Hosted and moderated by Susan Pearce AM, Secretary NSW Health, and Chris Blake, Group CEO of St Vincents Health Australia on 9 and 10 July in Sydney , the 2024 AICC Health Innovation Program with Israel was held across two afternoons as an interactive deep dive discussion with globally renown Israel-based health experts on two key thematics: Translational Research and Innovation: Systemising Best Practise and Virtual and Remote Healthcare Delivery.
Over 50 health sector leaders from across Australia came together to connect and learn the latest thinking from Professor Eyal Zimlichman MD, Chief Transformation and Innovation Officer, Sheba Medical Centre, Israel and the Founder and Director of Sheba’s ARC Innovation Program; Professor Yoram Weiss MD, Director General at Hadassah Medical Organization; Ziv Ofek, Founder & CEO of MDClone; Dr Galia Barkai, Founder & Director General of Sheba BEYOND at the Sheba Tel HaShomer City of Health; Uri Bettesh, Founder & CEO of Datos Health; and Iris Shtein, Co-founder and CEO of Mentaily.
The extraordinary insights shared and the rapport built amongst the group set the ground work for future collaborations in health for both Australia and Israel.