The theme for the 57th PAH Health Symposium Personalised medicine—the future of healthcare was a four-day event held from Tuesday 1 to Friday 4 August 2017
Following the success of the 2016 symposium, which explored healthcare in the digital age, the 2017 symposium extended the theme on shaping the future of healthcare. With innovative perspectives on the new frontier of personalised medicine, the symposium explored how the digital modernisation of technology and health systems lead to enhanced patient-centred care.
Fast facts
- Tuesday 1–Friday 4 August 2017
- Russell Strong Auditorium, Princess Alexandra Hospital
- 15 sessions featuring renowned clinicians, researchers and expert speakers
- Multidisciplinary program addressing addiction and mental health, cancer, chronic disease, health innovation, inflammation, new technology, social issues, trauma and more
- CPD points^
^Attendees are encouraged to consider the symposium program and how it can be used for their CPD.
Keynote speaker
Professor Paul Aylin
Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, Imperial College London
Paul Aylin is Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health and the Co-Director of the Dr Foster Unit at Imperial College London. He trained in Public Health Medicine and spent three years at the Office for National Statistics as a Medical Statistician before moving to Imperial in 1997. His research has led to the development of innovative statistical and computational methods for processing large data sets derived from electronic medical records and NHS databases....Read more
Kurt Aaron Orator
Rabia Siddique
Humanitarian, international speaker, author
Rabia is an Australian criminal and human rights lawyer, retired British Army officer, former terrorism and war crimes prosecutor, international humanitarian, hostage survivor, professional speaker, facilitator, coach and published author. In 2006 Rabia was awarded a Queen’s commendation for her human rights work in Iraq, in 2009 was the Runner Up for Australian Woman of the Year UK and in 2014 was selected as a Telstra Australia Business Woman of the Year Finalist and was named as one of the Westpac/Australian Financial Review’s Top 100 Women of Influence...Read more
Contact
For all enquiries please contact:
Adele Cumerford
Event Manager, Media and Communications
Princess Alexandra Hospital
199 Ipswich Road Woolloongabba QLD 4102
t. 07 3176 3259
e. PAHSymposium@health.qld.gov.au