Research and Innovation Events
Research and Innovation Convo (monthly)
Research and Innovation Convo at Monash Health is a monthly event that aims to bring external national and international KOLs, entrepreneurs and investors to Monash Health engaging in conversations with our clinicians, researchers, sharing insights and expertise on healthcare innovation.
These sessions also provide attendees the opportunity to visit Monash Health flagship facilities including Monash Children’s Hospital, the Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash Children’s Hospital and our precincts partners including Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation and Monash University, Clinical Sciences at Monash Health.
This is an in-person and online event. Participants are welcome to join via Microsoft Teams if you are not able to make it in-person.
The next Innovation Convo
Date
Monday 4 May 2026
Time
Arrival from 12:15 pm
Session: 12:30 to 1:30 pm
Venue
Monash Children’s Hospital Lecture Theatre, Level 5, Clayton
Theme: The “People side” of Innovation
- Who is involved in the healthcare innovation process?
- Proactive patients involvement
- Key success factors for physicians buy-in
- Effective industry partners engagement
- Pathways and best practices for building a successful innovation ecosystem
Panellists:
- Michelle Gallaher, Board Director – Medtech Actuator
- Adj Prof. Naomi Dobroff, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer – Monash Health
- Dr. Erin Mills, Paediatric Emergency Physician and Clinical Advisor – Monash Health
- Jerry Henley, CEO – Azunic AI
Moderator: A/Prof Tam Nguyen, Director of Research and Innovation, Monash Health
Sign up: Register by completing the Innovation Convo 04 May 2026 Registration Form
International Clinical Trials Day
Date
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Time
4:00 to 5:30pm
Venue
Lecture Theatre 1, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton
Celebrating ‘International Clinical Trials Day: A conversation with our participants on their experience’
Join us for an important panel discussion with our clinical trial participants, Principal Investigator and Research Coordinator on participant’s experience of being on a trial at Monash Health.
This session aims to provide an opportunity for participants to share their experience/thoughts on issues such as how they came to know about clinical trials, what information they would like the public and health service to know about the experience of trials participants, what was positive for them going on a trial and if they have a message for the health service about conducting trials what would that be, amongst other topics.
Moderator: A/Prof Tam Nguyen, Director, Research and Innovation
Sign up: Register by completing the International Clinical Trials Day Registration Form
Research and Innovation Week 2026
This year’s Research and Innovation week is from 7 to 11 September.
Further program details to be provided in due course.