Date
28 November 2024 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Do you have a My Health Record but aren’t sure how to make the most of it?
Join us for "Making the most of My Health Record", a free webinar hosted by Consumers Health Forum of Australia in collaboration with the Australian Digital Health Agency.
My Health Record is a powerful digital tool for managing your health, giving you and your healthcare providers access to important health information. It helps give healthcare providers a more complete picture of your health, especially if you have multiple care providers or if you are managing complex health conditions.
In this webinar, you’ll learn how to make the most of My Health Record:
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How My Health Record can assist with managing your health, especially if you are living with a chronic condition.
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Ways to use My Health Record to take control of your health journey.
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What's inside? Key health information like immunisations, pathology and diagnostic imaging reports, prescription and dispensing information, hospital discharge summaries and more, all in one place. Tips for securely sharing your health information with healthcare providers.
Whether you’re new to My Health Record or a regular user, this session will provide you with practical tips to make your My Health Record work for you. Don't miss out on this opportunity to discover how better management of your health information can empower you and support your healthcare decisions.
Date: Thursday 28 November 2024
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm AEDT
GUEST PANELLISTS:
Koen van Venetie | Digital Educator - Partnerships and Education, Policy, Programs and Engagement Division | Australian Digital Health Agency
Koen is a Digital Health Educator at the Australian Digital Health Agency. He has 7 years of experience working in IT, as a usability specialist. He also comes with 5 years teaching experience with a range of ages in many different settings. He is passionate about helping people to connect with technology and show how digital tools can improve patient care and help healthcare providers streamline their approach.
Pip Brennan
Pip Brennan has been a health consumer advocate for more than 25 years in a diverse range of roles including as the Executive Director of the Health Consumers' Council in WA from 2015-2021. Since then Pip has freelanced as a Lived Experience Advocate in state and national committees and projects in health and medical research. She is currently working for the Health Consumers' Council to lead the consumer involvement work in WA Health's EMR implementation.
LinkedIn: Pip Brennan
Shu Chen | Consumer Representative
Shu Chen is a healthcare consumer representative with a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background. She started on her consumer representative journey in early 2019, drawing from her lived experience and keen interests in digital health, mental health, chronic illnesses, healthy ageing, medical imaging, and telehealth services. Shu has a professional IT background and is passionate about helping to build a healthcare system that truly reflects and serves Australia’s multicultural society. Shu is a member of CHF’s Digital Health Project Consumer Panel, adding her voice and experience to key consumer issues.
Dr Kathy Rainbird
Dr Kathy Rainbird holds a PhD in Behavioural Science in Relation to Medicine and is a Senior Provider Adoption Lead at the Australian Digital Health Agency. Kathy is based in Western Australia and has been working with Aboriginal Medical Services and other healthcare providers both across WA and nationally, training them in the benefits, features and clinical use of My Health Record.