General News
Medical Informatics Europe Congress[11 November 2009]
Dr Andrew Georgiou, Senior Research Fellow, recently presented two papers at the Medical Informatics Europe congress. More
Keynote presentation - Italy[11 November 2009]
Professor Westbrook gave an invited keynote presentation at a recent patient safety workshop in Italy. More
PhD Scholarships - up to ten positions[22 September 2009]
We have up to ten PhD scholarships available commencing 2010 and 2011. Candidates are invited from a variety of academic backgrounds such as, but not limited to: sociology, psychology, medicine, informatics, science, public health, computing and pharmacy. More
New publication[17 September 2009]
A new publication by the HIREU, "Does Computerized Provider Order Entry Reduce Prescribing Errors for Hospital Inpatients? A systematic review", has recently appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. More
Health Informatics Conference 2009[25 August 2009]
A number of Health Informatics Research & Evaluation Unit (HIREU) staff participated in the Health Informatics Society of Australia Health Informatics Conference held in Canberra during 19 - 21 August 2009. More
HIREU researcher receives ACHSE fellowship[24 August 2009]
HIREU researcher, Dr Andrew Georgiou received his Fellowship to the Australian College of Health Service Executives at its annual conference held on the Gold Coast on 12 August 2009. More
Keynote - National Health Informatics Summit, Singapore[27 July 2009]
Professor Johanna Westbrook was invited by the Ministry of Health Holdings in Singapore as a keynote speaker at the National Health Informatics Summit. More
Nurse Researcher required[9 June 2009]
The HIREU seeks a Nurse Researcher to examine the impact of computerised information systems on medication administration and preparation processes before and after the introduction of a medication management system. More
HIREU researcher awarded 2009 Dean's scholar[28 May 2009]
Yu Jia Julie Li, a research assistant in the Health Informatics Research and Evaluation Unit, was honoured amongst the 2009 Dean's scholars awards presented at the Faculty's Prize Night. More
Andrew Georgiou awarded PhD[29 April 2009]
Andrew Georgiou, Senior Research Fellow in the HIREU, was awarded his PhD in a ceremony held in the Great Hall, University of Sydney on 17th April, 2009. More
New research positions in HIREU[29 April 2009]
The Health Informatics Research & Evaluation Unit, University of Sydney, Australia, is advertising multiple research positions related to an exciting program of work examining how information technologies can support innovative work practices and new models of health care delivery. More
Presentation at APEC e-Health Technical Forum[1 December 2008]
Professor Johanna Westbrook recently presented as Invited Speaker for Australia at the 2008 APEC e-Health Technical Forum held in Seoul, Korea from 1-3 December. More