The
2nd EHR Forum at Arab Health 2013 attracted more than 70 healthcare IT professionals and specialists in Dubai to discuss the challenges related to the implementation of EMR/EHR systems within facilities in the Middle East.
Topics such as physicians’ engagement, procurement, provider selection, coding, systems interoperability, personally controlled EHR and e-Health strategy were addressed by some of the best experts in the region and internationally, including renowned professionals from the US, Australia, Singapore and Pakistan.
Over two days of talk and networking and a dedicated workshop day aimed at deepening specific issues, the 2nd EHR Forum allowed participants to discover more on the current trends in healthcare IT and to measure what needs to be done to reach the objective of a paperless, interconnected and truly digital health record system.
We look forward to seeing you at the 2014 edition in January which promises to be an even greater success. We do encourage you to engage with us, please do not hesitate to write to
jules.hudry-prodon@iirme.com for any comments, suggestions or ideas on how you would like to see the conference evolve.
Here below are a few examples below of what last year’s delegates had to say about the 2nd EHR Forum at Arab Health 2013:
"Concentration of extremely relevant content led by highly qualified speakers"
Deborah K. Green, COO, AHIMA – American Health Information Management Association, USA
"Best opportunity to network with the best in healthcare IT"
Saifuddin Lokhandwala, Project Manager, Tawam Hospital, UAE
"This event provides the opportunity to take off the blinders and better understand what you need for your organisation"
Riaz Amin, Senior Business Analyst, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar
"This event provided a good opportunity for shared understanding and networking with experts and strategists"
Peter Williams, Principal Adviser e-Health policy, Department of Health Victoria, Australia
Have Your Say – Next EHR Forum 2014
We are already working on improving the conference for 2014. We would like to continue to develop the event as a platform to discuss and debate key issues relating to healthcare IT directly applicable in the region.
We would be delighted to receive your thoughts on the themes and topics that you would like to see covered in next year’s conference as well as who you would like to hear from.
Please feel free to contact us with your suggestions on
sally.nastys@iirme.com or
jules.hudry-prodon@iirme.com.
We look forward to seeing you at the EHR Forum next year!
Dr. Oliver Harrison
Health Authority Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mohammed Al Redha
Dubai Health Authority, UAE
Andrew P. Howard
Department of Health State of Victoria, Australia
Jean Evans
South Eastern Sydney Local Health Districts, Australia
Intisar Abdullah
National Guard Health Affairs, Saudi Arabia
Jeffrey Bird
American Hospital Dubai, UAE
Shiraaz Joosub
E3 Corporation, UAE
Ahmad Alhoraibi
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Saudi Arabia
As investment in the healthcare sector is durably growing in the
GCC, many facilities have understood the importance of EHR system
implementation to answer the increasing demand for world-class
quality patient care and have therefore started their transformational
journey to electronic records.
It is today critical for top management operators to strategically
target their axis of development and EHR is part of them.
Th e EHR Forum at Arab Health returns with its 2nd edition building
up on the success of 2012 to advance the practice in the region. More
case studies and strategy focused topics will be discussed by the
best experts in the region and internationally to tackle the challenges
in implementing, running and improving EHR systems.
Featuring a practical and comprehensive agenda, shaped by the
region's specifi c needs and driven by experienced and leading
healthcare facilities, the EHR Forum 2013 is made for you and will
provide practical learning.