Australian e-Health Research Centre
Australian e-Health Research Centre Australian e-Health Research Centre

2007 e-Health Research Colloquium

The e-Health Research Centre conducted the 2007 e-Health Research Colloquium in Brisbane, Queensland on Tuesday, 13 March 2007. This event was the third annual technical symposium conducted by the e-Health Research Centre, a joint venture between the Queensland Government and CSIRO.

Bringing together clinicians and researchers, the 2007 e-Health Research Colloquium showcased recent research trends and developments in the field of e-Health through technical presentations and technology demonstrations.


Program & Presentations

Session 1: Official Opening (Chair: Gary Morgan)

08:30

Chair’s Opening Remarks
Gary Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, e-Health Research Centre

08:35

CSIRO ICT Centre’s Welcome
Dr Alex Zelinsky, Director, CSIRO ICT Centre

08:40

Official Opening
Mr Gary Fenlon MP - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations

08:50

Prof Bruce Barraclough, AO, e-Health Medical Director, CSIRO ICT Centre; Chairman, Clinical Excellence Commission, New South Wales

ICT Enabling Better Care in Complex Systems [PDF:289KB]

09:10

Dr Stephen Duckett, Executive Director, Reform and Development Division, Queensland Health

What We Can and Can't Do with Data and Why this is Important [PDF:129KB]

09:30

Dr John Youngman, Health Quality and Complaints Commission Chair

Health Quality and Complaints Commission [PDF:555KB]

09:50

Dr Ian Reinecke, Chief Executive Officer, National e-Health Transition Authority

Australia’s E-Health Initiatives [PDF:182KB]

10:10

Questions and Discussion with the Panel

10:30

Morning Refreshments and Poster Display

Session 2: Health ICT: Contemporary Research Directions (Chair: Dr Anthony Maeder)

11:00

Keynote address
Dr Simon Warfield, Associate Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

New Roles of Imaging in Healthcare [PDF:6MB]

11:30

Dr Marienne Hibbert, Bio21, Melbourne Health

MMIM : Molecular Medicine Informatics Model and Australian Cancer Grid [PDF:1.42MB]

11:45

Dr Richard Head, Preventative Health Flagship, CSIRO

The Fundamental Role of the Integration of Biology and Mathematics and ICT Technologies in Preventative Health [PDF:1.19MB]

12:00

Dr Anthony Smith, Centre for Online Health, University of Queensland

Combining Research and Service Delivery: The Development of Telepaediatrics in Queensland

12:15

Questions and Discussion with the Panel

12:30

Lunch and Poster Display

Session 3: National and International Innovations (Chair: Dr Brian Richards)

13:30

John Lynch, Director of e-Health Strategy, Queensland Health

eHealth Directions in Queensland Health [PDF:1.03MB]

14:00

Prof Michael Georgeff, Health & Information Technology, Monash University

How e-Health Can Transform Health Care: Breaking the Barriers [PDF:322KB]

14:15

Ros Hill, Department of Health & Human Services, Tasmania

eHealth in Tasmania [PDF:951KB]

14:30

Prof K Yogesan, Chair in e-Medicine, Director, Centre of Excellence in e-Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Western Australia

E-Medicine Innovations from the West [PDF:2.82MB]

14:45

Prof Branko Celler, CEO & Chairman MedCare Group of Companies

Designing a Telehealth Network for Community Based Chronic Disease - Strategies and Implementation Issues [PDF:2.08MB]

15:00

Dr Paul Tridgell, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Information Strategy Overview [PDF:75KB]

15:15

Questions & Discussion with the Panel

15:30

Afternoon Refreshments and Poster Display

Session 4: Demonstrations

15:45

EHRC Research Project and Software Demonstrations

  • Health Data Research
  • Distributed Care
  • Biomedical Imaging
  • Preventative Health (P-Health) Flagship Display

16:45

Wine & Cheese