Over 600 delegates from 31 countries convened today to discuss trend and best practice in healthcare industry at the sixth annual Hospital Management Asia and Asian Hospital Management Awards being held at the Dusit Resort in Pattaya.
During the two day seminar, an international cast of 46 gurus from the U.S., Europe and Asia will share their expertise via eight plenary and 32 work shop sessions. Leading speakers are, for example, Dr. Chatree Duangnet, CEO, Bangkok Hospital Group; Mr. Randall Arlett, CEO & President, American Hospital Management Company; and Mr. Michael Heindel, Director of Global Services, Johns Hopkins Medicine Int'l & CEO Tawam Hospital.
In addition to over 60 exhibitions by leading global healthcare service providers, the two-day conference, preceded by a day of pre conference seminars, will showcase best hospital practices from worldwide sources with international expert speakers and moderators presenting new and expanded subject track sessions on:
- Hospital Administration
- Operations Efficiency
- Managing Patient Safety
- Quality Management and Customer Service
- Technological Developments / E Commerce
- Essential Skills for Hospital Managers
- Marketing, Sales and PR for Hospitals
- Revenue, Finance and Statistics for the Uninitiated
Some of the topics for the plenary and work shop sessions are “The New Paradigms about Bedside Care: Improving Safety, Reliability, Response and Patient Centered Systems”, “What Every Hospital Manager Needs to Know About Ever-present Information Technology”, “Building Hospital Reputation to Drive Business – How PR can impact Perception”, “Doctor Motivation”, “Maximizing Equipment”, “Creating Organizational Excellence – One Service Experience at a Time”, “How to Apply Consumer Marketing Tools to improve your Department’s Revenue” and “Risk Management”.
At HMA, the delegates sharpen their skills, expand their thinking and increase their expertise to achieve a higher level of service excellence, as well as get a rare opportunity to network with fellow professionals and hospital suppliers from all over the region.
Hospital Management Asia (HMA) has established itself as the conference that brings Worldwide Hospital Management Thinking and Experience to senior hospital managers in Asia. It has proved itself as the annual convention that directs itself to the continuing professional development of the hospital manager in an atmosphere of learning and interacting with counterparts from all over the region. Last year’s event held in Singapore was the biggest to date with 550 delegates from 29 countries.
Hospital Management Asia 2007 is presented by OIC EVENTS in association with Private Hospital Association of Thailand, Joint Commission International, Johns Hopkins Medicine International, American Hospital Management Company, IBM, Faber Medi-Serve Group, International Hospital Federation, World Health Organization, CMPMedica Asia Pte Ltd, GE Healthcare, Austco Marketing & Service (Asia) Ltd, MSD ( Thailand ) Ltd and Schering-Plough. The conference is also organized with the full support and cooperation of Department of Export Promotion of Thailand, Board of Trade of Thailand, Ministry of Public Health Thailand, City of Pattaya, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, Thai Airways and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide. Other key associations helping make HMA a success are the Australian Healthcare Association, Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Indian Healthcare Federation, Indonesian Hospital Association, National Association of Health Industry China and Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines.
For additional information on Hospital Management Asia, please visit www.hospitalmanagementasia.com.
For more information please contact:
Joe McAleer
Vice President Communications
OIC EVENTS
Tel: (632) 812 6289
Email:
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Pangkwan Khemavichanurat
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Ltd.
Tel. 0 2205 6617
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