May 9, 2022 | CHIA CPD Endorsed Blogs, Community Chats, Community of Practice, Digital Health, Nursing & Midwifery Informatics, Nursing Editorials
Nurses and midwives as frontline healthcare workers are among the most vulnerable groups worldwide since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic. Direct contact with potentially affected patients was an issue, but challenging work environment they faced with staff...
Apr 4, 2022 | Community Chats, Community of Practice, Digital Health, Nursing & Midwifery Informatics, Nursing Editorials
With the COVID-19 pandemic now in its third year, we have experienced many variants and witnessed several outbreaks occurring in high density areas. A particular population that has proved challenging during these ‘unprecedented’ times are those individuals who are...
Feb 24, 2022 | Community Chats, Community of Practice, Digital Health, Nursing & Midwifery Informatics, Nursing Editorials
Health informatics and its subspecialty nursing informatics play a substantial role in supporting healthcare processes towards achieving optimal patient outcomes and safe patient care. During COVID-19, health informaticians helped oversee a rapid deployment of many...
Nov 15, 2021 | CHIA CPD Endorsed Blogs, Community Chats, Community of Practice, Nursing & Midwifery Informatics, Nursing Editorials
Most nurses and midwives are familiar with health apps, but possibly not the broader scope and meaning of mobile health or mHealth. Health applications offer health- and wellness-related services for smartphones, tablets, personal computers, and other communication...
Oct 11, 2021 | CHIA, CHIA CPD Endorsed Blogs, Community Chats, Community of Practice, Nursing & Midwifery Informatics, Nursing Editorials
Biotechnology refers to technology based on biology – that is, it exploits biological systems, living organisms or part of this to cultivate or create different products. Traditional processes to bake bread, brew beer, or make cheese are rudimentary examples of...
Sep 13, 2021 | AIDH news, CHIA, CHIA CPD Endorsed Blogs, Nursing & Midwifery Informatics, Nursing Editorials
Whilst it is clear that virtual models of care will be a predominant feature in future health infrastructure, there are varying interpretations of what constitutes virtual care (VC). There is no supported standard definition, and VC is often used synonymously with...
