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Identifying Global Best Practices That Are Replicable and Scalable to Dramatically Improve Health Care Outcomes

The WHCC International Health Summit convenes over 150 global senior executives focused on identifying the international best practices that are replicable and scalable to dramatically improve quality and health outcomes. WHCC is proud to attract an international delegation of CEOs, senior executives and regulators from all sectors of health care including hospitals, health systems, policy, research and academic from over 45 countries and growing.

In addition, please note that the inaugural World Health Innovations Summit will be co-located with WHCC and held on Sunday, April 12th!

Chair:
Tsung-Mei Cheng
Host, Writer, and Executive editor for Princeton University's "International Forum";
Adviser, China Health Economics Institute;
Member of the advisory board, NICE International

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Monday, April 12, 2010
Global Best Practices to Transform Health and Outcomes
1:35 pm -
2:25 pm
Part 1—Extremely Affordable, Sustainable Primary Care
  • International models for sustainable delivery of primary care
  • Lessons learned from Grameen Health’s entry into primary care in the developing world
  • Results from Grameen's expansion of co-operative network of rural clinics funded by cheap, pre-paid insurance premiums and low service fees
  • Professor Christensen’s insights into disruptive innovations in primary care that can be adapted globally
Muhammad Yunus - Speaker Photo Muhammad Yunus
Founder and Managing Director
Grameen Bank and Grameen Health (Bangladesh); (Winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize)

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Clayton M. Christensen - Speaker Photo Clayton M. Christensen
Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School

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2:30 pm -
3:20 pm
Part 2—Identifying Global Innovations in Health Care Delivery and New Partnership Models to Expand Access
  • The World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Healthcare Systems and the resulting research on innovations to deliver high-quality care at a lower cost
  • Launch of a program to identify and share emerging health care delivery models in technology, financing, services, and workforce innovation
  • Creating shareholder value and fostering innovation through expanded access -- Commercially viable programs that dramatically improve health care access in the developing world and global health status
  • Strategy, evolution and highlights of a global, multistakeholder initiative to improve access in emerging markets through private/public partnerships with Grameen Health and other international NGOs
Victor Dzau - Speaker Photo Victor Dzau, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer, Duke University Medical Center and Health System; Member, MIT Center for Biomedical Innovation Strategy & Policy Council; World Economic Forum's Healthcare Governor and member of the Global Agenda Council on Healthcare Systems

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Ponni Subbiah, MD, MPH
Vice President, Global Access, Emerging Markets
Pfizer Inc

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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
10:20 am -
11:10 am
Global Best Practices in Health IT Interoperability and eHealth for Provider-Patient Connectivity
  • Assessing the policy, funding and public/private partnerships necessary for interoperability
  • Key lessons learned from health systems to build the architecture and compelling incentives for all stakeholders
Otto Larsen
Chief Executive Officer, Connected Digital Health
National Board Of Health

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11:15 am -
12:05 pm
From Vision to Launch—Abu Dhabi Health System Reform
  • Strategy and execution of the reform and development of the health system of Abu Dhabi under the leadership of the Health Authority – Abu Dhabi, as approved by Government of Abu Dhabi
  • The launch of SEHA & provider partnerships with development of comprehensive health care services relevant to the needs and priorities of the patient community to achieve patient safety and satisfaction.
  • Insights into provider partnerships including: Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, Bumrungrad, VAMED/Medical University of Vienna
Zaid Al Siksek - Speaker Photo Zaid Al Siksek
Chief Executive Officer
Health Authority – Abu Dhabi

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Carl V. Stanifer - Speaker Photo Carl V. Stanifer
Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company – SEHA

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Business Case Forum 10: International Health Care Delivery Models to Improve Outcomes
2:25 pm -
3:10 pm
Disparities in Health and Nutrition: Partnerships to Address Socioeconomic Influences and Racial Equality
Gail C. Christopher - Speaker Photo Dr. Gail C. Christopher
Vice President for Programs Food, Health & Well-Being
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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Susan Dell
Co-Founder and Board Chair
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

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Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH
Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health, NCCDPHP
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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3:15 pm -
4:15 pm
Sustainable Business Models for Global Health - From Mobile Phone Data Collection to Health Product Distribution
  • An in-depth review of a compelling and sustainable business model to promote health for developing areas
  • Providing free mobile phone data collection to facilitate a wide variety of organizations to promote global health
  • Launching sustainable information technology including mobile data collection, data analysis, and SMS communications to leapfrog technologies of the developed world
Joel Selanikio - Speaker Photo Joel Selanikio, MD
Director, DataDyne.org, named FastCompany's 2009 Social Enterprise of the Year; Recipient of the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Sustainability

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