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There are multiple pathways a clinician can take for a career in informatics. Some choose to focus on research and development, others are leaders in applied informatics, but all clinicians, whether they dedicate themselves to informatics or not, need a set of competencies to survive in an electronic world. This chapter focuses on the competencies that all physicians who use information and communication technologies need in order to become what we are calling an informatics-enabled physician. The chapter outlines the key tasks that the informatics-enabled physician must be able to perform, the competencies required and the role of the e-Health team in which the physician is a crucial participant.
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Covvey, H.D.J. (2014). Educating the Informatics-Enabled Physician. In: Berner, E. (eds) Informatics Education in Healthcare. Health Informatics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4078-8_9
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