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ITAC 08 - IT in Aged Care

The second Information Technology in Aged Care National Conference ITAC 08 will take place in Melbourne on September 4, 2008.

The conference will focus on IT developments and their impact on aged care service delivery and systems improvement. We welcome managers, operators, CEOs & Directors of Nursing to this unique opportunity to participate in this exciting event.

Visit ITAC 08 website http://www.itac08.com.au/ for more details.

Health Privacy Futures 2008

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 http://www.healthprivacy.org.au/

HEALTH IT NEWS

HISA has collected and filtered a broad range of Health and IT news feeds to bring you the latest in Health IT news, updated every hour.

Click on the links below to go to our general Health IT news site or to one of the Special Interest Group News sites.

If you want to see the information feeds that make up our news aggregator just click on the link below.

News aggregator list

We encourage you to add a link to the aggregator if you think we are missing an important news site.

HISA members can access the complete set of news databases through the News Aggregator link that appears in the navigation menu after they sign on.

If you want to read the latest HISA newsletter just click on the link below:

HISA Newsletter

Notice of HISA 2008 Annual General Meeting

I hereby give notice that the Annual General Meeting of the members of the Health Informatics Society of Australia Ltd. will be held on Monday 1^st September 2008 at the Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, commencing at 5 p.m.

Please refer to the linked documents for full details of the agenda and other associated matters.

Marcus Wise HISA Honorary Secretary 8th August 2008

National E-Health Strategy HISA Members Discussion

On Wednesday July 30, NEHIPC convened a forum to review their latest draft of the National E-Health Strategy being developed by Deloittes. Michael Legg (HISA President) represented HISA at this event. An output of the forum was the agreement to release the slide pack for comment by key stakeholders.

If you are a HISA member you can request a copy of the presentation by clicking here

You will be able to provide feedback on the presentation via a closed email list. This content will be used to develop the response that Michael Legg has been asked to provide.

Contributions that were previously placed on this site will be included in the feedback.

e-Health Issues Forum

HISA is closely associated with eHealth strategy planning in Australia with representation at the major planning and strategy development forums.

HISA members are encouraged to input their views on the important issues that need to be raised at these events. Go to www.hisa.org.au/hisaissues to have your input on what HISA needs to say.

CeH Website

The Coalition for eHealth (CeH) now has its own website at www.ceh.net.au . Visit the website the see an overview of the CeH, the consensus statement and the expanding CeH membership list. In the future this site will be used to communicate the key activities of the Coalition.

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

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 in the News

Click on the links below to see the latest press articles referencing HISA and our activities.

Key health body backs unified system
The Age, April 21, 2008

Shake-up for National e-Health Planner
The Australian
April 1, 2008

Too Much Haste Not Good for EHealth
Australian Financial Review
February 15, 2008

Move for Better Electronic Health
Australian Financial Review
February 14, 2008

HISA Calls For eHealth Plan, Workforce Reform, IHE Support
Pulse+IT Magazine
February 1, 2008

E-health funding urgent
The Australian IT News
January 22, 2008

Australia's e-health in dire straits
The Australian IT News
January 18, 2008

e-Health Players Devour NEHTA Report
MIS Online (Australian Financial Review)
December 20, 2007

E-health fails as election issue
The Australian
November 20, 2007

Labor mum on e-health plans
The Australian
November 14, 2007

Politicians ignoring e-Health
6minutes,
November 13, 2007

AMIA Announces Plans to Take Training Program Global,
Chicago Health IT World,
November 13, 2007

Outdated medical system threatening lives
ABC 7:30 Report,
October 3, 2007

Reporter's Notebook: From the Land Down Under
Digital HealthCare Productivity,
September 5, 2007

Warning on e-health expertise
The Australian
August 7, 2007

Doctors Query e-Health Benefits
The Financial Review
August 7, 2007

Join HISA Now

Join HISA and become part of the growing voice for the advancement of eHealth in Australia. Just click on the link below and go straight to our online membership application system.

You can also download the HISA membership brochure by clicking here

HIC, HISA's annual eHealth conference will be held in 2008 from Sunday August 31^st through to Tuesday September 2^nd.

This year's theme is "The Person in the Centre" and the conference will focus on the changing role of consumers and providers in healthcare and the systems that support them.

This is an exciting time for innovation in ehealth and an opportunity for great transition. The HIC08 conference will have streams that will interest health consumers, clinicians, academics industry technologists and vendors.

Click on the "Program" button above to download the latest information on the conference Keynotes, provisional program, accomodation and everything you need to know to organise your conference attendance.

Click on the Home Page button below to go to the HIC08 website to find out more.

HIC'08 Aged Care Workshop

HISA's Aged Care Special Interest Group is holding an extended day long workshop at HIC08. This symposium will present the latest research initiatives in people-centred technologies for empowered ageing and aged-care in Australia and New Zealand.