Announcing our Presenters!
Improvement Stream
Jessica Harrison, Professional Lead, Podiatry, WACHS
Jane Pearce, Chair SMHS Research Consumer Advisory Group
Breigh Ridley, Deputy Chief Pharmacist, SMHS
Soumya Jose, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Spinal Urology, SMHS
Wendy Sun, Lead Sustainable Development Officer, Sustainable Development Unit, Department of Health
Bethwyn Chigwada, Health Promotion Coordinator, Public Health & Clinical Excellence, NMHS
Karthik Natarajan, ED Consultant, EMHS
Theo Shaw, Project Manager, EMHS
Emily Davey, Program Manager Move to Improve, PCH, CAHS
Ellysha Evans, Occupational Therapist, WACHS
Amy Spencer, Senior Occupational Therapist, FSH Emergency Department, SMHS
Rebecca Toong, Senior Occupational Therapist, FSH Emergency Department, SMHS
Innovation Stream
Sara Hansen, Innovative Healthcare Education & Simulation Leader, AlphaImmersion
Alex Rassau, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University
Kaelee Koprowicz, Speech Pathologist, Curtin University
Paul Davey, Health Technology Specialist, Curtin University
Dr Guanjin (Brenda) Wang, Associate Professor, School of Information Technology, Murdoch University
Registered Nurse & PhD Candidate, Edith Cowan University
Dr Ashkan Taghipour, Research Fellow, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Mo Jaimangal, Founder JupiterAI
Dr James Rippey, ED Consultant, NMHS
Dr Dhaval Thakkar, Consultant, Respiratory Medicine, NMHS
Dr Jan Dickinson, Obstetrician/Gynaecologist, NMHS
Dr Leena Nagappan, Consultant Anaesthetist, SMHS
Carole Watson, Project Officer, EMHS
Louise Splatt, Occupational Therapist, EMHS
Nicole Steele, Dietician, CAHS
Vanessa Carslake, Smileyscope and Lume
Jacque Cahill, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Psychological Medicine, NMHS
Ranita Sidhu, Occupational Therapist, CAHS
Ashleigh Dickson, Innovation Manager, EMHS
Anand Senthi, A/Head of Department, The HIVE-Virtual Hospital, East CareConnect, EMHS
Melissa Vernon, Rural and Remote Health Leader, WACHS
Sumit Sinha-Roy, Executive Director Electronic Medical Records, HSS
Deepti Shukla, Director Innovation, SMHS
Nikhilesh Bappoo, CEO VeinTech, Co-Founder Lubdub Technologies Pty Ltd
Abdul-Rahman Ihdayhid, Medical Consultant, Clinical Lead for Research, SMHS
Moira Clay, Deputy Director, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Harriet Fitzgerald, Manager Service Operations, HSS
Rhiannon Herbert, AI Workforce Specialist, Microsoft
Data-Driven Solutions Stream
Adam Lloyd, Deputy Director General - Chief Digital Officer, Department of Health
Lachland Rudd, Head of Data & Insights, Beamtree
Emma McCahon, CEO, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, SA Health
Gavin Jackson, Vascular Access Clinical Nurse Consultant, SMHS
Michael Lawton, Coordinator Clinical Insights & Health Analytics, NMHS
Dr Roula Zougheibe, Senior Spatial Scientist, Department of Health
Ali Khandoker, Project Lead, Think Before You Test/Image, SMHS
Kimberley Walters, Project Coordinator, Think Before You Test/Image, SMHS
Wendy Wen, Senior Data Analyst, Business & Clinical Analytics team, NMHS
Patrick Chong, A/Portfolio Manager ICT Applications, HSS
Melissa Bedford, ICU Clinical Nurse Educator, SMH
Dr Matthew Ting, Consultant Geriatrician & Endocrinologist, NMHS
Erica Rojas Wood, Data Project Officer, CAHS
Alexey Voloshin, Financial Coordinator/Business Analyst, SMHS
Chelsea Brankovic, Program Manager TheatreFlow+ / Critical Care Nurse, SMHS
Dr A Z M Ehtesham Chowdhury, Data Analyst (Data Science), NMHS
Lauren Irvine, Occupational Therapist and Accredited Hand Therapist, WACHS
Anne Herbert, Occupational Therapist Professional Lead, WACHS
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