13 October 2020
Newsletter News
Message from the CEO
Dr Louise Schaper
New face for nursing and midwifery: In 2020, the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, the Institute has launched a new brand to reflect the growing interest from digitally engaged midwives across the region. Nursing Informatics Australia (NIA) is now called AIDH - Nursing.Midwifery and broadened its focus to include midwifery-specific events and engagement. Our Digital Health Live event on Thursday (15 October) puts the spotlight on six digital innovations supporting midwives as they provide care to expectant and new mothers. You can read about the event and register here.

In other nursing and midwifery news, I would like to say farewell and pay tribute to one of our longstanding nursing informatics leaders Dr Elizabeth Cummings FAIDH who is retiring as vice-chair of the committee. Liz has been a powerhouse for nursing informatics in Australia and internationally, building profile for the importance of the nursing midwifery frontline workforce in digital health. The Institute has benefited enormously from her rigorous academic leadership and wealth of knowledge and while we will miss her on committee, I am sure we will hear from Liz as she remains a much valued member of the digital health community. 
Dr Louise Schaper PhD FAIDH FIAHSI CHIA BSc(OT)Hons
CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
News
The women in AMIA experience
Women in digital health: Women working in the fields of digital health and health informatics are invited to a targeted webinar next Wednesday 21 October inspired by the Institute’s US counterpart AMIA. You will go behind the scenes of AMIA’s successful leadership development and mentoring program for women in digital health Women in AMIA founded by Dr Wendy Chapman, who is now based at the University of Melbourne.

AMIA found women are under-represented in leadership roles in the fields of health and IT. Leadership training gives women skills and confidence to apply for leadership positions. The goal is to increase the number of women in leadership and decision-making roles in health informatics and digital health.
Will you be the 1000s CHIA
Join the CHIA achievers: The Institute is days away from announcing the 1000th CHIA! With numbers 980+ and tracking well, we can’t wait to celebrate this milestone in CHIA history. When you are recognised as a certified health informatician, it is true acknowledgement of your wealth of experience in digital health. Eligibility criteria recently broadened to include associated health experience so find out today if you qualify.
Legislative review My Health Records Act
Legislative review My Health Records Act: The review of the My Health Records legislation closes on 21 October 2020. As of August 2020, more than 90% of eligible Australians (22.82 million) have an individual MHR and 19.68 million have data entered in the record. View the public consultation paper here and take part in the survey here. 
Student member research
Student member research: Elsy Garcia Reyes from the University of Melbourne is looking for participants for her research project: Understanding the acceptance and use of home-based care technologies by older adults. The research will provide insights into how and why older adults choose to use technologies to support and manage their health and wellbeing and identify who and what influences their decisions. If you would like to take part please go to the survey.
 
For more information please email Elsy.
Board nominations closed
Board voting and AGM: Board nominations have closed and online voting for the three vacancies opens 22 October. This year’s annual general meeting is Thursday 19 November 
Video of the week
Learn how to look good on Zoom
See Institute CEO Dr Louise Schaper and expert presenter and member Gil Carter in this recorded webinar about putting your best professional image forward. Designed for presenters preparing to record their presentations, particularly for the upcoming Institute Summit.
Events
Siemens Healthineers social card
12.00 - 1.00pm Tuesday 20 October

As our digital health landscape continues to mature, there is a unique opportunity to augment clinical decision making by implementing tools, rules and algorithms to achieve better patient outcomes, standardise care and reduce costs. Presented by Siemens Healthineers, this webinar features two presentations exploring how digital solutions can support, encourage and measure evidence-based decision making through a patient’s diagnostic and therapeutic journey.
The women in AMIA experience
8.00 - 9.00am Wednesday 21 October

Celebrating success, leadership and women in digital health! The Women in AMIA (WIA) Leadership Program has graduated its first cohort of female leaders in its inaugural program year and it has been a huge success! Proudly sponsored by Alcidion, we are joined by a panel of the women behind the success story of WIA and we can’t wait to chat with them, learn from them, and discuss the opportunities we have to pilot a similar leadership program here at the Institute.
All speakers collage for Summit
Program announced for #DHIS2020
You can attend the whole Summit, featuring over 260 confirmed speakers, with just one registration! Full conference content will also be available on-demand.
Digital Health Live
Digital Health Live | Innovating midwifery with technology
12.30 - 1.30pm Thursday 15 October

Unlike nurses, midwives interact predominantly with healthy women who are undergoing a natural phase of life. There is a growing body of digital tools and platforms that midwives have created to either improve the outcomes for women and babies or to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their interactions with women and babies. This event will showcase six of these innovations that focus on the interactions of midwives with their client cohort.
ZoomBar
#ZoomBar the virtual hangout
11.00am - 12.00pm Thursday 22 October

#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 Kudzai Kanhutu, from Canada Maureen Perrin, and Dr Ruth Mitchell!
FbT

Monday 26 October, 4:00pm - 5:30pm via Zoom
Leigh Donoghue
Can’t attend these events live?
Members can also watch them on demand on Digital Health TV!
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