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The Challenge
Australia’s health costs as a percentage of GDP are increasing dramatically. In the 10 years to 2013-14, health expenditure outstripped inflation, population growth and the rate of population aging.
In 2017-18 total healthcare spend was $185.4 billion – (Source: AIHW)
In an age when people expect access to advanced healthcare and better health outcomes, public and private health organisations alike recognise that ‘STEM’ skills are crucial. As a result of this, and the rapid digitisation of health services around the world, the demand for health data scientists, health technologists and technology-literate clinical staff has never been greater.
Our Solution
We are developing a unique, multidisciplinary, collaborative taskforce of research, clinical, industry, government and educational organisations to focus research and development on combining individual and collective expertise with data, information and telecommunication technologies.
We are also building a world-leading research and innovation centre, with all work designed to address identified industry issues. Over 70 organisations, including health funds, larger and small health and technology providers, and 17 universities, have joined this Australia-wide R&D consortium.
The Outcomes
This collaborative approach will deliver transformative outcomes:
Improve the health and wellbeing of hundreds of thousands of Australians
Improve value of care
Reduce adverse drug-reaction events (currently accounts for 400,000 GP visits a year)
Save the Australian health system $1.8 billion
Create a new digital workforce through at least 1000 new jobs in digital health and related industries
Create new companies and products for Australian and global markets
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University Partners
Government and Industry Partners
Management Team
Dr Terry Sweeney
Chief Executive Officer
Professor Tim Shaw
Director of Research and
Workforce Capacity
DHCRC Team
Professor Federico Girosi
Co-Chief Scientist
Professor Barry Drake
Co-Chief Scientist
Dr Amir Marashi
Data Scientist
Nicki Newton
Sharon Birrell
Governance Coordinator
Dr Isobel Frean
Senior Consultant
Dr Melanie Haines
Education Manager
Wayne Evans
Chief Financial Officer
Neil Taplin
Education Coordinator
Flagship Research and Education Directors (FREDs)
Professor James Boyd
Professor of Public Health (Digital Health), Curtin University and Latrobe University
Professor Rachel Davey
Director, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra
Professor Steven McPhail
Professor in Health Services Research, Queensland University of Technology
Professor Suzanne Robinson
Professor and Theme Leader for Health Systems and Health Economics, Curtin University
Professor Susan Gordon
Professor and Theme Leader for Residential and Assisted Aged Care, Flinders Iniversity
Board
Michael Walsh, Chair
Kate Munnings
Bill Lucia
Dr Steve Hambleton
Dr Megan Robertson
Paul McBride
Professor Priscilla Rogers
Dr Neale Fong
