CeBIT e-health conference 2012

‘Working together to implement and deliver a connected and integrated health system’

CeBIT Australia’s E-health Conference: the country’s leading platform for the health sector to exchange knowledge and showcase integrated services that deliver results for the patient through innovative models of healthcare.

The Australian Government has everything in place to create a health system that will see doctors, nurses and the allied health professions working together so as to offer a service that will put patients at first. Part of the Nation Health Reform includes the development of secure and efficient health system that will help close the gap between various areas of the healthcare system. The e-health reform will focus on identifying patient needs and implementing projects that achieve positive outcomes for the community. The federal e-health system is supported by the implementation of a personally controlled electronic healthcare record (PCEHR) that will be available to all Australians from 1 July 2012.

CeBIT will continue to build on the success of 2010 and 2011 by bringing together policy makers, healthcare providers, decision makers and end-users in an information exchange and technology showcase for the health sector. This event will continue to aid the federal and state government hospital and health sector reforms by providing a platform where government and industry can openly communicate and collaborate.

This program will provide expert insights and case studies from across the spectrum of healthcare to showcase innovation in hospitals, progress in establishing integrated frameworks and highlight emerging healthcare technology.

Why attend CeBIT?

CeBIT is an independent platform promoting change in the health system by bringing the broader ICT market and the healthcare sector closer together.

• It ties policy outcomes, health practice, industry capability and technical implementation together;


• The event is industry capability focused and practitioner case study driven;


• Global views and case study scenarios contextualised to Australia and New Zealand are showcased; and,


• Examples of rural and remote areas as well as large and small providers across the health industry are represented.

Conference outcomes

CeBIT will ensure you leave with enhanced knowledge and tools to help you:

• Improve systems for the transfer and convergence of patient data;


• Utilise e-health technologies to improve efficiency and reduce time and cost;


• Change the dynamic of the healthcare system by putting the consumer at the centre;


• Implement a shared electronic health record;


• Understand change management as a driver to the implementation of a connected health system;


• Mobility for clinical, managerial and educational purposes;


• Move towards integrated and unified communication technology in hospitals;


• Deliver Health Services remotely using broadband technologies;


• Enable the interoperability of technology to drive better health outcomes; and,


• Improve patient care and clinical practice while maintaining privacy and security.

Conference themes

• Driving e-Health strategies in Australia and globally;


• Putting key elements in place to implement e-health strategies;


• Making use of telehealth and new technologies to ensure better healthcare; and,


• Ensuring secured integration and interoperability of data across systems.

Guest Speakers

Tina Campbell
Director, Real Time Health

Dr David Hansen
CEO, Australian E-health Research Centre

Darryl Jackson
Chief Executive Officer, Healthshare

Morten Elbæk Petersen
Chief Executive, Denmark’s e-health portal

Mal Thatcher
Chief Information Officer, Mater Health Services

Ian Rodgers
Director E-health & ICT Strategy, NSW Health

Barry Mather
Chief Technical Officer, Ramsay Health Care

David Ryan
Executive Officer/Chief Information Officer, Grampians Rural Health Alliance

Philip Nesci
Chief Information Officer, Southern Health

Valerie Thiessen
Director IT Projects & Business Applications, Northern Health

Dr Trent Watson
Chief Executive Officer, Penn Health Clinics