SVIDA Company History
SVIDA Pty Ltd was spawned from a software development company that had been delivering retail pharmacy and specialised in drug information solutions for the past 33 years. The core team including pharmacists and doctors has been involved in a number of global projects covering a variety of markets and health sectors. Our key expertise ranges from clinical workflow and best practice through to shared electronic health records, encryption, standards, and terminologies. Drawing on this knowledge and expertise, SVIDA has developed a suite of products designed specifically for low-skilled use and rapid deployment that are aimed at closing the loop between doctors, pharmacists, nurses, carers, and their patients.
Meet our leadership
Chung Liauw
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Chung has been working within the Health information technology industry for 35 years. He began his career as a pharmacist before moving into information technology. He has run his own company, Phoenix Computer Systems, for the majority of this time and also worked with large companies internationally in the deployment of health related technology.
John Forsyth
MPS GAICD
John has owned several retail pharmacies over the years and has been keenly involved in quality assurance of Pharmacy as an auditor for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. John has also held positions within the GP Network (now Primary Healthcare Networks) introducing new initiatives to both Pharmacists and GP’s. John has always aspired to retain the integrity of community Pharmacy and the high regard that the profession has enjoyed over the years.
Zak Talab
PRODUCT IMPLEMENTATION
Zak has been working in Medical IT across a range of different industries including Dental, Tele-health, Radiology and Medication management. With a keen interest in improving patient safety and adapting the advancing world of IT to assist participants in a range of different fields by improving implementation and security, Zak is working closely with our customers to ensure that our services are seamless, safe, easy to use and effective. Our products Compli-Med and Healthangel are a key focus point for Zak as he works closely with our customers to make sure medication and risk management are delivered at best practice standards.
Mark J. Hogan
B.S., Pharm.D
Dr. Hogan has over 40 years in Medical Informatics specializing in drug information and pharmacy information systems. In addition, he has continued to work as a pharmacist in both the retail and hospital settings. Dr. Hogan developed Datakinetics, a PC and handheld application for drug dosing. He has authored a number of published articles and has presented multiple lectures on clinical pharmacy. Dr Hogan also developed multiple systems for maintaining, distributing, and utilizing drug information data. As the product manager at Elsevier, he helped design the new Clinical Pharmacology web application which was awarded “Best in KLAS”. As the product manager at Medsphere, he launched a web version of the hospital pharmacy system.
