Wild Health 2024

Connected care: from here to modernity

Tuesday October 22, Collins Square Event Centre, Tower 2, Level 5, Docklands VIC 3008

At no time in Australian digital healthcare history has there been a more co-ordinated attempt from government, healthcare providers and the tech sector to bring about substantive change to the nature of digital connectivity in the country.

This year’s Wild Health Summit will feature the major players from each of government, healthcare providers and the technology sector discussing the major impending changes in play including the challenges we are facing in the light of some very tight timetables from government.

No other event puts the key people in the one room, including major overseas experts with experience in what we are about to attempt, and asks them the questions that will help you better navigate the next few disruptive years.

Program

Speakers

Exclusive Pre-Event Breakfast: Can an HIE Deliver Connected Care for Australia? (Invitation only)

Registration

8:15am – 8:45am

Welcome and Introduction

8:45am – 9:00am

Dr John Halamka, Dwight and Dian Diercks President, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Steven Posnack – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) US – Keynote + Q&A

9:00am – 9:30am

The role of policy in enabling technology in healthcare particularly web based interoperability and AI.

What Australia can learn from the experience of significantly enabling healthcare interoperability via policy in the US?

What’s gone right and wrong in the US experience which is relevant to Australia?
What’s the role of platforms and cloud in healthcare delivery going forward?
Might AI to change how Australia intends to implement its plans to deliver seamless meaningful data sharing across its system
What practically can we use AI for in healthcare now

Jeremy Knibbs in conversation with four experts: how far and how soon can policy on technology take Australia in healthcare system transformation?

9:30am – 10:00am

Daniel McCabe, First Assistant Secretary Medicare Benefits and Digital Health at Australian Department of Health
Grahame Grieve, Principal at Health Intersections Pty Ltd, Founder FHIR
Professor Wendy Chapman, Associate Dean of Digital Health and Informatics, University of Melbourne
Angela Ryan, Lead Healthcare Executive JAPAC, Oracle Health

Breaking down some of the key points from the previous session:

What were the key issues for the US in establishing technology standards as the basis for sharing
Where is Australia in the journey that the US has already taken
Where does Sparked fit into the picture, in particular for vendors
What is the likely timetable now for Australia
What benchmarks is the government proposing so we can measure progress properly and plan

Moderated by Jeremy Knibbs, Publisher of The Medical Republic and Health Services Daily.

Case Study TEDx 1: InterSystems

10:00am – 10:10am

A case study from one of our sponsors illustrating new digital health applications in the system.

Presented by Andrew Aho, Regional Director of Data Platforms, InterSystems.

How can the states and hospitals contribute to a new connected care paradigm?

10:10am – 10:40am

What do the people who run hospitals think about an expedited program to connect hospitals better to the rest of the system?

How will states align into federal mandates on connected care technologies?

What changes to the funding paradigm might be needed to align state and federal goals?

Connecting hospitals properly with primary care

Dr Suzie Miller, Director of Strategy, Quality, and Technology/Clinical Deputy Director, Victorian VED
Associate Professor Alam Yoosuff, Vice President, RDA NSW
Bettina McMahon, CEO, Healthdirect
Anja Nikolic, CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health

Moderated by Raj Verma, Principal at Nous Group.

Case Study TEDx 2: Alcidion

10:40am – 10:50am

A case study from one of our sponsors illustrating new digital health applications in the system.

Presented by Nick White, Chief Marketing Officer, Alcidion.

Morning Tea

10:50am – 11:20am

Latest on sharing by default, e-requesting, Sparked, interoperability standards legislation, a national HIE and other key government initiatives, as it effects both vendors and healthcare providers

11:20am – 11:55pm

An up to date look at the major government initiatives on interoperability from the horses mouths
Sparked for dummies – why is this program going into so much detail on defining data models?
Key benchmarks and timeframes
Vendor and provider input and feedback

Speakers:

Associate Professor David Rowlands, Chair, HL7 Australia
Associate Professor Alam Yoosuff, Vice President, RDA NSW
Grahame Grieve, Principal at Health Intersections Pty Ltd, Founder FHIR
Farhoud Salimi, Chief Technology Officer, Telstra Health

Moderated by Jeremy Knibbs, Publisher of The Medical Republic and Health Services Daily.

Case Study TEDx 3: My Emergency Doctor/Darling Downs

11:55am – 12:05pm

Overcoming the Postcode Lottery in rural Australia

Virtual emergency and GP services are transforming rural healthcare by ensuring access to senior clinical decision-making, regardless of location. In areas like Darling Downs, Queensland, where workforce shortages and locum reliance are common, these services help keep 80% of patients in their local communities, reducing the need for transfers and easing the burden on referral hospitals. By offering cost-effective, on-demand care, virtual services promote a supportive working environment, enhance local staff retention, and ensure equitable healthcare – bridging the gap in rural Australia.

Presented by Dr Tatiana Lowe, Medical Director at My Emergency Doctor and Dave Pugsley, Acting Executive Director Infrastructure, Darling Downs Health

Can technology enable connected care to deliver one health system?

12:05pm – 12:35pm

Steps in aligning silos of connected care into a whole of system journey.

Hospital in the home
Virtual EDs
Role of the single digital front door
Rural telehealth
Connecting primary care to community and hospitals for continuity
Doing the funding math on connected care
Connected care in policy

Panel:

Kate Quirke, Group Managing Director/CEO, Alcidion
Dr Suzie Miller, Director of Strategy, Quality, and Technology/Clinical Deputy Director, Victorian VED
Ryan Mavin, Branch Manager Informatics and Standards, Australian Digital Health Agency
Robert Read, CEO, Amplar Health

Moderated by Jeremy Knibbs, Publisher of The Medical Republic and Health Services Daily.

Case Study TEDx 4: Telstra Health

12:35pm – 12:45pm

Transforming Healthcare: a journey towards digital, personalised and data-driven care

Presented by Rupert Lee, Enterprise Solutions & Growth General Manager at Telstra Health

AI Now

12:45pm – 1:15pm

What AI can be applied to healthcare immediately and safely and where, to increase productivity, efficiency and address workforce issues? Some working examples – radiology, consulting notes, other.

What are the practical limits of generative AI apps in healthcare in Australia?

What constitutes “AI later”? What is the status of AI data models for use major EMRs and as a basis for developing new diagnostic models of care?

Guardrails and frameworks for more complex AI.

Panel:

Dr Todd Miller, Medical Director, Healthdirect
Dr Michael Wright, CMO, Avant and President-Elect, RACGP
Andrew Aho, Regional Director of Data Platforms, InterSystems
Danielle Bancroft, Chief Product and Technology Office, Best Practice Software

Moderated by Dr Emily Kirkpatrick, Managing Director, EKology Health

Lunch

1:15pm – 2:15pm

How do we avoid the scars of HIE mistakes?

2:15pm – 2:50pm

Paul Wilder, an executive director of Commonwell, moderating a panel on Health Information Exchanges.

Speakers:

Daniel McCabe, First Assistant Secretary Medicare Benefits and Digital Health at Australian Department of Health
Ryan Mavin, Branch Manager Informatics and Standards, Australian Digital Health Agency
Kerry Stratton, Global Director, Healthcare Solutions, InterSystems
Associate Professor David Rowlands, Chair, HL7 Australia

Moderated by Paul Wilder.

How the US model of seamless data exchange works and how that relates to Australia’s current plans for a HIE
The pros and cons of a hub and spoke model
Innovation in data web based data sharing from a US perspective
Lessons for “sharing by default”

Procurement in an age of significant technology disruption and transition

2:50pm – 3:25pm

How we deal with getting new FHIR standards into procurement.

How we deal with large recent procurements (e.g. SPDR) that have already happened without doing that…

How do we align State and Federal procurement strategies to drive a connected care strategy ?

Standards in procurement across the states
How does procurement contemplate impending new federal regulation and legislation for web based interoperability?
Aligning federal and state intentions
What role for made in Australia vs the globe
Other.

Panel:

Matthew Galetto, Founder & CEO, MediRecords
Dr John Lambert, CCIO, NT Health
Emma Hossack, CEO, Medical Software Industry Association
Nick White, Chief Marketing Officer, Alcidion

Moderated by Dr Paul Eleftheriou, Principal and Co-Lead of Digital Health, Nous Group

Case Study TEDx 5: Nous

3:25pm – 3:35pm

Culture, People and Tools: The triad for a sustainable and holistic digital health ecosystem.

In this talk, Paul will cover five key points focused on building a sustainable and holistic digital health system in your organisation. The five areas of focus: importance of positive culture, people (patients and care providers) being at the centre, technology is just a tool, measuring and defining outcomes, and the holistic elements of an ecosystem.

Presented by Dr Paul Eleftheriou, Principal and Co-Lead of Digital Health, Nous Group

Afternoon Tea

3:35pm – 4:05pm

How far and how fast can technology help in solving our ongoing workforce crisis?

4:05pm – 4:35pm

Defining the workforce issue within a technology framework
Key technologies of promise
Existing technologies that are working
Limitations

Panel:

Dr Emily Kirkpatrick, Managing Director, EKology Health
Dr Catherine de Fontenay, Commissioner at Australian Government Productivity Commission
Anja Nikolic, CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
Joshua Mundey, CEO, Visionflex Group

Moderated by Bettina McMahon, CEO, Healthdirect.

Ask the Experts: Q&A with key speakers from the day

4:35pm – 5:00pm

This is your chance to ask your burning questions that have arisen during the day.

Speakers:

Daniel McCabe, First Assistant Secretary Medicare Benefits and Digital Health at Australian Department of Health
Dr Catherine de Fontenay, Commissioner at Australian Government Productivity Commission
Elizabeth Koff AM, Managing Director, Telstra Health
Sarah Barter, Consumer Advocate

Moderated by Jeremy Knibbs, Publisher of The Medical Republic and Health Services Daily.