This popped into my inbox this morning:
Dear David
Today, the Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA) and the Australasian College of Health Informatics (ACHI) are announcing that we are consulting our Members, Fellows and stakeholders with a proposal to combine our two organisations, to form a new peak body for digital health and health informatics.
We believe a new peak body will provide significant benefits to members both as individuals and organisationally that will flow onto many thousands of stakeholders across our health and care sector.
As a valued member, we are requesting your input, feedback and suggestions on this important proposal.
The consultation period launches today and will run for eight weeks until Tuesday 25 June.
This question has been discussed and evaluated by the Board of HISA and the ACHI Council for over a year. Our organisations have worked together collaboratively since ACHI was formed 20 years ago and today that relationship is as strong and strategic as ever. We believe that combining our forces and building a new organisation will strengthen our ability to deliver on the core outcomes you've grown to expect and to deliver better and more strategic programs that best serve all stakeholders as health progresses into the digital age.
We will take on board your suggestions before we proceed to a formal vote of members later in 2019. The proposal for consultation is available here (PDF) and the feedback survey here.
You can also find a consultation calendar of events and more channels for discussion and feedback on the HISA and ACHI websites.
On behalf of the HISA Board and the ACHI Council, thank you for taking the time to consider this proposal. We look forward to hearing from you.
Dr David Hansen
Chair Health Informatics Society of Australia |
Angela Ryan
President Australasian College of Health Informatics |
I have spoken with Angela Ryan and she indicated those managing the consultation are happy to receive comment from any interested party regarding the merger using the e-mail below.
ACHI & HISA consultation@hisa.org.au
I sort of wonder where the ADHA, MSIA and HIMAA fit into all this, if at all.
There is no doubt a clearer, professional voice on Digital Health matters would be a good thing in maybe balancing some of the rather single-minded views that are out there at present.
What are your views?
David.
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