2025 May Dinner

Queensland Medical Women’s Society (QMWS) invites members and guests to join us on Thursday 22nd of May 2025 for our next Dinner Meeting event. Our special guest speaker will be Dr Jeni Wellington.

Dr Jeni Wellington is a medical doctor with an LRCPI & SI MB BCh BAO degree from the School of Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She is uniquely both a medical advisor and a technical advisor to the Department of Health at the Therapeutic Goods Administration. Prior to this she founded Annuo Med Tech, a company that develops innovative solutions for healthcare challenges.

Her passion for clinical excellence, ethical practice, and advocacy for women’s health and equity shines through her work. Dr. Wellington is also a published contributor and speaker on topics such as female leadership in health and technology, and the role of AI in health tech development.

Medical Device Software Implementing AI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the New Wild Wild West

AI is revolutionising the way we diagnose, monitor, and treat illness — but with great power comes great (regulatory) responsibility. In this dynamic talk, Dr Jeni Wellington explores the frontier of medical device software using AI, framing it as a new digital Wild West. She will demystify key concepts for a wide audience, using vivid analogies (think: the dawn of email) to ensure accessibility for all.

Through real-world examples and frontline regulatory insight, Jeni will unpack:

·  The Good – when AI works: life-saving speed, precision, and reach.

·  The Bad – where it fails: bias, black-box decisions, and poor explainability.

·  The Ugly – security breaches, data misuse, and the gap in trust.

She’ll also walk the audience through:

·      Why health data is more valuable than financial data

·         How the Essential Eight cybersecurity strategies protect our systems

·         The TGA’s evolving role in AI regulation

·         Four take-home messages every clinician should remember when facing the AI frontier

This will be a lively, honest conversation blending tech, policy, ethics, and medicine.