eHealth event attracts top speakers

The eHealth Queensland Expo will feature a line-up of both national and international speakers.

Health and Ambulance Services Minister Cameron Dick will be joined by keynote speaker Amanda Stevens, while last year’s keynote, Chris Riddell — a futurist and award-winning speaker on digital — is returning as compere.

“Digital innovation, built on modern and dependable ICT infrastructure, is now vital in modern health care,” said Dick.

“Digitising health care will improve patient outcomes, service delivery and the patient experience.

“Following the success of the 2016 expo, there was significant interest from across the sector to be part of this year’s program.”

Richard Ashby, eHealth Queensland’s chief executive, said the expo will feature a diverse range of topics and speakers who will provoke creative thinking, discussion and action — covering everything from digital hospitals to artificial intelligence and genomics.

“Different to most conferences, our speakers will deliver presentations ranging from five minutes to around 40 minutes, keeping momentum and interest high in a format that proved very popular at the inaugural event in 2016,” Ashby said.

“We’ll also have a number of panel Q&A sessions, with delegates able to engage through an event mobile app.

Other speakers will include Department of Health Director-General Michael Walsh, Australian Digital Health Agency CEO Tim Kelsey and Elsevier Clinical Solutions Chief Medical Officer Peter Edelstein.

There will be services and innovations displayed and demonstrated as part of the trade show, which delegates can attend at various times throughout the event.

For more information, including speakers, programs, tickets and sponsorship availability, visit the website at http://ehealthexpo.health.qld.gov.au.

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