Barbara Lennon
Deputy Chief Nursing & Midwifery Informatics Officer
Barbara has been involved with EMR for the last 25 years, first as an end user during her 10 years as a nurse in ICU in Belfast before moving into configuration and education when she emigrated to Australia in 2008. Barbara worked as a Clinical Application Specialist in ICU at St Vincent’s (Melbourne) prior to undertaking the Clinical Informatics Education Manager role at Austin Health.
Barbara joined Western Health in 2017 as EMR Learning & Development Manager to oversee the training plans for each EMR implementation and also EMR training and content for all new staff members. In 2020 and 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic, she responded to the organisational request for nurses in non-clinical positions to return to clinical roles, and returned to her roots as a clinical ICU nurse, supporting her colleagues in Footscray ICU.
In July 2023, Barbara moved to a new role within Digital Health as the Deputy Chief Nursing & Midwifery Informatics Officer, providing her expertise on Digital Health projects.
Outside work, Barbara enjoys travelling with her family, reading and trying new recipes which do not always work!