AN INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATICS FOR NURSES

“To achieve high quality health care and improve patient safety New Zealanders will have a core set of personal health information available electronically to them and their treatment providers regardless of the setting as they access health services.”

New Zealand Government’s eHealth Vision

The HiNZ Primer is a two hour workshop designed for clinical groups within District Health Boards, Primary Health Organisations and community service providers. It is funded by a grant from The Ministry of Health and delivered by Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ), a not-for-profit organisation.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES 

The aim is to raise awareness of the importance of the field of health informatics, the competencies involved, and opportunities for upskilling in this area.

SPEAKER

Dr Karen Day PhD Senior Lecturer The University of Auckland

Karen is the Director for the Health Informatics programme at The University of Auckland and supervises masters and doctoral students in health informatics research. She is a Registered Nurse and Midwife.

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