The only issue holding back the progress of digital transformation in Australian healthcare organizations is cybersecurity.
In recent years, Australia has made serious efforts to develop the digital capabilities of its health system, including multi-year investments and health system build-outs. National strategies, blueprints and action plans. The company is working towards a vision of “the trusted, timely and accessible use of digital and data to underpin personalized and connected health and wellbeing experiences for all Australians”.
However, Hamish Steele, founder of the Australian Digital Health Festival (DHF), stressed that “cybersecurity continues to be a major growing pain in digital health adoption.”
“Over the past 18 months, we have witnessed large-scale breaches at major services across the country, including a recent incident involving a nonprofit organization. St. Vincent's Health. This is a major concern, and the top experts attending this event will help address it. ”
encounter of hearts
Although relatively new, DHF brings together stakeholders from across the industry, from healthcare executives and vendors to influencers and decision makers, to connect and learn from each other and address healthcare's pressing challenges. has become a popular annual event that seeks to find solutions to problems. .
“DHF started as a pandemic side project while I was getting my law degree,” Steele said. During that time, he began looking into the health technology sector as a potential investment venture. He attended virtual health events and realized he was being overlooked.
“COVID-19 has revealed a huge need for innovation. When we look across the ecosystem, we see innovation being fragmented. All healthcare providers are facing the challenges of digital adoption. We are faced with an opportunity.”
“These are exciting times for the healthcare industry. The opportunities for digital transformation are huge,” he said.
Focus on AI and cybersecurity
Each year, DHF joins us to touch on timely issues and discuss solutions across five core areas: data and analytics, virtual care, workforce productivity and training, aged care innovation, and primary and allied care. trying to unite people.
“At our core, we bring people together with great ideas. We aim to create unparalleled event experiences that prioritize innovation, connection, serendipity, and learning. With this in mind, we is focused on two things: promoting serendipity and connection, and generating insight. It's content-rich,” Steele explained.
“This is not an event about academic jargon. We ask our presenters to be incredibly practical, tackle the biggest topics and be as controversial as possible.”
In addition to cybersecurity, which is a recurring focus of great interest among attendees, the third DHF, to be held in Melbourne from May 7-8, will also highlight the growing popularity of generative AI.
“The buzzword that comes to mind is generative AI. ChatGPT has democratized patient health information. We are fortunate to have great advice from respected AI experts like IBM's Dr. Stefan Haller. Before I even knew what it was, he was raising ethical concerns about ChatGPT – which I was glad to hear,” Steele said.
In addition, women's health and, for the first time, indigenous health will also be included in the discussion.
“As we continue to focus on women’s health, we are delighted to welcome Ida Ting, founder of Clue, who coined the term ‘femtech’. We're really proud to include content about “We're keen to foster any innovation that can go some way to closing social inequalities.''
DHF 2024 aims to be double the size of its predecessor, attracting more than 6,000 senior executives from Australia, New Zealand and overseas.
“DHF has become a very practical and business-driven format. People know that it's not just about attending a conference, it's a time of the year when all our clients, partners and friends come together. .”
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