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Institute backs standards
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Message from the CEO: As all Australian states and territories plot a roadmap out of lockdown and border restrictions, the issue of verifiable COVID immunisation and lab certificates has become a hot topic.
Today the focus is on individuals being able to demonstrate their vaccination status as they move around within Australia – even across our states and suburbs. Australians expect to be able to prove they are double vaccinated with one digital passport wherever they travel across the country, not have to use a different app for each state.
The Institute believes a standards-based approach would give Australians the confidence they are seeking in a smart health card that proves their vaccination status.
A standards-based solution and infrastructure based on SMART Health Cards and HL7 FHIR resources is already in place in the US and Canada. FHIR project lead and Institute Fellow Grahame Grieve is one of the speakers at a webinar on 5 October hosted by HL7 Australia to investigate the potential for this solution to be implemented in Australia. He says an Australian profile would need to be developed around the SMART Card to bring it closer to our requirements.
You are invited to download and share the AIDH media statement or register for the webinar here.
Dr Louise Schaper PhD FAIDH FIAHSI CHIA BSc(OT)Hons
CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
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Security check of Australia's healthcare information: The general community places its trust in the health system to safeguard health information. Is the healthcare sector doing enough to protect health information and the security of their systems? Through the cybersecurity survey, we seek to understand the current state of awareness and processes in cybersecurity across the Australian health sector.
If you work in the health sector, have a decision-making role in managing risk (including a Board) and know a little or a lot about cybersecurity in your organisation, we want to hear from you.
Proudly supported by 3M, it will take around 15 minutes to complete the survey (for the cybersecurity gurus/those who are responsible for managing risk – allow up to 25mins). Survey closes on 19 October 2021.
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Vote online until 6 October: Fellows and Members of the Institute are now voting for leadership of their branches and communities of practice. The Branches of the Institute are vital to a vibrant and dynamic membership and CoPs are a way of connecting to your tribe. Thank you to everyone who nominated and good luck in the elections. Voting closes on 6 October and the committees will be announced on Monday 11 October. All the CoPs and branches will hold meet and greet events in October. More on these can be found in the Events section of the newsletter.
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Vote for your committee by clicking the following links:
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Through October the AIDH in partnership with Cerner will be running a clinical engagement and digital health thought leadership series. The by-invite series targeted at executive and senior clinical leaders from within health services will be run over three weeks. It will provide a space for strategic discussions on areas in which the complexities of the health response to the pandemic over the last 18 months has made us reconsider. Topics covered include clinical data exchange, value based healthcare, and consumer engagement.
At the end of the series there will be an Insights Paper summarising key points. If you would like to know more about the series or other leadership activities please contact Greg at greg@digitalhealth.org.au. |
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TWO JOB POSITIONS AVAILABLE WITH HONEYSUCKLE HEALTH
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Clinical Insights Analyst
Newcastle, NSW
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.
Product Owner - Digital Health
Newcastle, Maitland, & Hunter, NSW
Honeysuckle Health is also looking for a digital health product owner to lead a cross-functional agile team in the research, design, partnering and implementation of digital health solutions to meet client and end-customer needs. 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. If you’re passionate about driving engagement and business growth through digital solutions this is an exciting opportunity! For more information and to apply, click here.
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Digital Health consultation: Institute Fellows and Members are asked to take part in the National Digital Health Strategy consultation through the survey - the feedback provided will be used to develop the draft strategy and implementation plan for governments, healthcare providers, consumers, innovators and the technology industry. |
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Hospital + Healthcare’s inaugural special issue supported by AIDH is out now. It features latest industry innovations and the leading suppliers of digital health products and services, many of whom are partnering with AIDH for the Summit next year.
The digital edition also has search, share, print and click-through functionality and is free to download. |
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HL7 Australia is hosting a webinar on 5 October from 9:00 - 10:00am to hear from key thinkers and implementers on COVID immunisation and lab certificates, including leaders from the health IT community in the US. In the US, Canada, and elsewhere, government immunisation registries, healthcare providers, EHR vendors, private employers, and technology companies are building an infrastructure based on SMART Health Cards and FHIR resources. This work is being coordinated through the VCI consortium supported by HL7.
They'll describe their intent, how the specification works, and how it's been adopted in the Apple and Android ecosystems.
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Get certified in digital health! CHIA is Australasia’s recognised credentials for health informatics and a step towards digital health career excellence.
Before you sit the CHIA examination, you can attempt the CHIA Challenge practice test to familiarise yourself with the exam format and identify areas for further study.
Use discount code 25CHIAC2021 to get 25% off the CHIA Challenge. Offer ends 29 Oct 2021.
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A/Prof Michael Franco
Chief Medical Information Officer, Monash Health
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InGeNA Chair David Bunker says in a few years genomics will be part of the normal healthcare system and a topic of broad social conversation. But he says while genomics has much to offer, it is advancing at such a pace, translation is struggling to keep up.
In a profile interview with MedNews (1 Sept) he said: “ Access to knowledge and how it translates into healthcare is the biggest issue for the health system. Politicians say genomics is the future of healthcare, and it is, but how do we get there?”
In the article, David talks about InGeNA’s founding in late 2020 and the need for an industry group in the genomics ecosystem.
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Interested in genomics? Stay connected by opting in to the InGeNA email update. |
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The Digital Health Institute Summit kicks off in Melbourne on 21-22 February 2022 with 2 days of in-person sessions followed by a virtual showcase on 3-4 March. Full conference pricing starts at $1,050.
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The first national, industry-led meeting in genomics brought together the InGeNA industry alliance in genomics and other key stakeholders at HealthData21. The program also focused on topics such as precision medicine, public health, population health, COVID preparedness and response and consumer health behaviour.
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Prof Wendy Chapman is Director of the Centre for Digital Transformation of Health at The University of Melbourne, and an expert in biomedical informatics, natural language processing, knowledge representation, and application of informatics to clinical care and research. We’re pleased to once again welcome Prof Chapman as a keynote speaker for the Summit in Melbourne in Feb 2022. This video is a look back at her #DHIS2020 talk on translating digital health innovation to practice.
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Welcome to our new organisation members! |
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Thursday 30 September 2021
4:00pm - 5:30pm AEST
This journal club, hosted by Chris Lynch, Research Officer at the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise will examine the usefulness of digital biomarkers to clinicians and patients, and discuss the challenges and barriers to their effective integration into clinical assessment.
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Wednesday 6 October 2021
3:30pm - 5:00pm AEDT
Join for a Digital Health Live masterclass where we explore current trends with national and international thought leaders from a range of specialities within digital health. This week, David O'Driscoll takes the lead where he will be discussing five readings and videos.
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Each CoP and state branch will host a networking session (aptly called #ZoomBar for the virtual ones) from 14-27 October to give Institute Members the opportunity to connect with others with shared interests and other local members, and help set their respective agendas.
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CoP:
Thurs 14 Oct
1 - 2pm AEDT
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State branch:
Thurs 14 Oct
5 - 6pm AEDT
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CoP:
Tues 19 Oct
3 - 4pm AEDT
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State branch:
Wed 20 Oct
5 - 6pm AEST
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State branch:
Thurs 21 Oct
4:30 - 5:30pm AEDT
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State branch:
Thurs 21 Oct
6 - 7pm AEDT
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Thurs 21 Oct
6 - 8pm ACDT
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State branch:
Wed 27 Oct
6 - 8pm AWST
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