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The 2nd Annual World Health Care Congress Middle East
Saturday, 10 December, 2011
18:00 -
19:00
Insider's Reception for WHCC ME Speaker Faculty, Sponsors and VIP Invitees
Sunday, 11 December, 2011
8:00 -
9:00
Continental Breakfast Reception in Executive Lounge
9:00 -
9:55
Opening Ceremony
Master of Ceremonies:
George Kordahi George Kordahi
Celebrity TV Presenter
Who Wants to be a Millionaire (Arabic)
Lebanon
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Sunday Morning Leadership Forums will convene ministers of health, department of health officials, health authority and health policy experts to examine and form strategies and policies to lessen the impact of the economic crisis and provide opportunities for reform to improve health services, health outcomes and reduce health spending. Hospital, Health System, Health Plan and Payer Organizations, Investment and Venture Capital Firm C-Suite Executives including: CEO, CIO, CFO, COO, CMO, CCO, CSO, CMIO, Chief Quality Officers from global hospitals, health systems, health plans, health ministries, departments of health, health authorities, government agencies, major employers, insurers and consulting firms will be in attendance.
10:00 -
10:55
Keynote Panel: Global Ministers of Health Discussion - the Global Economic Crisis and its Effect on Health Care
  • Encourage the case for sustaining investments in health
  • Build awareness of how the economic crisis affects health spending, health services and health outcomes
  • Identify actions that can help to mitigate the negative impact of economic downturns and lead to opportunities for reform
  • Facing the economic downturn through clear integrated human resources and health care facility planning
  • Highlight the importance of working to promote prevention and a primary health care approach
Simon Burns The Rt Hon Simon Burns, MP
Minister of State for Health
Department of Health
United Kingdom
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Ko Kyung Haw President Ko Kyung Haw
President
Korean Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)
South Korea
Anthony Hill Anthony Hill
Health and Disability Commissioner
New Zealand
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Mohamed Jawad Khalifeh H.E. Prof. Mohamed Jawad Khalifeh
Professor, Surgery, Head, General Surgery Division, American University of Beirut; Director, Liver Transplantation Program;
Ex-Minister of Health Lebanon 2005 – 2011
Lebanon
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Moderator:
Riz Khan Riz Khan
Master of Ceremonies, 2nd WHCC ME;
TV Host, Riz Khan Show, Al Jazeera International
USA
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11:00 -
12:00
Keynote Panel: Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) Health Authority Dialogue—Health Care Strategies for the Future and Evidence-Informed Health Policies
  • Why the development of and what are the changes since of the establishment of health authorities in the UAE
  • Implementation plans for streamlining guidelines in policies and standards within the Health Authorities and Ministries of Health in Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC)
  • Views and practices of policy makers about evidence informed policies - the essentials and lessons for developing knowledge translation platforms in MENA countries by discussing progress, examining results and overall challenges
  • Strengthen health policymaking by identifying priorities, assessing the policy making process, the use of health system evidence in policy and the overall research production
  • MENA region health challenges and reform priorities
  • Strategies for improving health systems and attracting medical tourism to the region
  • Introduction of UAE Hospital Rating System
Lalia Al Jassmi Lalia Al Jassmi
Chief Executive Officer-Health Policy & Strategy Sector
Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
United Arab Emirates
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Zaid Al Siksek Zaid Al Siksek
Chief Executive Officer
Health Authority – Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
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Fadi  El Jardali Dr Fadi El Jardali, MPH, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Policy, American University of Beirut, Lebanon;
Evidence to Policy Fellow, McMaster University, Canada;
Research Program Director, Research, Advocacy and Public Policy (RAPP) Program in the Arab World, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs
Lebanon
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William D. Marder William D. Marder, PhD
Senior Vice President, Analytical Consulting and Research Services
Thomson Reuters
USA
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Moderator:
Riz Khan Riz Khan
Master of Ceremonies, 2nd WHCC ME;
TV Host, Riz Khan Show, Al Jazeera International
USA
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12:00 -
13:20
Networking Lunch in Executive Lounge
12:00 -
13:20
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey Luncheon: Health Tourism Facilities in Turkey
  • What can be the Role of GCC Finance in the Health Projects in Turkey
    
S. Vural Altay Ambassador S. Vural Altay
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Arab Emirates
Turkish Embassy
United Arab Emirates
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Zeki Karagulle Prof Dr Zeki Karagulle
Professor, Istanbul Medical Faculty
Istanbul University
Turkey
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Ahmet Cagri Karamisir Ahmet Cagri Karamisir
Director
Businesstanbul Business Development Services
Turkey
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THE 2nd WORLD HEALTH CARE INNOVATION SUMMIT MIDDLE EAST
The 2nd WHIS ME brings the latest in patient decision making, mHealth technologies, patient safety and quality improvements and why innovations are coming more from developing and emerging markets. Hospital, Health System, Pharmaceutical/Biotech and Medical Device C-Suite Executives including: CEO, COO, CIO, CFO, CMO, CCO, CSO, CMIO, Chief Quality Officer; EVP/SVP/VP Directors of Patient Safety, Quality, Compliance, Innovation, IT, eHealth, mHealth, Medical Directors, Business Development, Medication Safety and Product Managers will be in attendance.
13:30 -
14:20
What Innovation Means to Health Care
  • Obstacles to innovations in the developed world
  • The impact of regulations on innovations
  • Find out about the World Economic Forum and its partners global project to foster game-changing, innovative delivery solutions
  • Learn about the four clusters of innovation and key success factors for each cluster
  • Discover what integrated innovation means for health and biomedical research
Ayesha Mohammed Abdullah Dr Ayesha Mohammed Abdullah
Managing Director, Sciences Cluster
TECOM Investments Business Parks
United Arab Emirates
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Abdallah S. Daar Prof Abdallah S. Daar
Professor, Public Health Sciences; Professor, Surgery, University of Toronto;
Senior Scientist, McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health;
Chair, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases;
Chair, Advisory Board, United Nations University International Institute for Global Health
Canada
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the Lord Ara Darzi of Denham KBE Rt Hon Prof the Lord Ara Darzi of Denham KBE
Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery; Head, Division of Surgery; Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Imperial College Hospital NHS Trust and the Royal Marsden Hospital;
Chair, Surgery, Institute of Cancer Research; Chairman, Institute of Global Health Innovation
United Kingdom
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Victor Dzau Victor Dzau, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke University Medical Center and Health System;
Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke University
USA
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Tan Ser Kiat Prof Tan Ser Kiat
Group Chief Executive Officer
Singapore Health Services Pte. Ltd.
Singapore
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Moderator:
Brian de Francesca Brian de Francesca
Executive Vice President
TBS Group
United Kingdom
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14:25 -
15:15
Emerging Technologies for Patient Decision Making
  • Tools and technologies to empower the consumer for their health and wellness
  • Strategies for how mobile technology and mHealth services can be used
  • Global examples of case studies and solutions of mHealth and its impact on patient advocacy, cost savings and improved health outcomes
  • Online communication strategies used to engage e-patients
  • Front line impact of technology in facilitating patient involvement in their care
Najeeb Al Shorbaji Dr Najeeb Al Shorbaji
Director, Knowledge Management
The World Health Organization
Switzerland
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David Chou David Chou
Senior Director, IT Operations
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
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Richard Cockle Richard Cockle
Program Director for Mobile Health
GSMA Association
United Kingdom
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Adrienne Kirby Adrienne Kirby, PhD, FACHE
President
Franklin Square Hospital Center
USA
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Moderator:
15:15 -
15:55
Networking Refreshment Break in Executive Lounge
16:00 -
17:00
Patient Safety and Quality Innovation and Improvement
  • Understand new innovations and different approaches to assessing and measuring the safety culture in health organizations
  • Define optimal solutions for resolving patient safety performance problems
  • Share successes and challenges of improving patient safety
  • Determine what it takes to progress in patient safety
  • Examine patient and public involvement in the patient safety
  • Learn how the WHO World Alliance on Patient Safety engages nations in the commitment of patient safety
  • What do you need to become a Highly Reliable Organization (HRO) and be mistake free?
Gregory H. Dorn Gregory H. Dorn, MD, MPH
President and Chief Executive Officer
First DataBank
USA
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Didier Pittet Prof Didier Pittet, MD, MS, CBE
Hospital Epidemiologist; Director, Infection Control Program
WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine
Switzerland
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David Rosser Dr David Rosser, MB MCh, FRCA, FRCP
Consultant, Critical Care Medicine, Executive Medical Director
University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
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Paula Wilson Paula Wilson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Joint Commission Resources (JCR)
Joint Commission International (JCI)

USA
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Moderator/Panelist
Mark Parrish Dr Mark Parrish
Director, Health Solutions Group - Asia Pacific and Middle East
Microsoft, Inc.
Singapore
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17:00 -
18:00
Executive Networking Reception in Executive Lounge
Monday, 12 December, 2011
8:00 -
9:00
Continental Breakfast Reception in Executive Lounge
Monday Morning Leadership Forums will explore and debate global health care models, knowledge transfer challenges and how to achieve and sustain health care greatness through strategy, structure and business process improvement. Hospital and Health System C-Suite Executives including: CEO, CIO, CFO, COO, CMO, CCO, CSO, CMIO, Chief Quality Officers, Management Engineering and Process Improvement Professionals from global hospitals, health systems, health plans, health authority and government agencies, consulting firms and industry executives will be in attendance.
9:05 -
10:05
Keynote Panel: Hospital/Health System CEO Debate on Global Health Care Models
  • What can we learn from the US and other countries on what works and what does not
  • Are there any solutions to the problems with current health care models
  • What is the perspective of the CEO on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
  • Impact of the group practice model on resource utilization
  • The effect of the integrated delivery network in bending the cost curve
  • Current trends in physician-hospital alignment and incentives within existing organizational models
Hanan S. Al Kuwari Hanan S. Al Kuwari, PhD
Managing Director
Hamad Medical Corporation
Qatar
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Victor Dzau Victor Dzau, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke University Medical Center and Health System;
Chancellor for Health Affairs, Duke University
USA
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Marc Harrison Marc Harrison, MD, MMM, FAAP, FCCM
Chief Executive Officer
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
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Tan Ser Kiat Prof Tan Ser Kiat
Group Chief Executive Officer
Singapore Health Services Pte. Ltd.
Singapore
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Moderator:
Jeff Goldsmith Jeff Goldsmith, PhD
President
Health Futures Inc.
USA
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10:10 -
11:00
Keynote Panel: Transfer of Health Care Knowledge and Best Practices
  • Knowledge transfer: models, systems, and key elements
  • Discuss motives and purpose of engagement by international partners
  • Why does transfer of best practices often not work?
  • Determinants of effective knowledge transfer – positive and negative aspects
  • Role and impact of technology, culture and economic factors
Suhail Al Ansari Suhail Al Ansari
Executive Director
Mubadala Healthcare
United Arab Emirates
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Tsung-Mei Cheng Tsung-Mei Cheng
Executive Editor, International Forum, Princeton University;
Adviser, China Health Economics Institute
USA
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Cathy Easter Cathy Easter
President and Chief Executive Officer
Methodist International
USA
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Carl V. Stanifer Carl V. Stanifer
Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA)
United Arab Emirates
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Steven J. Thompson Steven J. Thompson
Chief Executive Officer, Johns Hopkins Medicine International;
Senior Vice President, Johns Hopkins Medicine
USA
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Kevin Vigilante Dr Kevin Vigilante, MD, MPH
Senior Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton
USA
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Moderator/Panelist:
Heitham Hassoun Heitham Hassoun, MD, FACS
Medical Director, Methodist International EMEA;
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College & The Methodist Hospital Physician Organization
USA
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11:05 -
12:00
Keynote Panel: Achieving Health Care Greatness
  • Why is health care’s performance compared to other industries such as Aviation and Auto abysmal?
  • What is health care greatness: outcomes, experience, efficiency, prevention and more?
  • How is greatness achieved and sustained through strategy, structure and process?
  • What are the impediments to greatness?
  • What is the difference between Good and Great?
  • Why is mediocrity in health care the norm and greatness so rare?
  • Why don’t we believe that high quality and performance cost less than low quality and performance?
  • Defining striving for “bettering” best practices and what they are
  • Debunking the myth that buildings, equipment and people make great health care
  • Designing business processes based on a well thought out strategy with a Leader’s clear vision
  • A hospital is not just a building but processes, procedures and what is put inside
Jeff Goldsmith Jeff Goldsmith, PhD
President
Health Futures Inc.
USA
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Anthony Hill Anthony Hill
Health and Disability Commissioner
New Zealand
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Ashraf Ismail Dr Ashraf Ismail, MD, MPH, CPHQ
Managing Director, Middle East Office
Joint Commission International
United Arab Emirates
Wright L. Lassiter III Wright L. Lassiter III
Chief Executive Officer
Alameda County Medical Center and Highland Hospital
USA
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Julie Moore Julie Moore
Chief Executive
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre
United Kingdom
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Jayanth Murthy Jayanth Murthy
Director and Founding Partner, India - Africa – Middle East
Kaizen Institute
India
Moderator/Panelist:
Brian de Francesca Brian de Francesca
Executive Vice President
TBS Group
United Kingdom
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12:00 -
13:20
Luncheon CME Program: Innovations in Pediatric Chronic Diseases
  • To describe the continued challenge of preventing seasonal exacerbations of asthma in children.
  • To understand the potential role of immunomodulation with anti-IgE in their prevention.
  • To understand remaining challenges and next steps in evaluating the role anti-IgE for broader use.
  • Discuss current trends in adult and childhood obesity in the US
  • Discuss rationale for surgical intervention
  • Evaluate the choices for a surgical procedure
  • To understand and apply technology in the management of type 1 diabetes
  • To update current progress in Pediatric Diabetes prevention (type 1 and type 2)
  • To understand and apply behavioral concepts in the approach to Pediatric Diabetes
Fran R. Cogen Fran R. Cogen, MD, CDE
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Children's National Medical Center; The George Washington University School of Medicine
USA
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Evan P. Nadler Evan P. Nadler, MD
Co-Director, Obesity Institute, and Director, Bariatric Surgery Program, Children's National Medical Center;
Principal Investigator, Systems Biology Initiative, The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation
USA
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Stephen J. Teach Stephen J. Teach, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences;
Chief, Allergy and Immunology, Associate Chief, Emergency Medicine, Associate Director, Center for Clinical and Community Research, Children's National Medical Center
USA
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Moderator:
Peter Chul Woo Kim Peter Chul Woo Kim, MD, CM, PhD
Vice President, Co-Lead Investigator, Systems Biology Initiative
Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation
USA
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13:30 -
14:30
Emerging Trend Forums
Emerging Trends Forum A—Innovative Financing Models for Global Health Care Challenges
  • New, sustainable and growing funding sources for global health - innovative models
  • Emerging business models and the role of reverse innovation in solving global cost and access challenges
  • Partnership models for deploying financial innovation to support health and development from the financial sector perspective
  • Deploying new financial sector products to support health and development - opportunities for win-win partnerships
  • How to fund medical research and development (R&D;) targeting diseases of the developing world
Pietro Ferraro Pietro Ferraro
Associate Principal, Mediterranean Complex
McKinsey & Company
Italy
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Wassim Mourtada Wassim Mourtada
Chief Executive Officer
Envision ALR
United Arab Emirates
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Sania Nishtar Dr Sania Nishtar, SI, FRCP, PhD
Founding President
Heartfile
Pakistan
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Helmut M. Schüehsler Dr Helmut M. Schüehsler
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
TVM Capital MENA
United Arab Emirates
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Moderator:
Robert Filipp - Speaker Photo Robert Filipp
Founder
Innovative Finance Foundation
Switzerland
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Emerging Trends Forum B—Building a Sustainable Health Care Workforce
  • Address talent management and develop long term strategies
  • Discuss the relationship between education, labor and health service markets with the human resources function
  • Create best practice retention strategies for a talented health care workforce
  • Overcome high staff turnover through smart and innovative engagement initiatives
Nairouz Bader Dr Nairouz Bader
Chief Executive Officer
Vision Executive Search
United Arab Emirates
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Vikas Chaturvedi Vikas Chaturvedi
Strategic and Senior Human Capital Consultant
Gallup
India
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Russell Raines Russell Raines
Cure Healthcare Management Services
China
Moderator:
Brian de Francesca - Speaker Photo Brian de Francesca
Executive Vice President
TBS Group
United Kingdom
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14:30 -
15:10
Networking Refreshment Break in Executive Lounge
Monday Afternoon Leadership Forums will convene senior executives to discuss strategies on how to successfully deploy health IT, mHealth and media systems to improve connectivity and integration while ensuring significant ROI on health IT and eHealth investments and ultimately improving health outcomes. CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, CMOs will be in attendance in addition to EVP/SVP/VP/Head of IT and Interoperability, Compliance, Quality and Clinical Systems from global hospitals, health systems, health plans, health authorities, government agencies, technology companies and industry suppliers.
15:10 -
16:00
Keynote Panel: Health Care IT from Transaction to Communication
  • The shift in health care information technology from transaction processing (e.g. billing, ordering, etc.) to sharing knowledge (both among providers and between providers and patients).
  • The emergence of social media that enables continuous, horizontal communication
  • The shift from business of health care (revenue) to clinical processes and work flow
  • The next phase will be on emphasis of being healthy instead of treating the illness
  • How you can use information to make a hospital better
Najeeb Al Shorbaji Dr Najeeb Al Shorbaji
Director, Knowledge Management
The World Health Organization
Switzerland
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Adi Codaty Adi Codaty
Innovation and Research and Development Head
United Health Group India
India
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Jeff Goldsmith Jeff Goldsmith, PhD
President
Health Futures Inc.
USA
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David Rosser Dr David Rosser, MB MCh, FRCA, FRCP
Consultant, Critical Care Medicine, Executive Medical Director
University Hospital Birmingham Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
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Klaus Veil Adj Assoc Professor Klaus Veil
University of Western Sydney;
President, Australasian College of Health Informatics;
CoChair, Standards Australia IT014-06 & IT014-06-03A;
Principal, HL7 Systems & Services
Australia
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Moderator:
Philipp Vetter Dr Philipp Vetter
Head of Strategy
Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD)
United Arab Emirates
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16:05 -
17:00
Keynote Panel: How Provider Systems and Technology Companies are Responding to the Implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR) Systems
  • Successfully implementing and realizing the full benefits of EHR to establish an inter-connected e-health environment
  • Is cloud computing the right answer for a successful and secure adoption of EHRs
  • Do EHRs stored in secure data centers offer more protection
  • The importance and tremendous value of EHRs in enabling more efficiency in healthcare
  • The use of HIMSS Analytics to provide quantitative adoption of the EMR across facilities
  • Integration of e-Services based on consumer preference
  • Use of the Emirates ID card to improve the registration and data quality across the emirates
  • Using the WHO Indicator and Measurement Registry as a guide for the design and development of EHRs, assuring mapping of public health data to the larger requirement of development partners
  • Use free and open source software for training of undergraduate medical and nursing students (in preparation for their eventual practice)
  • Pilot project of PHR-EHR in Okinawa and present status of Japan government's strategy
  • What are unintended consequences of EHR
Mohammed R. Al Yemeni Mohammed R. Al Yemeni, PhD
Advisor to the Minister of Health & General Supervisor of ICT
Ministry of Health
Saudi Arabia
Arvind P. Kumar Arvind P. Kumar
Senior Vice President, Information Solutions
Harvard Medical Institutions
USA
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Robert J. Pickton Robert J. Pickton, MBA
Chief Information Officer
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA)
United Arab Emirates
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Michael Reagin Michael Reagin
Chief Information Officer
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
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Tan Ser Kiat Prof Tan Ser Kiat
Group Chief Executive Officer
Singapore Health Services Pte. Ltd.
Singapore
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Ryuichi Yamamoto Ryuichi Yamamoto, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Interfaculty Initiative In Information Studies, Graduate School
University of Tokyo
Japan
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Moderator
Greg White Greg White
President and Managing Director - Middle East and Africa
Cerner Middle East
United Arab Emirates
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17:00 -
18:00
Executive Networking Reception in Executive Lounge
Tuesday, 13 December, 2011
8:00 -
9:00
Continental Breakfast Reception in Executive Lounge
Tuesday Morning Leadership Forums feature effective approaches to health care privatization, public-private partnerships, innovative economic models and value-based insurance design to achieve efficiency gains, predict risk and health expenditures and ensure access, quality and financial stability of health systems. CEO, CFO, COO, CCO, CSO, CMO and Medical Directors from global hospitals, health systems, health plans, health authorities, government agencies, employer organizations, major insurers and third party administrators will be in attendance. In addition to EVP/SVP/VP/Directors: Member Retention, Disease Management, Provider Relations and Investment and Venture Capital C-Suite Executives including Institutional Investors, Venture Capitalists, Sophisticated Private Investors, Industry Executives, Business Development, Partnering Executives and Private Equity Firms.
9:05 -
10:05
Keynote Panel: Challenges and Solutions to Privatization of Health Care
  • Crucial elements for the implementation of effective models of privatized health care systems
  • Does privatization increase the overall standard of healthcare in a country
  • Encourage healthy competition among hospitals for upgrading and providing better medical facilities
  • Attract healthy foreign investment which leads to higher salaries and work force retention
  • How to get affordable health care to everyone
Manar Al Moneef Dr Manar Al Moneef
Managing Director, Imagination Breakthrough, Middle East
General Electric GE
Saudi Arabia
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Mohan Chellappa Dr Mohan Chellappa
President, Global Ventures
Johns Hopkins Medicine International
USA
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Tomonori Hasegawa Tomonori Hasegawa, MD, PhD
Department of Social Medicine
Toho University School of Medicine
Japan
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Alberto Mingardi Alberto Mingardi
Director General
Bruno Leoni Institute
Italy
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Semih Sen Semih Sen
Senior Advisor
Mubadala Development Company
United Arab Emirates
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Moderator:
Simon Leary Simon Leary
Partner, Middle East Health Industries Leader & Government Sector Advisory
PriceWaterhouse Cooper
United Arab Emirates
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10:10 -
11:00
Keynote Panel: Building Strategic Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)
  • Why the Taiwanese PPP model is so efficient and successful
  • Building the case for implementing PPPs in health care
  • Analyzing innovative partnerships between health care providers, health care payers and industry
  • Best practices in PPPs that ensure access, quality and financial stability of health systems
  • Partnering with private companies to bring new innovations to the NHS
  • Spanish models of Public-Private Collaboration in Health
Gabriel Uguet Adrover Gabriel Uguet Adrover
President, National Federation of Private Clinics (FNCP);
Member, Board of the European Union of Private Hospitals (UEHP);
Vice-President, Balearic Island Association of Private Hospitals (UBES)
Spain
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Tsung-Mei Cheng Tsung-Mei Cheng
Executive Editor, International Forum, Princeton University;
Adviser, China Health Economics Institute
USA
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Hugh Risebrow Hugh Risebrow
Commercial Director
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS
United Kingdom
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Carl V. Stanifer Carl V. Stanifer
Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA)
United Arab Emirates
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Moderator:
Charles Lloyd Charles Lloyd
Partner, PwC Middle East;
Head of Capital Projects and Infrastructure, PricewaterhouseCoopers
United Arab Emirates
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11:05 -
12:00
Keynote Panel: Health Care Insurance Challenges in the Middle East
  • Implications of the new health insurance regulations on the industry and providers
  • What is a fair price for providers that insurers can pay?
  • What can and should governments do to ensure that health care schemes are accessible to all who need them while being sustainable
  • Compulsory medical insurance challenges for employers
  • Learn about the experience of participating in the insurance market from inception in Saudi Arabia and the learning process with the regulators
  • Discuss how ME insurers can offer economic incentives to encourage higher quality, better care coordination and greater efficiency from providers of care
Yasir Abdelgader Yasir Abdelgader
Senior Legal Counsel for the Middle East and Pakistan
GE Healthcare
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Gerhard Bothma Gerhard Bothma
Health Economics and Reimbursement Manager, Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan
Johnson and Johnson (Middle East) Inc.
United Arab Emirates
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Bruce Merlin Fried Bruce Merlin Fried, Esq.
Partner
SNR Denton
USA
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Sven Rohte Dr Sven Rohte
Chief Commercial Officer
National Health Insurance Company – Daman
United Arab Emirates
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Moderator:
Viktor Hediger Dr. Viktor Hediger
Partner
McKinsey & Company
United Arab Emirates
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12:00 -
13:20
Networking Lunch in Executive Lounge
Tuesday Afternoon Leadership Forums will address how to promote healthy lifestyles which will lead to the prevention and management of chronic diseases. Predictive modeling, public health plans and policies to promote healthy choices, develop chronic disease management tools and re-designing of the care team around chronic conditions will be addressed. C-Suite Executives including: CEO, CFO, CMO, Chief Human Resource Officers, Chief People Officers, Corporate Medical, Health and Wellness Directors, Employer Coalition Executives, Employer Organizations, Public Health and Disease Management Professionals will be in attendance from global hospitals, health systems, health plans, health authorities, government agencies, major insurers and industry suppliers.
13:30 -
14:25
Keynote Panel: The Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles
  • How to enlighten society on health issues which will help them perform their work more efficiently and live a better life
  • The role of media in promoting a healthy lifestyle
  • The responsibility of the government and schools to educate children on how to a live healthy life
  • How health care professionals can play an active role in the community by promoting health awareness
  • Compare and contrast approaches to healthy living and education
  • Focus on how school health programs can reinforce and lead to the development of healthy lifestyles for children across the school age spectrum
  • Address school health services as a focal point for monitoring population based health outcomes
  • Learn how the Obesity Institute assisted in getting the Healthy Schools Act in Washington, DC and its guidelines based on healthy foods and physical activity
Jamal Al Kaabi Dr Jamal Al Kaabi
Director, Customer Care and Corporate Communication Division, Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD);
Presenter, "Green Apple" TV Show
United Arab Emirates
Ali Al Obaidli Dr Ali Al Obaidli
Chief Clinical Officer
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA)
United Arab Emirates
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Denice Cora-Bramble Denice Cora-Bramble, MD, MBA
Executive Director, Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health; Professor of Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center
USA
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Osama El Sayed Chef Osama El Sayed
The Good Taste Company
USA
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P. R. Smith P. R. Smith
Author and Founder
Great Sportsmanship Programme (GSP)
United Kingdom
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Moderator:
Riz Khan Riz Khan
Master of Ceremonies, 2nd WHCC ME;
TV Host, Riz Khan Show, Al Jazeera International
USA
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14:30 -
15:25
Keynote Panel: Promising Advancements in Disease Detection and Treatmen
  • The role of technology in improving the costs and patient outcomes of chronic disease management
  • Dissemination of health information through social innovations
  • What advancements has the industry provided in the diagnosis and treatment of NCDs
  • Improved outcomes via advanced screening and diagnostic methods for disease detection and treatment
  • Innovative tools for infectious diseases surveillance
Farida Al Hosani Dr Farida Al Hosani
Section Head, Communicable Diseases Section, Public Health & Policies
Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD)
United Arab Emirates
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Muhammad Ali Chaudhry Dr. Muhammad Ali Chaudhry, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine;
Medical Director, Tawam Molecular Imaging Centre
United Arab Emirates
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Abdallah S. Daar Prof Abdallah S. Daar
Professor, Public Health Sciences; Professor, Surgery, University of Toronto;
Senior Scientist, McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health;
Chair, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases;
Chair, Advisory Board, United Nations University International Institute for Global Health
Canada
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Anne Reeler Anne Reeler
Chief Technical Officer
Axios International
France
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15:30 -
16:30
Closing Keynote Panel: Exploring Sustainable Health through Health Care Prevention
  • What are the guidelines for determining the roles of public policy in relation to preventing and controlling non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
  • The impact of positive, continuous improvements in coverage, disease prevention and quality of care
  • Enhance the utilization of health services and improve cost-recovery to achieve sustainability
  • Approaches to prevention and initiatives to improve health status and well-being while decreasing chronic care expenditures
  • The role of industry in health care prevention
  • Exercise as the elixir of life: a view from the UK on what Harley Street is doing to deliver a healthy legacy from the London Olympics
Jamal Al Mutawa Dr Jamal Al Mutawa, MBBS, MPH, FACHARZT
Section Head, Public Health and Research, Public Health and Research Dept., Eastern Region
Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD)
United Arab Emirates
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Enis Baris Enis Baris
Health Sector Manager, Human Development Department, Middle East and Northern Africa Region
The World Bank
USA
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Marc Choufani Marc Choufani
Senior Manager
Mubadala Healthcare
United Arab Emirates
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Tam McDonald Tam McDonald
Chief Executive
Harley Street World
United Kingdom
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Moderator
Speaker Photo Unavailable Dr Charles Stanford
Senior Director
Lifeline Group
United Arab Emirates
16:30
Congress Adjourns
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