Concurrent sessions
11:00am - 12:30pm
AI adoption and innovation in health services
From Pain Point to Pilot: A Blueprint for Safer, Smarter AI in HealthcareDr Sohyb Basir Digital Health Lead, Mater Health
Mind the Gut: Can AI Detect Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction?A/Prof Alireza Ahmadvand Senior Medical Officer, Princess Alexandra Hospital
Home-based Eligibility Analysis and Recommendation Tool (HEART): Using machine learning to identify in-hospital patients for at-home careFrancis Dignam Deputy Director of Operations and Nursing, Acute and Integrated Care, Alfred Health
How to turn every hospital into a startup factory, and why it matters for us allIdan Goldberger CEO, Australian Friends of Sheba Medical Centre
AI in primary care
Implementing a digital scribe in allied health: Evaluating acceptability, efficiency and impact on clinical practiceA/Prof Kerrie Evans Group Chief Education and Research Officer, Healthia
From Complaints to Care Improvements: How Generative AI Transforms Patient Feedback into Actionable CareNatalie Phan Executive Manager, Quantium Health
Using conversational voice AI to identify eligible patients for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program in primary careDr Tina Campbell Managing Director, Healthily
AI Meets MSK: Smarter Care. At Home. On Your TermsAli Stokes CEO, Beyond the Clinic
Advancing knowledge and research
Co-designing and architecting an AI and advanced analytics pathway for Australia's healthcare research infrastructureDr Gnana Bharathy Research Data Specialist, Australian Research Data Commons
Harnessing evidence-based AI: Reimagining clinical access to trusted evidenceKieran Matharu Clinical Solutions Commercial Manager, Elsevier
Artificial intelligence for healthcare in Australian Indigenous communities: Scoping project to explore relevanceDr Andrew Goodman Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Leadership and governance
Delivering clinician- centred AI through real world infrastructureBrad Porter CEO, Orion Health
Using conversational AI interfaces to support clinician reflective practiceDr Bernard Bucalon Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Making AI work in health and care: Insights from public sector researchSam Daley Partner, Product and Creative, Liquid Interactive
A chatbot darkly: Some thoughts about AI explainabilityDr Andrew Westcombe Senior Cyber Policy and Governance Advisor, Australian Digital Health Agency
AI in Australian healthcare, facilitators and barriers to applying ethics frameworks: a case studyTamara Marwood Project Manager and Researcher, Mercy Health
Regulation and the legal outlook
Before You Build It: Five Legal Pitfalls to Avoid in AI Digital Health ProjectsKaren Lee Regional Lead Counsel Japac, Clinigen
Legal Issues Arising from Use of AI Scribes – A Regulatory and Privacy PerspectiveChelsea Gordon Senior Associate, Minterellison
12 months in review: AI scribe use by Australian Clinicians - What we knowTracy Pickett Legal and Policy Advisor, Avant
Mark Nevin FAIDH and Dr Sandra L J Johnson, Director & Clinical Academic, Child Development Paediatrics & University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Consumer centric design
A Standardised Framework for AI-Enabled Assistive Technology AssessmentDr Andrew Bayor Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO
VaxPulse: Active Global VaccineInfodemic Risk AssessmentGerardo Luis Dimaguila Informatics Lead, Data Innovation Lead, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Social Licence for the Use of Personal Health Data for developing AIDr Tuan Duong and Quita Olsen The University of Queensland
AI in healthcare: engaging consumers to deliver meaningful solutionsAngelica Scott Head of Design, Healthdirect
10:50am - 12:20pm
AI adoption and innovation in health services
Predicting Patient Deterioration - A novel approachDr Sankalp Khanna CSIRO e-Health Research Centre
An Australian study on the utility of artificial intelligence in dermatology training and practice amongst dermatology traineesDr Samuel Morriss Doctor, The Royal Melbourne Hospital
AI in aged care: Opportunities, challenges, and the road aheadDr Renuka Sharma Data Scientist, QCIF
Virtual care goes ambient: AI documentation in a South Australian digital EDDr Melanie Smith GP Consultant, Co-clinical Lead, SA Virtual Care Service, SA Health
Risk, safety and ethics
Smart but Safe: AI, Safety, and Cybersecurity in HealthcareProf Trish Williams Cisco Chair and Professor of Digital Health Systems, Flinders University
Safe use of AI in health CareDr Paul Miles Director, Digital Health, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health care
AI Supply Chain Risk in Indigenous and Multicultural CareLucian Burns Chief Information Security Officer, Medical Indemnity Protection Society
The question of AI safety for healthcare in the age of agentic and embodied AIDr Sandra Johnson Director and Clinical Academic, Child Development Paediatrics and University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Leadership and governance
Where is government guidance for AI in HealthcareDr Nick Marlow Research Fellow, University of South Australia
AI Agents in Health - Is this the last generation of an all-human workforce in health?Dr Bryan Tan Chief Health Officer, Salesforce
Navigating the Noise: A junior doctor perspective on the use of AI as an information sourceDr Max Drezga-Kleiminger Physician Trainee, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Wellbeing by Design: Redefining Clinical Workflows with AIDr Sudesh Piyatissa Co-founder, Director of Medical Strategy, I-scribe
Federated Learning - Why, what, how, where toPeter Marendy Head of Data and Software Solutions, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation
1:20pm - 2:50pm
Leadership and governance
Towards a Smart Learning Health System: An Ontology-based FrameworkMeg Ma Head of Portfolio Management, South Eastern Sydney local Health District
Rules, Risks and Realities: Balancing innovation, safety and governance in healthcare AIErica Potts Director of Data Governance and Digital Health Research, Alfred Health
More than accuracy: How artificial intelligence outputs are presented to clinicians, mattersMonica Noselli PhD Student, The University of Queensland
Advancing knowledge and research
Do We Need Generative AI in Every Healthcare Application? A Practical PerspectiveDr Hanem Ellethy Data Scientist, Build-apps, University of Queensland
Automating clinical trial enrolment with AIIan Manovel Head of Health, Fujitsu Australia Ltd.
Accelerating AI use in health management: Developing critical AI fluency among health leaders and managersDr Anthony Sunjaya Senior Lecturer in Health Leadership and Management, University of NSW
Assessing the effectiveness of artificial intelligence education and training for healthcare workers- a systematic reviewLeanna Woods Senior Research Fellow, Queensland Digital Health Centre, The University of Queensland
System design
From Theory to Practice: Implementing AI Safely in Australian Healthcare - A Practical GuideLinta Thayyil Mathew Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services
Designing a Digital Twin for the Queensland Patient Access Coordination HubDr Sankalp Khanna CSIRO e-Health Research Centre
Localisation of OECD AI Classification Framework to support utilisation of AI systems within Australian healthcare sectorProf Adam Berry Deputy Director - Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney
* Program is provisional and subject to change
