It has been a while since I have been blogging.  The transition to Cisco (from the CEO position at HISA) temporarily diverted my attention away from blogging,  but I am now back.

Taking up the position at Cisco has opened my eyes to what is a bit of a missing link in the delivery of healthcare in Australia. 

Australia has over $20 Billion in hospitals currently in the planning, design and construction phases.  However, even with this enormous financial investment, there are no guidelines or even guiding principles for how information technology can be best included in these designs.

There is a big need for a multidisciplinary group that brings together architects, designers, engineers, IT professionals, healthcare providers and consumers to look at the interface between design and information technology. The objective is to bring these groups together and to drive innovation in healthcare delivery.  

If you are interested in this field, then join up to he Digital Hospital Design Group on The Health Hub ( see http://www.thehealthhub.org.au/pg/groups/3304/digital-healthcare-design/ ) and help us build this group and bring some guidance to the health facilities and systems that are going to deliver care to Australian communities over the 20 years.

This is an important task.  I hope it is going to take us all out of our comfort zone, with conversations involving a broad range of professionals and health consumers who have previously not had an opportunity to interact.

It is an experiment, but then the exciting parts of life, personal or professional usually are.

I hope to see you at the HUB.

If you want to send me a message to talk about involvement just click on the message function in the drop down menu and we can talk. 

See you in the Digital Healthcare Design Group.

Best regards

Brendan