More than 600 health care executives to share top perspectives on best practices for health care delivery; Conference to be held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre Abu Dhabi – 8 July 2011 The 2
nd Annual World Health Care Congress Middle East, the premier event for global health care innovation, is pleased to announce the confirmation of 80 presenters from 20 countries and spanning the full health
care industry.
In addition to several health care leaders from the Middle East region, including the nations of the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC), the WHCC Middle East 2011 will feature executives and government officials from Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Australia. Countries to be represented include the United States, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Canada, United Kingdom, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, The Netherlands, Belgium, Japan, India, Spain, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
Key international presenters include:
ƒ -Victor Dzau, MD, President and CEO, Duke University Health System, USA
ƒ -Rt. Hon. Prof. the Lord Ara Darzi of Denham KBE, Chairman, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London, UK
ƒ -Suhail Al Ansari, Executive Director, Mubadala Healthcare, UAE
ƒ -Wright L. Lassiter III, Chief Executive Officer, Alameda County Medical Center and Highland Hospital,
Oakland, California, USA
ƒ -The Hon. Chin Soo Hee, Minister of Health and Welfare, South Korea
The 2011 event will move to the recently-expanded world class facility, the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
WHAT: The World Health Care Congress Middle East
WHEN: December 11-13, 2011
WHERE: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
PROGRAM INFORMATION: www.worldcongress.com/me
Organized Under the Patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates’ Armed Forces and in collaboration with sovereign partners the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) and the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), the World Health Care Congress Middle East is the most prestigious health care event, convening global thought leaders and key decision makers from all sectors of health care to promote health care through global best practices. The 2011 program will feature new topics designed to address new innovations and challenges within the health care industry. Abu Dhabi, host of WHCC Middle East for the second consecutive year, is a global center for health care innovation.
Key topics for WHCC Middle East 2011 include:
ƒ-Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) Health Authority Dialogue – Health Care Strategies for the Future and Evidence-Informed Health Policies
ƒ-Hospital/Health System CEO Debate on Global Health Care Models
ƒ-How Provider Systems and Technology Companies are Responding to the Implementation of Electronic Health
Records (EHR) Systems
-Building Strategic Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)
ƒ-The Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles
Other Featured presenters include:
-H.E. Prof. Mohamed Jawad Khalifeh, Minister of Health, Ministry of Health; President, Arab Health Ministers Council, Beirut, Lebanon
ƒ-Hanan S. Al Kuwari, PhD, Managing Director, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar Dr. Manar Al Moneef, Director General, Health Care and Life Sciences, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), Riyadh, KSA
-Zaid Al Siksek, CEO, Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD), Abu Dhabi, UAE
-Dr. Najeeb Al Shorbaji, Director, Knowledge Management, The World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva,
Switzerland
-Dr. Cristian Baeza, Director of Health, Nutrition and Population, The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA
ƒ-Prof. Abdallah S. Daar, Professor, Public Health Sciences; Professor, Surgery, University of Toronto; Senior Scientist, McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chair, Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases; Chair, Advisory Board, United Nations University International Institute for Global Health
-Jeff Goldsmith, PhD, President, Health Futures, Inc., Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
-Anne Milton, MP, Minister of State for Public Health, Department of Health, London, UK
ƒ-Prof. Tan Ser Kiat, Group Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Health Services Pte. Ltd., Singapore
ƒ-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, Geneva, Switzerland
The event will also include the 2nd Annual WHCC Middle East Health Innovations Poster Exhibit and Awards Program, which will be on display throughout the conference. The poster exhibit is part of the WHCC Health Innovations Initiative, www.whcchealthinnovations.com a year-round program that features health care innovations that improve health care while reducing costs. To submit an innovation for display and award consideration at the conference, visit www.worldcongress.com/middleeast/posters
