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Anne Marks - Lecturer

Anne has held a number of roles in the Discipline of Health Informatics since 1990, and has been employed as a fulltime academic staff member since 2003. She has professional and academic qualifications in health information management and education, and has held senior HIM positions in both public and private health care facilities. Anne is currently the course coordinator for the Master of Health Information Management program. As International Student Coordinator for the School, she has conducted a number of off-shore workshops and consultancies in Fiji, Hong Kong and China. Anne is also responsible for the coordination of the professional experience program for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

  • Position: Lecturer / Student Coordinator for the Discipline
  • Location: Level 3, Building M, Room M308B - See campus map
  • Phone: +61 2 9351 9057
  • Fax: +61 2 9351 9672
  • Email:

Qualifications

  • Master of Health Science (Education) USyd
  • Associate Diploma (Medical Record Administration)Cumberland

Research Interests

Anne’s research interests include cross-cultural communication in the clinical situation, the experience of first year students in the professional environment and the importance of experiential learning. She is currently a member of a research group undertaking a study on the value of electronic discharge referral systems.

  • Experiential learning
  • Cultural implications of learning
  • Education and learning theories
  • Management of the medical record department
  • International Disease Classification Systems

Publications

  • Craig JA, Callen JL, Marks AL, Saddik B, Bramley M (2007) Electronic discharge summaries: the current state of play. Health Information Management Journal. 36: 31-36.
  • Marks, A. & McIntosh, J. (2006). Achieving meaningful learning in health information management students: the importance of professional experience. Health Information Management, 35(2), 14-22.
  • Marks, A. (2005). Studying health information management at the University of Sydney: challenges for postgraduate students. First Asia-Pacific Medical Record Congress in conjunction with CHMRA 14th National Convention. Beijing China
  • Callen J, Craig J & Marks A. (2004). The information revolution: challenges for educators of health information managers/health informaticians. HIMAA Symposium. Brisbane Australia. ISBN 1 876 443 08 1