Monash uses Apollo Hospital DB for clinical AI projects
Monash University’s School of Information Technology has partnered with Apollo Hospitals, one of India’s largest hospital groups, to test and validate clinical AI.
They signed a memorandum of understanding to share data and technology to advance digital health research.
As part of this, Monash will test and cross-validate clinical AI work done at Apollo Hospitals, said Chris Bain, head of digital health and professor at Monash’s School of IT.
Apollo Hospitals provides access to a database of anonymized health data from over 200 million patients. This could potentially be used to train AI algorithms. Detects major diseases such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
These institutions also plan to launch multilateral events on health AI research.
$8 million to deploy AI in elderly care
The federal government has made new investments in aged care research initiatives.
Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) has received A$13 million ($8.6 million) in new funding. This allows us to support the implementation of emerging technologies, among other things.
CEO Ruben Jacob said: “With the new funding round, ARIIA is expanding its domestic and international partnerships and demonstrating scalability across sectors, including a focus on emerging technologies such as AI and digital strategies. “We will be able to implement solutions based on statement.
An initial $34 million ($22 million) was invested in ARIIA when it was founded in 2021.
SVHM employs microsurgery robotics
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) recently began using a robotic surgical system provided by US-based Medical Micro Instruments.
In a media release, SVHM claimed to be the first in Asia Pacific to use Symani RAS. This robotic technology was used in a microsurgical procedure to reconstruct the lower limb.
SVHM employs RAS to treat breast cancer, sarcoma, head and neck cancer reconstruction, finger reimplantation, and lymphedema.
Clinical Labs implements eRequest
Australian Clinical Labs, a diagnostic pathology provider, recently adopted Magentus’ electronic pathology test request solution.
eRequests allows healthcare professionals to make digital inquiries directly through the Magentus practice management system.
According to Magentus, this implementation adds more than 1,300 collection centers in ACL to the eRequests network, comprising 9 of 10 testing sites nationwide. This solution is also deployed at Sonic Healthcare and Healius.
Introducing the first health screening station in a New England town
A community-based health screening station has been established in a New England town in New South Wales to help improve health outcomes in rural areas and communities.
A self-service health station powered by SiSU Health has been installed at Timbs Pharmacy in Glen Innes. It provides a health check in less than 4 minutes that measures basic health indicators such as weight, body composition, blood pressure, and heart rate.
It also connects to mobile applications to deliver users’ personalized health reports and access health data. Additionally, users with concerning results can be encouraged to consult their GP or pharmacist for further evaluation.
This project is part of the Primary Health Network’s Rural Preventive Health Initiative, a partnership between Hunter New England and the Central Coast Primary Health Network and the University of New England.
