Join the University of Melbourne for the upcoming webinar ‘Digital health Technologies in cardiovascular medicine: success stories and opportunities’.
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in Australia and is placing growing pressure on our health system as the population ages. This panel will take a high-level look at how digital health technologies are reshaping the way we prevent, diagnose, and manage cardiovascular conditions. From wearable devices that enable real-time monitoring, to digital-twin technologies that create personalised treatment models, we will explore the opportunities these innovations bring to patients, clinicians, and researchers. The discussion will also highlight the importance of fostering a culture of collaboration, research, and commercialisation to ensure Australia can harness the full health and economic benefits of these advancements.
Associate Professor Vijay Rajagopal (Chair)
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and IT; Theme Lead, Digital Health & Simulation Technologies (Graeme Clark Institute); Associate Investigator, ARC CoE – MACSYS; Group Lead, Cell Systems & Mechanobiology.
An expert in computational physiology, Vijay creates anatomically and physiologically realistic computational models of biological systems (sometimes called digital twins). He uses these models to test scientific hypotheses about how biological systems work and applies them in clinical and pharmaceutical applications for translational impact. A fundamental focus of Dr. Rajagopal's group is about developing models to uncover how living cells work.
Vickie Edwards
Director of Sales & Operations, Hydrix
Vickie has more than 25 years of health technology industry expertise. She brings cardiothoracic clinical experience and a deep commercial capability and understanding of how to successfully bring new interventional cardiac devices to market. Her broad capabilities across sales, marketing, field operations, patient care and regulatory affairs further strengthen our senior leadership as we progress towards launch of a portfolio of cardiac products and technologies, initially in Asia-Pacific markets.
Professor Peter Barlis
Honorary Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Medical School
Interventional Cardiologist, St Vincent’s Hospital
After graduating from the University of Melbourne, Professor Peter Barlis trained at Austin Health, completed a Master of Public Health at Monash University, and undertook a fellowship at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, followed by a PhD at Erasmus University, Netherlands, on optical coherence tomography (OCT) in cardiology. He led OCT adoption across over 60 centres in Australia and New Zealand and is internationally known for his work in interventional cardiology, advanced coronary imaging, and novel cardiovascular therapies.
A Fellow of multiple international cardiology societies, Prof Barlis has authored three textbooks, ten book chapters, and over 130 peer-reviewed papers. He leads a biomedical engineering research group developing new imaging and cardiac devices, including 3D printing, and serves on several editorial boards.
