Monash’s clinical AI collaboration with India’s Apollo Hospitals and more instructions
Monash will tap Apollo Hospitals DB for clinical AI projects
Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology is working with one of India’s largest hospital groups, Apollo Hospitals, 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 the clinical AI work being done at Apollo Hospitals, said Monash Faculty of IT Head of Digital Health and Professor Chris Bain.
Apollo Hospitals will provide access to its database of anonymized health data from more than 200 million patients, which can be used to train AI algorithms to potentially detect major diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
The institutions also plan to organize a multinational event on AI research in healthcare.
$8 million for the rollout of AI in elderly care
The federal government has made new investments in its elderly care research initiative.
Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) has received A$13 million ($8.6 million) in new funding, allowing it to support the implementation of emerging technologies, among other things.
“The new round of funding will enable ARIIA to broaden our local and international partnerships and enable us to implement scalable, evidence-based solutions across the sector, including a focus on emerging technologies such as AI and digital strategies,” said CEO Reuben Jacob in a press release. statement.
During its inception in 2021, an initial investment of US$34 million ($22 million) was made in ARIIA.
SVHM uses robotics for microsurgery
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) recently started using a robotic surgical system from US-based Medical Micro Instruments.
In a press release, SVHM claimed that they are the first in Asia Pacific to use the Symani RAS. The robotic technology was used in a microsurgical procedure to reconstruct a lower limb.
SVHM will use the RAS in breast, sarcoma and head and neck cancer reconstruction procedures, finger replantation and lymphedema treatment.
Clinical Labs implements eRequests
Pathology diagnostics provider Australian Clinical Labs recently adopted an electronic pathology test request solution from Magentus.
With eRequests, medical specialists can make direct digital referrals via Magentus’ practice management systems.
This implementation adds ACL’s more than 1,300 collection centers to the eRequests network, which now includes nine of the 10 testing locations nationwide, according to Magentus. The solution has also been rolled out within Sonic Healthcare and Healius.
Rolling out the first health check station in New England city
A community-based health check station has been launched in a New England town in New South Wales to help improve health outcomes in rural and regional communities.
The self-service health station, powered by SiSU Health, has been installed at Timbs Pharmacy in Glen Innes. It offers health checks in four minutes, measuring basic health indicators including weight, body composition, blood pressure and heart rate.
It also connects to a mobile application to provide a user’s personalized health reports and access their health data. Furthermore, it can recommend a GP or pharmacist consultation to users with troubling results for further assessments.
The project is part of a Primary Health Network rural preventive health initiative, in partnership with Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network and the University of New England.