This month the Practice Analytics Node profiles Aisling Forrest. Aisling commenced her career as a microbiologist, but after gaining an interest in software, she completed a Higher Diploma in Software Design and Development, and quickly moved into the discipline of what used to be known as ‘Health Informatics’. Aisling completed a Masters in Health Informatics in [...]
This month the Practice Analytics Node profiles Wilson Yeung. Wilson is currently the Implementation Manager for Health Analytics at eHealth NSW where he is part of the Data and Analytics Portfolio which was formed in March 2018. One of his primary responsibilities is managing the implementation of the NSW Health Analytics Framework which outlines the vision [...]
This month the Practice Analytics Node profiles Kirsten Jackson. Kirsten is a Project Officer with the Research in Implementation Science and eHealth (RISe) Group at The University of Sydney. RISe’s primary research emphasis is on the impact of new technologies on clinician and consumer behaviours and outcomes. With a background in project management, and experience in health [...]
This month the Practice Analytics Node profiles Candice Kielly-Carroll. Candice is a Senior Research Officer of the Research in Implementation Science and eHealth Group (RISe) at the University of Sydney. Candice currently manages the Cancer Data Innovation Project for the Sydney West Translational Cancer Research Centre and conducts health services research for state and federal governments [...]
By Anna Janssen This month the Practice Analytics Node profiles Associate Professor Rodrigo Cavalcanti. Rodrigo is Associate Professor in General Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto. His research interests include trainee competence assessment, clinical reasoning and applications of cognitive load theory in medical education. Rodrigo was asked five quick questions about Practice Analytics: What does [...]
Event Report By Anna Janssen This month Researcher Australia launched its inaugural speaker series event ‘Is New South Wales ready to harness the transformative power of data in health and medical research?' to a full house of health professionals and researchers. The event featured panellists Dr Jean-Frédéric Levesque, Professor Emily Banks, Dr Avi Ratnanesan and consumer representative [...]
This month the Practice Analytics Node profiles Professor Tim Shaw. Tim is the inaugural professor of eHealth at The University of Sydney and Director of the Research Implementation Science and eHealth Group (RISe). He is an internationally recognised leader in the impact of technology on healthcare and translation of evidence into practice and policy. He works [...]
By Anna Janssen The DHIN Practice Analytics Node hosted its first event at the start of March: the Practice Analytics Workshop. The workshop featured a range of speakers including international guest Associate Professor Rodrigo Cavalcanti from the University of Toronto, and Professor Richard Doherty from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Attendees got to hear seminars [...]
By Anna Janssen Last week the Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA) hosted a Webinar on Virtualizing Healthcare. Presenter Brendan Lovelock, Health Practice Lead at Cisco Systems, took viewers on a journey demonstrating how devices such as smartphones and tablets are transforming the health landscape. His presentation focused on exploring the futuristic concept of virtual healthcare, [...]
