Louise Schaper is the CEO of the Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA). HISA is Australia’s equivalent to AMIA in the USA. Louise’s appointment as CEO of HISA came on the back of 10 years of experience in, and applied passion for, health informatics. With a background as an occupational therapist and a PhD on technology acceptance amongst healthcare professionals, Louise is a world leader in allied health informatics and is intimately connected to Australia’s substantial health reform efforts, where e-health is seen to be a key enabler to achieving high quality, safe, sustainable and patient-centered care.