Inspirational and action-oriented: I was honoured last week to take a role in the G20 Riyadh Global Digital Health Summit. A phenomenal 90,000+ registered to watch the summit live online with around 144 countries represented. Admittedly it was a bit nerve wracking presenting live from home (time zones! overnight!) but in the current climate aren’t we all adapting to life in front of a lens?
Unsurprisingly, this major event drew widespread engagement and interest. After all, we are equally and deeply immersed in the theme: “Global strategic partnerships in digital health to fight pandemics”.
Speakers were among the leaders in their fields and it is worth reviewing the program online here as many of the speaker presentations are available for download.
Flying the flag for Australia, our Deputy CMO Prof Michael Kidd, addressed the Summit on the role of digital health in national policy responses to a pandemic.
Prof Kidd and I were invited to play a role in authoring the Riyadh Declaration, which will soon be released as a roadmap for the role of digital health in fighting current and future pandemics.
During the Summit, there was a focus on the importance of developing the health and care workforce. This is one of the key strategic objectives of the Institute and more important than ever in a year where we are asking so much of health professionals in all capacities, not just those on the frontline.
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Dr Louise Schaper PhD FAIDH CHIA BSc(OT)Hons
CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
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Virtual care the hot topic: The Institute is launching a Community of Practice to provide a meeting place for discussion and developments in virtual care. Interest in telehealth and new models of virtual care has been gathering momentum especially in the past few months of pandemic.
The new dedicated community on virtual care will be strategically aligned to the Institute’s mission of “healthier lives, digitally enabled”. If you are a clinician, consumer, healthcare organisation, developer, healthcare business or a healthcare executive interested in becoming part of this new targeted group, please complete this Expression of Interest to get involved.
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Welcome to our newest Fellows: Congratulations to our newest Fellows of the Institute:
A/Prof Melissa Baysari, Associate Professor in Digital Health, University of Sydney; Nicolle Marchant, Digital Health Strategy and Implementation, Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance NT; Dr Samaneh (Sam) Madanian PhD, School of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology.
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Calling all digital health educators: Thank you to those who have already expressed their interest in forming a community within AIDH specifically for educators. If you are interested in getting involved, please complete this EOI to get involved in shaping this group or just to be kept in the loop.
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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 our newest organisational member |
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Membership offer ends 31 August: 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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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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Take advantage of early bird rates! |
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You can attend #DHIS2020 in person in one of these cities: Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, or opt for virtual attendance.
No matter where or how you attend, you will have access to content from ALL FIVE cities, to watch live on the day, or later on demand.
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12.30 - 1.30pm Thursday 20 August 2020
Hosted by the AIDH Precision Health Community of Practice, this webinar brings together a range of speakers who will explore how the digital disruption caused by COVID-19 has been successfully used to enhance equity of access to care. It will cover new telehealth models for general practice and mental health, the use of AI in disability services and to predict domestic violence incidents reported on social media. You will also hear about future possibilities, overseas experience and emerging trends.
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4.30 - 5.30pm Thursday 27 August 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: Isobel Frean, Shannon Nott, and international guest from the United Kingdom Ai Lin Tan. So, what are you waiting for?
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Monday 24 August 2020, 4:00pm - 5:30pm via Zoom
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