Cautious welcome for this digital passport option: As the Prime Minister foreshadows greater travel freedoms and lockdown reprieve for COVID-vaccinated individuals, digital proof has arrived as a serious and valid option. Australians who are fully vaccinated can now use a digital certificate as proof of vaccination. The certificate is automatically generated and made available on the Express Plus Medicare app.
Earlier this year, the Institute endorsed the use of international digital passports with a global standard to record vaccination status that can be digitally shared across systems and borders. There is going to be a need for a digital vaccination record that seamlessly travels with the individual, therefore global agreement on the data standards will be essential. Specifically, many countries need a valid, secure digital record of vaccination which is recognised by other countries, given the travel patterns of people around the world and the challenges they’re facing in managing outbreaks.
However, providing a digital vaccination record that spans international borders is quite different to rewarding COVID-vaccinated Australians with travel freedoms. As leaders in the digital health community, when it comes to digital vaccine “passports”, we will be advocating for careful steps and a measured response to consider the protection of health data, privacy and most importantly equity, access and individual rights.
Dr Louise Schaper PhD FAIDH FIAHSI CHIA BSc(OT)Hons
CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
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Members invited to nominate for leadership: You can be a leader in the digital health community and help drive the movement for better, connected healthcare. AIDH Fellows and Members are invited to consider nominating for a Board position this year, sharing their expertise and knowledge and taking a leadership role at the Institute. Nominations close on Thursday 22 July.
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Primary healthcare consultation: Stronger primary healthcare was singled out as important to mental health and preventive health in Australia’s long term National Health Plan. The Primary Health Reform Steering Group has developed a discussion paper to gather feedback on their recommendations for the Primary Health Care 10 Year Plan and these are available for comment until 27 July. The Institute wants to hear your views on the recommendations and is compiling a coordinated response with a digital health focus. Primary healthcare is integral to everything we are working for in digital health and your input would be greatly appreciated. You can complete our survey here.
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Network for new and emerging leaders: The Institute has expanded its student member network to encompass emerging digital health professionals. It will promote knowledge sharing through mentoring and networking, providing the bridging link between passionate students, recently graduated professionals, industry representatives and established leaders in digital health. Students and emerging professionals are invited to join the Institute and be part of the new network!
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Member news: Digital innovation abounds with the Cgov No-Code Development Toolkit. Their Toolkit enables rapid creation of bespoke solutions for complex workflows. Cgov reduces development time and costs and enables continuous improvement of existing applications. Cgov removes your dependence on paper forms, spreadsheets and single-purpose programs that cannot be upgraded or maintained.
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Perspectives on driving to connected care: A webinar on the application of digital health and the progress of driving to a nirvana of connected care this week heard from a panel of health tech and aged care leaders who were told: “Aged care is an edge case for health: It acts as the canary in the coal mine for broader aspects of skillsets and connected care.” Those of us working in healthcare for many years have known the opportunities, benefits, and challenges of connecting care through digital health.
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J O B O P P O R T U N I T Y
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Honeysuckle Health is looking for a healthcare worker with an interest in data analytics to join our growing team of clinicians. Honeysuckle aims to create better pathway to better health and make a positive impact throughout the healthcare industry by using data to understand our customers’ health needs and provide tailored insights into health risk. As a clinical insights analyst, you will be using SQL for data preparation, building cloud-based data visualisations and dashboards, engaging with key stakeholders in the business and product managing analytics projects. To find out more about this exciting opportunity in a growing company, email Gerad Crow or download job information here. |
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2021 Brilliant Women in Digital Health award initiative
Nominations are open for Telstra Health’s inaugural 2021 Brilliant Women in Digital Health award. It will recognise and celebrate 25 women in digital health for their achievements – whether that is mentoring, medical research, contributing to technology development, improving health outcomes using digital health or introducing a new digital process for the delivery of health and aged care. Judges are Professor Christine Bennett AO, Director, Telstra Health Board; Jane Halton AO PSM, Chair, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and Co-Chair, COVAX initiative; Michael Walsh, Chair, Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre and the CEO of AIDH Dr Louise Schaper.
Nominations close on 16 July.
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Women's leadership scholarships: Scholarships are now available through Women & Leadership Australia to encourage more women to step into leadership roles and to support the further development of current women leaders in the health sector. Scholarships of $1,000-$5,000 will support participation in one of three leadership development courses designed for emerging through to senior leaders. Apply by 10 September 2021. |
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Interested in genomics? Stay connected by opting in to the InGeNA email update. |
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With 230+ speakers from 20+ countries, 7 live panel discussions, 6 interactive workshops and 50+ hours of the latest nursing and midwifery informatics topics from around the world, NI 2021 is the nursing informatics event of the year. Take advantage of early bird savings by registering on or before 8 July.
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Early bird registration ends on 29 July and there are discounts for members, students and groups of 3 or more delegates from the same organisation.
Partnership opportunities are still available - contact Chris to find out more about how you can make the most out of #DHIS2021. |
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CHIA for organisations: The CHIA certification program can accredit dozens of employees at a time and lift the digital health profile of the company workforce. If your organisation is interested in recognition for your expert digital health employees, contact us to discuss next steps. |
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Members love DHTV: Our video channel is a big hit! Institute members can access outstanding quality, informative videos online from our health informatics, digital health, telehealth and health data analytics conferences and other events. We are adding to Digital Health TV regularly so check back for new material by logging in with your member ID here. If you are not yet an Institute Member or Fellow, visit the membership page for details on how to join the digital health movement.
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Study health informatics in SA: The 2021 Health Informatics Short Course at Flinders University has been rescheduled and is being conducted from 12-16 July in Adelaide (at the Victoria Square Campus). There are 20 CHIA points attached to the course which is run by Institute member Mark Brommeyer.
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Welcome organisational members |
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Webinar: Driving to connected care: What’s next in health and aged care |
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Wednesday 21 July 2021
5:30 - 7:30pm AWST
Expert speakers at this event will talk about cybersecurity across our health system. Whether you are a consumer concerned about your data, a health care practitioner looking to provide best practice information to patients or you are part of the healthcare workforce, trying to follow due processes in the workplace; this topic is relevant to all. Join us as we engage in the conversation, and network with your friends, colleagues and peers in the digital health community.
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Thursday 22 July 2021
3:30 - 4:30pm AEST
Welcome to the Institute! Congratulations on becoming a part of Australasia’s digital health movement. This event will help you connect with others who share your passion for digital health. You’ll meet a diverse bunch of clinicians, nurses, midwives, allied healthcare practitioners, students, entrepreneurs and innovators; some of whom are connected leaders and national influencers, while others are just starting their careers and digital health journey.
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Thursday 22 July 2021
5:30 - 7:30pm AEST
There is still so much more to do as we further infuse digital into how care is delivered. Some big questions are being asked: How do we continue this momentum? What do we really mean by personalised patient experience? What role will consumers play in driving the interaction with their healthcare providers? What is the value being created through data-driven insights to reshape policy and service delivery?
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Thursday 2 September 2021
5:30pm - 6:30pm local time
The AGM is your yearly opportunity as members of the Institute to come along and hear about the achievements, successes and challenges the Institute has had this year, hear about the exciting things planned for the next 12 months and ask questions of the Board and CEO.
In-person cities include Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, and the event will also be available virtually via Zoom.
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