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When the Doctor Becomes the Patient, with Dr Amandeep Hansra Special episode: Today on Pulse, we’re doing something a little...

🎙️New episode drop Pulse💗: When the Doctor Becomes the Patient, with Dr Amandeep Hansra. Listen in your favourite podcast app! #digitalhealth #healthtech #healthcare #innovation

UK's Digital Health Utopia vs Australia's Allied Health Reality. Guest: Anita Hobson-Powell, Australia’s Chief Allied Health Rockstar George and Louise break down the hot topics of the day, including:AI...

🎙️New episode drop Pulse💗: UK's Digital Health Utopia vs Australia's Allied Health Reality. Guest: Anita Hobson-Powell, Australia’s Chief Allied Health Rockstar. Listen in your favourite podcast app! #digitalhealth #healthtech #healthcare #innovation

Harnessing mRNA to prevent and slow Alzheimer's - Pulse+IT The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health will receive more than $535,000 for two projects that will use mRNA technology to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's affects more...

Florey Institute to be funded for projects using mRNA technology to prevent & treat #Alzheimers www.pulseit.news/aged-communi...

Small towns, big targets: Cyber threats in rural healthcare - Pulse+IT Australia’s healthcare has been consistently targeted by cyber criminals in recent years. In fact, healthcare has reported the highest volume of data breaches across all Australian sectors since 2018,...

Commentary from Claroty about #cybersecurity in rural and remote healthcare - good read with some tips. www.pulseit.news/opinion/smal...

Mental health agreement ‘flawed,’ data infrastructure gaps remain - Pulse+IT “The Agreement comprises a raft of outputs and initiatives that aren’t connected to each other or to an overarching strategy. In its current form, it cannot deliver the systemic, coordinated change it...

Australia’s Productivity Commission says the National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Agreement is “fundamentally flawed,” with data infrastructure gaps limiting its effectiveness. www.pulseit.news/australian-d...

Why Australia’s healthcare future depends on technology - Pulse+IT Australia’s health system is rightly celebrated for its world-class outcomes, but beneath the surface, it is straining under the weight of rising costs, workforce burnout and shortages, and growing de...

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Understanding the gap: Australia’s youth mental health crisis - Pulse+IT New research shows one million children and young people (C&YP) in Australia are unable to access early intervention mental health support.   BFB Labs - a social enterprise building resilience and men...

#youthmentalhealth BFB Labs – a social enterprise building resilience and mental health self management skills in young people – has analysed publicly available data to understand the gap in mental health provision for children & youth in Australia
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SQL on FHIR makes health data analytics easier  - Pulse+IT A new open-source health data standard called SQL on FHIR is helping bridge the gap between fast-growing volumes of structured health data and the tools used to analyse it. CSIRO's John Grimes. Image ...

#Standards #FHIR John Grimes from CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research says SQL on FHIR (pronounced sequel on fire) was developed to help analysts, clinicians, and public health teams make better use of FHIR data using tools and skills they already had.
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DHCRC launches new gateway to digital health education - Pulse+IT The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) today launched an overarching platform aimed at helping prospective students navigate the wide array of digital health education offerings across...

The new Australian Digital Health Course Directory has information on a broad range of #digitalhealth courses, in order to support ongoing development of “best practice competence and confidence” in delivering healthcare using digital technologies and data. www.pulseit.news/australian-d...

Avant’s new AI solution helps book appointments - Pulse+IT Avant Practice Solutions has previewed Xaida, a new artificial-intelligence (AI) medical receptionist that can handle inbound calls and help patients to book appointments. The Avant team gave a live d...

Good news Friday 👏 Avant Practice Solutions has previewed Xaida, a new artificial-intelligence (AI) medical receptionist that can handle inbound calls and help patients to book appointments. #digitalhealth #AI www.pulseit.news/australian-d...

To be known is to be cared for: why human-centred care is a strategic imperative for Australian healthcare - Pulse+IT As Australia advances its healthcare through digital health strategies, EMR expansion, and virtual care, a profound truth remains: patients must feel genuinely known, respected, and empowered. At the ...

Opinion column: This viewpoint by Dr Paul Cooper and Lumai Tingey talks about human-centred care. www.pulseit.news/pulseit-blog...

Opinion: CHF on clear safeguards and building trust - Pulse+IT In recent weeks, I’ve spoken to several journalists about a trend that’s gaining traction in general practice: the use of AI scribes to take notes during consultations.  Dr Elizabeth Deveny, Chief Exe...

Opinion columns are for the whole community to access: CHF on clear safeguards and building trust by Dr Elizabeth Deveny, CEO, Consumers Health Forum of Australia. www.pulseit.news/pulseit-blog...

Universities launch action plan - Pulse+IT The Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health (ACSALDH) has unveiled a strategic action plan to address critical challenges facing Australia's healthcare system through digital i...

The Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health has unveiled a strategic action plan to address critical challenges facing Australia’s healthcare system through digital innovation and workforce transformation. www.pulseit.news/australian-d...

DHA calls out missed opportunities for digital health in Budget - Pulse+IT The Digital Health Association has called the New Zealand Government’s 2025 Budget a ”missed opportunity” for digital health, saying it offers “small steps but falls short of delivering the bold, stra...

The #NewZealand Budget 2025 hasn't hit the mark for #digitalhealth says the Digital Health Association. @reeshlyon.bsky.social
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Bupa’s new mental health clinics to include digital services - Pulse+IT Healthcare and insurance provider Bupa has announced a new network of mental health clinics that will be supported by virtual health and medical centres, in response to growing consumer demand. In a s...

Healthcare and insurance provider Bupa today announced a new network of mental health clinics that will be supported by #virtualhealth and medical centres, in response to growing consumer demand. www.pulseit.news/australian-d...

Cubiko launches Calculate in collaboration with Best Practice - Pulse+IT GP business data and insights solution provider Cubiko has partnered with Best Practice to launch Calculate - a new platform for calculating practice service and practitioner fees. Cubiko founder & CE...

GP business data and insights solution provider Cubiko has partnered with Best Practice Software to launch Calculate – a new platform for calculating practice service and practitioner fees.
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TruScreen re-enters India, achieves Saudi success  - Pulse+IT AI-enabled cervical cancer screening system manufacturer TruScreen Group has announced its re-entry to the sub-continent, with the appointment of Renovate Biologicals as its distributor in India.  Tru...

TruScreen's re-entry to #India - where the prevalence of cervical cancer screening is currently just 2% - comes after India’s National Academy of Medical Sciences recommended a target of 70% screening by 2030. TruScreen says its #AI enabled product would “directly contribute to this target.”

Bernard Salt and the Age-Tech era - Pulse+IT Australia’s most influential demographer and social commentator Bernard Salt talks about the “middle-age-isation” of millennials and says he doesn’t mind coining a new term.  Interviewed on the latest...

New episode of the #PULSEpodcast and part one of the Bernard Salt interview has landed @drlouiseschaper.bsky.social www.pulseit.news/australian-d...

Opinion: Where public health ends and personalised medicine begins - Pulse+IT The coming reckoning for AI in Australia, New Zealand healthcare The convergence of AI, public health, and personalised medicine isn’t coming, it is by all accounts, already here. But healthcare syste...

Recommended reading - convergence of #AI #publichealth & #personalisedmedicine by Dr Tom Varghese, @Orion Healthcare www.pulseit.news/pulseit-blog...

Unlocking the promise of big data for genomics research - Pulse+IT A team at CSIRO has developed a tool – RAPpoet - to unlock the power of big data stored inside cloud biobanks –making genomic research faster and cheaper. CSIRO Genome Insights team leader Dr Natalie ...

Groundbreaking: A team at CSIRO has developed a tool – RAPpoet – to unlock the power of #bigdata stored inside cloud biobanks –making #genomic research faster and cheaper. www.pulseit.news/australian-d...

Digital health peak body AIDH puts election focus on workforce - Pulse+IT The Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) says health workforce digital capability needs to be a national priority to deliver on a shared digital health vision for a world-leading health sys...

The Australasian Institute of Digital Health (AIDH) says health workforce digital capability needs to be a national priority to deliver on a shared digital health vision for a world-leading health system. #digitalhealth #ehealth #workforce www.pulseit.news/australian-d...

Virtual care model to empower indigenous communities - Pulse+IT A national Indigenous-led digital health service model is being funded to tackle the challenges of chronic disease.  Dr Bushra Nasir from The University of Queensland’s Rural Clinical School said a st...

A national #Indigenous-led #digitalhealth service model is being funded to tackle the challenges of chronic disease.
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CareRight innovation for state-of-the-art Fullarton Clinic - Pulse+IT Clinical software provider Clintel Systems will be implementing its latest version of CareRight Mental Health hospital software solution as part of a strategic partnership with Fullarton Clinic. Fulla...

Clinical software provider CLINTEL Systems will implement CareRight mental healthcare software solution as part of a strategic partnership with Fullarton Clinic in Epping. www.pulseit.news/australian-d...

Digital equity coalition raises concerns about 24/7 digital health service - Pulse+IT People with limited or non-existent access to the internet are at risk of being excluded from the government’s recently announced 24/7 digital health service, according to the Digital Equity Coalition...

People with limited internet access are at risk of being excluded from the #NZ government’s recently announced 24/7 digital health service, according to the Digital Equity Coalition Aotearoa www.pulseit.news/new-zealand-...
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Rewired 2025: Daysix wins Pitchfest revenue generating category Daysix has been announced as the winner in the revenue generating category of Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2025.

Daysix has been announced as the winner in the revenue generating category of Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest 2025.

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Putting a healthy search in your hands - Pulse+IT Google is focused on getting correct health information into everyone’s hands. Google Chief Health Officer Dr Karen DeSalvo talks about Google’s plans in global digital health, and shares stories of h...

New episode #PULSEpodcast interview with Google chief health officer Dr Karen DeSalvo.
Join @drlouiseschaper.bsky.social and Dr George Margelis as they cover some of the most interesting news and events in the world of digital health. #DigitalHealth
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Future thinking rockstars for ITAC25 in Melbourne - Pulse+IT The aged care sector’s vendors and providers are ready for ITAC25, one of the major innovation conferences of the year to be held March 12-13 at Marvel stadium, Melbourne. The sector is readying for t...

It's #ITAC2025 March 12-13 in Melbourne and this year there's plenty of change coming to the sector with the new Aged Care Act, so great timing for an inspirational #agedcare conference run by the sector peak body. Follow Pulse+IT for dedicated #digitalhealth news.
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Opinion: Where women's healthcare falls short - Pulse+IT The Australian Government’s recent announcement of a $573 million investment over the next five years to improve reproductive healthcare access, which includes improved menopause care and a significan...

Weekend reading: As we celebrate #InternationalWomensDay2025 today we share the viewpoint of MasterCare's Emily Manning commenting on the Aust government's announcement of $573.3m for women's health. #digitalhealth open for all to read.
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