Please join us in Adelaide for our 2024 Annual Meeting as we delve into the future state of health and medicine in Australia. Register now to hear from some of Australia’s most influential researchers, decision-makers and emerging leaders in health and medical sciences, who will discuss critically important health issues facing Australia and the world.
The 2024 meeting will mark the Academy’s tenth anniversary and provide an opportunity to reflect on our achievements to date, while remaining focused on what the next decade looks like for the health and medicine sector as a whole. We hope you will join us.
Speakers
We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker, Professor Alastair Denniston, Co-leader of the Birmingham Artificial Intelligence and Digital Healthcare Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, who will deliver an address on the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare and how ethical considerations, comprehensive regulation and informed implementation can enhance patient care, diagnosis, treatment, and broader community health.
We are delighted that the below speakers will also join us, with more to be announced:
- Professor Alex Brown FAHMS, Professor of Indigenous Genomics, Telethon Kids Institute and The Australian National University
- Professor Rachelle Buchbinder AO FAHMS, Head, Musculoskeletal Health and Wiser Health Care Units, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
- Professor Tony Capon, Director, Monash Sustainable Development Institute
- Professor Jon Karnon, Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University
- Professor Michael Kidd AO FAHMS, Director, Centre for Future Health Systems, University of New South Wales, and Professor of Global Primary Care and Future Health Systems, University of Oxford
- Dr Xiaoxuan Liu, Senior Clinician Scientist in Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health, University of Birmingham
- Gillian Mason, Consumer Representative and Non-executive Director, Health Consumers NSW and Australasian Institute of Digital Health
- Professor Melissa McCradden, Artificial Intelligence Director, Women’s and Children’s Health Network, and The Hospital Research Foundation Clinical Research Fellow in AI Ethics, Australian Institute for Machine Learning, The University of Adelaide
- Associate Professor Odette Pearson, Co-Theme and Population Health Lead, SAHMRI
- Professor Rajvinder Singh, Professor of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, and Director of Gastroenterology, Lyell McEwin Hospital
Full program coming soon. Please note the Mentorship Workshop will take place on Wednesday 23 October and the Annual General Meeting will be on Friday 25 October.
Welcome drinks
Guests arriving on the Wednesday afternoon are invited to join our Mentorship Program participants for an informal drink or wine tasting at the Wined Bar at the National Wine Centre from 4pm – 6pm. Please indicate your interest in attending in the registration form.
Gala Dinner
This year’s gala dinner will be held at the Rose Garden Pavilion in the Adelaide Botanic Garden on Thursday 24 October 2024 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm. The event will mark the Academy’s tenth anniversary and celebrate our new Fellows and honorific award recipients. CSL will also award their 2024 Centenary Fellowships. The dress code is business attire.
Accommodation
We have several conveniently located hotels providing discounted accommodation for delegates:
- Majestic Roof Garden Hotel is offering 15% off using this link or booking code DEAL-AAHMS.
- Crowne Plaza Adelaide is offering reduced rates for early booking using this link.
- The Pullman Adelaide is offering 15% off using this link (Client code: SCP4360887; Access code: AA243AU671).
We recommend booking early to avoid disappointment. Different options for accommodation may become available – please keep an eye on this site for updates.
Transport
A bus will be available to transport guests from the National Wine Centre to the airport after the meeting closes on Friday 25 October. Please indicate on your registration form if you will require this transport. All other transport should be organised by individuals.
For more information or assistance with registration, please contact [email protected] or call (07) 3102 7219.
We are grateful to all our sponsors for their generous contributions.
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