A new resource is now available to assist private specialist practices to better understand and adopt digital health technologies which may support improved decision making and continuity of care.

The Australian Digital Health Agency has co-developed the Digital Health Specialist Toolkit with input from specialists and practice staff, and in support of the Digital Health Specialist Toolkit Steering Group with members representing a number of peak organisations.

The toolkit contains interviews, guides, learning modules, demonstrations videos and much more.

CPD-accredited eLearning modules provide an introduction and overview of digital health technology, electronic prescribing, My Health Record and telehealth, including applications, proven benefits and ethical considerations.

Once you’ve had an opportunity to use these resources, the Agency is seeking your input and feedback via the ‘Provide feedback’ button in the toolkit for continuous improvement to best support your practice.

Digital health tools for specialist practices – a panel discussion webinar

The Agency is hosting an interactive webinar focusing on digital health technologies for private specialists and practice staff, including My Health Record, telehealth, electronic prescribing and secure messaging. A panel of experts will be fielding questions and discussing how digital health can enable improved decision making support and continuity of care.

Date: Tuesday 16 February 2021

Time: 7pm AEDT

Duration: 1 hour

Please register your interest here.

Have questions? Contact the Australian Digital Health Agency as digitalhealth.gov.au/contact-us  

Kind regards,

Dr William Smith and Ms Karen Wong
Project Co-leads, National Allergy Strategy MHR Project

The National Allergy Strategy is a partnership between the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA) in collaboration with other stakeholders.

The National Allergy Strategy is working with the Australian Digital Health Agency to improve the quality of patient allergy information in My Health Record. More information is available at  nationalallergystrategy.org.au/projects/australian-digital-health-agency.