Education
Mission
This group supports the HL7 mission by ensuring the quality and availability of education and learning provided by HL7 International and nurtures an HL7 educators community of practice.
Charter
The HL7 Education Advisory Council (EAC) guides the development and administration of HL7 education initiatives.
Work Products and Contributions to HL7 Processes
The following are the EAC's formal activities:
- Collaborate with HL7 Work Groups to develop and maintain educational offerings that meet the needs of members and other stakeholders and follow education best practices
- Collaborate with HL7 staff to provide and schedule tutorials and other educational offerings
- Foster the development of certification programs according to best practices.
- Provide and determine Certification Governance and maintenance processes
- Maintain and develop quality assurance processes for HL7 educational offerings
The EAC operates via the HL7 website, Confluence, a dedicated list-server, bi-weekly conference calls and meetings at HL7 working group meetings. HL7 educators are especially encouraged to participate in the Education Work Group.
Formal Relationships With Other HL7 Groups
- HL7 Board of Directors, including the Finance Committee – establishes the direction for an enterprise-wide education strategic plan
- HL7 International Council - Coordinate education efforts
- International Mentoring Committee – mentor affiliate educational strategies and programs
- Process Improvement Committee – via the first timer program?
- The EAC is subject to oversight by the Technical Services Support Steering Division and from them to the Technical Steering Committee.
- All HL7 Workgroups can collaborate with HL7 Education to produce and maintain education offerings.
Formal Relationship With Groups Outside of HL7
- none
2015 Work Group Health All-Star Award Winner
This WG earned a WG Healthiest Star rating in each of the three trimesters measured in 2015.
2016 Work Group Health All-Star Award Winner
This WG earned a WG Healthiest Star rating in each of the three trimesters measured in 2016.
Date of Last Revision
July 12, 2017