The Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA) has launched a new training initiative to provide clinicians, IT professionals and managers with online, self-paced courses in digital health, beginning with a foundation course in clinical practice in the digital age for clinicians.

The Digital Health Workforce Academy (DHWA), founded by long-time HISA member and health informatician David Rowlands, will offer three initial courses for clinicians with plans in the works for two new courses for IT professionals new to the healthcare industry to launch next month.