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AI in healthcare: 2026 policy roadmap launch

Register now for the 22 July launch of Australia’s latest AI in healthcare roadmap, guiding policy, safety and adoption nationwide.

Professor Enrico Coiera
Chrissy Clay

Join the Australian Alliance for AI in Healthcare (AAAiH) for the official launch of the Don’t Walk. Run. AI in Healthcare – The 3rd National Policy Roadmap.

  • Date: 22 July 2026
  • Time: 1–2pm

This landmark report sets the national agenda for policy and practice in AI-enabled healthcare.

Register to attend and receive access to the report on release.

The Roadmap provides critical guidance across governance, workforce capability, regulation, industry development and AI safety. It builds on previous national efforts and responds to the growing urgency to close the gap between rapid technological advances and healthcare system readiness.

The Roadmap identifies key priorities to accelerate safe and effective adoption of AI in healthcare. It has been developed by the AAAiH with the support of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation at Macquarie University, in partnership with:

  • Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (CRC)
  • CSIRO eHealth Research Centre
  • RMIT University.

Hear from Professor Enrico Coiera, Director of the Centre for Health Informatics at AIHI and founding member of AAAiH and Adjunct Professor Annette Schmiede, CEO of the Digital Health CRC, as they outline the policy challenges and opportunities that AI brings to healthcare.

This webinar is designed for clinicians, healthcare leaders, policymakers, digital health and IT professionals, regulators, workforce planners, researchers, patient safety leaders and consumers interested in the future of healthcare.

Register to attend.