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The Northern Australian Regional Digital Health Collaborative (NARDHC) brings together the health sector, digital/technology industry partners, and James Cook University in co-designing and implementing digital health solutions for northern Australia. Whilst accessibility to timely healthcare delivery in RRR in NA remains a challenge, key areas of concern regarding the health of residents are chronic disease, high rate of BP, diabetes, obesity, high injury, and fatality rates among others. The objective of NARDHC project is to advance the application of novel digital health technologies to healthcare in RRR in NA to strengthen the health system to prevent, predict, support early intervention, and delay the onset of chronic and long-term diseases at both a population and individual level in RRR.
Northern Australia has many challenges in terms of delivering health care to small populations across challenging geographies. Digital health may offer part of the solution but needs to be well integrated to meet health system needs. Uniting industry partners in health and technology with university partners, the Northern Australia Regional Digital Health Collaborative brings together key stakeholders to develop viable digital health solutions that address challenges in the remote management of chronic conditions in regional, rural, and remote northern Australia.
Through the Digital Health Collaborative, we will bring together health care providers, researchers, and technical industry partners, with consumers, government and others to discuss the challenges and potential digital solutions. This will be done through:
We look forward to working with you to advance the application of novel digital health solutions for wider adoption and scalability to strengthen health systems in regional, rural, remote communities.
The Northern Australian Regional Digital Health Collaboration, led by JCU and its partners TAAHC, CSIRO, Optus and CRCNA will be hosting a series of facilitated participatory industry roundtable discussions focused on strengthening the health system in rural, regional, and remote northern Australia through digital health. The primary focus of this first roundtable is to uncover health systems challenges from the perspectives of healthcare providers and health consumers. With input from technology industry participants, discussion will then begin to identify opportunities, challenges, and enablers through which digital health solutions might be deployed to help improve healthcare delivery and health outcomes for communities across regional, rural, and remote northern Australia. Read more about the event and itinerary here.
You can download a summary of this event here.
For more information contact the Project Manager Dr. Salifu Yusif E. salifu.yusif@jcu.edu.au
ph. 07 4781 5245
Dr Salifu Yusif
Partner Organization | Initial Nominee |
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service | Prof. Eddy Strivens, Director of Research, CHHHS |
Mackay Hospital and Health Service | Kylie Oliver, Nurse Director at Mackay Hospital and Health Service |
North Queensland Primary Health Network | Jenine Cox, Health System Integration and Innovation Lead at Northern Queensland Primary Health Network |
North West Hospital and Health Service | Ms. Julie Sorrell |
Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service | Dr Ineke Weaver Senior Medical Officer and Public Health Medical Officer, TCHHS |
Townsville Hospital and Health Service | Prof. Sabe Sabesan, Director of Medical Oncology/Clinical Dean THHS/Co-Chair Australian Teletrial Program Prof Andrew Mallett, Director of Clinical Research, THHS |
CSIRO | Dr David Hansen, CEO and Research Director, Australian e-Health Research Centre, CSIRO |
CRCNA | Sarah Docherty, Senior Project Manager, CRCNA |
QAIHC | Mr. Bevan Ahkee, Manager – Sector Development, Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council |
Optus | Mr Jason Bamert, Associate Director of Education, Optus Enterprise Ms Rebecca Ardron, Regional Account Manager, Optus (Townsville) |
Queensland Health | Dr Ides’ Wong, Manager at Queensland Health |
James Cook University | Pro Sarah Larkins, Dean College of Medicine and Dentistry (Co-Chair) Prof Ron White, Dean College of Science and Engineering (Co-Chair) Prof Nico Adams, Optus Chair. Dr. Denise Hodge, Director JCU Connect |