Tyree IHealthE

Digital Health Week 2024

Published on the 13 February 2024

Digital Health Week 2024 enabled anyone interested in digital health to engage in virtual and in-person events, exchange research and ideas, and highlight groundbreaking work in the field. Participants came together to foster person-centred eHealth collaborations, uniting researchers, healthcare providers, industry experts, and the community.

Inclusive by Design

This year, Digital Health Week emphasised the importance of creating digital health solutions that were accessible, equitable, and catered to the diverse, unique needs of all individuals. Presenters considered how their digital health research placed end-users at the centre or addressed marginalised and underserved populations and factors such as age, gender, ethnicity, disability, culture, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. The conference brought together professionals from diverse backgrounds to discuss and collaborate on ways to create more inclusive and accessible digital health solutions. By fostering discussions around Inclusive by Design, the conference drove positive change in the digital health landscape, ultimately leading to improved health outcomes for everyone, regardless of their background or circumstances.
Digital Health Week 2024 Full Program
Date

13th,14th,15th Feb 2024

Venue

Michael Crouch Innovation Centre, UNSW Kensington Campus

Format

Hybrid

Speakers

Professor Michael Kidd AO FAHMS

Inaugural director of the Centre for Future Health Systems at the University of New South Wales.

He has a joint academic appointment as Professor of Global Primary Care and Future Health Systems at the University of Oxford. He has been involved in research on digital health innovation for more than 30 years, with a special focus on electronic patient records, e-prescribing, digital communication, artificial intelligence and telehealth. He served as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Australia throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with responsibility for the development and implementation of the nation’s primary care response to COVID-19. He has held past senior academic roles at the University of Toronto, the Australian National University, the University of Sydney and Flinders University, was the foundation director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre on Family Medicine and Primary Care, and has served as president of both the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the World Organization of Family Doctors.

Professor Deborah Lupton 

Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Design & Architecture, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Australia.

Her research is interdisciplinary, spanning sociology, media and cultural studies. She is located in the Centre for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Centre, leading both the Vitalities Lab and the UNSW Node of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society. Deborah is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and of the Royal Society of NSW and has been awarded two honorary doctorates.

Dr Ian Goon

Session moderator

He has a background in scientific research, developing nano-materials for biosensing applications and subsequently spent 4 years in a commercially focused-role as a strategy consultant with The Boston Consulting Group in Southeast Asia. Ian co-founded a health technology startup focused on building digital tools for healthcare research projects, prior to joining Tyree IHealthE. His work included leading the development and implementation of technology platforms for the South Asia Biobank (South Asia and UK) and the SG100K population health study in Singapore. Ian holds a BEng (Chemical) and Ph.D from UNSW and obtained an MPhil in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge as a Chevening scholar.

Welcome to Country

Aunty Lola Ryan 

Aunty Lola is an Aboriginal woman from the La Perouse Aboriginal Community, located on the northern side of Botany. Bay. She is a devoted mother to 3 children and loves spending her spare time with her family and two granddaughters aged 7 and 4 years old.

Lola is the Aboriginal Health Worker for the Child & Family Health Team of South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, a position she has held for 20 years. Her passion is improving the health outcomes for Aboriginal families with children aged 0-5 years and working on projects that can make a difference in engaging Aboriginal families to take care of their health and wellbeing as well as their family’s needs.

ePoster Gallery is now live

The ePoster Gallery for Digital Health Week 2024 went live, featuring innovative work from researchers across the globe who showcased their transformative ideas in the field of digital health. Attendees had the opportunity to explore the latest trends and breakthroughs in digital health.

Participation played an important role, as attendees were invited to vote for their favourite ePoster and help determine the winner of an ePoster prize. Their votes contributed to recognising and rewarding exceptional contributions to the field.
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