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Sunday, 5 December, 2010
9:00 -
9:45
Opening Ceremony under the Patronage of the Crown Prince, H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
9:45 -
10:30
Keynote Panel—The Health Ministers Summit: Perspectives from Around the Globe
  • International strategies to create sustainable health systems with increasing cost pressures and demographic changes
  • Overcoming the challenges of universal access to health care, fulfill patient expectations and improve health care quality
Michael Reid
Director General
Queensland Health
Australia

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Moderator:
Riz Khan - Speaker Photo Riz Khan
Host, Riz Khan Show
Al Jazeera English
United States
10:30 -
11:15
Keynote Panel—Delivering Sustainable Health Care
  • International models for the sustainable delivery of health care in an era of economic uncertainty and increasing cost pressures
  • Redirect attention to the human contribution to sustainable health care
  • Demonstrate the need for sustainable health care delivery
Suhail Al Ansari - Speaker Photo Suhail Al Ansari
Associate Director
Mubadala Healthcare
United Arab Emirates

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Michael J. Barber
Vice President, healthymagination
GE
United States

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G. Steven Burrill
Chief Executive Officer
Burrill & Company
United States

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Jason Cheah, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Agency for Integrated Care
Singapore

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Walid Fitahi - Speaker Photo Walid Fitahi, MD, MPH, FACE
Founder, Chairman of the Board of Directors & CEO
International Medical Center
Saudi Arabia

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Moderator:
Heitham Hassoun, MD
Medical Director
Methodist International
United States

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11:15 -
11:30
Refreshment Break in Executive Networking Lounge
11:30 -
17:45
THE WORLD HEALTH CARE MIDDLE EAST INNOVATION SUMMIT
17:50 -
18:30
Keynote Panel—Innovations in Chronic Disease Management
  • Innovative approaches to prevention and initiatives to improve health status and well-being while decreasing chronic care expenditures
  • How technology can help innovate delivery of care for populations of patients
  • Novel medical, pharmacy and behavioral health care solutions for managing chronic illnesses
Dr Supreda Adulyanon, PhD, MPH, DDS
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Thai Health Promotion Foundation
Thailand
Maha Barakat, MD
Medical Director
Imperial College London Diabetes Centre
United Arab Emirates
Jason Cheah, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Agency for Integrated Care
Singapore

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Oliver Harrison, MD
Director, Public Health & Policy
Health Authority - Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

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J. Mark Lambright
Chief Executive Officer
Healthpoints, Inc
United States

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18:30 -
19:30
Reception in Executive Networking Lounge
Monday, 6 December, 2010
PHYSICIAN CME BREAKFAST SESSIONS
7:30 -
8:10
Understanding and Winning the Imaging Arms Race
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

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8:15 -
8:55
Using Tomorrow's Surgical Technology Today
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

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9:00 -
9:55
Keynote Panel—The Future of Healthcare Reform and Its Global Implications
  • Weighing the possibilities and challenges ahead for implementation of health care reform
  • The implications of health care reform for diverse populations
  • Expert insights on how much health reform with cost
Herbert Pardes - Speaker Photo Herbert Pardes, MD
President and CEO
New York Presbyterian Hospital
United States

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Michael Reid
Director General
Queensland Health
Australia

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10:00 -
11:00
Keynote Panel—Health Care in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) Regions
  • Case studies from leading health care providers in the Arabian Gulf region
Dr Abdullah Al Amro, MD, FRCPC
Chief Executive Officer
King Fahad Medical City
Saudi Arabia

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Dr. Abdulaziz Al Shamekh
Chief Executive Officer
Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City
Saudi Arabia
Moderator:
Riz Khan - Speaker Photo Riz Khan
Host, Riz Khan Show
Al Jazeera English
United States
11:00 -
11:20
Refreshment Break in Executive Networking Lounge
11:20 -
12:15
Keynote Lecture—Advancing the Consumer's Roles in Health Care
  • Enhancing the role of the consumer – Identifying effective and appropriate incentives for consumer engagement
  • How a consumer driven system can deliver affordable, high-quality care while reducing costs
  • Listening to the voice of the consumer to understand customers' (dis)satisfaction levers
Abdullah Bin Zarah - Speaker Photo Abdullah Bin Zarah
Executive Director for Clinical Affairs
Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City
Lodewijk Bos - Speaker Photo Lodewijk Bos, MD
President
International Council on Medical & Care Compunetics (ICMCC)
Netherlands

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Cathy Easter
President and Chief Executive Officer
Methodist International
United States

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E. J. (Jake) Hodosy
Principal
Hansen/Toronto
Canada

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12:15 -
13:15
Luncheon in Executive Networking
13:15 -
14:15
WHCC Health Investment Presentations
The "Innovations to Watch" demonstrations at the World Health Care Congress Middle East is a premier opportunity for entrepreneurs and companies with new products to make a 5-minute presentation to potential investors and partners, health care executives and media. The World Health Care Congress will select the top submissions for participation.

13:30 -
14:15
Market Insights
  1. The Data-Driven Quality Improvement Perspective
14:15 -
16:10
CO-LOCATED EXECUTIVE SUMMITS
16:10 -
16:30
Refreshment Break in Executive Networking Lounge
16:30 -
17:25
Keynote Panel—The Redesign of High Performance Health Care
  • Provider perspectives on the critical components of a high performing system to achieve access, quality and efficiency
  • Identifying the transformation required by health care payers and providers to create a high performing and high reliable delivery system
  • Developing an out-comes based care delivery model
Jan De Witte
President and Chief Executive Officer, Global Performance Solutions
GE Healthcare
France

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Herbert Pardes - Speaker Photo Herbert Pardes, MD
President and CEO
New York Presbyterian Hospital
United States

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William M. Peakcock III
Chief of Operations
Cleveland Clinic
United States
Saadi Taher
Executive Director of Medical Services
Saudi National Guard Health Affairs, Central Region
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


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17:25 -
18:30
Keynote Panel—Precision Medicine
  • The role of precision medicine to dramatically reduce health care costs and change outcomes
  • Employing precision medicine to deliver on the promise of early diagnosis and personalized care
Bernard Algayres, PhD
eHealth General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa
GE Healthcare IT
France

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Andrew Conrad
Chief Scientific Officer
LabCorp
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

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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

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Moderator:
Kurt D. Newman - Speaker Photo 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

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18:30 -
19:30
Reception in Executive Networking Lounge
Tuesday, 7 December, 2010
9:00 -
9:55
Keynote Panel—Transforming Global Health Care Now in the Developed and Developing Worlds
  • International strategies to create sustainable health systems in an era of uncertainty and increasing cost pressures
  • "East meets West" – adaptive delivery models for efficient healthcare
  • Getting the most out of collaborative partnerships
Vishal Bali
Chief Executive Officer
Wockhardt Hospitals
India

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Mohan Chellappa - Speaker Photo Mohan Chellappa, MD
President, Global Ventures
Johns Hopkins Medicine International
United States

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Semih Sen - Speaker Photo Semih Sen
Advisor
Mubadala Healthcare
United Arab Emirates

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Simon Stevens
President, Global Health
UnitedHealth Group
United States

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Moderator:
Ruud Koolen
Editor-in-Chief
Springer Media
The Netherlands
10:00 -
10:55
Keynote Lecture—Global Health Care and the Media
  • Integrating social media and traditional media
  • Understand the possibilities of social media and their impact on healthcare
  • Use social media tools to help listen to and respond to customers
  • Engage in conversations about wellness, community health, and policy issues
E. J. (Jake) Hodosy
Principal
Hansen/Toronto
Canada

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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

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Mike Tanousis
Publisher
Middle East Health Publishing Group
United Kingdom
Moderator:
Sara Al Dundarawy
Journalist
Al Arabiya News Channel
United Arab Emirates
11:00 -
11:30
Refreshment Break in Executive Networking Lounge
11:30 -
12:30
  • What are new terms and trends in globalization of healthcare
  • How medical tourism extending opportunities to global healthcare stakeholders and tourism authorities across the globe
  • Why participating healthcare providers need to develop quality international healthcare practices
  • How important it is to understand legal, ethical and cultural challenges in medical tourism? What are key issues?
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

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Renée-Marie Stephano
President, Medical Tourism Association;
Editor, Medical Tourism Magazine
United States

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Dr Saad Zemmouri
Malo Clinic
Morocco
12:30 -
13:30
Luncheon in Executive Networking Lounge
13:30 -
15:30
CO-LOCATED EXECUTIVE SUMMITS
15:30 -
16:00
Refreshment Break in Executive Networking Lounge
16:00 -
16:55
Keynote Panel—Game Changing Business Models in Health Care
  • Health care business innovations to improve outcomes, patient experiences and quality of life
  • Models that integrate patient experiences and demonstrate value across the spectrum of delivery
  • Innovations to achieve sustainable gains in global health care delivery
Marc Choufani - Speaker Photo Marc Choufani
Senior Manager
Mubadala Healthcare
United Arab Emirates
Oliver Harrison, MD
Director, Public Health & Policy
Health Authority - Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

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Mark McGourty
Chief Executive Officer
ProVita
United Arab Emirates
Scott Simmons
Managing Partner
Gallup Healthcare Group
United States

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Moderator:
Jon Conklin
Vice President, Research
Thomson Reuters Healthcare & Science

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17:00 -
18:00
Closing Keynote Panel—Abu Dhabi NCD Development Program: The Abu Dhabi Roadmap
Representative of Abu Dhabi NCD Development Program Advisory Committee
18:00
Congress Adjourns
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