COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association provides access to a diverse community of accomplished, influential professionals who work passionately to make a difference in advancing healthcare through information technology. The field of health informatics (HI) is the intersection of clinical, IM/IT and management practices and is helping to modernize healthcare.

Our 1,500+ members are dedicated to realizing their full potential as professionals and advancing HI. COACH embraces these goals and provides access to the information, talent, credentials, recognition and programs needed for HI in Canada. COACH offers a broad range of services for networking, forums, information and best practice sharing, peer awards, national conferences and professional development, including specialized career resources and professional certification.

COACH is pleased to be Canada's official representative to International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA). 

COACH Membership Forums

• CHIEF: Canada's Health Informatics Executive Forum: Advancing HI as a profession at the executive level.   
• CTF: Canadian Telehealth Forum: The Canadian voice for telehealth nationally and internationally. 

History
COACH was formed in 1975 by several health professionals and vendors in the medical industry, who recognized that significant sharing of ideas and efforts must take place in order to enable Canadian health institutions to effectively use information technology and systems. The focus has since expanded to include not only the technology and the systems, but also the effective use of health information for decision-making. The association vision is Taking Health Informatics Mainstream.

 

 

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