Blog Updates from WHCC Middle East in Abu Dhabi blog.whcchealthinnovations.org

The World Health Care Congress Middle East, co-sponsored by the Health Authority and the Tourism Authority of Abu Dhabi, is the most prestigious health care event, convening more than 500 global thought leaders and key decision-makers from all sectors of health care to share global best practices. The 2010 Congress will take place 5-7, December 2010, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Congress will feature the top industry influencers, including health ministers, leading government officials, hospital directors, IT innovations, pharmaceutical and medical device companies and health care industry suppliers.

Under the Patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, World Congress will begin a three-year endeavor in Abu Dhabi. The support of the Crown Prince, the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD), and the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) for the World Health Care Congress Middle East is another important step in the strategic commitment to excellence and innovation in health care in Abu Dhabi and to develop as a global center for health care innovation and research.

• Hospital/Health Systems
• Health Care IT
• Chronic Care
• Health Technology and Interoperability
• Health care Innovation and Investment
• Emerging Health Care Business Models

Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Mervat Abdelhak, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA Department Chair and Associate Professor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Pittsburgh United States	Hoda Abou-Jamra Chief Executive Officer Boston BioCapital United Arab Emirates
Dr Supreda Adulyanon, PhD, MPH, DDS Deputy Chief Executive Officer Thai Health Promotion Foundation Thailand	Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed National Coordinator of E-Health Ministry of Health Pakistan
Dr Abdullah Al Amro, MD, FRCPC Chief Executive Officer King Fahad Medical City Saudi Arabia	Suhail Al Ansari Associate Director Mubadala Healthcare United Arab Emirates
Sara Al Dundarawy Journalist Al Arabiya News Channel United Arab Emirates	Dr. Saif Al Jaibeji Medical Director, Care Management Programs Green Crescent Insurance Company United Arab Emirates
Ali Al Sanousi, MD Medical Informatics Consultant King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Saudi Arabia	Sultan Turki Al Sedairy, PhD Executive Director, Research Center King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center Saudi Arabia
Dr. Abdulaziz Al Shamekh Chief Executive Officer Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City Saudi Arabia	Zaid Al Siksek Chief Executive Officer Health Authority – Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Mohammad Al Ubaydli, MD Chief Executive Officer Patients Know Best United Kingdom	Bakheet M. Aldosari, PhD (HIM) Assistant Professor & Chairman, Department of Health Informatics, College of Public Health & Health Informatics King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Saudi Arabia
Bernard Algayres, PhD eHealth General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa GE Healthcare IT France	Vishal Bali Chief Executive Officer Wockhardt Hospitals India
Maha Barakat, MD Medical Director Imperial College London Diabetes Centre United Arab Emirates	Michael J. Barber Vice President, healthymagination GE United States
Abdullah Bin Zarah Executive Director for Clinical Affairs Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City	Michael Bitzer, MD Chief Executive Officer DAMAN National Health Insurance Company United Arab Emirates
Sudhir Borgonha, MBBS, MD, SM Chief Executive Officer Translational Medicine India, Inc. United States	Lodewijk Bos, MD President International Council on Medical & Care Compunetics (ICMCC) Netherlands
Raymond Brower Vice President RTKL Associates Inc.	G. Steven Burrill Chief Executive Officer Burrill & Company United States
Jason Cheah, MD Chief Executive Officer Agency for Integrated Care Singapore	Dr. Nadia Cheaib President Middle East Clinical Research Association (MECRA) Lebanon
Mohan Chellappa, MD President, Global Ventures Johns Hopkins Medicine International United States	Tsung-Mei Cheng Executive Editor, International Forum, Princeton University; Adviser, China Health Economics Institute United States
Marc Choufani Senior Manager Mubadala Healthcare United Arab Emirates	Rosanna Coffey, PhD Vice President Thomson Reuters
Jon Conklin Vice President, Research Thomson Reuters Healthcare & Science	Andrew Conrad Chief Scientific Officer LabCorp United States
Brian de Francesca Executive Vice President, TBS Group; Senior Partner, Capitol Health United States	Jan De Witte President and Chief Executive Officer, Global Performance Solutions GE Healthcare France
Mark Dietz, RHIA President Mark S. Dietz Healthcare Management United States	Dr Hisham Diwani GM Health Insurance, Member of Syrian Insurance Supervisory Commission Ministry of Health Syria
Cathy Easter President and Chief Executive Officer Methodist International United States	Samer Ellahham, MD, FACP, FACC, FAHA, FCCP, ASHCSH Chief Quality Officer SKMC, Managed by Cleveland Clinic Foundation United Arab Emirates
Walid Fitahi, MD, MPH, FACE Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors & CEO International Medical Center Saudi Arabia	Naomi Fried, PhD Chief Innovation Officer Children's Hospital United States
Dr. Finn Göldner, PhD Director of Health System Financing Health Authority - Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates	Peter S. Greene, MD Chief Medical Information Officer Johns Hopkins Medicine United States
Debora Guthrie Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner Capitol Health United States	Cother Hajat, MBBS, MPH, PhD, MRCP, MFPH Section Head, Public Health Programmes Health Authority - Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
Col. Rajnish Handa Vice President Human Resources, Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Limited Apollo Health Resources Ltd. India	Jeffrey Hanson, MPH Vice President Thomson Reuters
Oliver Harrison, MD Director, Public Health & Policy Health Authority - Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates	Heitham Hassoun, MD Medical Director Methodist International United States
Dr. Viktor Hediger Partner McKinsey & Co. Inc. United Arab Emirates	E. J. (Jake) Hodosy Principal Hansen/Toronto Canada
Eric Hoffman, PhD Center Director, Center for Genetic Medicine Research, James Clark Chair in Molecular Genetics, Children's Research Institute (CRI), Center for Genetic Medicine Research (CGMR), Children's National Medical Center United States	Peter R. Holbrook, MD Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Children's National Medical Center United States
Dr. Prem Jagyasi, MD Chief Executive Officer, ExHealth, Dubai HealthCare City; Chief Strategy Officer, Medical Tourism Association, USA; Chief Editor, HealthFirst Magazine United Arab Emirates	Sally Jeffery Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers United Arab Emirates
Riz Khan Host, Riz Khan Show Al Jazeera English United States	Ruud Koolen Editor-in-Chief Springer Media The Netherlands
Sanjaya Kumar, MD, MSc, MPH President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer Quantros, Inc. United States	J. Mark Lambright Chief Executive Officer Healthpoints, Inc United States
Emil Kongshøj Larsen Vice President, Global Public Affairs Novo Nordisk A/S Denmark	Simon Leary Partner, Middle East Health Industries Leader & Government Sector Advisor PriceWaterhouseCoopers United Arab Emirates
Frank Lievens Board Member, Secretary/Treasurer International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH) Belgium	John-Michael Lind Founder & Trustee, Access Health International Foundation; Chief Executive Officer, Ashmore Investment Advisers (India) Pvt. Ltd India
Mark McGourty Chief Executive Officer ProVita United Arab Emirates	Marc McPhee, MD Chief Operating Officer Cleveland Clinic United Arab Emirates
Pranav Mehta, MD, FAAP Vice President - Performance Improvement North Shore LIJ Healthcare System United States	Thomas Murray Chief Executive Officer American Hospital United Arab Emirates
Bilal Musharraf Director, Translation Project Khan Academy United States	Kurt D. Newman, MD Surgeon-in-Chief, Senior Vice President, The Joseph E. Robert Center for Surgical Care, Children’s National Medical Center; Vice President, The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation United States
Joel J. Nobel, MD Founder & President Emeritus ECRI United States	Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Fried Oelschlegel Chief Operating Officer Healthcare Development Holding Co.- Saudi Binladin Group Saudi Arabia
Ahmad A. Okasha, MD Business Director Zynx Middle East United Arab Emirates	Herbert Pardes, MD President and CEO New York Presbyterian Hospital United States
William M. Peakcock III Chief of Operations Cleveland Clinic United States	Craig Peters, MD Chief, Surgical Innovation, Technology and Translation, Joseph E. Robert, Jr., Center for Surgical Care; Principal Investigator, Bioengineering Initiative, The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation United States
Lesley Pocock Publisher and Managing Director medi+WORLD International Australia	Sundaram Ramnath Senior Consultant of Integra ECRI Institute
N. Krishna Reddy, MD Chief Executive Officer Care Group of Hospitals United States	Dr. Preetha Reddy Managing Director Apollo Hospital Group India
Sangita Reddy Managing Director, Apollo Health Street Limited; Executive Director, Apollo Hospitals Group India	Michael Reid Director General Queensland Health Australia
Charles Safran, MD, FACP, FACMI Associate Professor of Medicine Division of Clinical Informatics, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians @ BIDMC United States	Dr Helmut M. Schühsler Managing Partner TVM Capital Germany
Jonathon Seah Managing Director Living Ventures China	Semih Sen Advisor Mubadala Healthcare United Arab Emirates
Javaid I. Sheikh, MD Dean Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar	Scott Simmons Managing Partner Gallup Healthcare Group United States
Tim Smart Chief Executive Officer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust United Kingdom	Carl V. Stanifer Chief Executive Officer Abu Dhabi Health Services Company United Arab Emirates
Renée-Marie Stephano President, Medical Tourism Association; Editor, Medical Tourism Magazine United States	Simon Stevens President, Global Health UnitedHealth Group United States
Jian-qin Sun Clinical Nutrition Center Huadong Hospital, Fudan University China	Raymond Sze, MD Chief of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Children's National Medical Center; Principal Investigator, The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation United States
Saadi Taher Executive Director of Medical Services Saudi National Guard Health Affairs, Central Region Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	Mike Tanousis Publisher Middle East Health Publishing Group United Kingdom
Steven J. Thompson Senior Vice President Johns Hopkins Medicine United States	Balaji Utla, PhD Chief Executive Officer HMRI 104 India
Philipp Vetter, PhD Head of Strategy Health Authority in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates	Dr. Sikder M. Zakir Managing Director Telemedicine Reference Center Ltd. Bangladesh
Dr Saad Zemmouri Malo Clinic Morocco