Australian Health Informatics Education Council - AHIEC










Health Informatics Education     

 

   

Mission

To ensure a coherent, comprehensive approach to quality health informatics education and training in Australia, so that the health workforce is able to leverage advances in health informatics to improve health service delivery.

AHIEC News

AHIEC Document "Health Informatics - Scope, Careers and Competencies" (V1.9, Nov. 2011)
This document has been endorsed by the AHIEC Steering Committee which would like to acknowledge all contributors to this work item.  It is anticipated that this document will undergo regular review.  Please email any suggestions for updates to

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Areas of Focus

AHIEC is a community of interest that strives to fulfil its Mission through focussed activities in:
  • identifying the needs for health informatics education and training in the health system
  • identifying current and emerging competencies required in health informatics
  • encouraging a high quality health informatics education delivery system
  • building recognition of the importance of health informatics

Roles

AHIEC has roles in the above areas of focus which include the following activities:
  • analyse and forecast education and training requirements and strategies
  • develop policy proposals
  • provide leadership and advocacy
  • liaise with key agencies such as Health Workforce Australia (HWA), the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and training providers.

Structure and Participation

The Australian Health Informatics Education Council is a community of interest open to participation by any person or organisation with an interest in Health Informatics Education in Australia.  No formal admission or membership process is required, but joining the AHIEC Information e-Mail List is highly recommended.  Focussed activities usually occur in AHIEC Working Committees which meet either face-to-face or by conference call to progress their work.  All participants receive notification of meetings and copies of documents and their comments and suggestions to the AHIEC e-Mail List are welcome!

AHIEC and its activities are governed by its Steering Committee.

Auspicing Organisations

The Auspicing Organisations also constitute the AHIEC Steering Committee:

Australasian College of Health Informatics (ACHI)

Australian Computer Society (ACS)

Health Information Management Association Australia (HIMAA)

Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA)

Health Level 7 Australia (HL7)

Secretariat:

The Secretariat of the Council is provided from Sept. 2011 by Adam Redman from the Australian Computer Society.  Our thanks go to the ACS for providing this support.

Health Informatics Education News

Health and Physical Education Faculty
Wednesday, 22nd May 2013
Department: Health Sciences Programme Institution: Higher Colleges of Technology Position Summary: The Health and Physical Education Faculty member is responsible for delivering an integrated health and physical education program into the formal education curriculum of the College.  The faculty member develops and implements programs that emphasize the relationship between nutrition, fitness, health and wellness, teaching the importance of exercise and fitness,...  (Visit http://academickeys.com/r?job=45963&tag=45963-rss for the complete position description.)

Faculty, Instruction
Wednesday, 22nd May 2013
Department: Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Institution: Mercer University Georgia Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University invites applications for two faculty positions available for Fall 2013.  Rank and salary are commensurate with professional qualifications and experience.  The candidate will preferably demonstrate expertise in adult health or nurse practitioner (family or acute care) but specialty background in pediatrics, maternal-child health...  (Visit http://academickeys.com/r?job=45967&tag=45967-rss for the complete position description.)

Child Psychologist
Wednesday, 22nd May 2013
Department: School of Medicine -- Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry Institution: West Virginia University CHILD/PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGIST: The Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at the Robert C.  Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University is seeking to hire a faculty member in child/pediatric psychology.  The position will be at the Assistant Professor rank in the clinical track.  Applicants with clinical interest and expertise in the areas of CBT-based treatm...  (Visit http://academickeys.com/r?job=45974&tag=45974-rss for the complete position description.)

Associate Professor/ Professor of Rehabilitation Studies (Psychosocial Health)
Sunday, 19th May 2013
Department: Northern Clinical School / Sydney Medical School Institution: University of Sydney [b]REFERENCE NO.  329/0213[/b] The University of Sydney is Australia’s first university and has an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence.  It employs over 7500 permanent staff supporting over 49,000 students. The Rehabilitation Studies Unit is affiliated with Sydney Medical School, Northern.  The unit has a focus on injury-related disability and co...  (Visit http://academickeys.com/r?job=45902&tag=45902-rss for the complete position description.)

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