Health Information Management Association of Australia
 Professional Development Program (PDP)

The PDP is designed to assist HIMAA members in extending their professional, managerial and technical competencies.

The PDP is managed by the HIMAA Executive Committee and administered by the HIMAA National Office. Read on to answer your questions about the PDP.
How does the PDP work?
  • The HIMAA Executive and Board of Directors develop an annual budget, which has a quarterly allocation of funds for the PDP.
  • The Executive maintains and regularly reviews a list of courses approved for the expenditure of PDP funds.
  • Members nominate themselves for attendance at one of the approved courses.
  • If sufficient funds are available, and eligibility criteria are satisfied, the member is advised that their attendance will be subsidised by the PDP and they may proceed to register for the course.
  • The member must pay the course registration fee in advance to the course provider and claim reimbursement of part of the fee from the PDP on completion of the course.
  • The PDP operates on the basis that applications will be processed in order of receipt for each quarter of funding; that is, once the funds for a quarter have been allocated/expended no more nominations can be accepted for courses in that quarter.

Who is eligible?
Full and Associate Members who are financial at both the time of application and the time of the course are eligible to participate in PDP.

The Dollars?
For the Financial Year 2004/2005 the subsidy available is $200 per day; for example, a 2 day course will attract a total PDP reimbursement of $400, and a three day course attracts $600.

Members can only receive the PDP subsidy once in each financial year.

The subsidy is still payable if attendance at the course is funded from a combination of sources e.g. employer/member, member/HIMAA or employer/HIMAA.

What are the approved Courses?
Click here to see a list of currently approved courses.
How do I nominate?
Click here for the form to nominate for the PDP.

You can nominate for a course that is being held at any time in the current financial year. Members will be advised when nominations can be accepted for courses in the coming financial year (it is not possible to accept nominations for the coming financial year until the budget has been approved by the Board).

How do I get reimbursed?
Click here for the form to obtain your reimbursement.
What if the course I want to attend isn't on the approved list of courses?

The Executive will regularly review the list of approved courses, including adding new courses.

If there is a course that you believe should be added to the list, click here for the form to submit your suggestion to the Executive, which will be considered at the next Executive meeting.

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