Associate Professor Elizabeth Algar BSc Hons M.Phil. PhD FFSc RCPA Principal Scientist, Genetics & Molecular Pathology, Monash Health The Genetics and Molecular Pathology laboratory at Monash Health is the predominant Australian testing laboratory for paediatric overgrowth disorders associated with increased...

Amy Ross1, Catherine Turnbull2, Gill Norrington3, Karen Grimmer4, Asterie Twizeyemariya4 1Office for Professional Leadership, Allied and Scientific Health Office, Department for Health and Ageing, South Australia, Level 5, Citi Centre Building, 11 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide  SA, 5000. amy.ross2@sa.gov.au 2Office for...

Professor Saravana Kumar1 1School of Health Sciences, International Centre for Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE), C7-61 City East Campus, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000,kumar@unisa.edu.au   With increasing focus on health care quality, health care stakeholders, including clinicians, are expected...

Health care systems around the world are evolving and virtual health care is an important means for achieving this transformation.   Dr. Williams will compare the health care systems between Canada and Australia and review the health care transformation currently occurring...

Nasa Walton1, D. Anderson1 B. Peloquin2, M. Angove2, R. Newell1. 1 West Moreton Hospital and Health Service 2 Philips Healthcare – Hospital to Home Division   Introduction – West Moreton’s Mobile Enhanced Care (MeCare) is a working clinical service that...

Christina McInally 1 1 Telehealth Coordinator, Rockhampton Hospital, North Rockhampton, QLD, Australia   Background The Orthopaedic Outpatient Telehealth Service in the Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CQHHS) provides specialist orthopaedic care to patients throughout Central Queensland and Central West areas. The Orthopaedic Outpatient Telehealth...

Dr Ewen McPhee 1 1 President, Rural Doctors Association of Australia Telehealth is seen as a solution to the delivery of care to rural and remote Australians. The implementation of a myriad of systems, processes and actions to deliver on a set of...

Anne Skordis General Manager, Scheme Transition, for the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Outlining how the NDIS will meet the needs of people with disability in rural and remote areas, particularly how the NDIS will overcome the barriers and challenges...

Vasundhara Rani Sood1, Prof. Raj Gururajan2, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Baig3   1 USQ, Toowoomba, 4350, Qld, Vasundhara.Rani@usq.edu.au 2 USQ, Toowoomba, 4350, Qld, Raj. Gururajan@usq.edu.au 3 USQ, Toowoomba, 4350, Qld, Abdul.Hafeez-Baig@usq.edu.au   Background The introduction of telehealth has transformed the way...

Carolyn Bourke1, Shayne Stenhouse 2   1 Telehealth Service, Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service, Mt Lofty Nursing Home, Rifle Range Road, Toowoomba, 4350 carolyn.bourke@health.qld.gov.au 2 The Telehealth Service, Darling Downs Hospital & Health Service, Mt Lofty Nursing Home, Rifle...