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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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Academic Representative |
| Grain, Ms. Heather |
| Hon. Secretary |
| Australian College of Health Informatics |
| East Malvern, Victoria Australia |
| Tel: +61 413 155105 |
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The Australian College of Health Informatics was formed in 2002, with 20 Foundation Fellows, to be Australia's peak health informatics professional body, representing the interests of a broad range of clinical and non-clinical professionals working within the health informatics sphere. ACHI is committed to quality, standards and ethical practice.
The Mission of the College is to
- Act as the peak reference body for health informatics in Australia
- Foster professionalism in the health informatics community through a commitment to quality, standards and ethical practice
- Build a community of practice in health informatics, embracing the multidisciplinary nature of the field
- Work to enhance the national capacity in health informatics in research, education and training, policy and system implementation
- Support individual health informaticians through mentorship and the development of career paths
- Represent the health informatics community through advocacy and constructive interaction and linkage with government, industry, academia and other professional organisations.
- Work as agents of change in the health system by encouraging the appropriate and innovative use of health informatics concepts or technologies
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