Nursing and Midwifery Digital Health Conference
Creating a digitally savvy workforce
The AIDH Nursing.Midwifery Digital Health Network is pleased to invite you to participate in the inaugural Nursing and Midwifery Digital Health Conference (#NMDHC23), Australia’s only nursing informatics dedicated event, to be held in Sydney on Saturday 8 July 2023. This conference has evolved from the Nursing Informatics Australia conference, and this year’s theme is Creating a digitally savvy workforce.
In line with the theme of MedInfo 2023 (The Future is Accessible), our event theme aims to inspire nurses and midwives to become digitally empowered in the future delivery of care to achieve quality outcomes across all healthcare settings.
Program
7:00am | ✍️ Registration |
9:00am | Welcome address Welcome to Country Dr Jen Bichel-Findlay FAIDH CHIA, Chair of the Nursing.Midwifery Digital Health Network |
Digital professionalism: Chaired by Dr Helen Almond FAIDH, Senior Lectuer, University of Tasmania |
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9:15am | Digital health and professionalism: An international perspective Prof Dawn Dowding Professor in Clinical Decision Making, University of Manchester |
9:35am | Digital professionalism: How nurses influence and lead healthcare workforce transformation Dr Carey Mather FAIDH Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania |
9:50am | Enablers and barriers to the implementation of a falls prevention platform Dr Alana Delaforce Senior Implementation Scientist, Australian eHealth Research Centre, CSIRO |
10:00am | Panel discussion Prof Dawn Dowding Professor in Clinical Decision Making, University of Manchester Dr Carey Mather Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania Dr Alana Delaforce Senior Implementation Scientist, Australian eHealth Research Centre, CSIRO |
10:30am | ☕ Morning tea & exhibition |
Data and enabled care: Chaired by Alan Scanlon CHIA, Clinical Data Analyst, Queensland Health |
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11:00am | Elevate patient care: Translating data into equitable care outcomes Toria Shaw Morawski Senior Manager, Professional Development, HIMSS |
11:20am | Nursing, data and care Nicole Payne Director of Hospital Engagement, Healthcare Logic |
11:35am | Transforming the pre-operative pathway by digitising and redefining pre-operative data gathering |
11:45am | Prediction models for readmission using home healthcare notes and OMOP-CDM Sujin Gan Graduate student, Ajou University School of Medicine |
11:55am | Panel discussion Toria Shaw Morawski Senior Manager, Informatics HIMSS Nicole Payne Director of Hospital Engagement, Healthcare Logic Jessica Lithoxoidis Sales Manager, VitalHub Sujin Gan Graduate student, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine |
12:30pm | 🥗 Lunch & exhibition |
1:00pm |
5 stations will be available during the 90-minute session, and conference participants attend each station in groups. This activity guarantees each attendee will have the ability to listen to explanation of emerging technology, touch it, and ask questions [15 mins per station]. 5 mins Introduction explanation / 75 mins stations / 10 mins summary. VR - it’s here now and worth paying attention: WSLHDs journey down the VR rabbit hole Nathan Moore FAIDH CHIA Chief Nursing Information Officer, Western Sydney LHD GUIDANCE - How to harness digital innovation for wound models of care Adj A/Prof Aaron Jones Chief Nursing & Midwifery Information Officer, Sydney LHD A/Prof Michelle Barakat-Johnson Clinical Lead & Nurse Manager of Skin Integrity, Sydney LHD Eve - A live digital engagement app designed to enhance the pregnancy, birthing and postnatal experience Josh Farrington CHIA Director of Operations, Medicity The true cost of inefficient clinical communications. Nicole Hosking Operations Director, Radiology & MIT, Austin Health Radiology & MIT Jane Prowse Chief Technology Officer, FiveP Vantage Intervention rapid response |
2:30pm | ☕ Afternoon tea & exhibition |
Leadership and advocacy: Chaired by Guillaume Leroux |
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3:00pm | From data to evidence-informed leadership and management in care - current state and future directions Dr Laura-Maria Peltonen Research Fellow, University of Turku |
3:20pm | From clinical to digital: - a reflection Liz Keen Director, Clinical Governance, Australian Digital Health Agency |
3:40pm | Leading digital preparedness in the NHS England: Phillip Ives Nursing & Midwifery Review Dr Jen Bichel-Findlay FAIDH CHIA Honorary Associate, University of Technology Sydney |
3:55pm | Panel discussion Dr Laura-Maria Peltonen Research Fellow, University of Turku Liz Keen Director, Clinical Governance, Australian Digital Health Agency Dr Jen Bichel-Findlay FAIDH CHIA Honorary Associate, University of Technology Sydney |
4:15pm | 👋 Closing remarks |
Keynote speakers

Prof Dawn Dowding 🇬🇧
Professor in Clinical Decision Making, The University of Manchester
International keynote

Toria Shaw Morawski 🇺🇸
Senior Manager, Informatics HIMSS
International keynote

Dr Laura-Maria Peltonen 🇫🇮
Research Fellow, University of Turku
International keynote

Dr Carey Mather FAIDH
Senior Lecturer, The University of Tasmania
National keynote

Nicole Payne
Director of Hospital Engagement, HealthCare Logic
National keynote

Liz Keen
Director, Clinical Governance, Australian Digital Health Agency
National keynote
Rates
EARLY BIRD Until 28 April 2023 |
STANDARD 29 April – 2 June 2023 |
LAST CHANCE 3 June – 12 July 2023 |
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AIDH & IMIA member | $600 | $660 | $740 |
Associate non-member ℹ️Government Organisations, Healthcare Service Providers (Public & Private), Healthcare Associations, Foundations and NFPs, Research Institutions, Universities / Educational Institutions | $690 | $750 | $830 |
Corporate non-member ℹ️Technology Providers / Vendors, Professional Service Providers | $780 | $840 | $920 |
Speaker AIDH & IMIA member | $560 | ||
Speaker Associate non-member | $600 | ||
Speaker corporate non-member** | $640 | ||
Student AIDH & IMIA member | * $310 | ||
Student non-member | * $350 | ||
Organisational groups | ** 20% discount |
* Student registration is valid for full time students only and must be accompanied by proof of full-time study. A copy of your current student enrolment form or a letter from your faculty confirming your full-time status must accompany your registration. Please email this to [email protected].
** Groups of 3 or more delegates from the same organisation receive 20% off registrations.
Speakers will be notified of outcome during the week of 6 February 2023. Those who are accepted must register by 10 March 2023 to be part of the program.
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When and where:
When Saturday 8 July 2023
Where: Room C3.3
International Convention & Exhibition Centre
a: 14 Darling Dr, Sydney NSW 2000
t: +61 2 9215 7100
w: www.iccsydney.com.au
Getting there: Click here for more details on the parking options available at ICC Sydney, and your different options in getting there.
Themes
Digital professionalism – encompassing the professional standards within the digital healthcare environment
- Creating the digital future for nurses and midwives
- Preparing the future nursing and midwifery workforce
- Digital literacy amongst nurses and midwives
- Protecting ourselves and the recipients of our care: The importance of digital security and privacy
- The scope of nursing and midwifery practice in a digital healthcare environment
- The consequences of digital poverty
- Digital identity, why this is so important to master
- Role of nursing/midwifery informatics in contributing to climate justice
Data and information enabled care – encompassing quality in the capture, creation, use, and analysis of clinical data
- Role of nurses and midwives in the management of data
- Translation of nursing and midwifery data to information, knowledge, and wisdom
- Data informed decision making
- Digital health governance
- New models of care in response to technology
- The impact of digital health on nursing/midwifery practice
- Data standardisation
Technology – encompassing the access and use of available technologies for nurses and midwives to deliver safe and quality care
- Digital health innovation
- mHealth devices
- Smart devices
- Interoperable data collection
- Codesigned devices
- Virtual reality educational tools
- Robotics in healthcare
Leadership and advocacy – encompassing the active involvement of nurses and midwives in leading digital health policy and vision
- Partnering with recipients of care/consumers about data collection, access, and use
- Educating colleagues and consumers about digital health initiatives
- Advocating for consumer access to digital health initiatives
- Championing the use of digital health technologies
- Influencing organisational and jurisdictional digital health strategies
- Advocating for digital initiatives at a local, national, and international level
- Promoting emerging digital health initiatives
- Leading the design, implementation, and evaluation of digital health technologies
- Changing roles of leaders and teams in digital health
CPD Points
#NMDHC23 has been approved for up to 6 contact hours of continuing education credit toward renewal of the CHIA credential. CHIA is a unique credentialing program for health informatics. The CHIA credential demonstrates that candidates meet the Health Informatics core competencies to perform effectively as a health informatics professional in a broad range of practice settings.
