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Faculty of Medicine and Health
Digital Health and Informatics Network
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DHIN Newsletter | Issue 29, October 2020
Dear test
Welcome to the October DHIN Newsletter. Hope that you are keeping well as we near the end of the year.
This month we are pleased to feature Digital Health Week 2021 and announce that the dates for the conference next year are 8th-11th February 2021. This event is an exciting opportunity for the University of Sydney to co-host its annual digital health conference, with the University of Melbourne, and expand eHealth@Sydney to include eHealth@Melbourne. We hope that you will consider submitting an abstract to be a part of the program and participate in events hosted by the two universities. The theme for the 2021 event is Pushing the Boundaries of Health Care. This theme is particularly current and important as we have witnessed hospitals, universities, and researchers produce innovative solutions, and new ways of working, during COVID-19. You can find an event update below and the DHIN newsletter will feature regular updates over the coming months.
In this issue we also include a number of opportunities, events and member features, and an update from the discipline of Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health. As always, we welcome any news, events or opportunities you would like to share with the network. Please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Best wishes,
Heiko
Professor Heiko Spallek
Academic Lead, Digital Health and Health Service Informatics
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Member profileThis month we spend 5 minutes with Mitchell Burger, Director Strategy, Architecture, Innovation and Research, ICT Services, Sydney Local Health District. Mitchell shares a number of resources and his ideas for making innovative projects work alongside the challenges faced by many working in digital health.
Please tell us a little bit about yourself
Hello everyone! I am Director Strategy, Architecture, Innovation and Research, ICT Services, in Sydney Local Health District. I find this an exciting and challenging role, spanning a broad set of priorities. I am also doing a PhD at the UNSW School of Population Health, focused on how to ensure the use of artificial intelligence promotes population health equity, rather than amplifying and entrenching inequalities. Before this I worked for the Australian Digital Health Agency, on the National Digital Health Strategy, and evaluation of the My Health Record system and Expansion (‘opt out’) program. I have a background in statistics and data analysis, and completed a Masters in Public Health, also at UNSW. On the weekends you’ll find me running around the Inner West chasing my rascal kids, who are two and four.
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Next digital health lunchtime seminar
Collaborating within the Digital Health Space
Presented by Heidi Mueller | Tuesday 3rd November, 12.00pm-12.45pm.
This presentation will give an overview of how to engage and collaborate within the Digital Heath space to gain endorsement of research projects. It will also help to provide a summary of state-wide strategies and initiatives to keep in mind when designing new research projects.
Heidi is the Research Coordinator, Data & Analytics Portfolio, eHealth NSW. She has passion for digital health and translating research into practice and has led state-wide digital health research projects with the aim to enhance quality and safety with added value and benefits to our patients, clinicians and state-wide clinical systems. Heidi has experience working in the hospital setting, research, ethics, governance, health clinics, Clinical Trials, pharmacy, project management and coordination of international studies. She has worked in complex and specialised clinical areas, requiring strong knowledge in oncology, surgery, research, database management, study coordination, and stakeholder management.
Heidi has completed a Bachelor of Science (Exercise Physiology) with a double minor (Nutrition and Physical Education) with Honours at the University of California in 2009. She went on to complete a Master of International Public Health in 2013 from the University of Sydney including a research praxis at the Cancer Council NSW working on the CLEAR study linking diet adaptations to colorectal cancer after migration to Australia. She then went on to complete a Graduate Certificate in International Relations in 2015 from the University of Sydney with a six-month research placement at the World Health Organization in Fiji. She was able to work on multiple research projects and reports for the double burden of malnutrition in the pacific. She has since completed a Graduate Diploma in Business Management and is currently completing a Graduate degree at Harvard Medical School in Safety, Quality, Informatics & Leadership.
Zoom link for all lunchtime seminars: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/86558031655
Passcode: 819580
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Event update: Digital Health Week 2021eHealth@Sydney and eHealth@Melbourne
February 8th-11th 2021 | Please save the date for an online program of events hosted by the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne. The theme for the 2021 conference is Pushing the Boundaries of Health Care.
Two weeks to go for abstracts! | Conference presentations and ePosters are invited for submission for Digital Health Week 2021. Abstracts are due at 11:59pm Sunday 15 November 2020 (no extensions as outcomes will be communicated in December).
Abstracts are invited from the following research topics (in alphabetical order):
– Data and learning health systems
– eHealt education
– Equity, equality, and the digital divide
– Games and gamification for health
– Mobile applications and wearable technologies
– Social media and social networking sites
– Telehealth and telepractice
– Virtual and augmented reality
View submission details here. Download the Call for Abstracts flyer here.
Digital Health Week Working Group | Digital Health Week 2021 (DHW) is supported by a Working Group with member representation from the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne. The Working Group is a valued group, responsible for providing guidance across the scientific program and event organisation. Meet the team.
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Research Student profileThis month we are pleased to feature PhD candidate Natasa Lazarevic. Natasa's research is an interdisciplinary project that combines the fields of digital health, machine learning and anatomy.
Hello, I am Nataša (pronounced Natasha). I have been fortunate enough to live in 5 different countries, but that also means that I find the concepts of my nationality, identity and sense of belonging hard to understand. According to my passports, I am both Australian (as of recently!) and Serbian but I was born in Germany, then lived in Serbia, grew up in Botswana for most of my childhood, then the United Arab Emirates for my teenage years and now I live in Australia. I’ve learnt that our sense of culture and identity is so much more than what our passports reveal.
I completed my undergraduate degree in Medical Science at the University of Sydney in 2016 and then took a gap year to travel and work. I started working as a curriculum coordinator/designer in the School of Medical Sciences as well as for the Body Donor Programme. In 2018, I completed an honours degree in immunology, after which I realised that I wanted to pursue more interdisciplinary and translational work, and this led me to a project I did as a part of my Charles Perkins Centre Summer Scholarship. I fell in love with the work and decided to continue the work as a PhD researcher. While completing my PhD, I am also a casual academic tutor in the discipline of Anatomy and Histology. I teach both undergraduate and medical students and enjoy it thoroughly. Everything about our bodies and how they work fascinates me. Continue reading
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Digital Health monitoring for pregnant women
Are you a healthcare professional? We are interested in hearing your views and experiences.
Please participate in this survey to help us design a new pregnancy app that aims to improve how pregnant women monitor their health and communicate with their healthcare providers. We estimate that the survey will take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. This study is being conducted by the University of Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. Download the flyer here.
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Discipline of Biomedical Informatics and Digital Health update
It has been a busy month for the discipline as we celebrate more research success and look towards a 2021 that includes ramping up of digital health teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the Faculty and if we are lucky, some in-person meetings.
One of the research successes was from Professor Nicholas Buckley, who was part of a multi-institution investigator team who were awarded a five-year NHMRC grant to establish The Centre of Research Excellence in Medicines Intelligence, aimed at delivering evidence on the use and outcomes of medicines in Australia. He was also elected as a new Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the health and medical research landscape in Australia.
An article on how social media users see and engage with vaccine content on Twitter was published in the American Journal of Public Health by Associate Professor Adam Dunn and a team of researchers from Sydney and Boston. The team’s work was featured in the Guardian, The Conversation, and Cosmos Magazine, and Adam was interviewed by Norman Swan for the Health Report on ABC Radio.
The Digital Health Lunchtime Seminar series continues to showcase some of the talent and ideas of a broad range of people working in digital health. Recent speakers have included Richard Taggart, Professor Clara Chow, Dr Liss Brunner, Dr Carissa Bonner, Dr Andrew Campbell, and Professor Nicholas Buckley. It runs every second Tuesday at midday.
Sign up for the BIDH Bulletin to get more information about upcoming seminars and get calendar invites for special seminars and workshops we have planned. One of those will be a special panel for early career researchers to hear tips and ideas about when and how to apply for funding including fellowships, projects, and industry partnerships.
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Digital Health CRC and the University of Sydney update.
Digital Health CRC Internships | By Dr Anna Janssen.
The Digital Health CRC does not just support research projects, but also has a focus on building Digital Health workforce capability. The Centre does this by supporting activities that develop new knowledge and skills for tomorrow’s workforce. One exciting initiative that the centre is piloting this year are Industry Internships. The Digital Health CRC’s Education Manager, Dr. Melanie Haines, feels these internships provide students from a range of disciplines a unique opportunity to develop industry skills
“We see these internships as an exciting opportunity for students enrolled in data science, engineering, IT, health analytics, epidemiology and health informatics or similar areas, who want to work on real-world datasets to solve industry-relevant problems, often via small-group collaborations. Because they can be done online, these opportunities can be opened up to students who might otherwise miss out on traditional work placements. Industry placements are an important part of many university qualifications as employers look for graduates with job-ready skills, but demand for placements often exceeds supply.” Continue reading
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Upcoming digital health lunchtime seminar
How can we move healthcare from reactive to proactive?
Presented by Luke Grana | Tuesday 17th November, 12.00pm-12.45pm.
Chronic disease and cancer are the leading cause of illness and death in Australia (70% of deaths), while 35% can be prevented by removing risk factors and living a healthy lifestyle. GPs are busy focusing on reactive care and have no time and data to look at early prevention and personalised lifestyle intervention. This is Australia’s challenge: how can we move healthcare from reactive to proactive, to prevent disease and cancer, and support Australians living a healthier lifestyle?
Andi Health exists to empower Australians to live a healthier life through data and coaching. Andi Health is working on a new preventative digital health program that bundles connected health devices, personalised health analytics and 1-1 video health coaching into one monthly service. In this presentation, you will learn about how Andi Health aims to provide the personalised information needed for Australians to be proactive about their health, and for GPs to have a more sophisticated understanding of the behaviours, patterns, and other keys to preventing cancer and disease.
Luke Grana is the Founder and CEO of Andi Health. Over the past year, Luke has been researching potential business models in the personalised health space and is passionate about the future of preventative healthcare. Before starting Andi Health, Luke was the CEO of Grana (grana.com), a direct to consumer clothing brand focused on timeless essentials from the world's best fabrics. Backed by Alibaba, Grana is headquartered in Hong Kong and shipping to over 60 global markets. Luke believes in building high performing teams, developing strong brands, and fostering passionate customers.
Zoom link for all lunchtime seminars: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/86558031655
Passcode: 819580
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Read, Watch, Follow...- NEW: Sydney Health Partners have launched their new website. It has lots of new features and can be viewed at sydneyhealthpartners.org.au
- REGISTER: Sydney Health Partners. Under Pressure: Implementation Science Symposium 2020. 17-19 November 2020.
- WATCH: Your Privacy in the Digital Health Era
- READ: An overview of Australia's digital health landscape
- GRANT: Australian Academy of Sciences Call for applications- Regional Collaborations Programme COVID-19.
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