DIAGNOSTICS IN HEALTHCARE CONGRESS

PTA-C/26: From Innovation to Implementation — TECHNOLOGY Shaping Tomorrow’s Standard of Care Today

  • WEDNESDAY May 27 – Thursday May 28, 2026
  • Langham Hotel Sydney, 89-113 Kent St, Millers Point

PTA Congress 2024

Meet a diverse range of stakeholders and professionals across a range of healthcare disciplines and pathology services including:

  • Health professionals and service providers
  • State and Federal MPs
  • Patient advocates
  • First Nations representatives
  • Decision-makers in healthcare
  • Health economists
  • Health bureaucrats, including TGA, MSAC, and more
Discover new and evolving technologies that will drive pathology services and delivery of healthcare. Stay informed about industry trends aimed at enhancing patient outcomes while improving productivity and maintaining economic efficiency:
  • Focused case studies demonstrating real-world impact and pathology technology in action
  • Innovation showcase of breakthrough technology in the pathology space
  • Industry showcases and workshops demonstrating the future and focus of the pathology technology sector

Learn about technology-driven solutions through plenary, panel discussions, and real-world case studies across three themes:

  • Predict. Prevent. Personalise – Innovative technology underpinning earlier detection, targeted prevention, and tailored care.
  • Innovation in Motion – What it takes to deliver the right test to the right patient at the right time
  • The Value Fountain – Why the ‘value of knowing’ and other fundamental values must be central to healthcare decision-making
Influence the priorities and direction of the sector to shape the future of Australia’s healthcare system. Contribute to knowledge exchange, professional networking, and interdisciplinary discussions through:
  • Interactive workshops seeded with subject matter experts and thought-leaders
  • Innovation and horizon scanning that delves into tomorrow’s health requirements and the development and adoption pipeline
  • Metrics-driven communique capturing key conference discussion points and polling to drive policy and infrastructure planning

Past Speakers 2024

Hon Anne Ruston

Dr Amandeep Hansra

Prof Patrick Tan

Dr Robert Grenfell

Prof James Ward

Prof Branwen Morgan

Prof Rebecca Guy

Prof David Thomas

Prof Charlotte Hespe

Prof Stephen Fox

Prof Paul Griffin

Prof Louise Cullen

Dr Gordon Reid MP

A/Prof Philip Cunningham

A/Prof Colman Taylor

A/Prof Fei Sim

Dr Andrew St John

Dr Jane Tiller

Dr Kym Mina

Dr Erin Evans

Mary Warner

Ray Kelly

Jerome Laxale MP

Martin Canova

Krystal Barter

Elizabeth De Somer

Deidre Mackechnie

Neil Everest

Jo Taranto

Louise Talbot

Plus, a special hypothetical scenario:

To invest or keep the status quo: why do we need diagnostics technology, sovereign capability and resilience?"

Co-ordinated by Sue MacLeman

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