The Health Records Officers’ Registration Board of Nigeria (HRORBN), under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Health, has indicated keen interest in partnering the International Centre for Professional Development (ICPD) of the University, in the area of providing Electronic Health Record (EHR) services.
The Chairman, Board of ICPD and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development, Professor Felix Salako, represented by the Director, Academic Planning, Professor Olukayode Akinyemi, during a meeting with officials of the Health Records Officers’ Registration Board of Nigeria, disclosed that ICPD was affiliated with reputable academic and industrial partners in Europe, Asia and the United States of America, adding that the Centre was established to deliver sound training for professionals, business and executive leaders with globally-recognized certification in Information Technology.
According to Professor Salako, the ICPD is sponsored by the Africa-Asia Foreign Investment Development Agency (AAFIDA) and Bright Sword Technologies Limited, Singapore, noting that the University was prepared to become a place for first class training, as the Centre had the capacity to run many programmes at the same time. Corroborating the DVC, Development, the Centre Manager, Mr. Lawrence Kazeem added that the ICPD was already collaborating with the Singaporean clinical and academic research institutions in providing quality EHR. Mr. Kazeem said many programmes would be developed that will cater to the needs of low, medium and executive levels across the Nigerian health sector to give robust, relevant and acceptable services based on local content. He observed that in the partnership, the University expects HRORBN to encourage its registered members to be trained in EHR by the time it fully commences.
Responding, the immediate past Chairman of HRORBN, Mr. Jubril Sokoto, as well as a Consultant on Education, Mr. Benson Oweghoro, commended the serenity, clean and beautiful environment of FUNAAB, saying the University was very conducive for learning. Mr. Sokoto had stated that the team was in the University to see what the ICPD had on ground in terms of facilities, curriculum and human resources. He, however, said they were impressed with the facilities they saw. The visiting team suggested that the University Health Centre should be EHR compliant, engage in medical practical sessions and get the approval of the University Management in the development of a good curriculum using various experienced resource persons.
Earlier, Mr. Salih Muhammod-Rabiu, the Chief Medical Record Officer in the University Health Centre, noted that partnering with the HRORBN would go a long way in making the ICPD a force to be reckoned with, while the ICT Consultant for HRORBN, Mr. Kabiru Yusuf assured that the Information and Communication Technology Resource Centre (ICTREC) of the University would be involved in ensuring a smooth take-off of the EHR programme.
