Webinar ‘Complementary and Alternative Medicine Health Informatics (CAMHI)’
22 May 2026 14.30-17.00 AEST
The Case for CAMHI – A Webinar of Speakers on Health Informatics in Complimentary and Alternative Medicine settings
Our invited speakers will appeal to health care professionals in each modality, and digital health researchers looking to apply methods to Complementary and Alternative Medicine settings.
Health informatics innovations such as standards, tele-health, decision support, data analytics, simulation, remote monitoring and social media technologies have been applied to Western, Allopathic medicine far more so than in other systems of medicine including Ayurvedic Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy and Naturopathy.
This symposium provides an overview of the opportunities and challenges inherent in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Informatics research. The symposium overviews differences between selected CAM’s and Allopathic medicine that impact on informatics research. Examples of informatics research in TCM and Ayurvedic medicine are drawn on to illustrate concepts advanced.
Moderated by our esteemed leaders:
Prof Bhavna Antony, Federation University
A/Prof Andrew Stranieri, Federation University Australia
A/Prof Tony Sahama, Victoria University Canada
A/Prof Sita Venkatraman, Melbourne Polytechnic Australia
Meet our Speakers
‘Digital Health in Integrative Medicine’
30 Mins: Peter De Lorenzo CEO, UnityHealth Pty Ltd, an independent health information, education and technology consulting services company, specialising in Integrative Medicine.
Peter is joined by A/Prof Sita Venkatraman, Melbourne Polytechnic Australia.
‘Digital Health in Traditional Chinese Medicine’
30 Mins: Making Traditional Chinese Medicine Visible: From Pattern Differentiation to Health Informatics in Modern Care Systems.
Professor Xiaoshu Zhu Western Sydney University
‘Digital Health in Ayurvedic Medicine’
30 mins: Integration of Modern Sensor Technology in Traditional Ayurvedic Health Diagnosis
Prof V. Reddy, BV Raju Institute of Technology,
India
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