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Hacking Health is on again!
HISA, in collaboration with
Hacking Health in Canada, is proud to announce Hacking Health is returning to Australia! To be held during
HIC
from 25-27 July, the event is designed to improve healthcare by inviting technology creators and healthcare professionals to collaborate on realistic, human-centric solutions to front-line problems. This year, HISA is proud to be working with
Dr Grace Lai, who brings a clinical and entrepreneurial focus to her role as Ambassador for Hacking Health @ HIC.
If you would like more information on getting involved with Hacking Health, come along to the first café meet-up:
Ample Café, North Melbourne
Tue 17 May | 7.30-9.00am
Keep an eye on the
website for more information coming soon!
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The Australian Telehealth Conference 2016 wrap up
Thank you to everyone who made #ATC16 a raging success! Delegates were treated to a humorous address from the NSW Health Minister, the Hon. Jillian Skinner, real-life examples of the successes and "lessons" in implementing telehealth, and the provocative address from Economics Professor Paul Frijters. Recap the conversations here, which racked up an impressive 1.7 million impressions on Twitter!
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Innovating Health Series kicks off!
HISA, in partnership with Accenture, kicked off its
Innovating Health Series in Sydney last week. Through a series of round-table events targeting topical health industry challenges, HISA aims to raise the profile of the digital health innovation agenda in healthcare. The first event on The
Culture of Innovation facilitated by Simon Terry was well attended and brought interesting perspectives and actions to take away. Further information will be provided in coming weeks. The next event is scheduled for Brisbane in June. If you want to know more about the series please
sign up here.
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World renowned informatics expert to present next HISA webinar
HISA is thrilled to have Professor Enrico Coiera presenting the next webinar "A new informatics geography" on Tuesday 17 May at 1:00pm. His presentation will recap his acceptance speech given at MEDINFO 2015 in Brazil, where he was awarded the Francois Gremy Award of Excellence by the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) - the highest award in this discipline internationally. The webinar will explore the fundamental purpose of automation and its relationship to humans.
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Want a role in HISA's future?
HISA members are invited to nominate to be part of the HISA State Branch Committee and become one of HISA's leaders and influencers in Australia's digital health community. If you want to be a mover and shaker in digital health in your state, please read through the Call for Nomination document, complete the nomination form and send it to agm@hisa.org.au, along with a high resolution portrait photograph and your 150 word candidate statement.
Nominations close at 7pm AEST on Monday 16 May.
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HISA is hiring!
Junior administrative assistant 
We are looking for a super-smart, enthusiastic, fast learning administrative assistant to join the HISA team. Needs to have great administrative and people skills and a keen eye for detail. 1-2 days per week, based in Melbourne. If you know of anyone, please suggest they email us at hisa@hisa.org.au
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CHIA competition extended
Due to high demand, HISA is extending the CHIA 300 competition. Will you be part of the "CHIA 300" health informatics heroes? If you work at the intersection of healthcare and information technology, then CHIA is for you! Register now and go into the draw to win a $500 Red Balloon voucher.
And don't forget, if you complete your exam before HIC, you can be part of the CHIA celebrations at HIC!
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Don't forget to update your details - you don't want to miss out!
Being a HISA member means you have access to a HEAP of
benefits. But we want to make sure you don't miss out by having incorrect information in our database. Why not take five minutes now to
log in to your account and make sure everything is up to date? And don't forget, your HISA membership grants you access to PULSE+IT, so make sure you
let Simon know if you need to update your details there too.
If it all sounds a little too hard, don't stress! Dani is more than happy to help you. Contact
Dani on email, or give the office a call on 03 9326 3311.
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Important HIC updates
1. HISA is seeking student members to volunteer at
HIC. Volunteering for this conference will give you the opportunity to gain health informatics / event management experience, meet new people in the field, network and attend session in your free time (subject to rostering). If you are interested in assisting HISA in this important role, please fill out this
form.
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HIC Exhibition is 95% sold!! Contact
Amanda asap to discuss remaining opportunities.
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Award nominations are open. The
Jon Hilton Award and the
Joan Edgecumbe Scholarship are both open for nominations. If you know someone who has excelled in health informatics, or primary care informatics check out these pages.
Nominations close 25 May 2016.
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New venue for HISA NSW branch
The HISA NSW branch will hold all future meetings at a "new-beaut" location:
Macquarie Health
301 Catherine St
Leichhardt, NSW
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Reviewers wanted
HISA is keen to hear from members wishing to volunteer to be a scientific, industry or clinical case study reviewer for Health Data Analytics 2016. Even if you haven't been part of a review panel before - your contribution can make a big difference!
If you are interested please fill out this
expression of interest.
Speaking opportunities are also still available. Call for papers deadline is 3 June. Visit the
website for more information.
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Do you want to speak at NZ's largest digital health conference?
Now is your chance. This year, the
HiNZ Conference has joined forces with three other conferences (NZ Nursing Informatics Conference, Successes & Failures in Telehealth, and Global Telehealth) at SKYCITY Auckland from 1-3 November 2016. HiNZ is expecting over 1000 local and international delegates to attend the combined event.
The
call for papers is now open. There are six submission options to choose from across the four conferences. Submissions close 27 June. To find out more go to
www.hinz.org.nz or email
ceo@hinz.org.nz
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Free public seminar
The Health and Biomedical Informatics Centre at The Melbourne University is holding a free public seminar on "
EMR: use it or you lose it."
Date: Tuesday 17 May 2016
Time: 12-1 pm
Venue: Theatre 2 - Level 1 - Alan Gilbert Buidling The University of Melbourne
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Opportunity to present at AdvaMed 2016
Do you want to get in front of international investors, multinational partners and the key decisions makers from some of the largest medtech companies in the world?
The Victorian State Government is sponsoring an
Innovation Showcase Scholarship that secures an opportunity for one Victorian medtech company to be featured in the
Innovation Showcase at AdvaMed 2016 in Minneapolis, US on 18-19th of October, 2016.
Applications are made directly to the
MedTech Innovator competition and close on 15th of May.
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HIMAA NSW event
The Health Information Management Association of Australia NSW state event will be held at Liverpool Hospital on Friday 20 May.
Click here for more.
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HISA networking events
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Clinical engagement |
Carlton, VIC |
Wednesday 11 May |
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A new informatics geography **members only** |
GoToWebinar |
Tuesday 17 May |
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Innovating health IT & AGM |
WA |
Thursday 26 May |
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HISA and HIMAA Tasmania Seminar
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TAS
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Tuesday 31 May
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Health innovation and intellectual property & AGM |
TBC |
Tuesday 14 June |
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Health informatics enabling clinical research: From one patient to one world & AGM |
Parkville, VIC |
Wednesday 15 June |
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Consumer centred care and the e-patient experience & AGM |
Brisbane, QLD |
Thursday 23 June |
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Micro data & AGM |
Lichhardt, NSW |
Thursday 23 June |
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Nursing Informatics Australia Conference |
Melbourne, VIC |
Sunday July 24 |
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Hacking Health @ HIC
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Melbourne, VIC
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Monday 25 - Wednesday 27 July
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| HIC 2016 |
Health Informatics Conference |
Melbourne, VIC |
Monday 25 - Wednesday 27 July |
MedInfo 2017
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16th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics |
Xiamen, China |
21-25 August 2017 |
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