Links to Government resources:

• e-Health Digest on the Victorian EGovernment Resource Centre: Click Here
• Government ICT programs and projects to support new broadband services and use of innovative technologies: Click Here

Events:

2011:

Wednesday 30 November 2011: The Victorian eHealth Network's first AGM and End-Of-Year Celebration. SMS Management & Technology offices, 140 William St, November 30 at 6pm. Free for VeHN members and contacts. RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Download: VeHN Committee Nomination Form.pdf  
Download: VeHN General Meeting Agenda 301111.pdf

28-30 November 2011, Singapore.Smart Healthcare World Asia. Details: www.terrapinn.com/2011/smart-healthcare-world-asia-conference

25 November 2011: eHealth Research Forum in Melbourne hosted by the Australasian College of Health Informatics.Details: http://www.achi.org.au.

24 November 2011: Identification and Location-Tracking Applications and Technologies Workshop, Centre for health Innovation, Melbourne. Details: http://www.healthinnovation.com.au/Workshops/LocationTracking/20111124/Flyer.pdf

24 November 2011:Health Level 7Australia full-day workshop in Melbourne for eHealth vendors, jurisdictions and conultants,  on the Implementation of Terminologies and Patient/Provider Identification. Details http://www.hl7.org.au/2011-Workshop-AGM.htm
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17 November 2011: Two free half-day '50 for the Future Advance Innovation Program' workshops are being held in Melbourne that will bring "together the who’s who of global Australian innovation". Details: www.innovationadvance.com

2-3 November 2011: Visiting ICT trade delegation from the Czech Republic. For information please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Wednesday 26 October 2011:  Victorian eHealth Network members' event. Topic: New R&D Tax Incentive for Australian Businesses. Briefing session led by Dr Richard Wraith, Manager, R&D Incentives Tax, KPMG. Venue: KPMG Theatrette, 147 Collins St, Melbourne. RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   

Tuesday 30 August 2011: Victorian eHealth Network members’ event. Topic:Personally Controlled Electronic Healthcare Record (PCEHR) Implementation Update. Guest speakers:Andrew Howard, Project Director, PCEHR at NEHTA; David Freemantle, FRED Group; Peter Williams, Advisor, e-Health Policy and Engagement, Department of Health Victoria. Venue:  Telstra Theatrette, Melbourne CBD. RSVP to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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• 20 July 2011: HL7 Australia education forum  on CDA and V2.x Details

   

• 6 July 2011: Victorian State iAwards lunch Details
  

• 24 June 2011: Australian e-Government Technology Cluster e-Health Interest group lunch forum  Details
  

• 22 June 2011: AIIA CollabIT roundtable Government eHealth follow-on event Details
  

• 10 June 2011: Australian Information Industry Association Victorian Branch Government eHealth forum - Details

  Friday 20 May 2011: Victorian eHealth Network Members' Breakfast in conjunction with Health Informatics Society of Australia Data Governance conference.

• Tuesday 29 March 2011: Victorian eHealth Network members’ event. Topic: The personally controlled ehealth record and the national ehealth agenda: Implications for SMEs. Guest speakers: Peter Fleming, CEO NEHTA; David Ryan, CIO Grampians Rural Health Alliance. Venue: Ballarat Technology Park. Major sponsor: IBM Australia

• March 20 – 23, 2011, Expo, Basra, Iraq Invitation to invest in the privatization of Iraq’s health sector with access to government authorities during the event. More details: Click Here 15% discount available via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

2010:

• December 5 – 7: Abu Dhabi The World Health Care Congress Middle East. Conference discount available, plus cheap promotional package for Victorian eHealth Network Members. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Congress details here
• Thursday 25 November: 4:30-6PM. Victorian eHealth Network members’ end-of-year event. 'eHealth Innovation and Opportunities for Small Business'. Venue: IBM Australia, Southgate. Details or to RSVP: Click Here
• 4 October: Entries due for ICT Geelong’s inaugural competition – The ICT Invention Test – Version 1.0  ICT & Health entries are sought. $40,000 in prize. Details Here
• 15 September: Medical Innovation and Strategies Conference: Wireless and Consumer Health Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, Durham, North Carolina.  Victorian Govt Biotechnology International Partnering Program grant assistance information: More Details Here (NB: ICT Trade Events and Exports Assistance Program subsidies are not applicable for this event.)
• 30 August - 1 September: United Nations 63rd Annual Department of Public Information Non-Governmental Organisation ( UN DPI/NGO)Conference on global health will be held in Melbourne for over 1200 delegates from more than 90 countries. More Information here
• 24-26 August 2010 HIC: "Informing the Business of Healthcare" Includes Aged Care Informatics Symposium; Nursing Informatics Australia Conference; Digital Hopstial Design Workshop. Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. More Details Here
• Tuesday 24 August: 7AM - 8:30 AM Victorian eHealth Network members’ breakfast with speakers from the Digital Hospital Design workshop at the national Health Informatics Conference 2010 in Melbourne. To book visit Click Here
• New Victorian Competitive Business Fund Grants – applications close Friday 6 August 2010. Application forms and guidelines are available here
• Tuesday 29 June: Victorian eHealth Network members’ event. Topic: The implications for eHealth in a changing policy landscape. Sorry! Postponed due to speaker unavailability - watch here for an announcement of the new date for this event.
• 3 June: Australian Information Industry Association business forum on eHealth, Melbourne.AIIA member rates for Victorian eHealth Network members - Click here for details
• 11-13 May: Hospital Build Asia Conference and Exhibition, Singapore. Email contact re Multimedia Victoria subsidies for exhibitors.
• 28-30 April: ASEAN Health Technology Mission to Thailand. Details
• 28 April: Nominations close for the Australian Information Industry Association iAward for e-health. Details
• 3 March: 4PM-6PM Launch of Victorian eHealth Network Industry Cluster. Venue: University of Melbourne Program & Press Release