Digital Health Agency launches digital health safety course

The Australian Digital Health Agency and the Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) have collaborated to create the Clinical Safety in Digital Health – Intermediate e-learning course.

 Agency CEO Amanda Cattermole said the intermediate course extends learning for professionals seeking to apply clinical safety principles in real-world digital healthcare settings.

“The adoption of the introductory course attracted more than 1700 participants from fields including general practice, nursing, pharmacy, IT and administration, demonstrating a shared commitment across the workforce to be upskilled in clinical safety,” she said. “This intermediate course is the next step in equipping professionals with the practical skills and confidence to embed clinical safety as digital technologies become increasingly crucial to care delivery.”

Designed for professionals working in all fields in digital health, the intermediate course applies to the design, delivery, and operation of digital health solutions.

AIDH CEO Anja Nikolic said participant feedback from the introductory program highlighted a desire for a deeper understanding of how clinical safety principles are applied in the healthcare sector.

“As digital health continues to enhance the way care is delivered, there is a growing opportunity to support professionals with learning that strengthens practical judgment, governance and confident application of clinical safety principles,” she said.

“This new course supports those capabilities by standardising practices to consider and assess clinical safety implications in real-world settings.”

The intermediate course aims to support learners to:

• promote and foster a culture of clinical safety within digital health products and services
• explain the importance of clinical safety and governance across the digital health lifecycle
• apply key clinical safety activities across digital health products and services
• examine how clinical safety is managed through governance structures.
   

Designed across seven modules, the course takes approximately 4.5 hours to complete, with learners able to progress at their own pace. It has been endorsed for AIDH’s CHIA Program as Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

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