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This is a program that we believe would be of interest to people who've got a background
in Health or in IT.
So if you've studied Health or IT before or work in either of those areas, feel free to
come and see us and think about a change in career.
We think you'd like this program.
This course recognises that there are Government initiatives in eHealth and the personally
controlled electronic health record, so we've designed the program to take account of those
initiatives.
It involves having information available for decision making, for resource allocation,
for making sure that patients get treated appropriately.
So it involves making sure that we know whether or not we need a new hospital in a particular
area.
It's an emerging field and there are significant job opportunities opening up.
If you've done study in IT or Health before, come and talk to us you may be eligible for
advanced standing.
We recognise your previous learning; we recognise your previous experience.
We'd love to be able to give you some assistance in your study this time.
You may be eligible for up to one year of advanced standing.
Health Information Management is a career that takes you in a variety of directions.
It enables you to work in hospitals and health agencies, both in Australia and overseas.
I personally have worked in a number of different countries and a number of different States,
and it's a really exciting job.
It's an emerging career and we encourage you to come and explore it.