The national HIMAA Conference is our flagship Health Information Management event, receiving local and international recognition for its high calibre speakers, quality content and value-for-money professional development offering for members and the wider industry.
The 2024 Conference will be held in Melbourne, and we are looking to recruit two key roles in the Conference Committee who will be responsible for organising review of the abstract and paper submissions and coordinating the Conference program. The Scientific Chair – Academic and Scientific Chair – Industry positions are for a two-year term and will work closely with the HIMAA CEO as the Conference Committee Chair.
Initial planning and strategy meetings will be held in the latter part of 2023, with the majority of work to be carried out in 2024. The Call for Submissions launch date for Melbourne will aim to occur at the end of 2023.
Board representatives and the VIC State Branch will form a part of the Conference Committee in supporting the shaping of the agenda based on industry needs and opportunities for HIM profession advocacy.
Please see below for a brief description of the roles required. Scientific Chairs are pivotal positions of the Conference Committee and will attract an honorary payment in the form of complimentary registration, flight or accommodation cover during the Conference. Any enquires for the positions can be directed to executiveoffice@himaa.org.au.
Scientific Chair – Academic
A senior practising Academic with experience in health information research
Scientific Chair – Industry
A senior Health Information Manager with extensive industry and professional knowledge.
This conjoint role is responsible for the academic content and rigor of the Conference. This includes the delivery of a relevant and contemporary program and the publication of high-quality proceedings.
The Scientific Chair – Academic will take on the Program Lead role in co-ordinating the overall Conference program for 2024.
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If you are interested in applying for the role of Scientific Chairs, please submit an Expression of Interest executiveoffice@himaa.org.au, with the subject heading:
2024 EOI HIMAA Conference Committee – Scientific Chair, Academic
or
2024 EOI HIMAA Conference Committee – Scientific Chair, Industry
The deadline for submissions is 5pm (AEST) Monday 31 July 2023.