaincurrencyofprofessionalknowledgeandpractice.
2018
PROFESSIONALISM:
Healthinformationprofessionalism.
HLACompetencyAreasandDescriptionshttps://www.alia.org.au/sites/default/files/Revised%20HLA%20Competencies%202018%20%28002%29.pdf
Comments• anambitioussetofcompetencies(LisaKruesi,UniversityofMelbourne)• indeedabigpieceofwork(MicheleGaca,HelenBaxter,AustinHospital)• IhadtousethisdocumentrecentlyasIwasauditedbytheALIAPDscheme(LauraFoley,ANZCA)
• Rethefuture:– Onethingthatdoesspringtomindispersonalisedmedicinesosomegeneticstypeskillsetc?…Theotherarea
ismachinelearning/AIbothinhealthcareitselfbutalsoperhapssomeoftheonlineresources(RobPenfold,BarwonHealth)
– OnlythingI’mbeginningtoseeonthehorizonthatisdifferentislibrariesaspublishers.(CherylHamill,FionaStanleyHospital)
• Reoverlapwithhealthinformatics:– Ibelieveourworldswillcollide….Yesitisaplausiblefuturethatwearemoreengagedinthisspaceaswe
haveinformationmanagement,workflowanalysis,usability(websitedesignetc)skills….Theyknowwehaveauniqueskillbasewhichwillplugtheirgap.(MicheleGaca,AustinHospital)
– Therearemanylibrarianswhoarealreadyvalue-addingtotheirlibraryservices,andwhohaveprojectrolesthatoverlapwithHIMandmanyotherareasofknowledgemanagementandinformationbrokerage…thecompetenciesareintendedtoexpressthebroadestscopeofhealthlibrarianship,becausenarrowingthescoperemovesrecognitionofvalue-addedservicesandprojectcollaborations.(GinaVelli,PrincessAlexandraHospital)
Primaryresponsibility*ofhealthlibrarians
Aligningwiththebusinesspurposeoftheorganisationi.e.
" Patientcare–individuals,families,carers" Populationhealth–communities,geographiccatchments
and/orgroupse.g.children,women,disabledetc
" Education,research,policy,andprogramstoinfluencehealthservicedelivery
*Thestateofbeingresponsible,accountable,oranswerable.Aduty,obligationorliabilityforwhichsomeoneisheldaccountable.
CompetenciesforfuturerolesMa,J.,Stahl,L.,&Knotts,E.(2018).Emergingrolesofhealthinformationprofessionalsforlibraryandinformationsciencecurriculumdevelopment:ascopingreview.JournaloftheMedicalLibraryAssociation:JMLA,106(4),432-444
Method:268peer-reviewedarticles
Results:HIPs,whogenerallyserveas“embeddedlibrarians,”aretakingonmoreactiverolesascollaborators,researchexperts,andliaisons,replacingmorepassiveandexclusiverolesasinformationprovidersandoutreachagentsorresearchassistants.
Conclusions:Linkingrolestocompetencies…“AbetterunderstandingofHIPdemandsandexpectationswillenhancethecapacityoflibraryprogramstopreparestudentsinHIPspecializations.”
“..currentmaster’s...programsinNorthAmericaofferinsufficientacademicpreparationforstudentswhowishtoworkinhealthinformationfields[Aken,2010]…outdatedcurriculaandnonspecificlearningoutcomesoftenneglectcurrentemergingdemandsandchallengesthathealthscienceslibrariesface[Albert,2010;Alcock,2017]…(LIS)educatorsmightfailtoequipthosestudentswithsufficientunderstandingofevidence-basedmedicine(EBM)practiceandupdatedHIPactivitiesthroughtheirlibrarysciencecourselearning[Aken,2010;Akers,2017]...thedisconnectbetweenthegeneralknowledgebaseoflibrarianshipandthespecializedcompetencyrequirementsforHIPscompoundstheproblemofinadequateguidanceandinstructionalsupportforlibrarystudentswhoarepursuingacareerasanHIPandlatertransitioningtocontinuingprofessionaldevelopment[Aldrich,2014].”
Ma,2018Scopingreview
Resultsofscopingreview:Inapproximateorder*offrequencyinorprimacyofreviewedarticles(n=268),theforemostrolesemergedas9distinctcategories:
1) Clinicalandmedicalinformationprovision
2) Instruction,reference,andmedicaleducation
3) Informaticscollaboration4) Librarymanagement5) Liaison,outreach,andinclusion
6) Researchandscholarlypublishing7) Patientsupportandadvocacy8) Webpresenceandscholarly
communication9) Datamanagement
1) Competency2.Reference&researchservices
2) Competency6.Healthliteracy&teaching3) Competency5.Digital,ehealth&
technology4) Competency4.Leadership&management5) Competency2.Reference&research
services6) Competency7.Healthresearch7) Competency6.Healthliteracy&teaching8) Competency7.Healthresearch9) Competency3.Resources;Competency5.
Digital,ehealth&technology*Mydisclaimer–votecountingintroducesbiastotherankings
CompetenciesforfuturerolesEdirippuligeS,etal.2018.It’simportant,butnotimportantenough:eHealthasacurriculumpriorityinmedicaleducationinAustralia.JournalofTelemedicineandTelecareVol.24(10)697–702.
“AseHealthcontinuestointegrateintoroutinehealthcare,practitionersmayrequirenewknowledge,skillsandcompetenciestomakebestuseofit,andtobeabletocommunicatewithanincreasinglydigitally-enabledconsumer.”
HealthInformationWorkforceAlliance• HLA/ALIAisafoundingmember(withHIMAA,HISA,ACHI,
ACHSM)
• Mappingcompetencysetswithotherhealthinformationprofessionsisunderway
• Thesewillbeusedtodevelopoureducationofferings,workforceplanningandadvocacywithemployersandpolicy-makers
• Seekingjointrecognitionasaregisteredhealthprofession
ChallengesTheCensusshowed
o 10%jobvacancyrate(cfnationalrate1.2%)o imminentshortageofhealthlibrariansenteringandprogressingtomanagementand
leadershippositions(2:1ratio–thosewhowillretirein<5yrsvsnewrecruits)
NationalDigitalHealthStrategyhighlightso Consumerhealthliteracy&digitalinclusiono Traininghealthprofessionalsanddigitaltechnologyskills
Scopingreviewsuggestsa“..disconnectbetweenthegeneralknowledgebaseoflibrarianshipandthespecializedcompetencyrequirementsforHIPs”
WehaveupdatedourHLACompetencieshowareweeducatinghealthlibrarianstobepractitioners,managersandleadersforthe
future?
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ThankstoALIA/HLAforfundingtheproject,andtoallrespondentswhogavefeedbackonthedrafts.
Questions?