Australian Digital Health Agency

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Are you up to date with the latest National Clinical Terminology Service (NCTS) release? The March 2025 release of SNOMED CT® - AU and the Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT) is now available at: https://lnkd.in/gUUKvZEm

This week, the Agency's Shannan Quain presented her keynote at Brisbane's Public Sector Network and shared insights from our Transformation Office. Notes Shannan, 'Connecting healthcare means ensuring we unlock organisational efficiency, which is what we are doing in our own Transformation Office.' If you're looking for a career that means so much to so many, visit https://lnkd.in/g4qwEbFG to see the latest roles available.

The latest issue of Inside Digital Health is now out. Click below to read about the 2025 C3.0 Connect. Care. Confidence. Summit on Clinical Governance in Digital Health, see why Australia’s Digital Health Strategy has been ranked number one in a global eHealth study, find out how you can support people with Endometriosis, and more.

Gen AI is transforming healthcare. Take a look at some of the benefits and risks in this #C3Point0 panel session, held 18 February 2025. The panel also discussed how to ensure patients are kept safe and the highest quality care is maintained: https://lnkd.in/d-GiuFPT Join Professor Stacy Carter, Director, Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, University of Wollongong; Dr Jean-Frederic Levesque, Deputy Secretary, Clinical Innovation and Research, NSW Health; and Dr Sharon Hakkennes, Chief Digital Health Officer, Victorian Department of Health as they share insights on the latest applications of Gen AI as well as what consumers are concerned about, and the safeguards being put in place to address those concerns.

A national approach to embed digital health education into university degrees is part of a groundbreaking project to deliver greater capability to Australia’s healthcare workforce. As part of the National Digital Health Capability Action Plan (CAP), the Australian Digital Health Agency will collaborate with the Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health to support digital health capability for new and existing workers. Read more from Agency CEO Amanda Cattermole PSM as well as Inaugural Council Chair and Director of the Queensland Digital Health Centre at The University of Queensland, Professor Clair Sullivan and DHCRC Director of Education and Workforce Dr Melanie Haines (aka Dr Mel) in the latest media release: https://lnkd.in/g-fGmEDn

Today our colleagues attended the Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference on the Gold Coast to share insights and ideas in digital health. Our Chief Program Officer Paul Creech participated in a panel ‘Digital Health: The next 5 years for pharmacy’, moderated by Paul Naismith, CEO of Fred IT Group, and alongside Anthony Tassone, Pharmacy Guild National Councillor and Chair of the Guild’s Health Economics and Policy Committee, and Regina Cowie, Partnerships Manager eHealth, Fred IT Group. The panel spoke about how digital health, including programs like My Health Record, Real Time Prescription Monitoring and electronic prescribing support the whole care team, including pharmacists. It improves consumer choice and control as well as health outcomes for all Australians – and of course, it can put all your key health information in the palm of your hand via the my health app. Thanks to The Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the panellists for the opportunity to participate, and the lively discussion. Thanks also to our colleagues Julie Do, Chris Fleming, Peter Raulinitis and Crystal Yim for their contribution.

Technology can contribute to closing the gap by improving healthcare accessibility, quality and safety no matter where you live. This National Close the Gap Day, see how initiatives like My Health Record, the my health app, electronic prescriptions and more can help close the gap: www.digitalhealth.gov.au. To read about our commitment to reconciliation and to download our Reconciliation Action Plan, visit: https://lnkd.in/gyg4AAkP. And thanks Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) for the stat in this 'Did you know' post.

This morning our Chief Program Officer, Paul Creech participated in the keynote digital health panel ‘Connecting the Digital Ecosystem: Bridging Digital, Data, Technology and Cyber for Seamless Interoperability’ at the Australian Healthcare Week. If you're attending this afternoon, our Chief Information Security Officer Danielle P. will be participating in the keynote CISO panel ‘Creating a Proactive Cyber Strategy Fit for an Ever-Evolving Threat Landscape’. The event is a fantastic opportunity for the Agency to not only share our passion for digital health and cybersecurity, but also to broaden our network, both nationally and internationally, to drive delivery of seamless, cybersecure interoperability with our partners across the health ecosystem.

Tripling its investment, the Australian Digital Health Agency is accelerating the connection of allied health professionals to comprehensive consumer healthcare data via My Health Record and electronic prescribing services through its expanded Allied Health Industry Offer. 📰 Read more in the latest media release, with thoughts from our CEO Amanda Cattermole PSM and Chief Program Officer Paul Creech PSM as well as Allied Health Professions Australia’s CEO Bronwyn Morris-Donovan: https://lnkd.in/gPxQdXBm