HISA Membership

Membership Renewal and Application

If you are an existing member make sure you login
Then just click on either Online Renewal (credit card process) or Renew Offline Renewal (invoice process) buttons, and fill out the details
New members just click on the New Membership application button

Membership Benefits

Your HISA membership allows you to:

Keep abreast of the latest developments in health information
systems and their application in Australia and internationally.
Have a voice in defining and resolving critical issues that face the health sector.
Build your professional networks.
Access our specialist health informatics library service.
Support the electronic Journal of Health Informatics (eJHI).
Be part of a stimulating and committed group of professionals, seeking to extend their professional development and further benefit the health sector to maximise the benefits information technology can deliver to the health care patient.
Receive discounted registration to our world class events featuring international and national keynote speakers, peer reviewed papers, workshops, major technology Expo and networking opportunities.

You can download a membership brochure by clicking on the link below.

If you are having any problems with our online registration system plesae call the HISA office on 03-9388-0555. You can also download a hardcopy of the registration form by clicking here

HISA Board Elections

Nominations will soon be called to fill 4 positions on the HISA Board. Nominations will open on Monday 7^th July and will close on Monday 28^th July. If there are more than 4 valid nominations then an election will be held during the HISA Annual General Meeting in Melbourne on 1^st September.

The call for Board nominations and the nomination form can be downloaded by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink below:

If an election is required then details of candidates, and information on proxy voting, will be sent prior to the AGM.

For further information on standing for the Board please contact the HISA secretary - marcus.wise@aanet.com.au or the returning officer david@project.net.au

AHHA-HISA Position Paper on Information Management

HISA has worked with the Australian Healthcare and Hospital Association (AHHA) to develop a position paper on short to medium term projects in Health Information Management following a request from the Australian Minister's Office.

Michael Legg (HISA President) led the roundtable of over 20 industry and academic experts in eHealth. Michael Legg, David More and Richard Dixon-Hughes used the roundtable contributions to develop the position statement that was delivered by Michael and the team to the Minister's Office and senior Government officers in an AHHA briefing session on Monday 21st April 2008.

Click here to download your copy of this important discussion paper.

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

Health Privacy Futures

The Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA) would like to invite you to the inaugural national conference, Health Privacy Futures - HPF'08, in Brisbane on the 10th and 11th of November.

Health privacy is a key foundation of Australia's transition to a safer and more efficient health system. This conference looks to bring together healthcare providers, consumers and Australia's leading privacy experts, to bring clarity and definition to this critical issue.

To find out more go to the health privacy website at www.healthprivacy.org.au