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This presentation considers the scope of informatics as a discipline, and health (or medical) informatics as an instantiation in one professional domain. Educational approaches to the subject are reviewed, with an emphasis on integrated and information-related approaches. The new BSc degree in Health Informatics at City University is outlined
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Bawden, D. (1995). Undergraduate Education in Health Informatics . In: McSéan, T., van Loo, J., Coutinho, E. (eds) Health Information — New Possibilities. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0093-9_3
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