A
series of HL7 Version 2 Training Courses are being held in Major
Cities
HL7
Standards for Health
The
National eHealth Transition Authority (NEHTA) has confirmed Health
Level 7 (HL7) as the national standard for secure electronic
messaging. The long awaited announcement came from Ian Reinecke,
the Chief Executive Officer of NEHTA recently.
In
the short term, NEHTA has endorsed the continued support of HL7
version 2, which is used by a large number of areas in the
healthcare sector, including pathology, radiology and patient
administration.
In
the medium to long term, NEHTA has endorsed a service oriented
approach based on HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) and HL7
services specifications for shared electronic health records.
To
assist in getting healthcare systems working towards conformant
HL7 messaging, HL7 Australia has contracted the Collaborative
Centre for eHealth (CCeH) to deliver a series of HL7 training
courses in all Australian capital cities over the next two years.
The training courses will initially concentrate on HL7 version 2
and will then go on to CDA and HL7 version 3. CCeH has also been
contracted to deliver educational seminars and workshops on a
variety of HL7 subjects.
Four separate
training courses all on V2 with different focus and target
audiences will be run consecutively in each capital city as
follows:
Registration
- http://www.coactive-events.com/registration.php
2008
Brisbane
- February (11-14)
Sydney - April
(7-11)
Hobart
- March (18-20)
Adelaide
- April (15-17)
Perth
- June (17-19)
Intermediate
HL7
·
1 day - $750 (HL7 member) / $850
(non-member) / $450 (student)
HL7
for Implementers
·
2 day $1200 (HL7 member) / $1,300
(non-member) / $900 (student)
For more information on
the courses and to register your expression of interest visit
http://www.coactive-events.com/registration.php
Enquiries – hazel@CoActive-Events.com
or
Phone: 0413 138 024
Course
Overviews
Intermediate HL7
is a full day workshop, equivalent to 6 hours coursework and
discussions.
It is designed to provide the skills and knowledge for project
management and implementation processes. Attendees will learn the
basics of HL7 messaging as well as a look to the future of
healthcare messaging. The sessions include technical aspects of
the HL7 processes and procedures. On completion of this course,
attendees will have gained an understanding of the technical
aspects of HL7 implementations and ability to effectively scope,
plan and implement an HL7 project.
HL7
for Project Managers
is a full day workshop, equivalent to 6 hours coursework and
discussions.
It is designed to provide the skills and knowledge for project
management and implementation processes. Attendees will learn how
to successfully manage an interface project using a life cycle
methodology that spans from pre-analysis to production
implementation. The sessions include technical aspects of the HL7
processes and procedures, determining the information to include
in tender documents, and develop integration testing processes. On
completion of this course, attendees will have gained an
understanding of the technical aspects of HL7 implementations and
ability to effectively scope, plan and implement an HL7 project
with consideration to risk, costs and issues involved.
HL7
for Implementers
is a two-day workshop, equivalent to 12 hours coursework and
discussions.
It is designed to provide the skills for the analysis testing,
problem tracking and activation of phases of an HL7 project.
Attendees will learn HL7 design; trigger concepts, message
formatting rules, data types, enhanced acknowledgement rules,
identifiers, and table translation issues. Course work includes
hands on exercises. On completion of this course, attendees will
have gained an understanding of HL7 messaging processes and
practices, with the ability to effectively analyse, design,
develop, test and maintain an HL7 implementation.
HL7
for Decision Makers
is a half day workshop, equivalent to 3 hours coursework and
discussions.
It is designed to walk the attendee through the need for HL7 in
healthcare. Attendees will learn the major developments and
directions of HL7 and what impact it has on the overall system
infrastructure and policy development. Attendees will also learn
the importance of messaging standards. On completion of this
course, attendees will have gained an understanding of the
importance of HL7 messaging in the global healthcare sector and
appreciate the rewards and challenges relevant to utilising HL7
across an organisation.
