When we brought leaders of Australia’s peak healthcare organisations together to talk about digital health, it was very clear there was a shared passion for consumer-centred care in the digital age. Our
Chair Michael Walsh
facilitated an executive discussion about telehealth and virtual care at the Institute’s
From the Frontlines
conference.
Innovation, new health tech and telehealth models introduced during COVID-19 have let the “genie out of the bottle” for healthcare consumers with new expectations around how healthcare could be delivered. We agree virtual healthcare needs patient-centred models, equitable access, regulatory oversight and a digitally capable workforce if we are to build on advances made during COVID-19. However, new models of care come with new responsibilities: equity, affordability, ease of access, patient and clinician satisfaction, security, privacy, sustainability of health services (
read full article
).
Now we would like to hear from you, members of the digital health community.
We would like your input through our survey on what the
health system has learnt from the pandemic and how digital health can help be better prepared across these six categories
: Workforce; Digital platforms and standards for technology; Data - how it moves around the system, interoperability and standards; Telehealth and virtual care; Public health; Consumers.
The digital health community has the knowledge and expertise in this and so much more. We would like to know what you believe are the opportunities in digital health for improving the health system response to COVID-19 and future pandemics. I look forward to reporting back on our shared experiences in this challenging time.
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Dr Louise Schaper
PhD FAIDH CHIA BSc(OT)Hons
CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
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Digital health standards:
The Institute is working with the
Australian Digital Health Agency
to develop a process for
digital health standards selection
for national use and adoption. Consultation starts with a
free public discussion by webinar at 1pm on Tuesday 28 July
to be followed by targeted industry and key stakeholder sessions through August. Healthcare executive
Dr Tim Smyth
will facilitate the webinar along with senior representatives from the standards community, the AIDH and the Agency.
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Be a speaker at the inaugural Institute Summit:
AIDH is proud to present its inaugural national conference, the
Digital Health Institute Summit 2020
. The Summit will be held 10 - 25 November 2020 in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, making it widely accessible to everyone. We are calling for speakers to express their interest in presenting.
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ATTN: Digital health educators
:
We are looking to form a community within AIDH specifically for educators. If that is you, please complete this EOI to get involved in shaping this group or just to be kept in the loop.”
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Meet our newest Fellow:
Welcome to
Dr Zoran Milosevic
, Director at Deontik Pty Ltd, who is a newly appointed Fellow of the Institute. Zoran says: “
It is an honour to be appointed as a founding Fellow of AIDH - a new unifying vehicle for hearing the voices of patients, providers, government, research and education organisations. With close to 30 years of ICT experience, as a software engineer, researcher and consultant, and 15 years in digital health at various national and international projects, I look forward to contributing to AIDH’s vision - through extending my activities in interoperability, real-time analytics, AI, and ethics/privacy areas - while leveraging my passion for building collaborative digital health ecosystems in Australia.
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Digital health the sleeping giant
:
AND Health has released the report Digital Health: The Sleeping Giant of Australia's Health Technology Sector capturing data developed after directly engaging with more than 300 high potential growth companies over the past three years.
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National Survey on the Usability of Electronic health/medical records (EHR/EMR)
We invite you to influence the future of EHRs/EMRs by participating in a National survey of Australian clinicians.
We aim to capture the broad experience of clinicians across all health disciplines.
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- The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete
- Participation is voluntary
- Data collected in this study will remain anonymous
- Requirements:
- Aged 18 or over
- Reside in Australia
- Work in a healthcare organisation and use electronic health record systems
- Lead investigator: Dr Sheree Lloyd, Griffith University
Griffith University Ethics Approval 2019/749
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Welcome to some of our new organisational members
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Nursing informatics leader
Donna Barton RN, CHIA has left the Nursing. Midwifery community of practice after over 10 years serving the digital health community. Donna was first elected to the nursing informatics committee in 2009 and was its long-serving Treasurer and a key organiser for the annual conference. She was also the first aged care nurse to achieve CHIA status. The Institute Chair Michael Walsh thanked Donna for her enthusiasm, creativity and tireless effort during her lengthy tenure with the committee.
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Get certified in digital health!
Make 2020 the start of your best decade for career and professional advancement. Your professional experience, knowledge and skills could qualify you to become a
Certified Health Informatician Australasia.
Ask us about the
package price of $745
to enter the CHIA program and automatically become a Member of the Institute. Offer ends 31 August 2020.
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Register free for the Digital health summer school!
Health sector CIOs, CCIOs, clinical information leaders, CNIOs and Future Digital Leaders will enjoy the
UK’s virtual digital health summer school from 23-24 July 2020
. This year the Australian keynote is
Prof Keith McNeil
from Queensland Health, with the panel chaired by the Institute’s CEO
Dr Louise Schaper
.
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Health informatics short course at Flinders
: Mark Brommeyer will again be conducting the
Health Informatics Short Course
at
Flinders University from 21-25 September 2020 in Adelaide
(at the Victoria Square Campus). In this intensive course, you will develop skills in using health informatics to solve real-world issues in health and aged care, management and for clinical decisions. You will also learn how to make operational and strategic management decisions in relation to health informatics. Note that this is accredited for 20
CHIA
(Certified Health Informatician Australasia) CPD points.
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Apply to speak!
We are calling speakers to express their interest to speak at the Digital Health Institute Summit 2020. The Summit is a platform for clinical leaders, researchers, innovators, academic and forward thinkers to present novel concepts, innovations and case studies that showcase digital health initiatives being used to transform the healthcare system and improve patient outcomes.
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2.30- 3.30pm Wednesday 22 July 2020
Pharmacie-R is a web-based, risk prediction tool which uses known risk variables to improve a clinician’s ability to identify complex patients in need of medication review services post-discharge. Experts from South Metropolitan Health Service and the Complex Needs Coordination Team (CoNeCT) join us to detail how this app can help predict risk of medication-related harm or readmission, especially in complex patients.
Speakers include
Suki Loe
CHIA, Nurse Director - Informatics, and
Deirdre Criddle
, CoNnEC Complex Care Clinical Pharmacist, with
Khye Davey
facilitating.
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4.30pm-5.30pm Thursday 30 July 2020
#ZoomBar
is your connection to the world of digital health and each other. As champions of the digital health movement, your skills and experiences have never been more valuable than they are right now. Each
#
ZoomBar
will feature special guests (mixologists) who might not be able to mix your drink for you, but will shake and stir the conversation.
This week, your mixologists are:
Dr David Hansen,
and international guests from the US and Canada,
Dr Doug Fridsma & Elizabeth Keller
respectively
.
So, what are you waiting for?
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Masterclass
presented by
Grahame Grieve on
27 July 2020, 4:00pm - 5:30pm via
Zoom
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