Providing Leadership in eHealth

Mission

Improving healthcare through health informatics. HISA:

  • Provides a national focus for health informatics, its practitioners, industry and users
  • Advocates on behalf of its members and
  • Provides opportunities for learning and professional development in health informatics


    Values

    As a society we:

  • Work in the best of interests of our members
  • Promote ethical and professional conduct
  • Have open, consensus-based processes
  • Are effective champions for the value of health informatics
  • Value our Government, industry partners and other stakeholders
  • Operate efficiently within a not-for-profit model

    • Don Walker Awards

    Dr Don Walker is a pioneer in the application of computers in Australian health care. With an untiring commitment to the field that has spanned decades, Don has made a major contribution to Australian health informatics, particularly in the area of terminology.

    It is in his spirit of continuous innovation that the Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA) is calling for submissions to the 2009 DON WALKER AWARDS.

    Nominees for the award, either individual or group, can come from any sector of the direct healthcare and associated industries and must have demonstrated that their work has improved patient outcomes through the use of innovative technological solutions. Click HERE for details.

    Branko Cesnik Awards

    Branko CesnikThe Branko Cesnik Awards are for the best accepted HIC paper and best accepted student HIC paper. The awards are a testament to Branko’s indepth knowledge, leadership and spirit of cooperation in all things health informatics!

    Branko was one of the founding members of the Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA), the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Informatics (APAMI) and the Australian College of Health Informatics (ACHI). He was also a member of the Board of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), Vice-President of Membership, senior editor of the Medinfo '98 Proceedings (Korea). He also served IMIA through a variety of other responsibilities. His great leadership and vision were instrumental in laying the foundation for health informatics developments “Down Under” that occasioned MEDINFO 2007 in Australia. The Branko Cesnik awards recognise his work and give “life” to the further developments in health informatics in Australia.

    HIC’09 accepted submitters are eligible applicants for these awards.

    Awards sponsor 2009, Pen Computer Systems Pty Ltd

    NIA 2009 - National Annual Conference

    Bench to Bed:
    E-Health Supporting Nursing Practice

    The NIA annual conference brings together key Australian and international nurses to explore and progress the role of information and communication technology in health care.

    Don't miss Bench to Bed; E-Health Supporting Nursing Practice
    P Connect with Australian and international nurses currently involved in E-Health
    P Network with other nurses who face the same issues you face
    P Keep up to date with developments
    P Stay ahead of the game
    P Become involved in your profession and put nurses at the cutting edge of health care and health informatics for cost-effective and outcome-driven care for patients and clients into the future.

    All in one day

    Bench to Bed: E-Health Supporting Nursing Practice offers a great opportunity for all nurses to share and enhance their understanding of the role nurses have in the current national and local E-Health agendas. We invite you to Canberra to share your research and practice experiences that aim to meet the needs of E-Health now and in the future.

    AUSchip - Australia's Registry of Health Informaticians

    AUSchip operates a voluntary register of health informatics professionals who meet clearly defined standards and agree to work to a code of conduct.  If you want independent accreditation as a professional Health Informatician you should register with AUSchip. more »

    HISA Vision for eHealth in Australia

    HISA has released its vision for Australian eHealth.

    The document is entitled "A Vision for an Australian
    Healthcare System
    Transformed by Health Informatics".     It establishes a vision, assesses the current position and provides a start for a national eHealth plan.

    The document discusses the strategic alignment of Australian healthcare in this area, together with the accelerators for moving forward and the issues that could restrict our progress. This report represents the contributions from a large and broad group of those involved in healthcare with extensive knowledge of the eHealth domain.

    Click here to download a full copy of the report
    Click here to download the executive summary

    Also we would welcome further comment and discussion on this topic, just email Brendan Lovelock at brendan.lovelock@hisa.org.au

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