We develop and deploy leading edge ICT innovations for Australian health care system
The Australian e-Health Research Centre works with our partners to deliver value to the Australian community. This page features some of the projects we have achieved or are working on with our partners. These case studies identify the challenge we were addressing, details of our approach to tackling the challenge and the results and outcomes.
CSIRO is a partner in the Dementia Team Grant led by Prof Ian Blair at Macquarie University – one of only six funded applications. The Challenge: Uncovering the molecular mechanisms of Amyotrophic Later Sclerosis (ALS)....
July 31, 20180The Challenge: Renewal software and terminology to support MALT initiative The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) pursued a visionary e-health, future-proofed data environment for their members and stakeholders who...
July 20, 20180The Australian e-Health Research Centre at CSIRO, together with Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Australia, have designed and developed Activate TKR, an orthopaedic support technology platform, which comprises a mobile phone...
July 19, 20180The Challenge: Finding ways to support children with autism to develop social interaction and communication skills For children on the autism spectrum, social interaction and communication can be significantly challenging....
June 5, 20180Advanced bioinformatics tools help sift through millions of genomic mutations to discover the origins of dementia and related neurodegenerative diseases as part of a network of national and international experts. The Challenge:...
March 20, 20180The Challenge: Patients aren’t completing rehab following total knee replacements Total knee replacement (TKR) is a procedure that has been rising steadily in recent years. In fact there was a 77 per cent increase in TKR...
March 14, 20180Computational tools to improve genome engineering applications The GT-Scan suite contains computational tools for efficiently solving the optimisation problem of identifying the most suitable target for genome engineering...
March 9, 20180machine learning for population-scale whole genome data Genomic information is increasingly being used for medical research, giving rise to the need for efficient analysis methodologies able to cope with thousands of individuals and...
March 9, 20181The Challenge: Diabetic retinopathy screening can only be done by specialists Diabetic retinopathy is a complication affecting one in three people with diabetes. Without early detection and timely treatment, it can lead to...
February 8, 20183The Challenge Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), also known as drug side effects, are a major concern for public health, costing health care systems worldwide millions of dollars. Social media has been identified as a source of information...
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