HIMSS Women in Health IT

According to results from the 2019 HIMSS Europe Annual Women in Health IT survey “discrimination of women executives in Health IT decreases by 11% compared to last year”. Join us to learn more about the findings of this year’s survey and hear from women across Europe on their interpretations of the survey results. The webinar offers insights from distinct cultures, generations, and professional backgrounds to grasp a truly diverse segment of the Women in Health IT membership and their unique experience at the workplace.

Lisa Suennen, co-founder of CSweetener, a not-for-profit dedicated to propelling senior women in healthcare forward and into the C-Suite, explores how Mentorship, Networking, and Visibility not only brings new and different perspectives and fresh thinking, it creates value and strengthens one's personal brand, and also opens the door for new opportunities.

In 2016 alone, more than 11.5 million people reported misuse of prescription pain medicine. HIMSS recognizes the role and value of health information and technology to address the opioid crisis. HIMSS also aims to elevate the voices of women who have been fiercely working to address the crisis across the U.S.