Venue
Online
Time
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
This is a DHA Members-Only Event. If you would like to attend but are not currently a member, please email [email protected] to inquire.
The Emerging Personalised Healthcare Industry Group (EPHIG) is held from 11.00pm to 12.00pm, on the first Thursday of every second month.
The EPHIG covers digital health that relates to AI and LLM, Big Data, genomics, virtual, personalised medicine, and remote healthcare.
The group is co-chaired by Brendan Swan, Personalised Healthcare Squad Lead, Roche and Steven Dodd, New Zealand Genomic Solutions & BioSciences Sales Manager, Thermofisher
Special guest speakers :
- Topic: Problem statements surrounding AI and Innovation within Health New Zealand.
Speaker: Tatahau (Sonny) Taite (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Awa) – Director of Innovation and AI at Health New Zealand I Te Whatu Ora
Sonny has recently been seconded from his role as National Chief Information Security Officer to set up Health X, a project looking to fast track benefits from emerging AI technologies across Te Whatu Ora. He has a wealth of technology experience in defence and corporate environments and a huge passion for cyber security and upskilling young people to join the cyber workforce.
- Topic: To realise the vision of personalised healthcare, genomics needs to be embedded across our digital health systems.
Speaker: Dr Natalie Thorne – Chief Scientific Officer – Genomical
Dr Natalie Thorne is the Chief Scientific Officer for Genomical®, a GIMSTM (Genomic Information Management System) that supports labs to efficiently and securely conduct accredited clinical genomic data workflows. Nat has over 25-years of experience in bioinformatics and genomics. Her expertise spans multiple disciplines: from computational biology, healthcare and pathology to software development and data governance. In 2022, Nat was named one of 25 Brilliant Women in Digital Health and one of 25 across Australia for the WILD program for women leaders in STEM.
Nat will provide an overview of Genomical, the first GIMS platform (Genomic Information Management System) specifically designed for secure, interoperable, and cost-effective genomics in healthcare.
She will discuss how adoption of a national GIMS platform, like Genomical, can rapidly advance New Zealand’s genomics capability – connecting labs, clinical services, and research; and enabling automated genomic testing, efficiencies through ethical and clinical reuse of data, data sovereignty, data repatriation, and data sharing.”