Australian Health ICT Capability Recognised at HIMSS'06

12 February 2006
San Diego, California

In a joint Australian Trade Commission and CHIK Services initiative, several Australian e-Health companies presented today at the 2006 HIMSS International Business Trade Pavilion.

"Austrade and CHIK Services have successfully furthered Australia's role in global Health ICT today when the work of the e-Health Research Centre and others was recognised and promoted to the international Health ICT community at the inaugural HIMSS International Business Trade Pavilion," said Gary Morgan, CEO of the e-Health Research Centre.

"Tomorrow afternoon CHIK's Health-e-Directory 2006 print edition outlining the capabilities of Australian companies will be launched to an international audience at HIMSS'06. For an Australian Health ICT company with international aspirations, Austrade and CHIK have delivered again at the premier event in healthcare ICT."

Gary Morgan will be available for meetings and he can be contacted at the CHIK Cosponsor booth (#8910) at HIMSS'06 in the San Diego Convention Center.

About the e-Health Research Centre

The e-Health Research Centre, a $15 million joint venture between CSIRO and the Queensland Government, is a leading national research facility in ICT for healthcare applications. Its world-class researchers conduct trials on e-health solutions and undertake R&D to improve healthcare decisions around the burden of chronic disease through technologies that harness the explosion of health data and enhance the ability to provide quality healthcare with a patient-centric focus.