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Digital Futures: Rethinking Health and Care

Digital Health Week is an opportunity for anyone interested in digital health to share research and ideas.

As digital innovation accelerates, the future of health and care is being redefined. 

Digital Health Week 2026 is a collaboration between The University of Sydney, UNSW, UQ, and The University of Melbourne, returning for its sixth year.

It is an informative and provocative showcase of innovation in digital health, bringing together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and technologists to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping healthcare—including AI, data analytics, remote monitoring, virtual care, social media, and more.

Join us for critical conversations, cutting-edge insights, and collaborative opportunities that will drive positive change and improve health outcomes for everyone, regardless of their background or circumstances.

Keynote Speaker: Dr Peter Steel

Learning health system strategies in the AI era

Dr Peter Steel, MA, MBBS, FACEP
Vice Chair of Clinical Services, Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center

As healthcare systems face rising costs, fragmented infrastructure, and rapid digital disruption, the imperative to translate data into measurable value has never been greater.

In this keynote, Dr. Peter Steel explores how the Learning Health System (LHS) offers a bold yet practical blueprint for health systems to thrive in the AI era. By treating clinical data as a strategic asset—not just a byproduct of care—LHS models enable continuous learning, agile innovation, and scalable impact.

Drawing on global examples and recent U.S. policy shifts, this talk will unpack how healthcare leaders can embed research, digital infrastructure, and adaptive workflows to turn real-time data into system-wide improvement.

Illuminating Minds celebrates the legacy of Professor Emerita Margaret Manion IBVM, AO, FAHA (1935-2024), Herald Chair Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne from 1979 to 1995, and internationally recognised expert in the field of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts.

This exhibition highlights her extraordinary contribution to art history and to the study of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, with a focus on research, teaching and advancements in the study of art history.

The exhibition also explores Professor Manion’s contributions to the humanities and public life through objects and texts sourced from the University’s Archives and Special Collections, the Visual Culture Research Centre, and the Loreto Archives of the Sisters of Loreto Australia and South East Asia.

Curated by University of Melbourne researchers Associate Professor Christopher Marshall, Dr Callum Reid, Dr Alice Helme and Dr Alison Inglis AM from the Art History and Art Curatorship Program of the Faculty of Arts in collaboration with the University’s Potter Museum of Art.