Digital Health Standards Foundations
About
This course serves as a clear and accessible introduction to digital health standards, aiming to build foundational capability for anyone directly or indirectly working with standards. Learn what standards are, why they matter and how they support safer, higher-quality care through connected care and interoperability.
Course delivery
This training includes 5 self-paced modules, taking approximately 2 hours to complete.
Topics covered
- What a standard is and why standards matter
- Key Standards Development Organisations (SDOs) and how standards work together
- Key stages in standards development
- How standards enable interoperability and connected care
- Real-world examples of standards in Australian digital health
Suggested participants
- Developers
- Clinicians
- Informaticians
- Policy Makers
- Product Managers
- Program Managers
- Solution Architects
- Healthcare IT Implementer
CHIA continuing professional development (CPD) points
Participants who successfully complete the online course are eligible to receive 2 CHIA (Certified Health Informatician Australasia) CPD Points towards their recertification.
If you are not yet CHIA certified, you can find out more on the CHIA website.
It is not necessary to be a CHIA member to undertake the training.
Learning outcomes
On completing this course participants will be able to:
- Explain what a standard is and why standards matter
- Identify the key SDOs and how standards work together
- Describe the key stages in standards development
- Explain how standards enable interoperability and connected care
- Identify real-world examples of standards in Australian digital health
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