Message from the Chair of HiNZ-NMI
Welcome to the next edition of the HiNZ-NMI newsletter!
In July, I was fortunate enough to attend MedInfo in Sydney. This was a fantastic event (not as good as the HiNZ event you will see in Hamilton in November of course…) and there was some enlightening conversations held. There is a report on this event in this newsletter. As with these events, it is the connections and the networks that are the highlight. I thoroughly enjoyed being in a space for a number of days with like-minded people, chatting about common interests. I look forward to doing more of that in November.
Enjoy this latest edition.
Emma Collins (@emma.collins)
Chair of HiNZ Nursing & Midwifery Informatics Special Interest Group (HiNZ-NMI)
HiNZ-NMI Updates and News
MedInfo 2023
July 8 - 12 2023 in Sydney, Australia.
MedInfo23, the 19th world congress on medical and health informatics, is an event presented by the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) on behalf of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). The conference was held 8 – 12 July 2023 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Sydney, Australia.
Over 2300 delegates from 57 countries represented
- 66% local attendees and 34% international
- 76 sponsors/exhibitors
- 662 submissions from 53 countries – whittled down into a program of 281 papers, 139 posters, and 83 panels, tutorials and workshops.
Along with a number of Australian and international speakers, we had a presentation from Te Whatu Ora’s new chief data and digital, Leigh Donoghue, who described his view for transformation and a digitally-driven future.
Supporters of the nursing arm of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA NI) at MedInfo 23 in Sydney - Marion Ball (US), Peter Murray (UK), Kaija Saranto (Finland), Robyn Carr (NZ), Evelyn Hovenga (Australia), Michelle Honey (NZ), and Emma Collins (NZ). MedInfo23, is the 19th world congress on medical and health informatics, an event presented by the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) on behalf of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). The conference was held 8 – 12 July 2023 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Sydney, Australia.
Key topics noted include:
- AI
- Digital equity
- Patient voice and sharing of clinical information – ie using tools such as OpenNotes
- Co-design, though understood differently by each speaker
- Interoperability and standards to support longitudinal EHR and stop silos of information
- Sustainability
Software that’s Making a Difference
Deb Boyd (@debboyd)
I too attended the Nursing Informatics Sessions at Medinfo and was impressed with the way the day was structured. The morning session had keynotes speaking with a focus on the importance of Quality Standards being embedded into all data and digital activities. A comment was made that in terms of digital maturity the USA is 10 years ahead of the UK, so it’s not hard to understand how far behind New Zealand is. Another comment was that in 10 years’ time we won’t be talking about digital professionalism as it will be so embedded in our practice.
The afternoon session had all attendees put into “tour groups” and we moved around presentations from various vendors and sponsors. Some of the presentations included an interesting VR solution for teaching emergency management, an antenatal care solution (Eve), a communications solution that had demonstrated remarkable improvement in management of calls in a clinical setting developed by FiveP. There was also a wonderful software solution that used AI to track wound healing (currently in use in Midcentral) and was previously featured in eHealth News.
Standards
Here is your opportunity to join the conversation regarding data and digital standards
Research
If you are a nursing academic, please consider completing this survey about planetary health education.
Scan the QR code on the poster or click on the link here.
Learning & Development
New publications from the Nursing and Midwifery Community of Practice
Latest newsletter from IMIA NI
Newsletter August 2023.pdf (438.7 KB)
Career Options for Nurses and Midwives interested in Health Informatics
It is worth checking out https://www.hqsc.govt.nz/ to learn about their different work programmes, training courses, resources and vacancies.
One resource is the Measures library, a repository of information about the data used to measure our healthcare system.
Upcoming Events
National Events
If you are interested in getting together (most events are in-person!) with others in the health informatics space, please do consider attending the following:
Of note, HiNZ will be providing sponsorship opportunities as per below:
- All the details available here https://www.hinz.org.nz/page/DHWNZ-Scholarships
- Note, there are criteria for entry. These are listed at the top of the page
- To submit an application, complete the 14 question survey & submit by Fri 8th Sept
- Q8 looks short, but doesn’t appear to have a character limit. Aim to write a few sentences here, but let us know if you experience difficulty submitting a longer response.
- Remember, there’s a two week gap between scholarship applications closing & the early bird registration closing on Fri 22nd Sept (details here: https://www.hinz.org.nz/page/DHWNZ2023prices)
International events
(as noted from International Medical Informatics Association: Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group)
- MedInfo24 is being held in Manchester, UK. The theme is ‘Applied nursing informatics: Innovations in the practice of nursing informatics’. Register your interest now!
Please let us know if you have any other news or events to share as a reply to this.
About HiNZ-NMI
The HiNZ nursing & midwifery informatics special interest group (HiNZ-NMI) supports the development of nursing informatics in New Zealand. HiNZ-NMI meets on the eHealth Forum and publishes a free eNewsletter with digital health updates of relevance to nurses.
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