Highlights Of The Program
2 days business program:
Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.
SHOWCASING INNOVATION:
Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.
leaders talk:
Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.
MULTIPLE STREAMS:
A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.
SMART TECHNOLOGIES:
Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.
roundtable discussion:
Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.
Program 2026
DAY 1 :
TBC
08:00 - 09:00
REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:00 - 09:10
OPENING ADDRESS
09:10 - 09:35
HEALTHCARE IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL HEALTH LITERACY MISINFORMATION
Chirag Lodhia
Monash Health
- Addressing the global crisis of digital health literacy and its effects on care delivery
- Identifying gaps in worldwide governance frameworks guiding digital health practices
- Exploring collective solutions to strengthen trust and counter misinformation in healthcare
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON DIGITAL HEALTH LITERACY AND TRUST
09:40 - 10:05
WHAT MAKES HOME-BASED HOSPITAL-LEVEL CARE WORK?
Alyssa Jayne Kelly
Northern Health
- Reducing admissions and inequities through telehealth and interdisciplinary virtual rounds
- Implementing remote acute and post-acute care using home monitoring technologies
- Building digital neighbourhoods combining virtual systems with human-centred support
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON HOME-BASED AND HOSPITAL-LEVEL CARE
10:10 - 10:40
SPEED NETWORKING SESSION
- Exchange business cards and get connected in short one-to-one meetings
- Start the conversation to arrange a more formal meeting later on in the conference
- Share your professional background and discuss your biggest business issues - don't forget your business cards!
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN TELEHEALTH: THE ROLE OF AI AND DIGITAL INNOVATIONS
- Shaping AI-enabled adoption by building patient trust through transparent engagement
- Demonstrating validated AI use cases while reinforcing essential human clinical oversight
- Enabling predictive, continuous telehealth models through advanced clinical empowerment
- Aligning digital innovation with evolving privacy and regulatory frameworks for safe AI use
- Advancing digital health outcomes by integrating AI with next-generation immersive tools
Mani Sahihi | Foxo Technology
Cristina K Chang | Harvest Integrated Research Organization
Idan Goldberger | Australian Friends of Sheba Medical Centre
Ella Cannon | Murray PHN
Craig Hewat | EngageVR
11:30 - 11:55
VALIDATION OF PHYSICAL MOBILITY MEASURES OVER ZOOM
Marie-Louise Bird
Federation University Australia
- Examining the validity of mobility assessments traditionally performed only in person
- Investigating the feasibility of administering physical measures via telehealth platforms
- Identifying which assessments are most robust when delivered remotely through Zoom
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON REMOTE VALIDATION OF MOBILITY ASSESSMENTS
12:00 - 12:25
CONNECTION AT SCALE: TURNING ACCESS INTO ADOPTION
Mani Sahihi
Foxo Technology
- Designing for adoption through seamless onboarding and empathetic patient engagement
- Embedding care into daily life via two-way, conversational and routine-based touchpoints
- Building trust and inclusivity with human-centred design that sustains virtual care use
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON DRIVING TELEHEALTH ADOPTION
12:30 - 13:30
NETWORKING LUNCH & VISITING THE TELEHEALTH EXHIBITION
13:30 - 14:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON INNOVATIONS AND CHALLENGES IN REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING AND PERSONALISED CARE
- Integrating remote monitoring into workflows while reducing clinical burden
- Addressing regulatory, interoperability, and scalability barriers to RPM adoption
- Overcoming service uptake, LOS perceptions, and equity gaps in remote monitoring
Vaishnavi Gudupalli | Centerpoint Health
Jack Godau | VRR Consulting
Denisha Lee | Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS)
14:00 - 14:25
FROM REACTIVE TO PREDICTIVE: REDESIGNING THE CARE JOURNEY THROUGH DATA AND DIGITAL INNOVATION
Bill Petch
Crohn’s Colitis Cure
- Linking clinical and patient data, enabling shared decisions and consistent quality care
- Integrating RWE into AI training, transforming telehealth into predictive personalised care
- Reimagining funding models, incentivising prevention and improving system sustainability
14:25 - 14:30
Q&A SESSION ON PREDICTIVE AND PERSONALISED CARE
14:30 - 14:55
TELESTROKE SERVICE DELIVERY IN 2026
Michael Macilquham
Nicolab
- Delivering global telestroke services through Nicolab’s advanced cloud-based platform
- Connecting clinicians to patient data in real time, reducing delays and improving outcomes
- Showcasing AI-enabled stroke care, strengthening specialist access across Australasia
14:55 - 15:00
Q&A SESSION ON ADVANCING TELESTROKE SERVICES
15:00 - 15:30
AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
15:30 - 16:00
PANEL DISCUSSION ON ENHANCING TELEHEALTH ACCESSIBILITY AND EQUITY IN RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES
- Addressing digital, cultural, and sustainability barriers to ensure equitable rural telehealth
- Evaluating quality, locality, and community capability impacts of virtual care delivery
- Strengthening aged-care readiness by overcoming cultural barriers and tailoring telehealth
Chris Ngwa | UNICEF
Samantha Clune | La Trobe University
Kate Lamont | Thrive Aged Care Consultants
16:00 - 16:25
EXTENDING CARE THROUGH XR: REACHING AND ENGAGING RURAL & REMOTE COMMUNITIES
Amelia St Baker
Ninja Allied Health
- Bridging healthcare access gaps in rural regions through immersive XR technologies
- Sharing lessons from deploying XR therapy across diverse settings and communities
- Advancing equity in access with innovative and human-centred digital health solutions
16:25 - 16:30
Q&A SESSION ON XR AND RURAL HEALTH ACCESS
16:30 - 16:55
TELEHEALTH AT THE INTERSECTIONS: FROM INNOVATION TO LOCAL IMPACT
Sharon Howell
Huntington Hill Ventures
- Sharing global case studies across U.S. pilots, LMIC partnerships, and Australian programs
- Highlighting telehealth innovation in monitoring, integration, and immersive technologies
- Examining regulatory and safety issues shaping adoption and hospital-at-home pathways
16:55 - 17:00
Q&A SESSION ON TELEHEALTH INNOVATION AND IMPACT
17:00 - 17:25
LEGAL PERILS OF THE BUSINESS MODEL OF SINGLE-CONDITION TELEHEALTH BUSINESSES
Geoff Bloom
Mills Oakley
- Examining legal risks in business models tied to medicine sales instead of clinical care
- Navigating compliance issues across advertising, pharmacy ownership, and prescription rules
- Addressing ethical concerns when financial incentives conflict with patient best interests
17:25 - 17:30
Q&A SESSION ON LEGAL RISKS IN SINGLE-CONDITION TELEHEALTH MODELS
17:30 - 18:30
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2 :
TBC
08:30 - 09:00
MORNING REFRESHMENTS
09:00 - 09:10
OPENING ADDRESS
09:10 - 09:35
REIMAGINING CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION USING AI FOR AUSTRALIA’S HEALTH / TELEHEALTH ECOSYSTEM
Nadeem Khan
Synergie HealthTech Advisory & Consulting
- Automating SOAP note creation, ensuring consistent, structured, and usable clinical data
- Supporting early intervention through real-time decision support and escalation alerts
- Reducing clinician documentation load while aligning with national digital health standards
09:35 - 09:40
Q&A SESSION ON AI AND CLINICAL DOCUMENTATION
09:40 - 10:05
THE AUSTRALIAN EMPLOYEE HEALTH CRISIS
Nic Blair
Honeysuckle Health
- Revealing impacts of cost-of-living pressures and care access on workforce health
- Exploring links between employee well-being and overall business performance
- Highlighting workplace health as a strategic advantage in Australia and globally
10:05 - 10:10
Q&A SESSION ON EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND BUSINESS IMPACTS
10:10 - 10:35
AI-DRIVEN PERSONALISED DIALYSIS: PREDICTING HYPOTENSION BEFORE IT HAPPENS
Doyoung Kim
Nexev AI
- Addressing dialysis complications by predicting intradialytic hypotension before onset
- Presenting an AI model that monitors signals and dynamically adjusts ultrafiltration rates
- Integrating telehealth dashboards to enable personalised, safer dialysis at home
10:35 - 10:40
Q&A SESSION ON AI AND PERSONALISED DIALYSIS CARE
10:40 - 11:00
MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
11:00 - 11:25
BREAKING BARRIERS: TELEHEALTH FOR RURAL, REMOTE, AND INDIGENOUS HEALTH ACCESS
Dmitry Shibanov
SMPLS INNOVATION
- Addressing the digital divide with low-bandwidth telehealth and expanded digital inclusion
- Supporting Indigenous communities with culturally safe and community-led care models
- Leveraging social media and remote innovation to provide real-time trusted health access
11:25 - 11:30
Q&A SESSION ON TELEHEALTH FOR REMOTE AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
11:30 - 11:55
HANDS-ON CARE THAT SUPPORTS TELEHEALTH IN THE HOME
Clare Cotter
Call On Clare
- Combining in-home nursing with virtual consultations to enhance coordinated telehealth care
- Preventing hospital visits through integrated remote direction and on-site clinical support
- Delivering timely medication, wound care, and end-of-life services guided by telehealth
11:55 - 12:00
Q&A SESSION ON IN-HOME SUPPORT AND TELEHEALTH COLLABORATION
12:00 - 12:25
WHY PDTS MAKE TOO MUCH SENSE: THE CASE FOR DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS IN TELEHEALTH
Desiree Matthews
Different Mental Health Program
- Transforming telehealth by extending evidence-based mental health care between sessions
- Enhancing outcomes through structured daily interventions, monitoring, and reinforcement
- Supporting stepped-care models with regulated, scalable tools grounded in clinical evidence
12:25 - 12:30
Q&A SESSION ON DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS AND TELEHEALTH
12:30 - 12:55
THE FUTURE OF DENTISTRY IS VIRTUAL: HOW AI AND TELEHEALTH ARE RESHAPING ORAL CARE AT HOME
Shiva Kumar
Dentulu Inc.
- Redefining access with AI triage, virtual exams, and devices that enhance preventive care
- Expanding home-based treatment to include sleep apnea, post-surgical, and systemic care
- Creating connected dental ecosystems with AI agents and record-integrated workflows
12:55 - 13:00
Q&A SESSION ON AI AND VIRTUAL DENTAL CARE
13:00 - 13:15
FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW
13:15 - 14:30
NETWORKING LUNCH
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