Victorian eHealth Network

Ballarat ICT Cluster presents at Victorian eHealth Network Forum

To gauge interest in the formation of a Victorian eHealth Network, Multimedia Victoria (Victorian Government) in association with the Australian Industry Group held an eHealth forum for a highly targeted and select group of participants from business, university, government and research institutions on 15 May 2008.

This potential Victorian eHealth Network, once established, will have a primary information technology (health applications) focus and will be set up to benefit smaller businesses as well as multinationals and research/post-secondary institutions.

It is expected that such a network would meet regularly and would be a forum that would support information exchange, ideas, peer-to-peer networking, skills/recruitment (MMV envisage there would be some grad/post-grad student members), product/service showcasing, collaborative opportunities, research knowledge exchange, export support, trade fair support and a government information channel on matters related to eHealth.

MMV will also seek expressions of interest from those wanting to participate in the leadership group of the future network at the forum.

The forum will also present an opportunity to network with peers and as well there will be four speakers including:

Kathie Steele, General Manager, Centre for Health Innovation located at the Alfred Hospital, Prahran.
Peter Williams, Director IM & T, Health Department of Human Services
Helen Thompson, Director Centre for eCommerce & Communications (CeCC) University of Ballarat

PowerPoint presentation

Kathy Wilson, Manager - ICT Investment and Business Development Multimedia Victoria
MC: Kathy Coultas, Assistant Director - ICT Investment and Business Development Multimedia Victoria

Around 75 participants attended from a variety of universities, multinationals and small businesses.

Victorian eHealth Working Party Meeting #1

The first meeting of the Victorian eHealth Working Party was held on 21 July 2008 at the Multimedia Victoria Boardroom at Level 46, 55 Collins Street Melbourne

EHealth Working Party Membership:-

Chairperson:
Prof. Liz Sonenberg of The University of Melbourne, Faculty of Science;

Members:
Cathie Steele of Australian Centre for Health Innovation;
Helen Thompson of Centre for eCommerce & Communications, University of Ballarat;
Clyde Fernandez of IBM Australia Limited;
Christopher Gray of iCare Solutions;
Heather Grain of Llewelyn Grain Informatics;
Collins Rex of Rex Ideas;
Jon Hilton of project.net;
Mr Alby Creevey of Sun Microsystems
Victorian Government, Multimedia Victoria Kathy Wilson;
Victorian Government, Multimedia Victoria Maria Papadopoulos.

Meeting activities included welcome and next steps (Kathy Wilson, Department of Innovation Industry and Regional Development)

Introductions - Each member introduced themselves and explained role, background and interest in eHealth.
Representatives from the University of Melbourne spoke about their pre-existing eHealth group and workings/ development of various cluster elements.
Attendees then discussed the vision for the eHealth group & background on UniMelb's pre-existing eHealth
Networking continued over afternoon tea.

Victorian eHealth Working Party Meeting #2