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Message from the CEO: The new government is getting down to business and it’s clear there’s no time to waste in healthcare. The Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler MP has been sworn in and the government has announced the re-named Department of Health and Aged Care. Before the election, the Institute called on all parties to consider the increasingly interdependent health and aged care landscape. Health and aged care go hand in hand and as they traverse both systems, consumers are looking for a seamless connection. We believe the learnings from digital health over the past decade can be transitioned to deliver benefits into the aged care environment.

Patients and consumers in aged care would benefit enormously from virtual care. The Institute is calling for the government to support a national virtual care strategy to reduce duplication of effort across the jurisdictions, commit funding for virtual care and telehealth consultation and promote consumer-centric care.

While all the States have now opened their borders, and communities are adapting to life in a pandemic, one of the challenges we face across the health system nationally is to hold on to our hard-fought gains in digital health.

Dr Louise Schaper PhD FAIDH FIAHSI CHIA BSc(OT)Hons

Keep up with digital health in WA: Early bird rates for the Digital Health Institute Summit Perth end on Friday 10 June. Groups of 3 or more from the same organisation will save an additional 20% on early bird discounts. The event is 5 August 2022. 

Conference Chair Giles Nunis says the WA branch organising committee have developed an outstanding program suited to the needs of healthcare professionals today. “Health professionals in Western Australia are on the verge of a decade-long transformational journey,” Giles said.

“The government is continuing to progress the state’s digital health agenda, with funding allocated in the budget for the expansion of digital medical records, real-time data sharing, remote care and broader ICT infrastructure.”

Webinar tomorrow on tools for building your digital health career: The digital health industry has witnessed a rapid expansion caused by more healthcare systems and services globally adopting new digital health technologies. As digital health is relatively new and constantly advancing, the challenge and question is often, what skills are needed and how can I start a career in digital health?

There is currently no set career path for digital health, and pathways are often unclear as they seem to intersect across multiple disciplines such as medicine, health management, computer science, and information technology.

To address this challenge for students and emerging professionals, the AIDH Emerging Professionals Network is holding a webinar where digital health experts are invited to share their stories and insights on how they were able to establish their careers in digital health.

CHIA in step with the evolving world of digital health: Certified Health Informatician Australasia (CHIA) credentials are designed to keep pace with the continually evolving delivery of healthcare in the digital era.

Health practitioners enrolling to be certified from this month can draw on newly updated and published resources and will be tested with a revised examination reflecting advances in digital health.

The CHIA examination was updated to align to the 2nd edition of the Australian Health Informatics Competency Framework (AHICF), comprising 53 health informatics competencies across six domains of expertise.

Opening by Macquarie University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Bruce Dowton and with keynote speaker, Professor Michael Kidd AM.

CHI is part of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation at Macquarie University.

Researching the use of AI in healthcare: The University of Sydney and Monash Partners Health Science Centre are conducting research into the implementation of Artificial Intelligence applications in Australian healthcare organisations. The project has a particular focus on tools using Natural Language Processing as part of the application.

CIOs (or their equivalent), health professionals, researchers, informaticians, software engineers, business analysts and others are sought to participate in research interviews to understand the role of these applications in healthcare delivery. Expressions of interest to be made to the University of Sydney. For more information please email Anna Janssen.

Nominate for Brilliant Women in Digital Health: Nominations close next Monday 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.

Check out the program and book your ticket at the early bird rate!

Report launch: Future directions for health technology assessment in Australia: InGeNA has produced a white paper on the issues and possible solutions around the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) process regarding genetic/genomic technologies.

Future directions for health technology assessment in Australia was prepared by HTAnalysts and contains recommendations for action for industry, consumers and policy makers.

You are invited to a webinar to hear key outcomes from the paper, as well as a patient perspective and potential next steps for InGeNA and the broader healthcare community. The paper will be available from 9 June on the InGeNA website.

Proud to be a member of the Institute? If you’re a Fellow or Member you are invited to share the good news with your networks. Check out the resources available and help us to promote awareness of #digitalhealth.

DHL webinar | Tools for building your digital health career

📅 TOMORROW Wednesday 8 June

SA branch | Personalising healthcare experiences through digital health

📅 Thursday 9 June

EY building, L12, 121 King William St, Adelaide, SA 5000

InGeNA webinar | "Future directions for health technology assessment in Australia" report launch

📅 Wednesday 15 June

QLD branch | Keeping it real across Queensland

📅 Thursday 16 June

DHL masterclass | The Quintuple Aim of Precision Health

📅 Wednesday 22 June

WA branch | National primary healthcare data analytics

📅 Thursday 30 August

NSW branch | Healthcare in the cloud: Just pie in the sky?

📅 Tuesday 12 July

Digital Health Institute Summit Perth

📅 Friday 5 August

Early bird rates are currently available, so register now to save $100 - but be quick, our early bird sale ends Friday June 10 2022.

Global meeting on "Mobilizing Computable Biomedical Knowledge" (MCBK) 

Mark your calendars for this free virtual meeting!

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.

Health informatics short course 

Flinders University will conduct a health informatics short course from 11-15 July 2022 in Adelaide at the Victoria Square Campus. 

20 CHIA (Certified Health Informatician Australasia) CPD points eligibility has been recognised for this short course. 

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.

Members can also watch events on demand on Digital Health TV!