The IT and healthcare industries met in Brisbane for the Health Informatics Society of Australia's annual event.
on Aug 4 2011 6:07AM
Hardware and software for the home, GP clinic, hospital and aged care facility was displayed at the HIC's HealthBeyond exhibition.
Clinicians could access patients' electronic health records from bedside, mobile workstations.
iSoft software presented clinical information on the Panasonic Toughbook and Apple iPad.
Intel-GE's Virtual Care Suite allowed clinicians to access patient information and contact them by teleconference.
On the other end of the teleconference session, patients would be equipped with units with an embedded webcam, educational videos, and instruments that allowed them to measure their own blood pressure and oxygen saturation. This information would be transmitted back to their clinician.
Games could also improve patient wellbeing by taking patients' minds off any pain, and lowering stress levels, which has been found to decrease recovery time.
Consumer websites and applications could encourage users to track and improve their health.
E-health in a home environment.
Large photographs are attached to speed-dial buttons on a telephone for those suffering from dementia.
Vendors, research groups and state health departments exhibited at the conference.
Point of care devices on display.
Queensland's mobile BreastScreen service, which offers free breast cancer screening and follow-up assessment services for women aged 50 to 69 years.
Six digital mobile units offer screening at more than 200 locations in Queensland.
Information that is captured in the van can be sent to clinicians by mobile internet.
ABC's Tony Jones moderates a question-and-answer session with author Brad Howarth, 'futurist' Mike Walsh, professor John Wilson, CSC health services director Lisa Pettigrew, and professor Enrico Coiera on the first day of the conference.
Hardware and software for the home, GP clinic, hospital and aged care facility was displayed at the HIC's HealthBeyond exhibition.