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Message from the CEO: The Institute has released its 2022 Federal election statement which outlines our priorities and makes a series of recommendations to accelerate Australia’s transition to a digital health future. We are calling on political parties and candidates to demonstrate their support for continued investment in the digital enablement of healthcare.
“Shifting the dial on Australia’s transition to a digital health future” has a series of recommendations around three themes: The development of a co-designed fully funded national virtual care strategy, investment in the infrastructure needed for a 21st century healthcare system and commitment to a digitally enabled health workforce.
We believe increased investment in education, training and skills diversification is critical to ensure the health workforce has the knowledge and competencies to provide safe, effective, and consumer centric healthcare delivered in a digital society. We also want to preserve the momentum gained from the rapid scaling of virtual care in response to COVID-19. With an increase in demand amongst consumers and a greater expectation that healthcare will be delivered digitally, the need for a national virtual care strategy - with a plan for implementation, is critical.
Dr Louise Schaper PhD FAIDH FIAHSI CHIA BSc(OT)Hons
CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
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Clinical Fellowship is a world first: Australian clinicians from across all disciplines will be professionally recognised as digital health experts in a career-boosting Fellowship program launched by AIDH and Digital Health CRC (DHCRC). As part of a DHCRC project, AIDH will collaborate with Queensland Health, the University of Queensland (UQ), and a range of health and medical colleges to develop the curriculum for the new Clinical Fellowship in Digital Health. |
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Revised competency framework launched: Digital health and health informatics professionals will have their expertise assessed and certified against a revised set of competencies as healthcare delivery continues to change and evolve in a digital society. AIDH has released the 2nd edition of the Australian Health Informatics Competency Framework, to support organisations and professionals in their digital health skills and career development.
AIDH CEO Dr Louise Schaper commended the Certified Health Informatician Australasia (CHIA) Examination Committee, members and other volunteers who had worked tirelessly to develop the world-class competency framework which would underpin professional development in digital health. She said more than 200 professionals across the Australasian health sector were consulted as part of the competency review process to refine the original 2013 framework.
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Nominations open for Brilliant Women in Digital Health: Nominations are open until 13 June for Telstra Health’s 2022 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards. Now in its second year, the awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of 25 women across Australia for achievements in health and aged care. Nominate yourself or someone you know by completing the online nomination form by Monday 13 June, 5pm AEST. |
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Long COVID: Opportunities for nurses and midwives to research, innovate and collaborate: Nurses and midwives as frontline healthcare workers are among the most vulnerable groups worldwide since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. Direct contact with potentially affected patients was an issue, but challenging work environment they faced with staff shortages, long working hours, unavailability of personal protective equipment, and the emotional stress of witnessing the sickness made their ordeal even more difficult.
While our understanding of long COVID has gradually increased, much remains unknown.
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Calling for speakers for the Digital Health Institute Summit Sydney: The call for speakers for the Digital Health Institute Summit Sydney event closes Friday 3 June.
As a presenter, you will be heard by a broad and knowledgeable audience interested in hearing about your research, case studies, innovative ideas and life experiences.
Bring us your success stories, your research and case studies!
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International Medical Informatics Association:
Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group: The IMIA-NI special Interest group seeks to share knowledge, experience, and ideas about the practice of Nursing Informatics and the benefits of improved information management with nurses and healthcare providers worldwide.
IMIA-NI is the international organisation for health and biomedical informatics. The goal of IMIA-NI is to promote collaboration among nurses and others interested in Nursing Informatics in order to advance the field.
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Patient safety matters: Digital health safety practice study
AIDH and The Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London UK would like to invite you to take part in a study, which seeks to identify factors that support the adoption of safety practices for digital health implementations. To help us understand your experience of digital health safety practices please take this short survey.
In addition, we are seeking CHIA Alumni to take part in a 30-minute interview to gather further insights into the adoption of e-health safety guidelines. A focus group, including CHIA Alumni and AIDH Fellows and Associate Fellows will also be conducted to discuss the study’s early findings with members influencing the maturity of digital health safety practice.
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Get involved and nominate for the CHIA Examination Committee: Qualified CHIAs are being asked to invest in the future of the health informatics profession by nominating for a position on the CHIA Examination Committee. The Committee manages and develops the content of the CHIA Examination and is responsible for ensuring and maintaining the quality framework of CHIA. |
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New Fellows and Associate Fellows of the Institute |
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New organisational members |
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📅 TOMORROW Wednesday 11 May
5:30pm - 7:30pm AEST
EY, 121 Marcus Clarke St, Canberra
Join the AIDH ACT state branch at this event to learn and explore how telehealth, virtual examination, and Electronic National Residential Medication Charts (eNRMC) can be used to improve health outcomes of residents in Aged Care facilities.
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📅 Tuesday 17 May
5:30pm - 7:30pm AEST
EY, Lvl 23, 8 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
In this session, jointly hosted by the Victorian Branch and the Precision Health Community of Practice we will explore examples of how precision medicine and precision health are evolving, creating both opportunities and challenges.
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📅 Thursday 19 May
5:30pm - 7:30pm AWST
EY Building, 11 Mounts Bay Road, Perth
WA Primary Health Alliance is the lead PHN for the establishment and management of the National Primary Health Care Platform called Primary Health Insights (PHI). Hear from the National PHI Manager and WAPHA’s Chief Data Analytics Officer on how this data is being used to assist in more effective clinical decision making and performance.
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📅 Wednesday 25 May
4:00pm - 5:00pm AEST
Online via Zoom
Join the AIDH Clinical Informatics Community of Practice for a panel discussion on the clinician of the future. Presented by our committee members whose expertise spans an extensive range of clinical disciplines from hospital care through to private allied health settings.
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Global meeting on "Mobilizing Computable Biomedical Knowledge" (MCBK)
July 13-14 (Australia)
A registration link and call for “lightning talk” proposals will follow soon. Session times and rapidly released recordings will allow all participants, wherever they are in the world, to experience the entire meeting.
MCBK was formed in July 2018 when a group of health informaticians formally launched a movement to "Mobilize Computable Biomedical Knowledge" (MCBK). The 150 individuals who gathered at the U.S. National Library of Medicine were dedicated to the principle that health improvement at scale required an ecosystem of machine-executable knowledge that was findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable, and trusted. The foundations of MCBK were expressed in a " Manifesto" developed by consensus at this meeting. |
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Health informatics short course
The one-week intensive course will give participants skills in using health informatics to solve real-world issues in health and aged care, in management and for clinical decisions. Students will also learn how to make operational and strategic management decisions in relation to health informatics.
20 CHIA (Certified Health Informatician Australasia) CPD points eligibility has been recognised for this short course.
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SAVE THE DATE FOR MEDINFO!
Global network to meet in Sydney!
Bringing together an international and national audience Medinfo 2023 is your opportunity in 2023 to network, share, and highlight the latest achievements, advancements, and leading-edge research and innovation in digital health and health informatics.
We have challenged ourselves with an event theme on transformational change to the health sector, 'THE FUTURE IS ACCESSIBLE' where we aim to drive the many opportunities within digital health to reality.
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