Meet Dr Salim Memon – Senior Staff Specialist and Digital Transformation Lead

Meet Dr Salim Memon – Senior Staff Specialist and Digital Transformation Lead

03 Sep 2025

As a Senior Staff Specialist in General Medicine and Medical Director for Digital Transformation and Research at Gold Coast Health, he leads initiatives that improve patient care while reducing resource use.

In his dual role, Dr Memon combines patient care, teaching, research, and leadership. He works on ward rounds, manages clinical care, and leads projects that digitise workflows, evaluate new care models, and make health services more efficient.

Sustainability in practice
On the wards, sustainability means using resources wisely, avoiding unnecessary tests, and supporting safe patient transitions to prevent readmissions. In his digital work, it’s about building scalable systems that reduce duplication and improve efficiency. Even outside work, he adopts habits like reducing waste, mindful energy use, and active transport.

Innovations making a difference
Dr Memon is particularly proud of three initiatives: the Virtual Inpatient Program, electronic prescribing, and remote patient monitoring. These programs improve patient outcomes, reduce hospital bed days, and lower travel and resource use, making care both efficient and environmentally friendly.

Challenges and solutions
One challenge in health care is balancing urgent patient needs with long-term sustainability goals. Dr Memon addresses this by integrating sustainability into projects that already deliver clinical and operational benefits. For example, using digital tools to reduce duplicate tests improves patient safety while saving resources.

Engaging the team
Dr Memon involves his colleagues by connecting sustainability to things they care about – patient safety, outcomes, and workload. Small changes, like cutting unnecessary tests, not only save resources but also improve the patient experience. He encourages staff to share ideas and celebrates contributions to build collective momentum.

Vision for the future
Dr Memon’s vision is a digitally powered, prevention-focused, and environmentally conscious health system. Key priorities include embedding sustainability into service redesign, focusing on high-value care, expanding virtual and community-based services, and promoting culture change through leadership.

Practical steps today

  • Practise digital sustainability: switch off monitors, avoid duplicate files, and use paper-free tools.

  • Collaborate smarter: use centralised systems like SharePoint and return unused equipment.

  • Manage digital footprints: store files mindfully and adopt secure storage practices.

  • Embed sustainability in projects: include environmental impact in all business cases.

  • Scale virtual care: expand telehealth, virtual inpatient care, and remote monitoring.

  • Target quick wins: audit medication and resource use to cut waste and improve outcomes.

  • Make procurement and training count: align purchasing and staff education with sustainability goals.

Dr Memon’s work shows that simple changes combined with digital innovation can make health care safer, more efficient, and more sustainable for the future.

Source: Gold Coast Health

 
 
 
 
 

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