Digital Health

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Primary health care nurses are key contributors to a digitally competent health system and prioritising the use of digital health technologies to improve service delivery and health outcomes is a key focus for primary healthcare. APNA continues to drive the growth of nurse capabilities and confidence to influence a constantly evolving national digital health system for safe, effective care for people.

2025 APNA Nurse Transformers Project

Digital Health Nurse Transformers

At APNA, we want to support nurses to grow their capabilities and confidence to use digital health tools to ensure safe and effective care for people. This is why APNA is collaborating with the Australian Digital Health Agency to transform how we use digital health in practice and ensure that digital platforms like My Health Record, electronic prescriptions and telehealth services are used routinely in primary health care.

Applications for the Nurse Transformer program are now CLOSED. Contact the team if you have any questions. 

 APNA 2025 Nurse transformer proGRAM 

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My Health Record

 

 

 

 

 

My Health Record (MyHR) is a secure online summary of key patient health information. It is immediately accessible and can be used to assist nurses to access information they need, to make more informed choices when caring for their patients.

The My Health App is a secure and convenient way for Australians to view key health information that has been uploaded to an individual's My Health Record.

• APNA Nurses Margaret Dempsey and Jane Bollen explain the benefits of the my health app (Video 5:22 minutes)
• Learn more about connecting to my health
• Digital Health in Residential Aged Care - Learn more and watch an introductory video (5:40 mins)

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National Nursing and Midwifery Digital Health Capability Framework

Developed by the Australian Digital Health Agency and Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH), in collaboration with APNA and other peak body organisations, the National Nursing and Midwifery Digital Health Capability Framework outlines the capabilities required to support individuals and organisations in extending their digital health development. The framework outlines core skills, knowledge and behaviours required for professional practice across five domains, and should be used as a resource to guide individuals, employers and educators to help support professional development and planning and to identify areas where knowledge gaps exist.

We have created 2 mini episodes from our APNA president Karen Booth explaining:

• How nurses can use the framework to ascertain their own level of digital health knowledge, and to identify where knowledge gaps exist.
• Provides practical examples of ways that digital technologies are used to streamline patient care.
• Part 1: What is the framework (2:37)
• Part 2: Digital health benefits (2:00) 
• Show us how you are using the framework  in our 3 minute survey