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Queensland Health supports staff professional development through the CHIA program

Queensland Health supports staff professional development through the CHIA program

by Jan Hobson | Apr 8, 2021 | CHIA Graduates

More than 100 Queensland Health staff could be the newest certified health informaticians after they enrolled in the Institute’s accreditation program this month. eHealth Queensland has continued to invest in staff professional development by recognising their digital...

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Study resources

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Study

CHIA is a professional certification program based on self-directed study. The resources below can assist with your study:

1. Sample Study Plan

2. CHIA Study Guide & CHIA Candidate Instruction Handbook (provided on registration)

3. Practitioner’s Guide:

  • $225 AIDH Members, $315 Non-members
  • A comprehensive body of knowledge (600+ pages) providing an understanding of the 53 competencies in the AHICF tested in the CHIA examination.

4. Practitioner’s Guide Update:

  • $70 AIDH Members, $98 Non-members
  • Special upgrade pricing for those who already own an earlier edition.

5. CHIA Practice Examination Challenge

  • $95 AIDH Members, $130 Non-members
  • Practice examination featuring two unique attempts (28 questions per attempt; 56 total). All questions align with the competencies assessed in the CHIA Examination and provide detailed feedback to help support CHIA exam readiness.

Self-assess your associated work experience

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To be eligible, roles must:

✔ have occurred within a healthcare setting
✔ be held for a minimum of 6 months duration
✔ be within the last 10 years

Area of experience Example functions
Informatics and health information management Informatics (health, clinical, nursing etc), health information management, health librarian, CXIO, clinical coding, clinical analytics
Technical, data and ICT related Data analytics, programming, cyber analyst, FHIR development, clinical applications, IT service desk (Level 3-4), web development, software engineering
Clinical, healthcare, and wellness Medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics, dentistry, pharmacy, radiology, virtual care coordination, patient safety, wellness practitioner, laboratory management,
Public and preventative health Epidemiology, public health education, public health surveillance, outreach coordination, patient education coordination
Health administration/ management2 Healthcare management, operations management, practice management, patient services, health administration1
Project/program and change management Project/program management, project coordination, change management, business analytics, consulting
Education3 Lecturing, research, professorial
Healthcare and wellness research3 Research science, learning health systems, research fellow, postdoctoral fellow

1 Health administrators must be working with patient data and/ or clinical systems
2 Health administration / management includes federal/ state government settings
3 Education and research must have a digital health or health informatics focus

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Note, if you are unsure about your work experience or do not fit into the above categories, please email the CHIA Program Team at [email protected].

Study & Exam details

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Study

CHIA is a professional certification program. CHIA is a self-directed study program. The resources below can assist with your study:

1. Sample Study Plan

2. CHIA Study Guide & CHIA Candidate Instruction Handbook (provided on registration)

3. Practitioner’s Guide:

  • $225 AIDH Members, $315 Non-members
  • A comprehensive body of knowledge (600+ pages) providing an understanding of the 53 competencies in the AHICF tested in the CHIA examination.

4. Practitioner’s Guide Update:

  • $70 AIDH Members, $98 Non-members
  • Special upgrade pricing for those who already own an earlier edition.

5. CHIA Practice Examination Challenge

  • $95 AIDH Members, $130 Non-members
  • Practice examination featuring two unique attempts (28 questions per attempt; 56 total). All questions align with the competencies assessed in the CHIA Examination and provide detailed feedback to help support CHIA exam readiness.

Fees

You will be required to pay the registration fee as part of the registration process:

  • $550 for AIDH members
  • $775 for Non-members

Exam

The examination is delivered online and you’ll get your results immediately upon completion. In case of unsuccessful first attempt, your scores can help identify the areas to focus on before the second attempt.

Your examination consists of:

  • A 90-day study period
  • 2 attempts at the examination per study period
  • Content based on 6 competency domains
  • 150 minutes to complete the examination
  • 106 multiple choice questions
  • A maximum examination score of 212 points
  • Pass rate based on points
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