Digital Inclusion and Digital Exclusion: A History of Nursing Informatics (online)
30 Nov 2026, 17:30 - 19:00
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Join Paula Proctor and Amanda Jackson to learn about nursing informatics and how can we make today’s digital world more equitable.
Nursing informatics emerged from the first computers in health care settings in the 1960s, becoming an established field in the 1980s.
Paula Procter, a key figure in the use of information technology in nursing since 1979, talks about important moments from her career.
Meanwhile, Amanda Jackson will reflect on the growing challenges in community care arising from digital poverty. How can we make today’s digital world more equitable?
Image: Computers In Nursing News supplement clippings, Nursing Times, vol. 80, no. 11, 14 March 1984
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