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HIREU research studies the effect of interruptions on doctors[14 May 2010]
Interruptions and multitasking are implicated as a major cause of clinical inefficiency and error. This research measured the association between emergency doctors' rates of interruption and task completion times and rates. More
PhD scholarship opportunity[29 April 2010]
An exciting opportunity exists for a PhD candidate interested in health informatics and health services research. This scholarship is funded by an ARC Linkage Project grant and will provide support on a full-time basis for a research project leading to a PhD. More
Collaboration to improve services in residential aged care facilities through the use of information[28 April 2010]
HIREU researchers will be engaged in a study of the major information and work process challenges facing residential aged care facilities in Australia. More
Archives of Internal Medicine[27 April 2010]
HIREU research published in Archives of Internal Medicine shows that interruptions during medication administration increase procedural failures and clinical errors More
HIREU research at Australian Health Informatics Conference in Melbourne[19 April 2010]
A broad range of HIREU research will be presented at this year's Australian Health Informatics Conference to be held in Melbourne in August. More
HIREU to feature prominently at World Medical Informatics congress (Medinfo)[19 April 2010]
The World Medical Informatics (Medinfo) congress is the world's peak health informatics congress and will this year be held in Cape Town, South Africa (13-16 September). More
HIREU participation on leading international health informatics journals[19 April 2010]
Researchers from HIREU are exercising a leading role in the growth and development of the health informatics discipline internationally - an indication of the growing strength and recognition of the Unit's standing. More
Keynote - COMHI (Hiroshima)[18 December 2009]
Professor Johanna Westbrook presented a keynote address at the recent Collaborative Meetings on Health Informatics held in Hiroshima, Japan. Dr Andrew Georgiou also presented and participated in the Organising Committee of SiHIS. More
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
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