AIDH facebook

Concurrent sessions

MONDAY
11:00am - 12:30pm
STREAM 1

AI adoption and innovation in health services

From Pain Point to Pilot: A Blueprint for Safer, Smarter AI in Healthcare
Dr 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 care
Francis 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 all
Idan Goldberger CEO, Australian Friends of Sheba Medical Centre
STREAM 2

AI in primary care

Implementing a digital scribe in allied health: Evaluating acceptability, efficiency and impact on clinical practice
A/Prof Kerrie Evans Group Chief Education and Research Officer, Healthia
From Complaints to Care Improvements: How Generative AI Transforms Patient Feedback into Actionable Care
Natalie Phan Executive Manager, Quantium Health
Using conversational voice AI to identify eligible patients for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program in primary care
Dr Tina Campbell Managing Director, Healthily
AI Meets MSK: Smarter Care. At Home. On Your Terms
Ali Stokes CEO, Beyond the Clinic
STREAM 3

Advancing knowledge and research

Co-designing and architecting an AI and advanced analytics pathway for Australia's healthcare research infrastructure
Dr Gnana Bharathy Research Data Specialist, Australian Research Data Commons
Harnessing evidence-based AI: Reimagining clinical access to trusted evidence
Kieran Matharu Clinical Solutions Commercial Manager, Elsevier
Artificial intelligence for healthcare in Australian Indigenous communities: Scoping project to explore relevance
Dr Andrew Goodman Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO
MONDAY
1:30pm - 3:00pm
STREAM 1

Leadership and governance

Delivering clinician- centred AI through real world infrastructure
Brad Porter CEO, Orion Health
Using conversational AI interfaces to support clinician reflective practice
Dr Bernard Bucalon Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Making AI work in health and care: Insights from public sector research
Sam Daley Partner, Product and Creative, Liquid Interactive
A chatbot darkly: Some thoughts about AI explainability
Dr 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 study
Tamara Marwood Project Manager and Researcher, Mercy Health
STREAM 2

Regulation and the legal outlook

Before You Build It: Five Legal Pitfalls to Avoid in AI Digital Health Projects
Karen Lee Regional Lead Counsel Japac, Clinigen
Legal Issues Arising from Use of AI Scribes – A Regulatory and Privacy Perspective
Chelsea Gordon Senior Associate, Minterellison
12 months in review: AI scribe use by Australian Clinicians - What we know
Tracy 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
STREAM 3

Consumer centric design

A Standardised Framework for AI-Enabled Assistive Technology Assessment
Dr Andrew Bayor Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO
VaxPulse: Active Global VaccineInfodemic Risk Assessment
Gerardo Luis Dimaguila Informatics Lead, Data Innovation Lead, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Social Licence for the Use of Personal Health Data for developing AI
Dr Tuan Duong and Quita Olsen The University of Queensland
AI in healthcare: engaging consumers to deliver meaningful solutions
Angelica Scott Head of Design, Healthdirect
TUESDAY
10:50am - 12:20pm
STREAM 1

AI adoption and innovation in health services

Predicting Patient Deterioration - A novel approach
Dr Sankalp Khanna CSIRO e-Health Research Centre
An Australian study on the utility of artificial intelligence in dermatology training and practice amongst dermatology trainees
Dr Samuel Morriss Doctor, The Royal Melbourne Hospital
AI in aged care: Opportunities, challenges, and the road ahead
Dr Renuka Sharma Data Scientist, QCIF
Virtual care goes ambient: AI documentation in a South Australian digital ED
Dr Melanie Smith GP Consultant, Co-clinical Lead, SA Virtual Care Service, SA Health
STREAM 2

Risk, safety and ethics

Smart but Safe: AI, Safety, and Cybersecurity in Healthcare
Prof Trish Williams Cisco Chair and Professor of Digital Health Systems, Flinders University
Safe use of AI in health Care
Dr Paul Miles Director, Digital Health, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health care
AI Supply Chain Risk in Indigenous and Multicultural Care
Lucian Burns Chief Information Security Officer, Medical Indemnity Protection Society
The question of AI safety for healthcare in the age of agentic and embodied AI
Dr Sandra Johnson Director and Clinical Academic, Child Development Paediatrics and University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
STREAM 3

Leadership and governance

Where is government guidance for AI in Healthcare
Dr 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 source
Dr Max Drezga-Kleiminger Physician Trainee, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Wellbeing by Design: Redefining Clinical Workflows with AI
Dr Sudesh Piyatissa Co-founder, Director of Medical Strategy, I-scribe
Federated Learning - Why, what, how, where to
Peter Marendy Head of Data and Software Solutions, Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation
TUESDAY
1:20pm - 2:50pm
STREAM 1

Leadership and governance

Towards a Smart Learning Health System: An Ontology-based Framework
Meg Ma Head of Portfolio Management, South Eastern Sydney local Health District
Rules, Risks and Realities: Balancing innovation, safety and governance in healthcare AI
Erica Potts Director of Data Governance and Digital Health Research, Alfred Health
More than accuracy: How artificial intelligence outputs are presented to clinicians, matters
Monica Noselli PhD Student, The University of Queensland
STREAM 2

Advancing knowledge and research

Do We Need Generative AI in Every Healthcare Application? A Practical Perspective
Dr Hanem Ellethy Data Scientist, Build-apps, University of Queensland
Automating clinical trial enrolment with AI
Ian Manovel Head of Health, Fujitsu Australia Ltd.
Accelerating AI use in health management: Developing critical AI fluency among health leaders and managers
Dr 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 review
Leanna Woods Senior Research Fellow, Queensland Digital Health Centre, The University of Queensland
STREAM 3

System design

From Theory to Practice: Implementing AI Safely in Australian Healthcare - A Practical Guide
Linta Thayyil Mathew Principal Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services
Designing a Digital Twin for the Queensland Patient Access Coordination Hub
Dr Sankalp Khanna CSIRO e-Health Research Centre
Localisation of OECD AI Classification Framework to support utilisation of AI systems within Australian healthcare sector
Prof Adam Berry Deputy Director - Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney

* Program is provisional and subject to change