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Nursing Informatics Symposium

Date:
20 September, 2011

Time:
0830 - 1700

Venue Sponsor:

Venue:
Austin Hospital, 145 Studley Road, Heidelberg Victoria Australia 3084

Symposium Theme:
Nursing Shaping the Future of eHealth

Who should attend?
- Nurses
- Nurse Analysts
- Chief Nursing Informatics Officers

Learning Objectives:
- To demonstrate the role of technology and informatics in the future of nursing and
  preparing today's workforce
- To discuss about the nursing topics and issues that are shaping the nursing role
  today and the nursing profession tomorrow.
- Learn about how to leverage informatics strategies to improve patient care, safety
  and process for the purpose to transform nursing practices through technology and
  informatics.

Symposium Chair:
Peter Williams, Advisor e-Health Policy and Engagement Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Health, Victoria

Symposium Co-Chair:
Janette Gogler, Assistant Director of Nursing: Nursing Informatics, Austin Health, Victoria

DAY 1 TUESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2011
0800 - 0830 Transfer to Symposium Venue
0830 - 0900 Registration Opens at Austin Hospital
0900 - 0915 Opening Remarks & Welcome Address
Dr. Brendan Murphy, CEO, Austin Health
0915 - 1030 Session 1
The Role of Nurse to Shape the Future of eHealth
Ann Larkins, Director, Information Services, Barwon Health, Australia
The Emerging CMIO and CIO roles - Bridging between the Clinical Community and IT
Ms Jennifer O'Brien, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Epworth HealthCare, Australia
1030 - 1100 Session 2
Nursing informatics development in Chile
Erika Caballero, Director of Health Informatics Center
Faculty of Health Science Universidad Central de Chile
1100 - 1115 Session Transition
1115 - 1215 Session 3
Workshop about using virtual platforms to educate patients and modify health behaviors
David Bloch, Owner, VirtuAlameda, USA
1215 - 1300 Lunch
1300 - 1345 Session 4
Nursing Informatics Perspective from Hong Kong
Dr. Eric Chan, Principal Nursing Officer, Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
1345 - 1445 Session 5 - Panel Discussion
Driving Nursing Efficiency and Effectiveness through Technology
Introduction and moderated by
Cheryl D. Parker, Senior Clinical Informatics Specialist, Motion Computing
Contributing Faculty - Walden University MSN-Nursing Informatics Track, USA
All speakers as panelists
1445 - 1515 Closing Remarks
Ann Maree Keenan, Executive Director of Ambulatory and Nursing Services, Austin Hospital, Australia
1515 - 1530 Break
1530 - 1630 Hospital briefing and visit
1700 Transfer to Convention Center

Diamond Sponsor

GE Healthcare

 

Contact

To find out more of sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, contact: For HIMAA Corporate Members, contact:

Mr Steven Yeo
Vice President
HIMSS Asia & Middle East
Email: syeo@himss.org
Tel: +65 9848 5259

Ms Rose Wong
HIMAA
Email: himaa@himaa.org.au
Tel: +612 9887 5001