a customised QR code to permit physical gate entry based on a mix of evidence-based COVID-19 screening queries and temperature tests. Dr Wang, from the University’s Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, Charles Perkins Centre and Faculty of Medicine and Health, spoke of the latest COVID e-Gate. He said, “Our COVID e-Gate utilises near real-time data analytics to provide the latest available screening information”.
The project’s team known as Digital Health Innovation Lab won the Health Award at the [Internet of Things] IoT Alliance Australia’s 2021 IoT Awards for their “COVID-19 Smart IoT Screening System Pilot at Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network.” The project is a cooperation between the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health, Faculty of Engineering, School of Architecture, Design, and Planning, and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, which belongs to the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. It is the result of a multidisciplinary partnership fostered by the Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases.
According to Michael Dickinson, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network’s Director of information, communication, and technology, the arrangement has been experimented for more than eight months by 1500 plus employees and frequent visitors. Dickinson discussed the benefits of e-Gate. He said, “Not only does the e-Gate have the ability to be easily expanded to other hospitals, but the Internet-of-Things smart approach to health screening could be useful in other large locations — such as airports and major sports or entertainment venues”.
