Preparing for Australia's Interoperable Future
MTAA is proud to present this one-hour webinar, Preparing for Australia's Interoperable Future: What Digital Health Companies Need to Know About Sparked and FHIR AU Core.
Event Description
Australia's digital health ecosystem is rapidly moving towards greater interoperability through nationally agreed data and technology standards. CSIRO is leading the Sparked program to develop key interoperability assets including the Australian Core Data for Interoperability (AUCDI) and the FHIR AU Core Implementation Guide, which will underpin how health information is structured, exchanged and reused across healthcare systems.
This webinar will provide MTAA members and the broader digital health community with a practical introduction to Sparked, why it matters, and what software developers, SaMD manufacturers, digital therapeutics providers, remote monitoring companies and other health technology organisations should be doing now to prepare for an increasingly connected healthcare environment.
Participants will learn how to engage with the Sparked community, contribute to standards development activities, and align product roadmaps with emerging interoperability requirements across the Australian health system. The session will also explore how standards such as AU Core, AUCDI and FHIR are expected to support future integration with national and state digital health infrastructure, helping companies position themselves for future procurement, implementation and market access opportunities.
Participants will:
- Understand the purpose of Sparked and Australia's national FHIR interoperability program.
- Learn the relationship between AUCDI, FHIR and AU Core and why they matter to industry.
- Identify practical ways for technology companies to engage with Sparked design groups, consultations, and implementation activities.
- Understand the technical and strategic steps organisations should consider now to prepare for future interoperability requirements.
- Gain insights into how national digital health initiatives are shaping expectations for connected and standards-based health technology solutions.
Attendees
This webinar is designed for professionals across the digital health, medical technology and healthcare software sectors who need to understand Australia's emerging interoperability landscape and its implications for product development, implementation and market access.
Recommended attendees include:
- Digital health company executives, founders and product leaders
- Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) developers and manufacturers
- Digital therapeutics (DTx) developers and service providers
- Remote patient monitoring (RPM) and virtual care solution providers
- Product managers, solution architects and technical leads
- Clinical informaticians, interoperability specialists and standards professionals
- Regulatory, quality and compliance managers responsible for digital health products
- Healthcare software vendors, EMR/EHR providers and integration partners
- Health technology consultants and implementation specialists
- Government, health service and procurement professionals interested in interoperability readiness and standards adoption
Whether you are building, integrating, implementing or procuring digital health technologies, this session will provide practical insights into how Sparked, AUCDI and FHIR AU Core are shaping the future of connected healthcare in Australia and what organisations should be doing now to prepare.
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Kate works with the Australian e Health Research Centre of CSIRO as the Interoperability Lead. Kate has over 25 years of experience in leading delivery and implementation programs in health care with a key focus on initiatives that build community and drive the adoption of standards to enable an interoperable, digital health system. Kate is responsible for the global business development of Onto server and other associated terminology and FHIR based products, working with government, healthcare and industry organisations to enable the meaningful adoption of clinical terminologies and FHIR. Kate is Chair of HL7 Australia.
Kate is National Coordinator for Sparked - Australia’s FHIR Accelerator responsible for developing nationally agreed data models, FHIR Implementation Guides and SNOMED CT Value Sets. Kate is also one of the CSIRO leads for the Strengthening Standards Capability Program, which is funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Andrew Wiltshire is a senior health and digital health policy leader with more than 30 years’ experience across clinical care, medical technology, and health policy in Australia and the Asia–Pacific region. He is currently Head of Digital Health at the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA), leading industry policy and engagement on digital health, data, and regulation. A former registered nurse, Andrew has held senior roles at Medtronic and Amazon Web Services, bringing a unique cross‑sector perspective that bridges clinical practice, technology, and public policy.