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Program and speakers

Digital Health Week 2025 is a collaboration between University of Sydney, Macquarie University, Hunter Medical Research Institute and La Trobe University. It aims to create a space that brings together digital health researchers to share their work, build collaborations, and nurture graduate students and early career colleagues. In 2025 the conference program will be moving blended to provide a variety of modes to interacte and engage between attendees.

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A draft program will be available for download soon.

Day One Keynote Session​

When: Tuesday, February 4th 2025 from 2 - 3pm.

Where:

  • Livestreamed via Zoom (links to be provided to registered attendees)
  • Face to face venue: Susan Wakil Health Building, The University of Sydney

Day Two Keynote Session​

When: Wednesday, February 5th 2025 from 2 - 3pm.

Where:

  • Livestreamed via Zoom (links to be provided to registered attendees)

Day Three Keynote Session​

When: Thursday, February 6th 2025 from 2 - 3pm.

Where:

  • Livestreamed via Zoom (links to be provided to registered attendees)
  • Face to face venue: Susan Wakil Health Building, The University of Sydney

Keynote Speaker: Dr Loren Sher​

Emergency Specialist and Program Director - Victorian Virtual Emergency Department

Dr Loren Sher is an Emergency Specialist and Program Director of the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department. Loren has led the development of Australia’s first virtual emergency department model, a new model of care that is now funded as a Victorian state-wide service. Prior to this, she was the Director of Northern Hospital’s Paediatric ED. Loren’s other career highlights include the development of a Paediatric HIV clinic in South Africa and the development of the Paediatric Emergency Department at Northern Hospital, Epping.

Loren is constantly seeking opportunities to deliver equitable, safe, and gold standard care, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged communities. Her more recent medical adventures include exploring and creating efficiencies through the marriage of technology and medicine.

Loren is enrolled in a PhD though La Trobe University researching digital solutions in Health care.

Panel: The need and significance of Digital Health Education

  • Professor James Boyd
  • Dr Loren Sher
  • John Mellor (Master of digital health Student)
  • Samantha Tudor (Master of digital health Graduate) Pannel chair: Urooj R. Khan