In this contribution the AIM project EDUCTRA and the Telematics Applications Programme IT-EDUCTRA will be described. EDUCTRA had as its aim to investigate what gaps in knowledge health professionals have about health informatics and to provide educational material to fill these gaps. It was believed that a basic understanding of health informatics was present and that educational material should only cover the knowledge necessary for appreciating the products of the AIM programme. It appeared that the knowledge with respect to health informatics was deplorable. Guidelines for curricula were developed to change the situation. In IT-EDUCTRA the necessary course material will be developed.