HIMAA Calendar of Events is an easily accessible guide to What's On for health information management professionals. 

Covering more than just events and seminars within HIMAA, here you will find details for relevant conferences and events from a range of health information and IT events globally.
These pages are regularly updated with current and future events related to Health Information Management, along with the necessary links to more information.

If you have a suitable event you wish us to advertise, please e-mail it to HIMAA at information@himaa.org  for consideration or complete the form below.

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2008

Course Dates:

Melbourne - December (3-7) 2007 
Brisbane February (11-15) 2008
Hobart March (17-20) 2008 
Sydney - April (7-11) 2008
Adelaide April (14-18) 2008 
Perth June (16-20) 2008

These one, two and half day HL7 training courses are designed for the following groups (Simply click on the headings for more detailed information):

Intermediate HL7 (1 day): Designed for a non-technical audience, such as analysts and contract managers, and provides an intensive introduction to HL7 version 2 ($750 HL7 member, $850 non-member, $450 student).

HL7 for Project Managers (1 day): Designed for project and contract managers to gain a strategic understanding of HL7 and the implementation process by providing the skills and knowledge through the management of an HL7 installation along with a background in technical aspects of HL7. ($750 HL7 member, $850 non-member, $450 student).

HL7 for Implementers (2 days): Designed for a technically orientated audience to provide an extensive understanding of HL7 messaging processes and practices, with the ability to effectively analyse, design, develop, test and maintain an HL7 implementation. ($1200 HL7 member, $1300 non-member, $900 student).

HL7 for Decision Makers (Half day): Designed for senior management and decision makers to provide an introduction to HL7 messaging and the importance of HL7 in the global healthcare sector. ($350 HL7 member, $425 non-member).

Places are limited so please register early www.CoActive-Events.com 

Enquiries hazel@CoActive-Events.com or Phone: 0413 138 024

Course Dates:

Melbourne - December (3-7) 2007 
Brisbane February (11-15) 2008
Hobart March (17-20) 2008 
Sydney - April (7-11) 2008
Adelaide April (14-18) 2008 
Perth June (16-20) 2008

These one, two and half day HL7 training courses are designed for the following groups (Simply click on the headings for more detailed information):

Intermediate HL7 (1 day): Designed for a non-technical audience, such as analysts and contract managers, and provides an intensive introduction to HL7 version 2 ($750 HL7 member, $850 non-member, $450 student).

HL7 for Project Managers (1 day): Designed for project and contract managers to gain a strategic understanding of HL7 and the implementation process by providing the skills and knowledge through the management of an HL7 installation along with a background in technical aspects of HL7. ($750 HL7 member, $850 non-member, $450 student).

HL7 for Implementers (2 days): Designed for a technically orientated audience to provide an extensive understanding of HL7 messaging processes and practices, with the ability to effectively analyse, design, develop, test and maintain an HL7 implementation. ($1200 HL7 member, $1300 non-member, $900 student).

HL7 for Decision Makers (Half day): Designed for senior management and decision makers to provide an introduction to HL7 messaging and the importance of HL7 in the global healthcare sector. ($350 HL7 member, $425 non-member).

Places are limited so please register early www.CoActive-Events.com 

Enquiries hazel@CoActive-Events.com or Phone: 0413 138 024

Course Dates:

Melbourne - December (3-7) 2007 
Brisbane February (11-15) 2008
Hobart March (17-20) 2008 
Sydney - April (7-11) 2008
Adelaide April (14-18) 2008 
Perth June (16-20) 2008

These one, two and half day HL7 training courses are designed for the following groups (Simply click on the headings for more detailed information):

Intermediate HL7 (1 day): Designed for a non-technical audience, such as analysts and contract managers, and provides an intensive introduction to HL7 version 2 ($750 HL7 member, $850 non-member, $450 student).

HL7 for Project Managers (1 day): Designed for project and contract managers to gain a strategic understanding of HL7 and the implementation process by providing the skills and knowledge through the management of an HL7 installation along with a background in technical aspects of HL7. ($750 HL7 member, $850 non-member, $450 student).

HL7 for Implementers (2 days): Designed for a technically orientated audience to provide an extensive understanding of HL7 messaging processes and practices, with the ability to effectively analyse, design, develop, test and maintain an HL7 implementation. ($1200 HL7 member, $1300 non-member, $900 student).

HL7 for Decision Makers (Half day): Designed for senior management and decision makers to provide an introduction to HL7 messaging and the importance of HL7 in the global healthcare sector. ($350 HL7 member, $425 non-member).

Places are limited so please register early www.CoActive-Events.com 

Enquiries hazel@CoActive-Events.com or Phone: 0413 138 024

Course Dates:

Melbourne - December (3-7) 2007 
Brisbane February (11-15) 2008
Hobart March (17-20) 2008 
Sydney - April (7-11) 2008
Adelaide April (14-18) 2008 
Perth June (16-20) 2008

These one, two and half day HL7 training courses are designed for the following groups (Simply click on the headings for more detailed information):

Intermediate HL7 (1 day): Designed for a non-technical audience, such as analysts and contract managers, and provides an intensive introduction to HL7 version 2 ($750 HL7 member, $850 non-member, $450 student).

HL7 for Project Managers (1 day): Designed for project and contract managers to gain a strategic understanding of HL7 and the implementation process by providing the skills and knowledge through the management of an HL7 installation along with a background in technical aspects of HL7. ($750 HL7 member, $850 non-member, $450 student).

HL7 for Implementers (2 days): Designed for a technically orientated audience to provide an extensive understanding of HL7 messaging processes and practices, with the ability to effectively analyse, design, develop, test and maintain an HL7 implementation. ($1200 HL7 member, $1300 non-member, $900 student).

HL7 for Decision Makers (Half day): Designed for senior management and decision makers to provide an introduction to HL7 messaging and the importance of HL7 in the global healthcare sector. ($350 HL7 member, $425 non-member).

Places are limited so please register early www.CoActive-Events.com 

Enquiries hazel@CoActive-Events.com or Phone: 0413 138 024

REGISTER ONLINE NOW!

When: Friday 2 May 2008 
Where: Rydges Lakeside Resort, Canberra

Our Think Tank Exchange will focus on the major theme of The Immediate Health Reform Agenda: AHCAs and Early Innovations. 
Speakers will be drawn from the AHHA's current major policy development activity around the following topics:

• National Data and Benchmarking; 
• Information Management (including but not limited to electronic solutions); and 
• Service Integration (between providers and settings). 

We see this as a fantastic opportunity for you to directly contribute to key policy directions and practical solutions for the new government. The Think Tank Exchange will also give you a chance to hear about the AHHA's contributions to national health policy. Visit the AHHA website for more information on the event. A full program will be available soon. 

Register online NOW - http://www.coactive-events.com/registration.php 

If you need┘

• To effectively share or utilise health information collected in different systems or across a health service 
• Structured health information for Research, Clinical Decision Support, and Audit
• Collaborative configuration of clinical systems for clinical notes, reports, decision support and queries

Then you need to know more about openEHR▓s archetype, template and terminology capabilities.

Ocean Informatics is providing a comprehensive two day training course about how openEHR clinical models complement SNOMED CT. Explore the semantic power that comes from harnessing both for the capture, storage and querying of shared electronic health records.

Training Program: 
Day 1 √ Overview of openEHR 
∙ Creating clinical models archetypes and templates 
∙ How openEHR can support messaging 
∙ Lessons from the European experience 
∙ Demonstration of Ocean▓s clinical modeling tools

Day 2 √ How can we harness the power of SNOMED CT? 
∙ Using SNOMED CT with openEHR archetypes and templates 
∙ Clinical modeling and alignment with SNOMED CT 
∙ Lessons from the European experience 
∙ Demonstration of Ocean▓s terminology tools

Venue: Melbourne Business School, 200 Leicester Street, Carlton, VIC 3053

Register online NOW - http://www.coactive-events.com/registration.php 

We Invite You to Share Your Healthcare IT Knowledge & Insight
-Call for Papers Closes Oct. 22-

View Call For Papers

A free half-day Seminar will provide an introduction and overview of IHE and its relevance to e-Health implementation in Australia. The Seminar is free. Detailed program and registration here: www.IHE.net.au/Introduction-Seminar 

Sydney - 13 June 2008, 9:30 - 17:00

IHE XDS "Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing" Seminar
IHE's "Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing" ("XDS") allows distribution and access of clinical documents across different care settings in healthcare enterprises. This can be the first step towards the longitudinal Electronic Health Record (EHR). XDS is an industry-developed architecture which is extensible to support both point-to-point exchange as well shared documents which "follow" the patient through different care settings. XDS uses a registry/repository approach for accessing clinical documents, rather than a centralised EHR model. It easily supports distributed and organically grown healthcare systems.

XDS is rapidly gaining interest around the world with some of the US Regional Health Information Organisation ("RHIO"s) deploying XDS in their system architectures. XDS is being implemented for radiology image sharing across Canada and there are several early implementations in Europe. A substantial number of vendors are "XDS-ready" and have tested their products in US and European IHE "Connectathons". XDS uses a number of communications and data standards. It fully incorporates HL7 CDA which was endorsed by NEHTA in 2007. 

We are pleased to be able to offer an intensive XDS Course delivered by Chris Lindop MS, a distinguished IHE expert and Interoperability Program Manager at GE Healthcare from the USA. The Course will provide an in-depth understanding of XDS, its structure and capabilities.

The Course fee is $450, reduced to $400 for HL7 Australia HISA and MSIA members. A Certificate of Attainment will be issued to those successfully attending the Course.

Detailed program and registration here: www.IHE.net.au/XDS-Course 

Course Dates:

Melbourne - December (3-7) 2007 
Brisbane February (11-15) 2008
Hobart March (17-20) 2008 
Sydney - April (7-11) 2008
Adelaide April (14-18) 2008 
Perth June (16-20) 2008

These one, two and half day HL7 training courses are designed for the following groups (Simply click on the headings for more detailed information):

Intermediate HL7 (1 day): Designed for a non-technical audience, such as analysts and contract managers, and provides an intensive introduction to HL7 version 2 ($750 HL7 member, $850 non-member, $450 student).

HL7 for Project Managers (1 day): Designed for project and contract managers to gain a strategic understanding of HL7 and the implementation process by providing the skills and knowledge through the management of an HL7 installation along with a background in technical aspects of HL7. ($750 HL7 member, $850 non-member, $450 student).

HL7 for Implementers (2 days): Designed for a technically orientated audience to provide an extensive understanding of HL7 messaging processes and practices, with the ability to effectively analyse, design, develop, test and maintain an HL7 implementation. ($1200 HL7 member, $1300 non-member, $900 student).

HL7 for Decision Makers (Half day): Designed for senior management and decision makers to provide an introduction to HL7 messaging and the importance of HL7 in the global healthcare sector. ($350 HL7 member, $425 non-member).

Places are limited so please register early www.CoActive-Events.com 

Enquiries hazel@CoActive-Events.com or Phone: 0413 138 024

Conference Secretariat 
9th International Mental health Conference 
PO Box 10508 
Southport BC 4215, 
Queensland Australia 
Ph: (07) 5528 2501 
Fax: (07) 55285291

Visit the conference website at http://www.gcimh.com.au/conference 

The upcoming RMAA Convention "Adopting & Adapting" in conjunction with SNIA ANZ is only 8 weeks away. The extensive and interesting program combines special interest group meetings, user breakfasts, 63 exhibition trade stands and 48 concurrent speaker sessions with speakers from Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Canada and Papua New Guinea, as well a great social program and many networking opportunities over 4 days.

Speaker sessions are aimed at both records & information management and data storage & networking practitioners and cover a wide range of topics including: Web 2.0, Digital Preservation, Electronic Courtrooms, Developing an Information Management Strategy, RFID, EDRMS case studies, Government Access Cards, Data Protection & Recovery and much, much more.

At the early bird RMAA member price of AU$1,200 excl GST (less for professional members) the Convention represents excellent value for money and a terrific opportunity to invest in professional development for you or your staff.

But hurry - Earlybird rates end on 31st July 2008 and registrations must be received and paid for by that date to receive it.

Please see the RMAA website for a registration form: http://www.rmaa.com.au/natcon2008/registration/ 

Its place in broader health reforms; International approaches; Workforce issues; and Sustainability of our current approach to casemix.

The Conference will bring together hospital and health service managers, clinicians, service providers, private health insurers, state and territory health department and hospital representatives and academics to discuss current and future casemix issues on a national and international level.

Email: events@plevin.com.au Web: http://casemixconference2008.com.au