3 August 2021

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It may be recent history, but with all the challenges of the last 18 months so much has happened in healthcare it is easy to forget we are still a relatively new organisation. As you may recall, the formation of the Institute in February 2020 brought together the boards of our founding bodies, the Health Informatics Society of Australia and the Australasian College of Health Informatics. The founding Board comprised half HISA members and half ACHI members with an independent Chair. The constitution was written with terms for each board member to ensure corporate knowledge was retained. As members were initially appointed rather than voted onto the first Institute board, we are progressively cycling through those appointments to put them through the voting process. This year we have three vacancies for a three-year term and one vacancy for a one-year term. On Thursday (5 August) we will be releasing the names and profiles of the candidates who have nominated and the online voting process will start. Fellows, Associate Fellows and Members, please take the time to review the nominees and place your votes.

I would like to thank all the candidates in advance for putting their hat in the ring, being passionate about the future of the Institute and for offering their commitment to the broader digital health movement. Good luck to everyone!

Coincidentally, it is 28 years since the launch of HISA on 2 August 1993 – here is how we announced the interim Board.

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

The Digital Health Institute Summit will be held in Melbourne and livestreamed online on 18-19 October.

The Virtual Showcase on 28-29 October features additional program content and is included with all registration types.

The full program is out now and early bird rates ends this Friday, 6 August.

The University of Sydney and the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District are collaborating on a project to develop digital health monitoring for pregnant women. Health professionals are invited to participate in a survey that will help design a pregnancy app to improve how pregnant women monitor their health and assist communication with their chosen healthcare provider. You can find the short survey here.

Nursing.Midwifery community talks genomics: This month's theme is focusing on the impact of genomics on nursing and midwifery. The Garvan Global Genomics Report back in 2018 claimed that genomics was disrupting the healthcare sector through affordable, rapid DNA sequencing, even causing a revolution in medicine and healthcare globally. The CoP has released an editorial on the role of the nurse and midwife in this space.

Queensland Health celebrates their latest group of CHIA graduates. Over 550 Queensland Health candidates have enrolled in the CHIA program since 2017.

Interested in funding your employees through CHIA? We can help you! Contact us today to tailor a program specifically for you.

Women's leadership scholarships: Scholarships are now available through Women & Leadership Australia to encourage more women to step into leadership roles and to support the further development of current women leaders in the health sector. Scholarships of $1,000-$5,000 will support participation in one of three leadership development courses designed for emerging through to senior leaders. Apply by 10 September 2021.

A big thank you to all the new and established #Institute members who joined AIDH Board members, staff and community leaders online for our regular welcome event. This @Mentimeter word cloud represents all the things we love most about our passionate and diverse #DigitalHealth community.

A new report puts forward a seven-point plan for Government action to improve access to cell and gene therapies. The report called ‘Cell and Gene Therapies: Rising to the Challenge’ – calls for a suite of recommendations to ensure that the 2 million Australians who may benefit are not left behind when it comes to accessing these new therapies. The report was authored by Evohealth, in collaboration with an independent advisory committee comprised of some of Australia’s most respected medical and patient voices, and supported by InGeNA member Novartis Australia.

Full program for NI 2021 is out now. When you register to attend, you get access to 230+ speakers from 20+ countries, 7 live panel discussions, 6 interactive workshops and 50+ hours of the latest nursing and midwifery informatics topics from around the world. Come and join the brightest minds in nursing and midwifery informatics at NI 2021.

HealthData21: Couldn’t attend the conference live? Full conference content is available on the event platform until 15 September. Simply use your delegate login ID and pin to start watching!

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