The 3rd Annual World Health Care Congress Middle East
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Day 3

Tuesday, 11 December, 2012
The 3rd WORLD HEALTH CARE INNOVATION SUMMIT MIDDLE EAST Sharing a range of healthcare innovations from around the world – bringing the best in global healthcare to the Middle East
9:00 -
9:45
Innovations in Improving Access to Health Care for Rural and Poor Populations
  • The use of remote consultation, diagnosis and treatment through telemedicine
  • Providing health education to poor populations using mobile phones
  • Educating health workers in providing basic care
  • Establishment of self-sustainable clinics in rural areas
  • The use of public-private partnerships to improve delivery of health goods and services
9:45 -
10:30
Global Financial Innovation
  • Exploring a range of global innovations in funding, financing and healthcare reimbursement
  • Shifting from fee for service to outcomes based models
  • Developing payment bundling systems which enable the financial risks of treating a patient to be shared by both payers and providers
10:30 -
11:15
Innovations in the Healthcare Workforce
  • Recruiting, retaining and meeting the increasing demand for experienced, qualified health care workers
  • Learning from nations that have overcome shortages of key clinical staff
  • Exploring the positive effects of right staffing
11:15 -
11:45
Networking Refreshment Break in Executive Lounge
11:45 -
12:30
Using Technology to Reducing Hospital Admissions
  • Using risk prediction models to prevent admissions and readmissions in the frail elderly
  • Using calls centre and nurses to support elderly patients over 15 acute hospitals and prevent admissions and reduce costs
  • Understanding the importance of having an integrated care record system to support delivery of the approach
12:30 -
14:00
Networking Lunch in Executive Lounge
14:00 -
14:45
How Disruptive Innovations are Improving Healthcare Delivery
  • Evaluating the impact of disruptive innovations:
    • Increasing access to care
    • Improving care outcomes
    • lowering costs
  • Exploring how disruptive innovations can be reversed engineered and applied effectively in new situations
14:45 -
15:30
Understanding the Impact of Political Changes in the Middle East on Health Care
  • What impact has the Arab Spring had on healthcare in the region?
  • Exploring whether there is a link between aspirations to democracy and social accountability and development of healthcare consumerism
  • Why do people now want quality healthcare?
  • What will this mean for healthcare reform in the Middle East?
15:30
Congress Adjourns