ONLINE: Commercial translation: Getting Technology into Hospitals
Thu. 23 June 2022
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm NZST
A healthtech speaker series by the Commercial Translation team of Te Tītoki Mataora, the Medtech Research Translator
Speakers
Brian Robinson is a senior lecturer at the school of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Practice at Victoria University of Wellington, and is also a co-lead of our clinical translation module. Brian studied physiology, receiving a Masters and PhD in clinical pathophysiology of the autonomic nervous system, and set up the first patient simulation facility in the Southern Hemisphere to teach team performance and communication in clinical emergencies, clinical skills education and medical equipment design and usability.
Georgia Lee is co-founder of V1EWPOINT Medical, an early stage MedTech company on a mission to reform the standard of care for venepuncture and IV cannulation. V1EWPOINT was founded in 2019 after a Dutch MedTech Validation Programme – funded by the European Institute of Technology and Health (EIT Health). COVID-19 brought the kiwi team back to NZ shores, now based and operating in Queenstown. Prior to V1EWPOINT, Georgia worked as a commericialisation analyst for Wellington Uni Ventures working on MedTech and BioTech related projects. Georgia studied Biomedical Science and holds a Masters in Reproductive Science from Monash, specialising in regenerative and stem cell medicine.
Andrew Cameron is the senior commercialisation manager at Wellington UniVentures working on the health and wellbeing portfolio. Andrew has a keen interest in person-centred healthcare and has vast experience working in leadership positions for healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotech and consumer healthcare organisations across New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Hiran Thabrew is a dual-trained child psychiatrist and paediatrician. He is director of the Centre for infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health at the University of Auckland and a member of the Consult Liaison Team at Starship Hospital. He is also the director of a national child and adolescent research network (CARN) and a non-profit organisation for the promotion of children’s mental health (ICAMH.org). Hiran’s research is focused on improving the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Current research topics include the development of eHealth interventions to improve well-being, reduce anxiety, and prevent suicide among young people; improve the care of children with long-term physical conditions, eating disorders and autism; increase school-based mental health services; and address COVID-related mental health issues.