Adelaide has been named the successful bidder of the 2013 Health Informatics Society annual conference in July next year.

 

The conference will bring an estimated 900 delegates to the state over the four-day conference that will cover e-health and health information systems conference and is expected to deliver an economic impact to the State of more than $2 million.

 

“This conference has a strong relevance to our work preparing South Australia to enter a new digital era of health care,” Mr Hill said.

 

“This conference will allow us to showcase our work in e-health to Australia, and the world. SA Health looks forward to working with the Society to make this event a success.”

 

Adelaide last hosted the Health Informatics Conference in 2000. It has been held in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra since then. The 2013 conference will be held from 15-18 July