Delivering ICT capabilities within healthcare services

Implementing practical infrastructure to achieve collaborative health standards

Two-day conference and workshops
3 - 5 February 2009
Rydges World Square, Sydney

Our expert speakers

• Royal Flying Doctors Service
• National E-Health Transition Authority
• The Australian e-Health Research Centre
• Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland
• HL7 Australia

·      Greater Southern Area Health Service

• Healthcare Consumer's Association of the ACT
• Royal Adelaide Hospital/ Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science (SouthAustralia Pathology)
• Biomedical Systems Laboratory and Laboratory for Health Telematics, University of NSW
• Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital and the Royal Children’s Hospital
• Queen Elizabeth Hospital
• Victorian Department of Human Services
• NZ Health IT Cluster NZ Health IT Cluster

Learn from the experiences of others and leave this interactive and informative event with a comprehensive understanding of how to: 

·         Deliver sustainable health services through leveraging ICT infrastructure

·         Identify the role of ICT in providing quality healthcare services

·         Adopt investment strategies to support ICT developments

·         Build frameworks to standardise use of technology and electronic health information

·         Identify tele-medicine capabilities as a sustainable healthcare service

E-health technology is enabling medical professionals with instant access to information and patients; streamlining consultations processes; and providing a safer environment for patients and healthcare providers. The implementation of sustainable infrastructure, information technology and communication portals are fundamental tools in enabling enhance accessibility for delivering quality centred healthcare.

Work is currently underway in developing key standards, finalising jurisdictional legislative amendments, and establishing a national health regulatory framework. Greater alliance between state healthcare services, supported by investment, can facilitate progression towards collaborative healthcare delivered through ICT capabilities.