Talking HealthTech
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Conversations with clinicians, vendors, policy makers and decision makers to promote innovation and collaboration for better healthcare enabled by technology.
Learn about digital health, medical devices, medtech, biotech, health informatics, life sciences, aged care, disability, commercialisation, startups and so much more.
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- 646 - Patients as Partners: A Digital Approach to a Fairer, More Connected Surgical Journey · 29 min · Episode 646In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Dr Cory Williams, Research and Clinical Lead at Five Faces. Drawing on around 15 years in surgical and…
- 645 - Seamless Workflows and Safer Care: AI Integration in Healthcare with InterSystems · 33 min · Episode 645In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Dr Emeline Ramos, Physician Executive for InterSystems across Asia-Pacific, and Dimitri Fane, Executive Director of…
- 644 - Improving Patient Journeys: Clintel Systems and the Future of Digital Health in Australia · 20 min · Episode 644In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Nick Cuthbertson, CEO of Clintel Systems, the Australian digital health company behind CareRight. With a background…
- 643 - Transforming Healthcare in Asia: AI Tools, EMRs, and Collaboration from HMA26 Bangkok · 39 min · Episode 643In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Carey Campbell from Amalga, Dr Sheila Bond and Christian Cella from Wolters Kluwer, Victor Stulen from Philips, and…
- 642 - Data, Interoperability, and AI: Key HealthTech Trends in Asia-Pacific · 37 min · Episode 642In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Sergei Shutov, Don Woodlock, Dr Tullawat Pacharapha, Dr Apichai Chaiyaroj and Dr Trent Dean to discuss hospital…
- 641 - Empowering Clinicians with Actionable Data: The HealthCare Logic Difference · 34 min · Episode 641In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Brett Sellars, Head of Clinical Solutions, and Chris Reid, Platform Specialist, from Healthcare Logic. The…
- 640 - HIMSS26: How Asia Pacific is Driving Healthcare Collaboration, Digital Excellence, AI Adoption · 30 min · Episode 640In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Andrew Pearce from HIMSS, Lily Liu, Director of Digital Health at Western Health, Aurel Qian from SenseTime…
- 639 - The Roadmap to Successful Healthcare Outcomes in WA: Lessons from the Rauland Panel Discussion · 38 min · Episode 639In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Jacqueline Leeds, CEO of Rauland Australia and New Zealand, alongside a panel of leaders working across digital…
- 638 - Beyond the Demo: How Facere AI Is Building AI Receptionists That Actually Work in Clinics · 24 min · Episode 638In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Bin Rong, CEO, and Bowen Zheng, Head of Engineering at Facere AI. The discussion explores how Facere AI is tackling…
- 637 - The Future of Traceability in CSSD: RFID, Compliance, and Global Practices · 35 min · Episode 637In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Violeta Addamo, founder and managing director at WHITECAT, and David Bellamy, vice president for the World…
- 636 - From Trial to Mainstream: Remote Patient Monitoring's Rise in Australian Healthcare · 30 min · Episode 636In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Craig Simmonds, CEO & Founder of Propell, about the growth and acceptance of remote patient monitoring devices in…
- 635 - Vital Signs Monitoring Reimagined: Predictive, Not Detective, and Ahead of the Alarm · 31 min · Episode 635In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Andy Hurt, Head of Strategic Accounts at Ericom, and Sam Yang, Co-founder and CEO at Xandar Kardian. The discussion…
- 634 - Smart Summaries and Real-World Evidence: How HEALWELL AI is Supporting Clinicians · 33 min · Episode 634In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Aaron Leibtag, Co Founder of Pentavere, now part of HEALWELL AI (TSX: AIDX), where he is Global Health Systems…
- 633 - Smarter Rosters: How HosPortal Is Using AI to Ease Clinical Scheduling Complexity · 34 min · Episode 633In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Dr Chris Jones, Founder and Clinical Director at HosPortal, about the evolution of clinical rostering in Australian…
- 632 - Connected Care Beyond the Postcode: Breaking Down Australia's Digital Health Silos · 27 min · Episode 632In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Peter O'Halloran from the Australian Digital Health Agency, and Farhoud Salimi and Dr Monica Trujillo from Telstra…
- 631 - AI, Workforce Enablement, and Women in Leadership: Highlights from HIC2026 · 25 min · Episode 631In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Dr Rae Donovan, Chief Clinical Information Officer at e-Health Queensland, Professor Peter Steel, Associate Dean of…
- Welcome to Talking HealthTech: Connecting Doers and Builders in Healthcare Technology · 2 minTalking HealthTech (THT) is Australia's leading media company for health tech conversations, connecting decision-makers, innovators and doers across the healthcare industry…
- 630 - Beyond Dashboards: How Command Centres Enable Real-Time Hospital Operations · 59 min · Episode 630In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Manuel Pérez Vallina, former CIO in the Spanish health system, Femi Ladega, Group Chief Digital Officer at Dedalus…
- 629 - RingCentral: Cloud Migration, AI and the Future of Voice Communications in Australia · 24 min · Episode 629In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Steve Saunders, Healthcare Principle at RingCentral, about what is really at stake for Australian healthcare…
- 628 - Smart Health Asia Insights: Technology, Collaboration, and Healthcare's Future in Asia · 30 min · Episode 628In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Madhu Sasidhar, CEO and President of Apollo Hospitals, Luciano Bristia, Asia Pacific Business Lead at InterSystems…
- 627 - The Future of Biopharma: AI, Automation, and Clinical Trial Breakthroughs at BIO2026 · 33 min · Episode 627In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Jayden Rogers (CEO, Linear Clinical Research), Dr Stacie Calad-Thomson (Business Development Lead, Nvidia for…
- 626 - Turning Trends Into Action: Oura Ring 4 and Its Place in Healthcare · 12 min · Episode 626In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Robyn Birch about their experiences using the Oura Ring 4, exploring how this wearable device fits into the broader…
- 625 - Breaking Silos at DHF26: Telstra Health's Corus™ Modernises Patient & Clinician Experience · 18 min · Episode 625In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Dr Monica Trujillo, Chief Health and Risk Officer, and Farhoud Salimi, Chief Technology Officer, both from Telstra…
- 624 - Telehealth for Regional Australia: Updoc's Mission to Bridge Healthcare Gaps at DHF26 · 18 min · Episode 624In this episode of Talking HealthTech Peter Birch speaks with Dylan Coyne, co-founder at Updoc, about the origins and growth of the Updoc platform, the challenges and…
- 623 - Digitising Healthcare at Scale: Safe AI, Smarter Workflows and the Future of Care · 42 min · Episode 623In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Dalibor Frtunik, CEO of Sorsix, about how their platform Pinga® is building the backbone for the future of digital…
- 622 - From Legacy Systems to AI-Driven Healthcare: Tackling Cybersecurity and Innovation at DHF26 · 20 min · Episode 622In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch sits down with Cameron McBride, Divisional Director of Digital Technology Services at Western Health, Chris Fisher, Head of…
- 621 - From Innovation to Adoption: Solving the Digital Health Distribution Problem at Scale · 41 min · Episode 621In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Bettina McMahon, CEO of Healthdirect, clinical governance and digital health safety expert Chris Boyd Skinner, and…
- 620 - From Know-What to Know-How: Medcast’s Journey with Medical-Grade AI at DHF26 · 20 min · Episode 620Find out how Medcast is building trustworthy medical-grade AI in this episode of Talking HealthTech, recorded live at the Digital Health Festival 2026 in Melbourne, Australia's…
- 619 - Practical AI in Public Health: Eastern Health at the Microsoft Stand at DHF26 · 14 min · Episode 619In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Suma Shivalingaiah, Chief Information Officer at Eastern Health, about the practical use, governance, and impact of…
- 618 - Real World Challenges & Successes in Implementing Healthcare Technology with Rauland Australia & New Zealand · 43 min · Episode 618In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Jacqueline Leeds, CEO of Rauland Australia and New Zealand, Vickie Knight, General Manager for Clinical Services at…
- 617 - Inside Olinqua's Integrated Platform and Smart Device Deployments at DHF26 · 19 min · Episode 617In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch sits down with Martin Moszczynski, CEO of Olinqua, to explore the evolution of hospital communications technology in Australia…
- 616 - Inside Lyrebird at DHF26: The Rapid Growth of AI Tools in Australian Healthcare · 20 min · Episode 616In this episode of Talking HealthTech, recorded live at the Digital Health Festival 2026 (DHF26), Peter Birch speaks with Kai Van Lieshout, CEO and founder of Lyrebird Health…
- 615 - EHDS: Europe's Digital Health Ambition, Global Standards, and the Role of AI · 36 min · Episode 615In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch joins Dr Seref Arikan, Technical Lead at Ocean Health Systems, for a conversation that spans continents, with Peter joining…
- 614 - Improving Access and Outcomes Across New Zealand: Tend’s Integrated Digital-First Care Model · 1 h 7 min · Episode 614In this episode of Talking HealthTech, guest host Dr Max Mollenkopf sits down with Graham Denyer, GP and Medical Director at Tend, a hybrid digital and physical primary care…
- 613 - Preventative and Personalised Primary Care: EverLab on Data, Engagement and Innovation · 1 h 12 min · Episode 613In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Dr Max Mollenkopf sits down with Steven Lu, co-founder and medical director at EverLab. The conversation explores the evolution of primary…
- 612 - Small Steps, Big Futures: Solving Maternity Care One Happy Baby at a Time · 31 min · Episode 612In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Brendan Tang and Peter Rady from Medicity. Together, they discuss EVE, a digital health platform improving…
- 611 - Bold Upgrades, Zero Downtime: How Smart Labs Are Modernising Pathology · 34 min · Episode 611In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch sits down with Dan Burke, Managing Director at Magentus, and Ben Richardson, CEO at Labflow, for a wide-ranging conversation…
- 610 - Exploring AI and Innovation in Healthcare at the RLDatix Summit 2026 · 33 min · Episode 610In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Paula Stephenson (Executive Director of Clinical Excellence, Mercy Health), Bianca Todd (Improvement Innovation…
- 609 - Automating Primary Care Admin with Care GP: AI Solutions for Australian Clinics · 33 min · Episode 609In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Melvin Chen, CEO and founder of Care GP, about the evolving role of automation and artificial intelligence in…
- 608 - From Burnout to Breakthrough: Real World Impact of AI Scribes at Heidi Unlocked · 15 min · Episode 608In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Dr Catherine Skellern, Dr Nancy Cibotti and Dean Mills about the adoption and impact of Heidi Health technology in…
- 607 - Bringing Consistency to Complexity Through AI-Driven Decision Support · 34 min · Episode 607In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Simon Taylor Cross, Chief Commercial Officer, and Dr Daniel Stiglitz, Director & Co-Founder at Atidia Health…
- 606 - Consumer Engagement Done Right: Designing Digital Health Experiences With Consumers · 25 min · Episode 606In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Shelley Thomson, Co-Founder and Director of the Patient Experience Agency and host of the Consumer Health…
- 605 - The Cost of Care: Improving Transparency and Access in Australian Healthcare · 30 min · Episode 605In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Jakomi Mathews, founder and CEO of Goto.health, about the role of technology in improving price transparency…
- 604 - Cutting Through the Hype: Healthtech Solutions and Challenges at HIMSS26 · 40 min · Episode 604In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Tim Ferris, Vice President of Healthcare Practice for Intersystems, Dr Tom Kelly, CEO and co-founder of Heidi…
- 603 - Transforming Patient Experience with Agentic AI: Reducing Administrative Burden at HIMSS26 · 31 min · Episode 603In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Dr Rowland Illing, Chief Medical Officer for Amazon Web Services, about how cloud technology is reshaping…
- 602 - AI and Clinical Coding in Action: Improving Patient Outcomes with Insights from HIMSS26 · 21 min · Episode 602In this episode of Talking HealthTech, recorded live at HIMSS26, Peter Birch sits down with Troy Kennedy, AVP of Client Partner Technology at Solventum, to explore the evolving…
- 601 - How Artificial Intelligence Is Influencing the Way Healthcare Software Is Built · 34 min · Episode 601In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Sean Walker, CTO of Alcidion, about the role of AI in healthcare software development, the architecture behind…
- 600 - Clinical Evidence at Your Fingertips: AI, Scribes, and the Future of Medical Documentation · 1 h 3 min · Episode 600In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Dr Max Mollenkopf is joined by Dr Tom Kelly to unpack the evolution of Heidi, an AI-powered clinical documentation tool, from its early…
- 599 - Driving Collaboration in Healthcare: Community and Industry Insights at Sparked Hobart · 13 min · Episode 599In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch speaks with Kate Ebrill, Grahame Grieve, Dr Chris Moy, Dr John Lambert, Sandra Cook, Dr Jill Freyne, Professor Brett Sutton…
- 598 - Behind the Scenes of Medical Software in Australia: MSIA’s Role and Priorities · 42 min · Episode 598In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Peter Birch sits down with Emma Hossack, CEO of the Medical Software Industry Association (MSIA), to unpack the often overlooked role of…
