Australasian Mortality Data Interest Group (AMDIG)
Terms of reference Meetings AMDIG discussion list Understanding Mortality Data Workshop 2005Understanding Mortality Data – Reaping the Rewards 2006
Terms of reference
19 November 2003
The committee meets annually on a face to face basis and at other
times by teleconference as required. Its overall function is to
facilitate information sharing relating to the collection, collation,
coding, dissemination and analysis of causes of death data in
Australia, New Zealand and potentially within the Asia-Pacific
region.
Communication
- Provide a forum for exchanging mortality information issues
for users and information managers
- Provide a link between local mortality information issues
and international developments
Technical discussion
- Provide advice to managers and users of mortality information
on technical standards related to data collection, analysis
and reporting
Policy discussion
- Provide advice to managers of mortality information on policy
and procedures
- Promote the scope, coverage and quality of mortality information
Communication mechanisms
- meetings
- newsletters
- bulletin boards
- list servers
- web sites
Meetings
| 8 May 2003 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
| 18 November 2003 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
| 20 November 2003 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
| 23 June 2004 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
| 29 November 2004 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
| 23-24 November 2006 |
Agenda |
Minutes |
AMDIG discussion list – user
guidelines
The Australasian Mortality Data Interest Group (AMDIG) discussion
list allows members to communicate via e-mail. The discussion
list is administered by the National Centre for Classification
in Health, Brisbane using the Queensland University of Technology
(QUT) Interest Group software.
The interest group software program contains subscribers’
e-mail addresses. Each time a message is posted to the list, the
program automatically forwards the message to all listed e-mail
addresses. You must subscribe to receive and post messages to
the AMDIG discussion list.
Information and the rules for using QUT e-mail services are located
at: http://www.mopp.qut.edu.au/F/F_01_05.jsp
Purpose of the AMDIG discussion list
The AMDIG discussion list provides an opportunity to communicate
with all list subscribers about issues relating to the collection,
coding, collation, dissemination and use of mortality data. It
also encourages establishment of one-to-one contact with colleagues
to address specific questions or topic areas.
How to use the discussion list
Posting messages
To post messages to the discussion list send an e-mail to: amdig@qut.edu.au
When you send a message to this address, your e-mail is sent to
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IT user guidelines.
Understanding Mortality Data – Reaping
the Rewards 2005.
2005 Workshop program - individual abstracts,
papers, presentation slides and audio (please
note that the audio files [Mpeg Audio] are quite large and may
be slow when downloading).
Multiple cause coding of mortality and
morbidity from heart failure.
Professor Annette Dobson, Mr. Farid Najafi and Konrad Jamrozik,
University of Queensland.
Linking data to prevent death.
Megan Bohensky, National Coronial Information System
Causes of death associated with cancer
Ian McDermid, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Multiple causes of suicide deaths
Dr Ching Choi, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Use of multiple cause of death data
Stephanie Callaghan and Peter Burke. Australian Bureau of Statistics
Understanding the ABS mortality unit record
file
Stephanie Callaghan and Peter Burke. Australian Bureau of Statistics
Linking death and census data to enhance
registration data
Tara Pritchard, Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Paper:
ABS Census Data Enhancement Project - Statement Of Intention
(54KB)
Underlying causes of death in Jordan,
2003
Dr Majed Asad, Information Directorate, Ministry of Health Jordan
Specificity of External Cause of Death
Data in Australia
Dr Kirsten McKenzie, National Centre for Classification in Health
“Injury mortality”: Operational
definition has changed on the basis of data analysis
James Harrison, National Injury Surveillance Unit
External Causes of Injury: Nature and
implications of growing differences between ICD-10 and ICD-10-AM
code-lists
Geoffrey Henley, National Injury Surveillance Unit
OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION
Data Linkage – Issues with sharing, ownership and co-operation
Moderator: Professor Annette Dobson, University of Queensland.
- James Harrison, National Injury Surveillance Unit –
Discussion on Western Australian Data Linkage.
- Cate Cameron, Griffith University – Data Linkage in
a Retrospective Cohort Study into Long Term Injury Outcomes,
Manatoba Canada.
- Marilla O’Dwyer, e-Health Research Centre – Health
Data Integration.
- slides
(85KB)
- Audio:
OFD–Data Linkage (play time: 41min 59sec, 39,370KB)
Understanding Mortality Data – Reaping
the Rewards 2006.
2006 Workshop program - Presentation slides
and Audio (please note that the audio files are quite large
and may be slow when downloading).
Introduction and Welcome
Garry Waller and Professor Richard Madden, National Centre for
Classification in Health.
Key Note Presentation: Interpreting data
Professor John Pearn, Royal Brisbane Children’s Hospital
The National Coronial Information System
– The Next Five Years
Leanne Daking, National Coronial Information System
Indigenous Mortality - a quality study
Michaela McGuigan, Australian Bureau of Statistics
A History of Survival in New Zealand:
Cohort Mortality in New Zealand, 1876-2004
Gillian Smeith, Statistics New Zealand
Deaths of Aboriginal Victorians 1870-2000
Dr. Len Smith, Australian National University
External Cause of Death Data Quality
Chris Gordon, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Suicide - Why do the numbers differ?
Tara Pritchard, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Strengthening Mortality Registration Systems
in Developing Countries – Challenges and Lessons Learned
Dr Chalapati Rao, University of Queensland
Mortality: Twentieth century and beyond
Krys Sadkowsky, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Causes of Injury Mortality: Managing
misclassification
Geoff Henley, Research Centre for Injury Studies
A Future Vision for Mortality Data
Associate Professor James Harrison, Research Centre for Injury
Studies
Workshop Summary and Open Forum Discussion
Facilitator: Dr Jane Freemantle, Telethon Institute for Child
Health Research
- Audio:
(Playtime: 33:40, 23,859KB)
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