About the speaker
Sam Elliot, 29, has been running businesses and managing teams for over a decade. At just 22 years old he built, owned, and operated his own restaurant, and by 25, he became a father and husband. These days, Sam’s passion is rooted in technology, with a particular focus on healthcare innovation.
As the Director of Ecotel, he’s driven by the potential of tech to improve remote patient care and communication systems. Outside of work, Sam is a dedicated mycologist, environmentalist, and occasional keynote speaker, blending his love for nature and sustainability with his career in tech.
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How Edge Computing Will Transform Remote Patient Care
Stats and Sources:
The Australian remote patient monitoring market is expected to grow from $1.86 billion AUD in 2024 to $2.63 billion AUD by 2029 (Converted from USD). This growth is driven by technological advancements in managing chronic conditions and an aging population.
Source: Modor Intelligence Report
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, 81.5% of patients were monitored remotely, significantly boosting the adoption of telehealth and remote patient care technologies.
Source: Modor Intelligence Report
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In a trial using VR for veteran therapy and aged-care residents:
- 75% of veterans reported a reduction in depression severity over a 12-week period.
- 95% of participants experienced a reduction in pain.
- 100% retention rate was maintained for stroke patients, aged-care residents, and veterans using VR daily for rehabilitation.
Source: Atlantis VR
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The Orange Pi device used in edge computing can perform six trillion operations per second (TOPS). This enables real-time AI processing for healthcare applications like computer vision, conversational AI, and sensor integration.
Source: Orange Pi
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AT&T Business – Cybersecurity and Edge Computing in Healthcare Report
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After the Optus cyberattack in 2022, the personal data of 10 million Australians was compromised, including sensitive information such as driver’s licenses, passports, and Medicare numbers. This breach highlighted significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities in handling private data in telecommunications.
Source: QLD Gov – 2022 Optus data breach
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MediSecure, a prescription company, experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the health information of 12.9 million Australians in 2023.
Source: ABC – MediSecure Ransomware Attack
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Google’s Med-PaLM 2 achieved 86.5% on the MedQA medical exam, and a panel of doctors preferred Med-PaLM 2’s answers over human doctors’ in a study of 1,066 questions.
Source: Google Research – Med-PaLM 2
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