University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
Health Informatics J. 2013 Jun;19(2):101-15. doi: 10.1177/1460458212461366.
A critical mass of public health practitioners with expertise in analytic techniques and best practices in comparative effectiveness research is needed to fuel informed decisions and improve the quality of health care. The purpose of this case study is to describe the development and formative evaluation of a technology-enhanced comparative effectiveness research learning curriculum and to assess its potential utility to improve core comparative effectiveness research competencies among the public health workforce. Selected public health experts formed a multidisciplinary research collaborative and participated in the development and evaluation of a blended 15-week comprehensive e-comparative effectiveness research training program, which incorporated an array of health informatics technologies. Results indicate that research-based organizations can use a systematic, flexible, and rapid means of instructing their workforce using technology-enhanced authoring tools, learning management systems, survey research software, online communities of practice, and mobile communication for effective and creative comparative effectiveness research training of the public health workforce.
需要有一大批具有分析技术专业知识和比较效果研究最佳实践经验的公共卫生从业者，为明智决策提供动力并提高医疗保健质量。本案例研究旨在描述一个强化技术的比较效果研究学习课程的开发和形成性评估，并评估其对提高公共卫生劳动力核心比较效果研究能力的潜在效用。选定的公共卫生专家组成了一个多学科研究协作组，并参与了一个混合式的 15 周全面电子比较效果研究培训计划的开发和评估，该计划结合了一系列健康信息学技术。结果表明，基于研究的组织可以使用系统、灵活和快速的方法，使用技术增强型创作工具、学习管理系统、调查研究软件、实践在线社区和移动通讯，为公共卫生劳动力提供有效的、有创意的比较效果研究培训。
