Big Data 2013 Workshops - Health Informatics Society of Australia

WORKSHOPS

	Privacy and Big Data Thursday 18 April 11.30am Big data, not big brother Researchers, clinicians, insurers, governments and of course consumers all have disparate agendas when it comes to healthcare. They do however generally share the goal of maintaining individual privacy and improving healthcare. In this workshop we will analyse case studies in the context of privacy, security, and clinical outcomes and data governance generally. Mr David Wrede Royal Women's Hospital Dr Trish Williams Edith Cowan University Emma Hossack Extensia Prof Peter Croll
	The Business Case for Big Data Thursday 18 April 2.00pm How to get others excited about big data opportunities? Win support and influence with a compelling and exciting business case! Developing a business case can be difficult at the best of times, let alone to garner support for things involving data! In this workshop, we'll look at some of the ways to create compelling arguments to support commitment, investment and process changes that will engage your senior management and peers in your vision. Gabrielle Davies 21Think
	Science and Technology Friday 19 April 11.30am Reproducible analysis of large scale biological data: Challenges and opportunities in genomics The workshop will provide an overview of examples of the technical and organisational challenges and potential solutions for the current deluge of large, complex research datasets. Massively parallel short read sequencing data will be the specific focus but the workshop contents will be generalisable to many other large data challenges. Dr Ross Lazarus BakerIDI Dr Andrew Lonie The University of Melbourne
	Community Data to Knowledge and Action Friday 19 April 2.00pm Big data requirements of the Medicare Locals: Addressing local primary care services and service gaps In efforts to best allocate their resources, each of the 61 Medicare Locals is responsible to submit an After Hours service plan and a Needs Assessment Report to the Department of Health and Ageing which identifies and prioritises the unique primary care service needs of their local residents. This session will highlight the efforts of Inner East Melbourne Medicare Local and Bayside Medicare Local which have excelled in using a systematic and transparent data analytical approach to prioritise the primary care needs and service gaps for their residents. Joe Scuteri HealthConsult Dr Elizabeth Deveny Bayside Medicare Local Adam McLeod Inner East Melbourne Medicare Local