Health Informatics

Who should participate?

Clinicians, informaticians, educators and researchers, and industry managers working in the health sector, as well as IT professionals involved in developing and implementing systems related to healthcare delivery.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion, you will be able to:

• Define the four elements of healthinformatics: data, information, knowledge, and decisions
• Explain the processes of sourcing,accessing and storing electronic data;aggregating, linking and benchmarking information; visualising information toconstruct meaning; and the behaviour, values and engagement required in making informed healthcare decisions
• Apply the four elements of health informatics in addressing a health issue/problem
• Predict the clinical, administrative and technical implications involving healthcare practitioners and processes, when applying for health informatics
• Evaluate the effectiveness of resolving an identified health issue/problem with the four elements of health informatics.

Assessment

There is a required written assessment, and participation is expected by all.

CPD and credits

This short course has been recognised and endorsed by Certified Health Informatician Australasia (CHIA) for 20 CPD points and the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM) for 20 Maintenance of Certification points. You will also be awarded an official grade, which you may be able to use as a credit when applying for Flinders University courses.

This short course will be facilitated by Mark Brommeyer, MEdAdmin, GradDipEd, BAppSc, RN, FAIDH, FIML ,AFCHSM, MAICD, CHIA.

Mark has a long career as a health professional and international consultant and is a Senior Lecturer in Health Care Management. Mark is actively involved in current developments in health informatics in Australia and internationally and is Chair of the CHIA Board (Certified Health Informatician Australasia).

He has also delivered highly successful workshops on Digital Health, Health Informatics and Quality and Safety in Health Care in the Flinders-Nankai Master of Hosptial Administration program in China, Singapore and Australia. Mark will be assisted by guest speakers with relevant and current industry experience.