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As we welcome May, I’d like to thank you, our valued supporter, for staying connected with AIDH. Your interest in digital health and support for our mission to build a more connected, digitally enabled, and person-centred health system means a great deal to us.
In recent months, we’ve been actively engaging with policymakers and the broader community in the lead-up to the 2025 Federal Election. Our Election Statement 2025 outlines four key priorities we believe are essential for a future-ready health system. These priorities reflect our commitment to keeping digital health at the forefront of national policy, with bipartisan support and long-term vision. You can read more here: Election Statement 2025.
We’ve also received extensive media coverage of our Election Statement, with AIDH providing expert commentary on digital capability, AI governance, and health information sharing—helping elevate the national conversation on digital health. View our media coverage.
Looking ahead, we have a vibrant calendar of events and professional development opportunities. The highlight of the year is undoubtedly HIC2025, our flagship Health Innovation Community conference. Just last week, we launched the program and opened registrations!
I encourage you to explore the evolving program—it’s already shaping up to be an unmissable event. With over 1,000 delegates expected and limited capacity, now is the perfect time to secure your spot. Take advantage of early bird rates and join us at the premier digital health event of the year: Explore HIC2025 Engage. Disrupt. Transform.
And if you're in Melbourne next week, we’d love to see you at the Digital Health Festival! I’ll be speaking on the important topic of workforce management in healthcare and how we can balance organisational limitations with clinical aspirations. You’ll find us at Booth 1037—come by, say hello, and meet the AIDH team in person. It’s a great opportunity to connect, share ideas, and celebrate the progress we’re making together.
As digital health continues to evolve, it’s inspiring to know we’re not just adapting—we’re leading the way. If you’ve been following our work and are inspired by the progress we’re making, we’d love for you to take the next step and become a member. By joining AIDH, you’ll be part of a vibrant community helping shape the future of healthcare across Australasia.
Thank you for playing such a pivotal role in this transformation.
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We’re pleased to announce that HIC2025 was officially launched last Thursday! With the theme Engage. Disrupt. Transform., this year’s conference promises to be a groundbreaking event in digital health.
We’re proud to welcome Dr Catherine de Fontenay and Professor Nick Hardiker as keynote speakers, with more exciting announcements to come in the weeks ahead.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of Australia’s premier digital health event. Visit our website for more information and to register at the Early Bird rate.
Did you know that AIDH members save $340 on Early Bird registration?
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We’re thrilled to launch HIC2025 with the support of over 20 sponsors already on board, including our Diamond Sponsor, Data Capture Experts.
We look forward to working closely with all of our sponsors to deliver a dynamic and forward-thinking conference that highlights the latest industry trends.
If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the conference, please contact Ruby Dubash at ruby@digitalhealth.org.au or visit our website to learn more.
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Are you an early-mid career digital health researcher with a good research idea, but want feedback from experts on how to make it a great research idea? If yes, then apply to present in the Early to Mid-Career Researchers (EMCR) stream at HIC2025.
As part of the AIDH HIC2025 pre-conference stream on Saturday 16 August 2025, the Australian Translational Research Network (ATRN) is hosting another EMCR full-day stream. During this event, we are holding a research pitch session where early career researchers can receive feedback from some of Australia’s leading digital health experts. Participants have five minutes to pitch their idea, receive feedback from our expert panel and connect with others in the room to accelerate their plan
Submit your Expression of Interest today to be part of this exciting opportunity here.
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HIC2025 NMiDH pre-conference stream
Nursing and Midwifery in Digital Health (NMiDH) aims to inspire nurses and midwives to become digitally empowered in the future delivery of care to achieve quality outcomes across all healthcare settings. NMiDH held on Sunday17 August as the pre-conference stream, is Australia’s only dedicated nursing and midwifery informatics event.
Call for papers: Submissions are encouraged across a range of healthcare settings, including public and private hospitals, nursing, primary care, indigenous, aged and community care and multi-cultural services.
Submit your paper by Monday 26 May 2025.
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Join the Movement Shaping the Future of Digital Health
The new AIDH membership year is now underway, running from 1 April to 31 March — and there’s never been a better time to get involved.
As a valued supporter of AIDH, you’re already staying informed. Why not take the next step and become a member of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health?
By joining, you’ll gain access to:
- Exclusive professional development opportunities
- Networking with digital health leaders and innovators
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Discounts on conferences, events, and training. By becoming a member, you can save $340 on early bird pricing for the sector-leading HIC2025 conference.
- Free access to 24 hybrid national Branch Events,
- Subscription to a leading health care publication, Health Services Daily (HSD)
- And most importantly, a community dedicated to advancing digital health across Australasia.
With all that added value, you will have covered the cost of your annual membership at just $415!
Be part of something bigger. Help shape the future of healthcare.
| | The AIDH Women in Digital Health Leadership (WiDHL) Program Returns in 2026 | | |
We believe in the power of women’s leadership to shape the future of the digital health sector, and we’re proud of the vital role the WiDHL Program continues to play in driving progress across the industry.
Following a review of the current program, we’ve made the decision to redevelop the course to better reflect the evolving digital health landscape. The next iteration of WiDHL will be bolder, more responsive, and designed to support your leadership journey in a dynamic and meaningful way.
The new WiDHL Program will launch in 2026.
If you’d like to help shape the future of WiDHL, we invite you to share your feedback via the survey below by 5:00 PM Friday 16 May 2025.
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AIDH’s Priorities for a Digitally Enabled Health System
With the Federal election now behind us, AIDH is ready to work with the incoming government to ensure digital health remains a national priority.
Throughout the campaign, we’ve advocated for a non-partisan, future-focused approach to digital transformation in healthcare.
Our election statement outlines four key priorities:
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Skilled Workforce - Equip health professionals to confidently use AI and digital tools
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Interoperable Infrastructure - Build standards-based systems for safe, ethical, and seamless data use
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Responsible AI - Implement legislation and safeguards for ethical AI in healthcare
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Sustained Funding - Secure long-term investment in digital health innovation
Read the AIDH Election Statement and our media coverage.
We look forward to collaborating with the new government to build a digitally enabled, future-ready health system for all Australians.
AIDH supports the digital health commitments outlined by:
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Department of Health and Aged Care: Consultation on the design of a national registration scheme for personal care workers in Aged Care
In our submission, we focussed our feedback on Training requirements and on Skills and qualification requirements with specific consideration for digital and digital health literacy. We recommended that the Department use the Australian Digital Health Capability Framework (ADHCF) to establish the minimum digital health skills and capabilities for personal care workers in aged care. We highlighted that ongoing training will be required to maintain the digital health literacy required to perform their roles. AIDH has developed a self-assessment tool that could be used to assess the digital health capabilities of the workers in aged care setting. You can read our submission here.
| | Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC): Consultation on how the Australian CDC plans to use data Further to our written submission in September 2024, we had a one-hour follow-up interview with the CDC. Read the full submission. | | |
Submission outcome AHPRA's Guidance on developing professional capabilities
AIDH welcomes the inclusion of references to digital health and to the Australian Digital Health Capability Framework in Ahpra’s Guidance on developing professional capabilities.
Following consultation in 2024, Ahpra published their guidance to "foster good practice and enhance efficiency and consistency in the development of new or revised professional capabilities across health professions regulated under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (National Scheme)."
Ahpra has accepted two recommendations we made in our submission to add ‘organisation(s) with a special interest in digital health' to the list of stakeholders to be consulted, and to seek consistency with the Australian Digital Health Capability Framework when developing professional capabilities.
AIDH would welcome working with the different National Boards to support them in the development of professional capabilities as they relate to digital health. You can read AIDH’s submission here.
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Update on Digital Clinical Safety Course Development
AIDH and the Australian Digital Health Agency (the Agency) are continuing to work together to develop clinical safety training modules with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Over 30 SMEs have been engaged with a diverse range of clinical safety and digital health backgrounds from around Australia to work on the delivery of an Introductory and Intermediate course in digital clinical safety.
The SMEs have completed a thorough review of the Introductory course providing detailed and comprehensive feedback. The Agency’s Learning Design team are working to incorporate the feedback into the final course in preparation for its launch later this year.
SMEs have also completed an initial review of the Intermediate course – again providing insight and recommendations to ensure a comprehensive version that aligns to Australian standards, guidelines and processes. Over the coming weeks the Agency will draft the intermediate course with continued SME engagement.
This exciting project addresses a gap in Australian healthcare training to equip learners with practical knowledge and skills to undertake clinical safety activities throughout the full lifecycle of digital health products, from discovery to decommissioning.
The courses are aimed at those whose roles directly intersect with the digital health ecosystem including industry, health and care organisations and education. The training aims to foster a workforce that is adept at ensuring digital health meet the highest safety standards to improve patient outcomes.
| | Useful Resources for Members | | |
PODCASTS
No need to introduce Sparked, but do you know the Sparked podcast? Everything you've always wanted to know about Sparked in 6 episodes.
GENERAL
Provider Connect Australia™ (also known as PCA™) is an initiative of the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) to help healthcare provider organisations update their business information in a single source. This improves the accuracy of healthcare service and practitioner information, while reducing duplication and streamlining notifications.
Healthcare providers and Business partners can register for PCA here. Contact: pca@digitalhealth.gov.au. More information: www.digitalhealth.gov.au.
REPORTS
Industry insights - The Rising Giant: State of the Industry Report 2025
Creating a New Economic and Health Future for Australia ANDHealth 2025 State of the digital and connected health sector industry report 2025 is now available.
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mHealth Project Update
The revised mHealth assessment framework and Guidance document report is now available on the AIDH website.
The document includes a report on the main findings of the stakeholder consultation we led at the end of 2024. Work is still ongoing to prepare an implementation report informed by all the work done to date on the project and by the stakeholder consultation.
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AIDH Supports the 2025 Digital Health Challenge – Are You In?
The Priority Digital Health Challenge 2025 is a chance for health experts to create a patient-centric solution that addresses a critical healthcare issue.
Delivered by Cogniss, @aws, and Validitron, the Challenge brings together health experts, nonprofits, and healthcare systems to develop impactful digital health solutions. We proudly support the 2025 Challenge alongside the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC), Talking HealthTech, and the NextGen group.
Learn more about the Challenge.
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Masterclass: The Co-Design Conundrum in Digital Health
Join co-design experts Dr Mahima Kalla and Leslie Arnott for a hands-on masterclass exploring the unique challenges of co-design in digital health. Learn how to apply inclusive, equity-focused approaches to your projects and research, and gain practical tools to engage communities meaningfully.
Date: Friday 16 May 2025
Time: 9:00am–11:30am (AEST)
Online via Zoom
Tickets: $198 incl. GST
CHIA CPD: 2.5 points
Register via Eventbrite
This Masterclass offered by the University of Melbourne is accredited by AIDH for CHIA CPD points.
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Telstra Health Launches First CPD Activity
Telstra Health has launched its first RACGP-approved CPD activity, focused on improving care for patients with type 2 diabetes and coexisting conditions. The activity contributes 11 CPD hours and integrates seamlessly into GP workflows, with automatic reporting to the RACGP. With 1 in 20 Australians affected by type 2 diabetes, this initiative supports GPs in delivering high-quality care while meeting professional development requirements.
Dr Michael Wright, RACGP President, welcomed the launch, highlighting its role in helping GPs focus on what matters most—patient care. Read more.
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AI in Healthcare: Innovation with caution
AI and large language models (LLMs) are transforming healthcare — from diagnostics to administration — but they also introduce serious cybersecurity and privacy risks.
Healthcare organisations must be aware of vulnerabilities such as misconfigurations, data poisoning, and unauthorised access to sensitive information. Without proper safeguards, these risks can compromise patient trust and safety.
To support safe adoption, AIDH encourages organisations to embed robust cybersecurity frameworks and conduct thorough due diligence when implementing AI tools.
Want to explore this topic further? Check out the insightful White Paper from Just Protect, an AIDH Organisational Member: Navigating Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks of AI in Healthcare. You can dive into the full paper or learn more here.
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International Nurses Day 2025 – Celebrating Strength and Impact
On Monday 12 May, we celebrate the strength, adaptability, and innovation of nurses and midwives—the largest and most trusted health workforce globally. This day is marked around the world on the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, a pioneer whose legacy continues to inspire generations.
The 2025 theme, Our Nurses, Our Future: Caring for Nurses Strengthens Economics, highlights the urgent need to invest in this essential profession. From leading pandemic responses to driving digital health transformation through telehealth, virtual care, and data-driven decision-making, nurses and midwives are shaping the future of healthcare.
Their voices are vital in health policy, digital innovation, and system reform. Let’s honour their impact and advocate for their leadership in designing tomorrow’s care.
Florence Nightingale is considered the first nursing informatician, demonstrating how data can transform care—an enduring legacy that aligns with AIDH’s vision of empowering health professionals through digital innovation and evidence-based practice. Read more on Florence Nightingale’s legacy in nursing informatics: Florence Nightingale – The Lady with the Lamp and a Pioneering Informatician.
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Professor Michael Kidd AO Appointed Chief Medical Officer
AIDH congratulates Professor Michael Kidd AO on his appointment as Australia’s new Chief Medical Officer, commencing 1 June 2025. A long-time advocate for digital health, Professor Kidd has been engaged with the Institute since its earliest days as HISA, contributing to the foundation of Australia’s digital health movement. His leadership and dedication to innovation in healthcare continue to inspire the sector. Read the official announcement.
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New Release: Connected Care - Digital Health in Australia
A new book by Richard Royle and Professor David Hansen, Connected Care – Digital Health in Australia, explores the evolution, challenges, and future of digital health in Australia.
Drawing on decades of experience, the authors provide a compelling look at how digital innovation is transforming care delivery and patient outcomes. A must-read for anyone passionate about the future of healthcare.
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Rauland Australia and New Zealand appoints new CEO Jacqueline Leeds
Rauland Australia and New Zealand, a leading digital health technology company, today announced the appointment of Jacqueline Leeds as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Jacqueline brings over 30 years of experience in successfully leading digital transformation and driving growth across global, private equity and family-owned companies. Find out more.
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Health Services Daily, 3 April 2025
The Zap: latest election, health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
Croakey Health Media, 7 April 2025
Health Services Daily, 10 April 2025
Health Services Daily, 10 April 2025
Digital health peak body AIDH puts election focus on workforce
Pulse+IT, 11 April 2025
Health Services Daily, 15 April 2025
AIDH advocates for nation-building infrastructure
Pulse+IT, 16 April 2025
Health Services Daily, 24 April 2025
Health Services Daily, 30 April 2025
| | AIDH events not to be missed | | |
Branch Events are free for AIDH members. Non-members are welcome at $55 per person.
Refreshments and canapés are served at in-person events
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Upcoming May Events
Free for members, $50 for non-members. Refreshments and canapés are served at in-person events.
Monday 12 May 2025
VIC Branch Event
Shaping the Future of Digital Health
In-person | Online
Monday 19 May 2025
QLD Branch Event
Reimagining Aged Care Post Reform
In-person | Online
Wednesday 21 May 2025
ACT Branch Event
The Impact of Changes to the My Health Record
In-person | Online
Thursday 29 May 2025
SA Branch Event
Details announced soon!
Save the date
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Branch Event Sponsors
We would like to thank our Branch Event Sponsors for 2025. Your support and commitment play a crucial role in making our events successful and impactful. We truly appreciate your partnership and look forward to continuing our collaboration to drive innovation and excellence in the digital health sector.
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MEDINFO 2025
Taipei,Taiwan | August 2025
Call for Submissions are open! See https://medinfo2025.org for more information
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EFMI 2025
Glasgow, Scotland | May 2025
see www.efmi.org for registration details.
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