At DHF 2024, AI takes the spotlight
[Left-Right] Professor Karin Vespoor, Executive Dean, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University; Dr Stefan Harrer, Program Director, AI for Science – Science Digital, CSIRO's Data 61; Kai Van Lieshout, Founder, Lyrebird Health; Andrew Pearce, VP Analytics & Global Advisory Lead, HIMSS (moderator) A panel at Australia's largest digital health event provided insight into how the industry can leverage the updated policy roadmap for AI in healthcare. AI is playing an increasingly important role in the advancement of healthcare, with Australia's health scene taking slow but steady steps to leverage this powerful new technology. In 2021, the Australian Alliance for AI in Healthcare published a roadmap to provide guidance on how industry could leverage AI to be resilient and deliver safe, cost-effective healthcare to Australians. That roadmap has since been updated , and a panel discussion at the Digital Health Festival (DHF) touched on what the way forward looks like. …
