❓ Question regarding the Remote-i eye screening program in regional WA, highlighting its benefits and funding. The Minister's answer details the program's innovative technology, its impact on early detection of eye disease, and its national recognition.
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EYE SCREENING — REGIONAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES
Can I draw the Speaker’s attention to the fact that it is now 2.44 pm and this is just the fourth question from this side of the house. Due to both sides of the house, I think question time is becoming a disgrace. I understand that the program providing eye screening to remote and rural communities has won two national awards. Can the minister inform the house about this program and the benefits to those living in regional Western Australia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the third time today. Member for Girrawheen, I am going to instruct you to remain silent. That will be my simple instruction. I am not going to call the member for Kalgoorlie to order. I think he has made a very telling and accurate observation. I will now give the call to the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS
Can I draw the Speaker’s attention to the fact that it is now 2.44 pm and this is just the fourth question from this side of the house. Due to both sides of the house, I think question time is becoming a disgrace. I understand that the program providing eye screening to remote and rural communities has won two national awards. Can the minister inform the house about this program and the benefits to those living in regional Western Australia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the third time today. Member for Girrawheen, I am going to instruct you to remain silent. That will be my simple instruction. I am not going to call the member for Kalgoorlie to order. I think he has made a very telling and accurate observation. I will now give the call to the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS
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I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question and welcome, on his birthday, his ability to give us all a clip under the ear. Happy birthday! The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
I understand that the program providing eye screening to remote and rural communities has won two national awards. Can the minister inform the house about this program and the benefits to those living in regional Western Australia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the third time today. Member for Girrawheen, I am going to instruct you to remain silent. That will be my simple instruction. I am not going to call the member for Kalgoorlie to order. I think he has made a very telling and accurate observation. I will now give the call to the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question and welcome, on his birthday, his ability to give us all a clip under the ear. Happy birthday! The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the third time today. Member for Girrawheen, I am going to instruct you to remain silent. That will be my simple instruction. I am not going to call the member for Kalgoorlie to order. I think he has made a very telling and accurate observation. I will now give the call to the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question and welcome, on his birthday, his ability to give us all a clip under the ear. Happy birthday! The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the third time today. Member for Girrawheen, I am going to instruct you to remain silent. That will be my simple instruction. I am not going to call the member for Kalgoorlie to order. I think he has made a very telling and accurate observation. I will now give the call to the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question and welcome, on his birthday, his ability to give us all a clip under the ear. Happy birthday! The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question and welcome, on his birthday, his ability to give us all a clip under the ear. Happy birthday! The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question and welcome, on his birthday, his ability to give us all a clip under the ear. Happy birthday! The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
I understand that the program providing eye screening to remote and rural communities has won two national awards. Can the minister inform the house about this program and the benefits to those living in regional Western Australia? Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the third time today. Member for Girrawheen, I am going to instruct you to remain silent. That will be my simple instruction. I am not going to call the member for Kalgoorlie to order. I think he has made a very telling and accurate observation. I will now give the call to the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question and welcome, on his birthday, his ability to give us all a clip under the ear. Happy birthday! The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the third time today. Member for Girrawheen, I am going to instruct you to remain silent. That will be my simple instruction. I am not going to call the member for Kalgoorlie to order. I think he has made a very telling and accurate observation. I will now give the call to the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question and welcome, on his birthday, his ability to give us all a clip under the ear. Happy birthday! The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the third time today. Member for Girrawheen, I am going to instruct you to remain silent. That will be my simple instruction. I am not going to call the member for Kalgoorlie to order. I think he has made a very telling and accurate observation. I will now give the call to the Minister for Regional Development. Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question and welcome, on his birthday, his ability to give us all a clip under the ear. Happy birthday! The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
Mr B.J. GRYLLS replied: I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question and welcome, on his birthday, his ability to give us all a clip under the ear. Happy birthday! The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
I thank the member for Kalgoorlie for the question and welcome, on his birthday, his ability to give us all a clip under the ear. Happy birthday! The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
The question is really important. The last question showed the Minister for Health’s very strong commitment to mammography in the Peel. He also has a very strong commitment to ophthalmology in the Pilbara region. Two years ago the CSIRO applied to the Pilbara Development Commission for funding for an innovative pilot program using Remote-i, a low-cost, high-quality eye-screening system that is giving people in the Pilbara region easy access to specialist ophthalmology. Remote-i was developed by the Australian e-Health Research Centre and is part of the CSIRO’s preventive health flagship. I think it is very important that we look at preventive health in some of our remote parts of the state. This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
This innovative technology means that eye screening can take place locally and results can be analysed by specialists using telehealth facilities. It is something that the Liberal–National government has made a further commitment to through the Southern Inland Health Initiative. This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
This program is supported by the royalties for regions program, and $397 000 from the Pilbara Development Commission’s regional grant scheme was made available to the program. This grant assisted with the development and delivery of the project, which, really excitingly, is using the 107 community resource centres dotted across the state and in many remote Indigenous communities as well. It is using the technology of the community resource centres in remote areas of the Pilbara to undertake eye screenings for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and other vision abnormalities. There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
There is limited access to eye specialists across regional areas, which makes early detection and treatment of eye disease difficult. This is particularly relevant to the Aboriginal communities in which there is a high incidence of diabetes, which makes them more susceptible to developing eye disease. The Remote-i technology includes a web-based system that captures images from an easy-to-use camera and sends them to a central server. An offline system for data collection, in areas with no immediate internet connection, is available. An automated system analyses captured images and supports decision making by screening staff and medical specialists, and uses security and encryption techniques for transmission of patient data. It is managing eye disease using cutting-edge technology. Using it over the web is a great innovation, bringing preventive eye health care to many people who never would have had that opportunity before. The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
The CSIRO will also collect blood pressure measurements and information based on a questionnaire for dementia-related symptoms. This data will be combined with retinal image analysis to study changes in the eye due to Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this work will be to look for markers that will help in the development of non-invasive screening technology in and around those medical conditions. Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
Remote-i took out the Victorian government’s Inspiration Award and the national e-Health Award at the national iAwards held in Melbourne. This program will now be eligible to compete at the Asia–Pacific regional awards in Thailand in November this year. This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
This is a major step forward in delivering preventive health into the region, tying up the local drive and delivery of the development commission, using the existing community resource centre networks for some of the access to the technology, and going out to young Aboriginal kids in their communities and screening them for eye problems. I congratulate the CSIRO’s ophthalmology technology team, led by Dr Yogi Kanagasingam, and the Pilbara Development Commission for bringing this wonderful, innovative program to the Pilbara.
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