Future Health

Universities are busily preparing to prepare students for an uncertain future. The futurists of higher education are not only grappling with a series of challenging questions about what employers will need but also an emerging set of expectations from future students about what they will want from a university degree. COVID-19 gave us an insight into one version of what tertiary education could lo...

Technology, nanotechnology, precision medicine, a focus on patient empowerment and the rise of the consumer, will put far more control of the patient’s health in the patient’s hands, but is the health system prepared to job-share care? Should we aim for a future that is more about partnership and less about power struggle? Is there any impact on healthcare careers, job satisfaction or meaning and...

We know that the health sector is facing major transitions in changing skills and roles for its workforce. We all understand some roles will become redundant and some jobs, requiring entirely new skills, will emerge. This will require a lifelong learning culture, identified career pathways, skills planning, clear communication about the future from organisational leadership and employee engagement...

In response to unprecedented demand for acute health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a relaxation of regulatory and funding blocks and a subsequent explosion of hospital avoidance models around the world. As parts of the healthcare industry were able to utilise technology to normalise the delivery of hospital level care in the home, the Hospital at Home model was able to garner th...

If Taylor Swift wears a new belt to lunch with Travis Kelce today, it is sold out tomorrow. If we could motivate that same level of reliably responsive behaviour in our community around healthy behaviours, surely, we could significantly impact the creation of a healthier population. Personal devices and social media platforms are creating new channels for public and population health communication...

Lots of smart people spend a lot of time discussing the relative value of different models of leadership. But does the future of work and the emerging role of workforce wellbeing, as a movement, call out for a new wellness focussed leadership model? Or will future health leaders simply prioritise decisions and behaviours that promote workforce engagement and professional fulfilment? In this episod...

After four popular seasons, our host Dr Louise Messara is back for Series 5 and is joined by a fantastic line-up of guests to discuss the future of work in healthcare, exploring topics with “What if…”. Each episode will increase the listeners exposure to the research, analysis and insights, generated locally and from across the world, that will challenge us to consider where we are and where we co...

What are the lessons we can learn from the way others are forecasting the future of work in their sectors? We talk to Dr Michael Guihot about Artificial Intelligence, robots, and the law. Future Health is a podcast from NSW Health about the future ways we will work, the work we will do and the impact of technology and scientific innovation on the future of healthcare. Each week, Dr Louise Messara...

Today we talk to Dr Shannon Nott, a front-line leader in virtual health care, about the issues raised by this growing trend and his long-term vision for health care delivery in the virtual space. Future Health is a podcast from NSW Health about the future ways we will work, the work we will do and the impact of technology and scientific innovation on the future of healthcare. Each week, Dr Louise...

Today those entering their senior years are the first generation who have engaged with technology in almost every aspect of their daily lives. This presents some big opportunities. We talk to the team from the RMIT Health Transformation Lab who are prototyping, trialling, and exploring how to make a real impact in aged care settings, for the first generation of tech savvy aged care users. Future H...

There is a general acknowledgement that some human work will be lost to technology but technology may also have a role to play in job creation for certain sectors of the community. Today we talk to Dr Phillippa Carnemolla about the doors that the future of work could open, as we place an inclusion lens on the future of work discussion and consider the ways in which global trends may shape the grow...

Imagine a world where after an accident, the car could alert ambulance and emergency services and provide its precise location, describe the forces on impact predicting the likely injuries sustained by the occupants, advise how many passengers are in the car, their medical histories and blood types and even transmit the passenger’s vitals in real time to the arriving trauma team. Today we talk to...

Bonus Episode with Dr Brian Burns Imagine a world where after an accident, the car could alert ambulance and emergency services and provide its precise location, describe the forces on impact predicting the likely injuries sustained by the occupants, advise how many passengers are in the car, their medical histories and blood types and even transmit the passenger’s vitals in real time to the arriv...

Most of us are comfortable asking a chatbot for help when we are struggling to log in to our online banking account but would you share your feelings of anxiety with a clever piece of software? And even if you would….would you take advice from an AI psychologist? Some people are and it’s a trend that’s on the rise. We talk to clinical psychologist Dr Charlotte Keating about the role for psychology...

A group of NSW Health clinicians have changed the face of medical learning and information sharing forever, and they started the revolution right in our backyard. We talk to Dr Roger Harris about the motivation for change, the relationship between leadership and followership in building a movement and how it feels to sell out and deliver a medical conference in true rockstar fashion. Future Health...

What will it mean to be a doctor in 20 or 30 years? What role will patients want for their doctors and what care will they accept from a robot? Today we talk to Dr Ben Bravery, a zoologist who made the decision to train as a doctor, after his own experience with the health system as a patient. Future Health is a podcast from NSW Health about the future ways we will work, the work we will do and th...

What is the changing role of wearable technology? Are we two, ten or twenty years from wearing everyday devices that will detect disease? Dr Nasiri, a leading researcher in nanotechnology shares her insights about the impact her field will have on the way we detect and manage illness in the very near future.  Future Health is a podcast from NSW Health about the future ways we will work, the work w...

New season starting on the 20th of June. In season 4 we will continue to explore the future of work with leading experts.

In the last episode of Series 3 we welcome Dr Raj Behal. He is currently the Chief Quality Officer at One Medical. He has had an extensive career working with healthcare data. His passion for data relates to utilising it to its fullest potential; improving patient outcomes. Raj discusses how important data is in healthcare and where it is heading into the future. The Future Health Podcast is a cre...

For our seventh episode we are introduced to Professor Tim Shaw. He is currently the Professor of eHealth and Director of the Research in Implementation Science and eHealth Group (RISe) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Sydney . He has a strong passion for data driven improvement of health outcomes. Join us as he takes us on a journey in how new technologies can improve patien...

Our guest for this episode is Ms Samara Dobbins. She is currently the Deputy Secretary of People & Operations at the Department of Premier and Cabinet. She has an extensive career within the public sector including both the Commonwealth and NSW Government. She provides us with her strategic thinking around leading high performing teams to deliver these strategic goals. The Future Health Podcas...

In Episode 5 we are introduced to Dr Ben Hamer, Lead for the Future of Work at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. We took the opportunity to explore his specialty area and gain insights into what the future holds for the workforce, how we work and the positive impact the pandemic has on the Future of Work. The Future Health Podcast is a creation of NSW Health. For more info on NSW Health visit: health.nsw.go...

In episode 3 we have a yarn with Belinda Field, CEO of Yerin Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health Services. Belinda has an extensive leadership career in health and within Aboriginal communities providing strategic direction and managing operations for several associations and services. Belinda discusses her work and how we can all contribute to improving Aboriginal health outcomes and participation a...

Meet Dr Rae Cooper. She is an Australian professor, researcher and women’s employment specialist. She is a professor of gender, work and employment relations at the University of Sydney Business School. She takes us on a journey of diversity, inclusion and female workforce participation and leadership and what her research shows us for the future. The Future Health Podcast is a creation of NSW Hea...

In this episode, we dive into the Future of Work with Jeff Schwartz, Retired Partner at Deloitte and US leader of Future of work. He will take us through the impact of the pandemic on the Future of Work and what this means for business transformation, the workforce and the workplace. The Future Health Podcast is a creation of NSW Health. For more info on NSW Health visit: health.nsw.gov.au You can...