Your LLMs in health update
Join us online this Friday!
It’s timmmmeeeee again for the bi-annual LLMs in healthcare update. Yay!
Given the endless product drops (hello EPIC AI, Anthropic, OpenAI & more) and exponential increase in AI applications & adoption - we must again gather some absurdly smart people on the front lines in Australia & abroad to give us the tea on what’s actually happening.
This one is one of our What the Health Private Community events - but sharing is caring and this is just too hot to miss….
So we’re opening it up to you lovely paid subscribers too 💜
Join us this Friday for a deep dive into the latest trends, innovations & applications in large language models (LLMs) and what they could mean for the health landscape.
We’ll explore emerging opportunities, potential risks, and the ways these technologies might shape healthcare innovation in the near future - locally and globally.
Whether you’re curious, cautious, or excited about LLMs, this conversation will provide insights and perspectives to keep you up to date (and sounding smart at work or with friends)
📅 Friday, February 27th
⏰ 12.30pm AEDT
📍ZOOM
*you’ll get added to the event if you’re a paid subscriber
Our wonderful speakers…
🧠 Dr. Kieran McLeod
~ Head of Medical Knowledge, Heidi Health
Dr. Kieran McLeod is a South African medical doctor and health technology leader with a background in emergency medicine and field hospital experience, including work with Médecins Sans Frontières. His journey into healthtech has included advisory roles, as well as founding and building ByeGwaai, a mobile app-based smoking cessation program. Now based in Melbourne, he heads up the Medical Knowledge team at Heidi Health, where he specialises in prompt engineering, clinical safety and product management for Heidi's AI-powered medical scribe.
💻 Dr. Jill Freyne
~ Healthcare Industry Lead, AWS
Dr. Jill Freyne is an experienced industry leader with deep expertise spanning AI research, digital health innovation, and healthcare transformation. As Healthcare Industry Lead for AWS Australia and New Zealand, Jill drives digital transformation and AI adoption across the healthcare sector, shaping industry strategy, forging partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem, and catalysing critical conversations on AI governance, transformative technologies, and workforce development.
Working with healthcare executives, boards, government stakeholders, and technology partners, Jill focuses on unlocking safe and effective use of technology to advance Australia’s healthcare transformation ambitions.
Previously Deputy Chief Scientist at CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, Jill brings extensive experience bridging healthcare research and technology enablement.
Jill serves as advisor and board member to startups, SMEs, research entities, and higher education institutions. She is a passionate advocate for diversity in STEM and active mentor for emerging leaders in healthcare and technology.
🇺🇸💰 Bret L. Bostwick, MD, FAAP, FACMG
~ Venture Advisor, Breyer Capital
Bret is a physician-scientist and drug developer whose career bridges academic medicine, biotech innovation, and venture capital. He joined Alnylam Pharmaceuticals in 2019, where he is a co-inventor of several CNS-targeted RNAi therapeutics for rare and common neurological diseases.
He also led translational medicine efforts for multiple assets, culminating in successful proof-of-concept for mivelsiran, the first siRNA therapeutic to demonstrate gene silencing in the human brain. Before entering industry, Bret was on the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine and practiced as a clinical medical geneticist. In parallel, he leads Translational Medicine Solutions, an advisory firm focused on the intersection of healthcare, technology, and venture capital.
Bret was recently appointed Venture Advisor at Breyer Capital, where he strengthens investment, incubation, and portfolio efforts across therapeutics and life sciences, contributing translational and clinical judgment to Breyer Capital’s healthcare and life sciences practice.
👩⚕️ Dr. Janice Tan
~ GM of Clinical Innovation, Bupa
Dr Janice Tan is a practising General Practitioner and digital health leader passionate about transforming healthcare delivery. As General Manager of Clinical Innovation at Bupa Australia, she leads initiatives that leverage emerging technologies and innovative models of care to democratise access to quality healthcare for both clinicians and consumers.
She continues to practice as a GP across NSW with clinical expertise spanning women’s health, paediatrics, and mental health, maintaining frontline insight while driving digital health strategy. This dual perspective allows her to advocate for solutions that genuinely improve workflows, reduce inefficiencies, and enhance patient outcomes.
Beyond Bupa, she contributes to shaping Australia’s digital health and primary care landscape with the RACGP and Central Eastern Sydney PHN, ensuring digital health solutions are safe, equitable, and designed with the needs of both patients and clinicians at the centre.
If this isn’t for you - of course, as always, we still love you and will be back with the news soon ☺️
Alrighty.
Thats all for today. Hopefully see you Friday!
👋 Emily & Team WTH