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AHIEC
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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.
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)
