Joan Edgecumbe Continuing Professional Development Scholarship

HISA is proud to announce the Joan Edgecumbe Continuing Professional Development Scholarship into our repertoire of annual awards and scholarships.

This scholarship is to honour the continued service and passion to the health informatics sector by Mrs. Joan Edgecumbe. Joan is one of HISA’s founding members and over HISA’s 20 year history has occupied the role of Executive Officer, committee member and Board member, until her retirement in 2011. The Joan Edgecumbe Scholarship is designed to encourage undergraduate, graduate certificate, diploma, masters and PhD students who demonstrate commitment and promise in the field of health informatics to attend the annual Health Informatics Conference 2013.

To be considered for the Joan Edgecumbe Continuing Professional Development Scholarship, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page. Please note that this scholarship is only available to HISA members. 

Purpose

The Health Informatics Conference is the largest health informatics and e-health conference in Australia.  The conference was initiated by Joan and colleagues over 20 years ago to provide a learning and professional development forum for Australia’s emerging health informaticians.  Over its 20+ year history, the conference has become a catalyst for the development of e-health and health informatics policy, practice and research.  HIC provides both national and international delegates an exceptional opportunity to learn of new development is the industry, to share with each other and to network and learn from industry leaders and peers.

The purpose of the scholarship is to provide opportunities for an emerging health informatics leader to:

• Network and share of experiences and stories
• Gain valuble educational opportunities
• Raise awareness of the range of activities and career opportunities in health informatics
• Translate evidence into practice 
  

What does the Scholarship provide?

The Joan Edgecumbe Scholarship provides complete registration to the HIC conference, including admittance to associated events, networking reception and the HIC Gala Dinner (valued at up to $1500). Any other associated costs (eg. travel and accommodation) are not included.  The recipient of the Joan Edgecumbe Continuing Professional Development Scholarship will be acknowledged during the HIC Gala Awards Dinner.  Recipient of the scholarship will be informed via email of the success of their application.  

Key dates

Applications open 29 April

Applications close 31 May

Reviewing 12 June - 21 June

Winner notification 25 June

Applications have now closed. Thank you!