AHDC Conference 2025 | Session 5: Health in transition: navigating constant change panel discussion

Health in transition: navigating constant change - panel discussion - Dr Emily Kirkpatrick, Katie Lyndon, Dr Anita Vandyke As the healthcare system continues to evolve, how can planning keep pace? This panel explores how infrastructure and service planning can respond to new models of care, digital transformation, and rising complexity. Our expert panellists – including planners, researchers, and system innovators – will discuss how better use of data, design, and collaboration can support flexible, future-ready facilities. Can we plan and design spaces that adapt to shifting care models? What technologies are already transforming healthcare delivery – and what’s next? How can data and research guide strategic investment in infrastructure? Will greater collaboration across disciplines drive more resilient and responsive systems? Session Chair: Isabelle Mansour, Lead, Health Facility Planning, NSW Health Infrastructure. AHDC Committee Secretary and Events Lead. Copyright Australian Health Design Council www.aushdc.org.au / [email protected]