Expert Advisory Group
Advancing the digital health workforce
A group of expert advisors has been named by the Australasian Institute of Digital Health to advocate for the advancement of digital health skills and capabilities in the health workforce.
This group will engage across the digital health ecosystem to tackle the challenges facing the healthcare workforce.
As Australia’s peak body for digital health professionals, the Institute has made digital health workforce development a strategic focus for many years, and already has strong collaborative ties with numerous clinical and industry bodies.
The members of the expert advisory group on advancing the digital health workforce are:
Prof Mark Cormack (Chair)
Public policy executive, consultant and academic
Michael Draheim FAIDH
Chief Clinical Information Officer, Cerner Corporation
Learne Durrington
CEO, WA Primary Health Alliance
Dr Rowan Ellis CHIA
Anaesthetic Registrar at WA Health
Dr Tim Fazio FAIDH CHIA
Chief Medical Information Officer, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Kath Feely
Chief Allied Health Information Officer, Parkville EMR, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr Kathleen Gray FAIDH
Professor of Health Informatics, University of Melbourne
Tina Hardin CHIA
Executive Director of Clinical Informatics, SA Health
Louise Hayes FAIDH CHIA
Informatician and Executive Director Townsville Hospital and Health Service
Kristy Jackman
Director Administration Services, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Dan McInerney FAIDH CHIA
Partner PwC
Petra Milnes
Director, Office of the CEO, eHealth NSW
Leanne Naaraat CHIA
Nursing Program Director, SA Health
Benedict Okonjo
Digital Health Lead, Adelaide PHN
Dr Monica Trujillo FAIDH
Chief Health Officer, Telstra Health
Every AIDH Fellow and member has a role to play in shifting the dial on Australia’s transition to a digital health future. Fellows and members of the Institute are recognised nationally and globally as leaders, and emerging leaders, in all fields of digital health and health informatics.
Expert Advisory Groups (EAGs) are the new mechanism for engaging expert Fellows and members in the AIDH’s leadership and advocacy undertakings. EAGs will be a tool for delivering Shifting the Dial, the AIDH strategic plan for Leadership and Advocacy.
EAGs will serve as links between Fellows, experts, and the Institute, advising the CEO and Director of Leadership and Policy on Shifting the Dial’s focus areas and priorities.
The Expert Advisory Groups supporting the advocacy strategy are: