Sue Walker: 30 Years With WHO-FIC

In early 1994, I was working in Queensland Health when I received a phone call from a colleague who told me about a position which had become vacant that she thought I might be interested in. The position was Director of the National Reference Centre for...

The Importance of Defining and Applying Competencies

How To Create A Competencies Framework Competency is the ability of an individual to apply related skills, knowledge and abilities to perform professional duties successfully in a defined work setting. Competence can be summarised as contextualised capability...

BHIMA 2023: A year in review

With renewed interest and revitalizations efforts, the Barbados Health Information Management Association’s (BHIMA) new board; appointed at the beginning of 2023, launched a number of new activities aimed to re-engage and educate key stakeholders. These activities...