Program
Digital Health Week 2025 is a collaborative conference hosted by the University of Sydney, Macquarie University, Hunter Medical Research Institute, and La Trobe University. The event brings together researchers, students, clinicians, and digital health professionals to share ideas, build connections, and explore new frontiers in health innovation.
Welcome
Registration and coffee
Welcome
Welcome to Digital Health Week 2026
Keynote session
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Keynote session
DHIN Strategy Launch + EMCR Community Spotlight
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Break
Morning tea
Abstract presentation session
Stream 1: Digital Health Innovations for Person-Centred Care and Support
11:05am — Dr Rik Dawson: Research to Market: Launching the Bilingual TOP UP Therapy Platform for Falls Prevention
11:15am — Dr Ann Carrigan The application of the SEIPS framework in a digital health context: A scoping review
11:25am — Dr Kyra Webb How can we address carer fear of cancer recurrence (FCR)? Developing an online intervention to meet the needs of cancer carers
11:35am — Break
11:40am — Mr Shaun Grady Repurposing REDCap for digital health intervention research
11:50am — Ms Jessica Nikolovski Custom Fit: Personalising ePROM Platforms for Haematologic Cancers
12:00pm — Miss Alice Graham The need for transparency in the promotion of popular period tracker applications (apps): A content analysis of their app store descriptions
Abstract presentation session
Stream 2: Advancing Responsible & Explainable AI for Digital Health Innovation
11:05am — Jenni De Luca Bamber Developing and Evaluating an Evidence-Based Implementation Process Model for Integrating AI-driven Chronic Disease Interventions in Healthcare
11:15am — Ms Fatimah Azzakiyah Beyond the Black Box: Optimising an Explainable Stroke Prediction Model with Ensemble Learning and the SHAP Framework
11:25am — Diah Kurniawati Evaluating Artificial Intelligent Chatbots for Chest Pain Management: A Comparative Study on Health Literacy, Information Appropriateness, and Consistency
11:35am — Break
11:40am — Dr Jessica Bulluss The Utility of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Cancer-related Communication: A Systematic Review
11:50am — Dr Julie Ayre Brief co-designed educational interventions can help people think critically about using ChatGPT for health advice
12:00pm — Mr Jarrad Fisher ULMA: A Novel System for Objective Upper Limb Assessment Post-Stroke
Abstract presentation session
Stream 3: Wearable Technologies for Predictive & Personalised Health Monitoring
11:05am — Mr Abiola Saka Toward Longitudinal Sleep and Circadian Monitoring in Young Adolescents: A Feasibility Study Using Fitbit, Muse EEG, and Sleep Diaries
11:15am — Dr Parisa Fani-Molky Can we use predictive biomarkers from wearables to anticipate relapse in youth with severe mental illness?
11:25am — Mrs Ashlee Ford Wearable device-measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour for people with Chronic Pain
11:35am — Break
11:40am — Ms Ling Shan Kong Measuring Sleep and Psychological Factors in Chronic Pain Using Wrist-Worn Actigraphy
11:50am — Miss Sylvia Chen Wearable Doppler Ultrasound with Sparse Array Vector Flow Estimation
12:00pm — Dr Paulo Pelicioni Biomarkers Reveal a Distinct Motor Prodrome Up to Five Years Before Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis in the General Population
Break
Lunch
Poster session
Poster session
Abstract presentation session
Stream 4: Codesign in Digital Health
1:35pm – Georgette Borel and Tariq Isaacs Co-designing educational resources on smoking and vaping, with, and for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
1:45pm – Miss Tiffany Tsoukalas Co-design of an AI-Powered Avatar intervention to bridge hospital and home in cancer surgery recovery
1:55pm – Mrs Jemma Mulligan Co-design of digital strategies with rural allied health clinicians in implementing a clinical PAthway of CarE (PACE-RURAL) for people with musculoskeletal condition
2:05pm - Break
2:10pm – Dr Adam Poulsen Attuning digital mental health tools to young Australian voices
2:20pm – Mr Adnan Asger Ali Co-designing Digital Care Pathways: Organisational Perspectives on Implementing a Clinical PAthway of CarE for people with Musculoskeletal conditions living in rural Australia (PACE-RURAL) using telehealth
2:30pm – Dr Amy Von Huben Consumer preferences for digital health technologies for primary healthcare in remote Indigenous Australian communities
Abstract presentation session
Stream 5: Digital Transformation and AI Integration for Smarter Health Systems
1:35pm – Ms Heilok Cheng Problems but a bot ain’t one: prospective REDCap project design for bot-prevention in the Let’s Grow+ trial
1:45pm – Mr Dipesh Khadka Bridging Data Silos in LMIC Health Systems: OpenMRS-DHIS2 Integration
1:55pm – Matilda Armstrong Transitioning from Paper to Digital: Transforming Patient-Reported Measures Collection and Use with HOPE
2:05pm – Break
2:10pm – Dr Deanna Varley Creating consistency: Development of a common metric for cross-scale mental health data comparison in treatment-seeking young people
2:20pm – Dr Hassan Ahmad Can Artificial Intelligence Safely Reduce ED Length of Stay? A Validation Study of an AI Model for Head CT Interpretation (RAISED-CTB)
2:30pm – Ms Kaitlyn Ngo Using Artificial Intelligence (AI)-integrated technologies to assist dietetic primary care – A Scoping Review of the Literature
Abstract presentation session
Stream 6: Digital Health Interventions for Child and Adolescent Wellbeing (1)
1:35pm – Ms Kathleen Davey Digital Futures for Neurodivergent Children: Co-Designing for Accessible and Acceptable Mental Health Interventions
1:45pm – Dr Jialing Lin Integrating Mobile Health App Data Into Electronic Medical or Health Record Systems and Its Impact on Health Care Delivery and Patient Health Outcomes: Scoping Review
1:55pm – Ms Vita Arfiana Nurul Fatimah Early Development of a Bilingual Mobile Application to Assist Parental Informed Decision-Making in the Management of Childhood Diarrhea
2:05pm - Break
2:10pm – Mr Stephen Knight Strong & Deadly Futures: co-development of a computerised school-based vaping prevention program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
2:20pm – Ms Allyson Todd Building adolescent research capacity: The co-creation of the Health Hive online course
2:30pm – Mrs Danielle Jawad Development and Evaluation of an Interactive Web-Based Healthy Beginnings Program Incorporating Health Literacy and Cultural Responsiveness to Promote Health Behaviours in the First Year of Life
Break
Afternoon break
Networking
Networking event
Break
Break day (no activities at University of Sydney)
Welcome
Registration and coffee
Welcome
Welcome to Digital Health Week 2026
Keynote session
Remote but not Removed: Shaping Digital Futures that Include Everyone
Digital health is transforming how we prevent, monitor, and manage health, but rural and remote communities often risk being left behind. This keynote will explore how digital innovations can be designed and implemented to be inclusive, equitable, and responsive to diverse local contexts. Drawing on lessons from rural and remote settings, it will highlight strategies to ensure that the future of health is truly accessible for all - no matter where they live.
Abstract presentation session
Abstract presentation session
Angela Sheridan:Addressing the needs of First Nations Peoples when designing digital health websites and tools
Dr Cory Williams:Co-design of an E-health application to Improve the Perioperative Patient Journey and Facilitate Integrated Care
Ms Teyl Engstrom: Maximising the patient voice: Scoping review of secondary use of routinely collected qualitative PREMs for research
Ms Heidi Sturk: From Innovation to Integration: Embedding Digital Mental Health in Primary Care
Dr Ronald Dendere: Empowering Residential Aged Care Through Data: A User-Centred Dashboard for Quality Monitoring and Personalised Care
Dr Samantha Robertson: Measuring Digital Health Competence: First Australian Validation of the DigiHealthCom Survey
Break
Morning tea
Abstract presentation session
Abstract presentation session
Dr Vishal Kapoor: AI medical scribe (AIMS) implementation to improve healthcare delivery, documentation burden, and patient experience
Dr Tony Lian: Multi-Stage AI for Otoscopic Image Classification in Remote Australian Indigenous Communities
Dr Michelle Pokorny: Piloting AI-assisted Otoscopy in Primary Care (Aotearoa New Zealand)
Dr Elton Lobo: Leveraging Technology to Advance Neuropsychological Assessment in Parkinson's Disease
Dr Jodie Austin: Don’t set and forget: Reviewing a digital deteriorating patient early warning system upgrade
Miss Bronwyn Segon: Wearable sensors for non-invasive energy expenditure monitoring in burn injury: Feasibility study
Panel session
How do you make the future happen? How can academics work with people on the ground to improve impact?
A panel discussion on building digital health systems that can respond to change, centre equity, and remain resilient in the face of future challenges.
Break
Lunch
Welcome
Registration and coffee
Welcome
Welcome to Digital Health Week 2026
Keynote session
Learning health system strategies in the AI era
As healthcare systems face rising costs, fragmented infrastructure, and rapid digital disruption, the imperative to translate data into measurable value has never been greater. In this keynote, Dr. Peter Steel explores how the Learning Health System (LHS) offers a bold yet practical blueprint for health systems to thrive in the AI era. By treating clinical data as a strategic asset—not just a byproduct of care—LHS models enable continuous learning, agile innovation, and scalable impact. Drawing on global examples and recent U.S. policy shifts, this talk will unpack how healthcare leaders can embed research, digital infrastructure, and adaptive workflows to turn real-time data into system-wide improvement.
Break
Morning tea
Abstract presentation session
Stream 1: Technical and design stream (Theme 1 and 7)
10:15am — Andrew Chan and Barwon Health Developing a dashboard to improve reporting of pharmacy data: a design thinking approach
10:25am — Princess Anika Ang Codesigning digital tools to guide patients and healthcare providers on the safe and effective use of nutraceuticals and supplements in polycystic ovary syndrome
10:35am — Mr Ranjan Dissanayake Opportunities to enhance treatment adherence of cancer patients through digital health solutions: A Scoping Review Opportunities to enhance treatment adherence of cancer patients through digital health solutions: A Scoping Review
10:45am — Dr Alex Waddell Perspectives of implementation scientists working in digital health: Challenges, learnings, and next steps
10:55am — Dr Samuel Morris An Australian Study on the Utility of Artificial Intelligence in Dermatology Training and Practice Amongst Dermatology Trainees
11:05am — Question Time
11:20am — Break
11:35am — Tan Nguyen AI-driven tool for clinical triaging in face validation of Australian public oral healthcare: a pilot study
11:45am — Joyce Chu Designing for Deviation: How Community Adaptations Transform Digital Health Implementation Outcomes
11:55am — Dr Amanda Kwong Co-designing Baby Moves VIEW (VIdeo Evaluation Web): Evaluation of online co-design
12:05pm — Dr Sophie Wharrie Empowering younger adults living with cancer: A mobile health app combining AI and wearable technology for personalised digital support
12:15pm — Question Time
12:20pm — Break
Abstract presentation session
Stream 2: Social, equity, governance and wearables steam (Theme 2, 3, 4 and 6)
10:15am — Alyxandra Cazanis Do the experiences of cyberscam victims with and without acquired brain injury differ? A qualitative comparison study
10:25am — Dr Jao Carminati Thinking at Risk: the role of cognitive functioning in susceptibility to cyberscams for people with and without acquired brain injury
10:35am — Emily Leins Co-design social media initiative: empowering young people in health content creation and digital health literacy
10:45am — Kimberly Chew “No more shame”: Participant Experiences of a Novel Cyberscam Psychosocial Recovery Intervention
10:55am — Dr Olena Ivanova FemTech in Australia and Across Borders: Innovations, Challenges and the Power of Community
11:05am — Question Time
11:20am — Break
11:35am — Kimberly Chew Evaluating the Feasibility of a Co-designed Cyberscam Psychosocial Recovery Intervention Framework for People with Acquired Brain Injury
11:45am — Caitlin Learmonth Navigating Digital Health Systems for Sexual Health: A Case Study of Consensual Non-Monogamy
11:55am — Dr Jao Carminati Who is at risk of cyberscams? Predicting cyberscam vulnerability for people with and without acquired brain injury through a one-year follow-up study
12:05pm — Dr Sam Freeman AI governance in healthcare
12:15pm — Question Time
12:20pm — Break
Networking
Lunch and networking
Welcome
Registration and coffee
Welcome
Welcome to Day 2, acknowledgement of country
Keynote session
TBC
TBC
Break
Morning tea
Panel session
What do we need to do today to ensure our digital health systems remain adaptable, inclusive, and resilient in the future?
Abstract presentation session
Stream 7: Social Media Across the Lifespan
11:35am – Dr Melody Taba Better social media health communication to young people: a co-designed framework
11:45am – Dr Anna Janssen Social media marketing of boric acid to young women on social media: a content analysis
11:55am – Dr Jessica Malloy The Daily Health Coach: A co-designed and co-created social media health promotion programme for young women
12:05pm – Break
12:10pm – Ms Momo Hudson Barton Social media marketing of menopause treatments to women on social media: a content analysis
12:20pm – Ms Rani Sujana Social Media Posts on New Emerging Blood Tests for Dementia
12:30pm – Dr Adam Poulsen How Australia’s social media ban disconnects queer youth from mental health support
Abstract presentation session
Stream 8: Health Workforce & Systems
11:35am – Ms Jessica Nikolovski Clinician perspectives on PROM Integration in Chronic Disease Care: Timing, Acceptability and workflow
11:45am – Ms Jana Agha Smart responses to communicating: Developing a podcast assessment in first year of nursing studies
11:55am – Dr Johanna Birrell Geospatial modelling of dialysis unit locations in Aotearoa New Zealand
12:05pm – Break
12:10pm – Mrs Luh Rai Maduretno Asvinigita Digital Health readiness: E-health literacy as a foundation for future-ready pharmacy practice in Indonesia
12:20pm – Dr Lucas Hertzog Enhancing Situational Awareness in Regional and Remote Health Systems: A Digital Transformation Initiative in Western Australia
12:30pm – Ms Matilda Armstrong and Kirsten Brigten Transforming PRM Data Analysis Through HOPE to Drive System-Level Healthcare Improvement
Break
Lunch
Abstract presentation session
Streams 9: Virtual Care Innovations: Enhancing Access and Multidisciplinary Care
1:50pm – Dr Melody Taba Better social media health communication to young people: a co-designed framework
2:00pm – Dr David Mizrahi An online-delivered exercise program for childhood cancer survivors (The MERRIER Study): A hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial
2:10pm – Miss Tamasha Jayawardena Work system challenges of using virtual care technologies in general practice and residential aged care homes
2:20pm – Break
2:25pm – Miss Emily Hunter Recruiting Parents to a Virtual Trial of a Digital Health Intervention: The Health4Life Parents & Teens Study
2:35pm – Anna Janssen The role of digital technologies in supporting delivery of multidisciplinary women’s health care models
2:45pm – Ms Rowena Charteris Delivering fracture care in a virtual setting: a qualitative study of clinician experiences
Abstract presentation session
Stream 10: Digital Health Interventions for Child and Adolescent Wellbeing (2)
1:50pm – Ms Jessica Nikolovski Clinician perspectives on PROM Integration in Chronic Disease Care: Timing, Acceptability and workflow
2:00pm – Ms Mariah Issa How do current adolescent digital health prevention initiatives across Australia align with wellbeing domains?
2:10pm – Dr Rebecca Chen SmilesUp SMS Intervention to Prevent Early Childhood Caries: a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)
2:20pm – Break
2:25pm – Dr Sarah Cavallin Evaluating the feasibility of remotely supervised physical fitness assessments in childhood cancer survivors
2:35pm – Mr Aidan O’Malley Evaluating the feasibility of remotely supervised physical fitness assessments in childhood cancer survivors
2:45pm – Mr Alexander Haidinger Utility of Telehealth Coaching for Promoting Multiple Health Behaviour Change among Families Experiencing Socio-Economic Disadvantage: Insights from the ‘Health4Life Parents & Teens’ e-Health Intervention
Break
Session break
Dr Petra Avramovic (collation of judges scores and selection of winners)
Dr Steph Kershaw (finalise certificates)
Closing session
Awards and closing remarks
Networking
Networking event
Looking ahead