DHF 2025 Wrap Up
What a festival!
The Digital Health Festival was energising, insightful — and massive. It’s inspiring to feel the momentum behind digital health, and see just how fast the ecosystem is scaling.
Our CEO had the pleasure of chairing a full-house panel on “Genetics and Genomics: Empowering Consumers with Personalised Insights”. Standing room only — a testament to the growing interest in consumer-centric, genomics-enabled care.
Dr Erin Evans led the session with panelists Sarah Powell (Inherited Cancers Australia), Dr Jane Tiller (PhD) (Monash University), and Zuong Dang (OurDNA Population Genomics) — representing both the clinical and lived experience perspectives that are critical to shaping equitable systems.
“Equity is not something you do. It’s something you strive to achieve.” — Zuong Dang
We covered a lot of ground:
• The need to bring genomics out of hospitals and into communities
• How data reveals stark gaps in access — especially in rural and remote areas
• The cultural, financial, and systemic barriers that must be addressed
• And a clear call to shift from a sickness system to a wellness system — driven by prevention
Genomics will be at the core of future health platforms and as genomics is mainstreamed to clinical care. It’s our job now to make that future inclusive and accessible.
Grateful for the rich conversations with members and partners: Roche, AstraZeneca, 23Strands, Transcendomics, INSiGENe — and a great catch-up with XLAB, Oncoparse, GP Registrars Australia, National Breast Cancer Foundation, Shama Kazmi Mariam Succar Shelley Thomson Dr Louise Schaper David O’Driscoll and many more. Always a pleasure to connect with the people helping make personalised healthcare real.
Big thanks to the Digital Health Festival team — already looking forward to 2025.
