The Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards seek to recognise women from across Australia for their achievements in the health and aged care sectors. 

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards.

The awards once again seek to recognise and celebrate the achievements of women in Australia’s digital health sector for achievements in health and aged care.

Nominate yourself or someone you know by completing the online nomination form by Friday 30 June 2023, 5pm AEST.

Nominations are open to recognise women at all stages of their careers for their contributions in five categories:

  • Advancing medical research through technology.​
  • Contribution to developing a new digital health product or technology. ​
  • Achieving health outcomes using technology.​
  • Contribution to the growth, maturation and commercialisation of the digital health sector through innovation, leadership, support and advocacy.​
  •  Introducing a new digital process to improve clinician and patient experiences in health and aged care.​

In addition, a Judge’s Choice Award will recognise outstanding contributions and achievements in the sector.

Eminent judges from across the health and aged care sectors will select the award recipients, who will be recognised at events in October. 

Please refer to the detailed terms and conditions at the bottom of this page for eligibility requirements.

Read our top tips for writing a great award nomination.

Our judges

Chair, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and Co-Chair, COVAX initiative

Professor Jane Halton AO PSM

Professor Halton is a health expert, with a 33-year career in the public service, including as former Secretary of the Australian Department of Health and the Department of Finance. She is the Chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and Co-Chair of the COVAX initiative. Professor Halton was a member of Australian COVID-19 Coordination Commission advisory committee and is on the boards of ANZ, Crown, Australian Strategic Policy Institute and the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. She has held numerous international positions including Chair of the WHO Board, President of the World Health Assembly and Chair of the OECD Health Committee.

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CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health

Dr Louise Schaper

As a leader of Australia’s peak body for digital health, Dr Schaper is a passionate advocate for the transformation of healthcare, enabled by technology. As CEO and Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health, she brings together world-class clinicians, researchers, innovators and organisations from across the biomedical, health and technology spectrum. Dr Schaper has a background as an occupational therapist, a PhD in technology acceptance among health professionals, is a graduate of Stanford’s Executive Leadership Program, a Certified Health Informatician, a Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow and a Fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics. 

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Board Director, Digital Health CRC

Dr Steve Hambleton

Dr Hambleton is a General Practitioner in Brisbane and a former Queensland State President and Federal President of the Australian Medical Association.

Steve is Chief Clinical Advisor to the Australian Digital Health Agency, supporting the Senior Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer.  He also supports Clinical Reference Leads who also provide clinical input into the work of the Agency.  He chairs the Clinical Governance Committee that operates to ensure the Agency delivers programs and projects that are high quality and clinically safe. 

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Chair National Mental Health Commission and Founding Director, Ngaoara

Professor Ngiare Brown

Professor Brown is a proud Yuin nation woman from the NSW south coast. She is passionate about Aboriginal and Indigenous health, child safety and adolescent development, and building the evidence base that demonstrates connection across culture, resilience and wellbeing. Professor Brown is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and has held a variety of positions in education, mentoring, clinical practice, policy, research and advocacy, with extensive contributions to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health over the past two decades. She is currently Chair of the National Mental Health Commission; the Founding Director of Ngaoara, a not-for-profit committed to child and adolescent wellbeing; and Chancellor of James Cook University. 

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Telstra Health Board Director

Professor Mary Foley AM

Professor Foley was Managing Director of Telstra Health from 2017 to 2022, before stepping down from full-time executive roles and joining the Board of Telstra Health as a non-executive Director and serving as a Special Adviser to the business.

Prior to joining Telstra Health, Mary was Director General and Secretary of NSW Health for a five-year term. She has also previously held roles as National Health Practice Leader for PwC Australia, Chief Executive of St Vincent’s and Mater Health Sydney, and a senior executive of a major listed Australian healthcare company.

She is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Science and Health at Western Sydney University, a Board Director of Research Australia, and Chair of the Central Coast Research Institute. 

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Chair, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and Co-Chair, COVAX initiative

Professor Jane Halton AO PSM

Professor Halton is a health expert, with a 33-year career in the public service, including as former Secretary of the Australian Department of Health and the Department of Finance. She is the Chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and Co-Chair of the COVAX initiative. Professor Halton was a member of Australian COVID-19 Coordination Commission advisory committee and is on the boards of ANZ, Crown, Australian Strategic Policy Institute and the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. She has held numerous international positions including Chair of the WHO Board, President of the World Health Assembly and Chair of the OECD Health Committee.

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CEO, Australasian Institute of Digital Health

Dr Louise Schaper

As a leader of Australia’s peak body for digital health, Dr Schaper is a passionate advocate for the transformation of healthcare, enabled by technology. As CEO and Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Digital Health, she brings together world-class clinicians, researchers, innovators and organisations from across the biomedical, health and technology spectrum. Dr Schaper has a background as an occupational therapist, a PhD in technology acceptance among health professionals, is a graduate of Stanford’s Executive Leadership Program, a Certified Health Informatician, a Salzburg Global Seminar Fellow and a Fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics. 

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Board Director, Digital Health CRC

Dr Steve Hambleton

Dr Hambleton is a General Practitioner in Brisbane and a former Queensland State President and Federal President of the Australian Medical Association.

Steve is Chief Clinical Advisor to the Australian Digital Health Agency, supporting the Senior Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer.  He also supports Clinical Reference Leads who also provide clinical input into the work of the Agency.  He chairs the Clinical Governance Committee that operates to ensure the Agency delivers programs and projects that are high quality and clinically safe. 

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Chair National Mental Health Commission and Founding Director, Ngaoara

Professor Ngiare Brown

Professor Brown is a proud Yuin nation woman from the NSW south coast. She is passionate about Aboriginal and Indigenous health, child safety and adolescent development, and building the evidence base that demonstrates connection across culture, resilience and wellbeing. Professor Brown is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and has held a variety of positions in education, mentoring, clinical practice, policy, research and advocacy, with extensive contributions to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health over the past two decades. She is currently Chair of the National Mental Health Commission; the Founding Director of Ngaoara, a not-for-profit committed to child and adolescent wellbeing; and Chancellor of James Cook University. 

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Telstra Health Board Director

Professor Mary Foley AM

Professor Foley was Managing Director of Telstra Health from 2017 to 2022, before stepping down from full-time executive roles and joining the Board of Telstra Health as a non-executive Director and serving as a Special Adviser to the business.

Prior to joining Telstra Health, Mary was Director General and Secretary of NSW Health for a five-year term. She has also previously held roles as National Health Practice Leader for PwC Australia, Chief Executive of St Vincent’s and Mater Health Sydney, and a senior executive of a major listed Australian healthcare company.

She is an Adjunct Professor at the School of Science and Health at Western Sydney University, a Board Director of Research Australia, and Chair of the Central Coast Research Institute. 

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2023 Awards nominations now open

Nominate yourself or someone you know

2022 Awards

Our 2022 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards recipients.

2021 Awards

Our inagural 2021 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards recipients.

FAQs

Who can nominate and how do I nominate?

Nominations are encouraged from individuals self-nominating, or we encourage people to nominate others who they feel are worthy of recognition. The awards program recognises the exceptional contributions of women and individuals who identify as women in the digital health sector. Please refer to the detailed terms and conditions at the bottom of this page for eligibility requirements.

Nominations must be completed via the Award Force online platform. By clicking on the  link to nominate, you will be prompted to create an account, verify your email and then have access to the form. Once you’ve selected whether you are self-nominating or nominating another person, you will then simply need to complete the questions and then submit. 

If you have any technical issues with the nomination form, please email bcwdigitalhealth@health.telstra.com.

What does the overall process and timeline involve?

The nominations will be open until 30 June 2023 (AEST). After this, our judges will review all nominations. This will take place over a four-week period before selecting the final award recipients by early September. We will contact the award recipients to conduct interviews to create a report celebrating the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health award recipients. The report will be launched digitally, in October at events to celebrate award recipients.

What opportunities do the 2023 award recipient receive?

The final 25 will be recognised for their achievements in digital health and asked to share their story to inspire others and raise awareness of the opportunities in digital health. As well as being involved in the various launch events and associated activities, the finalists will:

·       become a lifetime member of the Brilliant Connected Women in Digital Health network of people within digital health

·       be provided with opportunities to participate as part of the network, in terms of events, publications, speaking occasions and overall profiling.

 

Terms and Conditions 

We're delighted you want to participate in the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health Awards. 
 
This document is our 'terms and conditions'. If you want to participate in the recognition program, you'll need to adhere to a few things that we've outlined for you below. 
 
As with any fair competition, if you don't comply with these terms, we have the right to disqualify you or declare your entry ineligible so it's important to take note of these terms.

Here’s the nitty-gritty

The 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health are conducted by Telstra Health Pty Ltd, ABN 38 163 077 236 of Level 3, 222 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Vic 3000– referred to in these terms as “Telstra Health”, “we”, “us” and “our”. 
 
One last thing – any reference to "you" or "your" includes you in your personal capacity.

Who can enter?

In order to enter the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health, you need to:

·       Live in Australia and be an Australian citizen or resident;

·       Be working or studying in the field of Digital Health, either within technology, healthcare, or a combination of the two

You also won’t be able to enter if we have a financial interest in your business. Lastly, we encourage all people who identify as women to apply, regardless of your gender at birth.

How do you enter?

Instructions on how to enter, the report and the process for judging is set out at 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health (awardsplatform.com). These sections also form part of the terms.

Entries must be submitted by Friday 30 June 2023, 5pm AEST. You must complete the form and anything you include in your entry form must be true and correct.

To enter, you need to:

·       Comply with these Terms

·       Submit a complete entry by the nomination deadline

·       Be willing to be featured in the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health report when it is published, and to attend the launch event if possible (this can be virtually or in person.

Now for the hard stuff. We can make your entry ineligible or disqualify you if we think you or your business is involved in any activity that is illegal, fraudulent, can cause harm to us and our reputation, or if you provide any false or misleading information. If this happens, we can withdraw your name and details if you are selected as one of the women who will be profiled as part of the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health report and any associated communications. We may also ask that you no longer promote yourself and/or your business as being associated with 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health. This clause survives the expiration of the Period.

That’s a mouthful we know! But make sure you read those conditions carefully as we take the integrity of our program seriously. 

Judging

This is a game of skill only. There is no element of chance in determining the award recipients. The award recipients will be selected by the judges based on the following categories:

·       Advancing medical research through technology.​

·       Contribution to developing a new digital health product or technology. ​

·       Achieving health outcomes using technology.​

·       Contribution to the growth, maturation and commercialisation of the digital health sector through innovation, leadership, support and advocacy.​

·       Introducing a new digital process to improve clinician and patient experiences in health and aged care.​

In addition, a Judge’s Choice Award will recognise outstanding contributions and achievements in the sector.

The independent judges have been appointed to represent a cross section of individuals with knowledge and experience of Australia’s digital health sector. The judges volunteer their time and participate in a personal capacity.

Prize conditions

Please be aware that the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health is purely a recognition initiative where we will profile the award recipients who our judges determine as most successfully meeting the entry criteria. Therefore, there will be no monetary prize received.

Instead, the  award recipients who are selected will be profiled in a report which we will publish to recognise them and to celebrate their achievements. All  award recipients will also be invited to awards events in their closest Australian city - Melbourne, Sydney or (TBD) Perth on the evening of Thursday 19 October.

The award recipients will be flown to the closest award event by Telstra Health (if they do not already reside there) and will be provided with one night’s hotel accommodation (again, for those who do not already reside there). Any other reasonable travel expenses (as decided by us) will also be reimbursed if appropriate proof of purchase such as a tax invoice or receipt is provided.

General need-to-know

We do not provide feedback on entries. We may review publicly available information regarding you including on websites, social media and in media activity in assessing and judging your entry.

If you are selected as one of theaward recipients for our report, you may be invited to participate in promotional appearances during the period to promote the initiative. We may use your comments, image and name for advertising and publicity purposes in any media in perpetuity without compensation.

If you are selected as one of the award recipients, we will endeavour to give you at least seven calendar days’ notice of the time, date and location of each Promotional Appearance you are required at, and the party requesting the appearance will pay your reasonable travel and accommodation expenses.

In any promotion or endorsement of the Brilliant Women in Digital Health, you should only express opinions that are genuinely held by you.

What do we do with your information?

We collect basic personal information (as defined in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)) in various ways, such as in the entry form, on judging days, and in speeches and interactions with the support team, in order to administer  the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health.

If you do not provide the personal information as requested, unfortunately you cannot participate in the program. All entries become our property.

By participating in the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health (including by submitting an entry and by completing a related survey), you consent for us to use and disclose your personal information in for the purposes set out in our Privacy Statement available at  Privacy Policy (telstrahealth.com)

Your personal information can also be disclosed to our related entities, business partners, agencies, and other third parties engaged to provide services in connection with the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health, in order to:

·       Market to you in any way (including by email, SMS/MMS, mail, social media and telephone (even if your phone number is registered on the Do Not Call Register), including contacting you after the Period ends about our Products & Services;

·       Administer the program;

·       Invite you to be part of our initiatives including case studies, polls/surveys and business opportunities;

You agree that your consent continues with us unless otherwise withdrawn. If you wish to withdraw your consent to receive marketing material from us, call us on 1800 039 059.

Award Force

The 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health initiative uses the Award Force platform for nominations and judging. The Award Force application is GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliant.  

Award Force utilises Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure to host the system. The Award Force application and database servers are located in the European Union. For security reasons, Amazon does not publish the physical locations of their data centres. Media files will be stored in one of three global regions (in this instance, Asia Pacific) for smooth viewing/listening experience and performance. For more information, please refer to the Award Force Privacy Policy here: Privacy policy | Creative Force

By entering the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health initiative you consent to us using the Award Force platform to store your data.

How do we get the word out?

We want the world to know about you and your work in digital health. So, by entering this initiative, you agree that during and after the Period, you will participate and co-operate as required with all reasonable marketing activities of you and your business, relating to the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health initiative, including but not limited to being interviewed, videoed, and photographed.

We may use your comments, image, details about you and your company if relevant (including logo and details), the contents of your entry form and any other materials supplied by you, in connection with your entry to the initiative or the promotion of the initiative (together, the Materials) in any media in perpetuity without compensation.

By entering the initiative, you grant to us on creation of the Materials a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, exclusive and irrevocable license to use the Materials for purposes we choose in our sole discretion and that we may license, authorise or otherwise transfer the rights in the Materials to others to do the same. We may duplicate, alter, adapt and utilise the Materials at any time.

You’ll also need to unconditionally consent to all acts being done that would otherwise infringe any of your moral rights (as defined in Part IX of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)) in the Materials and any present and future rights of a similar nature conferred by statute anywhere in the world whether occurring before or after this consent is given. You agree not to institute, maintain or support any claim or proceeding for infringement of your Moral Rights in the Materials.

The small print

You will at all times indemnify, keep indemnified, defend and hold harmless us and our respective officers, employees and agents (Indemnified Persons), from and against any loss (including reasonable legal costs and expenses).

We will not hold any liability incurred by any of the Indemnified Persons arising from any claim, demand, suit, action or proceeding by any person against any of the Indemnified Persons where such loss or liability arose out of, in connection with or in respect of any breach of these Terms by you, and use of the Material and/or information supplied by you under these Terms.

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any loss (including indirect and consequential loss) or damage or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health initiative, including the supply of goods or services by any person to you, and where applicable to any persons accompanying you.

The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

We accept no responsibility for any tax liabilities that may arise from your participation in the initiative.

We have the right to alter or cancel part or all of the 2023 Brilliant Women in Digital Health at any time without notice to you.

By entering the initiative, you agree to submit to the laws of New South Wales and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that place and the courts of appeal from them.

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