GOVERNANCE, SAFETY AND QUALITY OF DIGITAL HEALTH PRODUCTS
With
Chris Boyd-Skinner,
Chief Executive Officer
Digital Health Standards Council of Australasia
PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE SEGMENT
Filmed in Sydney | August 2026
Chris Boyd-Skinner is Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Health Standards Council of Australasia (DHSCA). He is an experienced digital health and governance expert, having led national and international clinical governance in digital health and AI initiatives for the Australian Government.
He is practicing registered nurse with over 15 years’ experience in critical care and consults to the World Health Organization’s Greece Office on Quality of Care and Patient Safety Office. As a founding member of the IEEE Standards Association Ethical Assurance of Data-Driven Technologies for Mental Healthcare sub-committee, hosted at Cambridge University and the Alan Turing Institute, his interests span AI governance, patient safety for healthcare technologies and clinical governance in health and care settings.
Chris led implementation of Australia’s National Safety and Quality Digital Mental Health (NSQDHM) Standards, and holds undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in nursing alongside a dual Master of International Public Health and Health Management from UNSW.
In 2022, Chris was the recipient of the distinguished Winston Churchill Fellowship, exploring global models for safety and quality in digital mental health technologies.
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Allied Health Leader shares career insights
Mirella Vagnarelli is a distinguished healthcare leader with proven expertise across South Australia and the United Kingdom, where she has successfully led large, multidisciplinary teams. Holding a Master of Business Administration (Health) from Flinders University, she earned Fellowship status with the Australasian College of Health Service Management in 2022. In 2023, Mirella was honoured as a scholarship recipient for the prestigious ‘Women in Leadership’ Program at the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation.
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Sydney North Neighbourhood Health Hubs to approach health and welfare in holistic way
Many people struggle to access the right care at the right time, leading to gaps, delays, and confusion when navigating the health system. By fostering collaboration and integration, the Wellbeing Collaborative will support a primary care system that works better together, making it easier for individuals to receive early intervention and preventative care. By working together and in partnership, Sydney North Health Network aim to create more connected, accessible, and person-centred services that address key health challenges locally, including chronic illness, mental health, aged care, alcohol and other drugs (AOD), and suicide prevention.
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Dr Anjali Jaiprakash, Robobiologist from Queensland University of Technology
Dr Anjali Jaiprakash is a robobiologist working at the intersection of medicine, engineering and design, with a transdisciplinary approach to develop medical devices that translate robotic vision into affordable systems that can be used to improve healthcare outcomes. Anjali has experience in the fields of medical robotics, medical device, orthopaedics, trauma, bone and cartilage biology. She spoke with Anne Dao following her talk “The Robot Doctor Will See you Now” at Australian Healthcare Week 2019.
