Health Informatics Knowledge Management ACM Chapter
The HIKM ACM Chapter brings together researchers, practitioners and students advancing computing in healthcare. It provides a platform for knowledge exchange, collaboration, and the development of innovative approaches in Health Informatics Knowledge Management.
Through webinars, workshops and scholarly engagement, and the long-running Health Informatics Knowledge Management (HIKM) Conference, the Chapter supports the dissemination of research and emerging ideas across the field. It also fosters connections between academia, industry and early-career professionals to strengthen capability and future leadership.
Our events:
‘The Hidden Complexity of EHR Data: Why Healthcare AI is Hard’
Despite their size and richness, EHR datasets are among the most challenging forms of data for AI development. Dr Verghese is a Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at SA Health. He is an Intensive Care Specialist with a strong interest in data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and electronic medical record (EMR) implementation across South Australia.
Dr Verghese’s presentation explores the hidden challenges within EHR data. He explains why developing trustworthy healthcare AI is substantially more difficult than many expect, and discusses emerging approaches – including interoperability standards, multimodal AI, and digital twins – which may help overcome these limitations.health initiatives that focus on integrating advanced data solutions, enhancing EMR systems, and improving healthcare outcomes through technology.
What is ACM?
The oldest and largest scientific/educational Computing Society.
ACM has Chapters in the US, Europe, India, China and Australasia, which have a variety of professional, scientific, and educational activities in their regions:
– Professional, Special Interest Group and Student Chapters in nearly 60 nations on 6 continents.
– Major conferences held throughout the world
– The Heidelberg Laureate Forum offers young researchers the opportunity to interact with the winners of the most prestigious computing prizes in their fields, in Heidelberg, Germany.
– ACM awards the Turing Award (Computer Science), the Abel Prize (Mathematics), the Fields Medal (Mathematics), and the Nevanlinna Prize (Mathematical Aspects of Information Science).
– ACM has over 50 Publications, including the ACM Digital Library.