AIDH News

9 May 2023

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Budget to boost digital

Message from the CEO: The digital health community is already quietly celebrating the Federal Budget to be handed down tonight, with $950m in funding announced as part of the government’s $2.2b Strengthening Medicare response. When Health Minister Mark Butler announced “foundational changes” at the National Press Club last week he said the government wanted a strong Medicare fit for the 21^st century, underpinned by digital systems that drive better care. This includes making the Australian Digital Health Agency an ongoing entity and upgrading the My Health Record to make it more compatible with the information and billing systems that practitioners are already using. Other announcements included a focus on workforce and measures to enable a much more multi-disciplinary and team-based approach to primary health care. A coordinated team of health workers proactively working together for long term health benefits is the goal.

Those of us working in digital health know that the delivery of this is simply not possible without the digital and data enablement of healthcare. We look forward for more details to come in tonight’s Budget coverage.

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

CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health

2 months to go until MedInfo 2023: Register at the standard price

There are just two months to go until we kick off MedInfo 2023 – a landmark international event on the global digital health calendar! Don’t miss your opportunity to join leading digital health experts from around the world and explore the latest breakthroughs.

Standard registration prices are available until 2 June. Make sure you register by then to avoid paying at the last chance price.

New MedInfo 2023 keynote speaker

We have confirmed another fantastic keynote speaker for #MEDINFO23. Prof Toby Walsh is the Chief Scientist at the UNSW AI Institute and he will be presenting on 'Generative AI: Why all the fuss?'

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AHRA Data Driven Healthcare Committee Consultation Workshop

2:00pm - 5:00pm Thursday 18 May

The AHRA Transformational Data Collaboration is working in conjunction with the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) and CSIRO to develop a national tool that will allow for the community curation of medical vocabularies and terminologies. They are running an online consultation workshop to explore case and development priorities.

The national tool will be transformational in allowing existing health terminology mappings to be made available nationally saving huge amounts of effort and cost each year as different groups manage and curate their own mappings and understandings. It will also help underpin consensus in definitions and will allow fully automated updating of such definitions in health systems and research systems.

If you are interested in participating in the workshop please contact Workshop Manager Roger Ward.

CONTACT ROGER WARD

Telstra Health 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards

Brilliant Women in Digital Health Award Nominations now open

Nominations for this year’s Telstra Health Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards are now open. Now in its third year, Telstra Health will be offering six awards across five categories in addition to a judge’s choice award.

You can nominate yourself or someone else you feel is worthy of recognition.

Nominations close 30 June 2023.

SUBMIT A NOMINATION

Survey invitation to the National Study of Electronic Medical Record Usability - Australian Clinicians 2023

Findings of this survey will be used to inform the design of future health information systems, measure improvements in usability over time, and better understand the usability concerns of electronic medical record systems.

This research is led by the University of Tasmania (UTAS) and a collaboration with four other Universities (Monash, Griffith, QUT online and the University of Wollongong) and a team of digital health experts.

The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous and data will remain confidential.

For more information, contact the Chief Investigator Dr Sheree Lloyd on (+61) 3 6226 7035 or 0420925099, or email sheree.lloyd@utas.edu.au.

TAKE SURVEY

Flinders Business Research Seminar Series & VIP Panel Event

Monday 15 May, 3:00pm - 6:00pm

For all our South Australian subscribers, Flinders University are hosting a seminar and VIP panel event on 15May 2023.The Flinders Business Research Seminar titled 'Nexus between health, data, and technology: the new normal in a digital world' will be held from 3:00 to 4:30pm.

Our very own AIDH CEO Dr Louise Schaper is a guest speaker for this seminar and she will be discussing new digital health research, workforce and practice innovations.

At 4:30pm, the VIP Panel Event will commence, where experts will explore key questions such as:

What are the opportunities and challenges for digital health research in South Australia?
What digital health research are we currently prioritising, and aiming to address in South Australia?
What are the future directions for digital health research in South Australia?
Who are best positioned to address digital health research challenges in South Australia – universities, research groups, health sector, government, or corporates?
Who should be involved and participate in digital health research in South Australia?

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Graduate Certificate in Digital Health Management

Flinders University is offering a new Graduate Certificate in Health Management course beginning in Semester 2, 2023.

The course aims to empower managers and stakeholders in the health and aged care sectors to be at the forefront of change and gain a deeper understanding in designing, developing, delivering and managing their digital and virtual health environments, across the continuum of the healthcare journey, using the latest digital technologies.

The Graduate Certificate in Digital Health Management is a postgraduate award, and is one year of part-time study. The course is offered in hybrid-mode, so that you can attend the classes and interactions live in Adelaide or synchronously via videoconferencing on the face-to-face days.

Both CHIA (Certified Health Informatician Australasia) CPD points and ACHSM (Australasian College of Health Service Management) Maintenance of Certification (MoC/CPD) points are recognised for the course.

Watch a video, earn CPD points!

Captured at our Digital Health Summit in 2022, this panel discussion dives into how technology and innovations can be used to elevate the human experience. With a focus on the patient experience within the emergency department, the panel discuss some of the key changes they made to enhance the consumer experience, through innovations and technology.

This video will be available for free for two weeks! You will earn 0.5 CPD points for watching.

WATCH VIDEO

Member updates

Magentus takes flight to create a healthier society

Australian health tech company Magentus is accelerating its global expansion on the back of a series of major acquisitions and significant contract wins.

Magentus is consolidating leading health tech companies Citadel Health, Wellbeing Software and Genie Solutions under one new brand, drawing together operations across the UK and Australia and catapulting its world-class solutions into untapped regions.