Educational Programme

The conference portion of HIMSS AsiaPac08 will engage participants in thought-provoking discussions, collaborative exchanges and interactive sessions on market dynamics, EHR/EMR/EPR applications, emerging technologies, clinical leadership and eHealth innovations. Leading these forums are keynote speakers, visionaries and thought-leaders from Asia Pacific’s most well-respected hospitals, universities, associations, government/policy and health ministries.

Education Sessions

Keynote 1: Opening Keynote Address

Time: 09:00-10:00
Location: Hall 7A

Presented by:
Dr York YN CHOWSBS, JPSecretaryDepartment of Food and HealthHong Kong SAR	Mr Shane D SOLOMONChief ExecutiveHong Kong Hospital AuthorityHong Kong SAR

TL 2: The Electronic Health Record (EHR) System; A Key of Paradigm Shift of Medical Service

Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Hall 7A

Presented by:
Dr Byung-Chul CHANGMD, PhDCIO and ProfessorYonsei University Health SystemKorea, Republic of

The paradigm of medical service is in rapid transformation. Patients want to receive safer, better, and more private services from health organizations. Two years ago, Severance Hospital established an integrated u-healthcare system. This EHR system is the key to fulfilling a patient-oriented care system, and it provides the fundamentals of an integrated u-healthcare system.

Track: Clinical Leadership and Governance

ES 3: Improving Medication Safety: A Future for Bedside Verification

Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Room 401

Presented by:
Gary HARTLEYBA, PGdipBusAdminGeneral ManagerGS1 New ZealandNew Zealand	Chai CHUAHChief ExecutiveHutt Valley District Health BoardNew Zealand

The New Zealand Medication Safety Project is an initiative to reduce medication errors by introducing bedside verifications using a standardsised barcode point of care (BPOC) system. For successful information verification to occur, other systems will need to be changed or introduced.

Track: IT Strategy and Innovation

ES 4: Lean Healthcare IT Systems: The Toyota Way

Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Room 607

Presented by:
Dr TAN Yung MingMBBS, Msc.(Hons)Product Development ManagerHealthe GroupSingapore	CHEW Kwee TiangBSc, MBAChief Operating OfficerAlexandra HospitalSingapore

Learn about Toyota Production System (TPS) and its application in healthcare IT. Actual case studies from Alexandra hospital illustrate TPS principles in action such as: Kaizen, Just-in-Time, Pull Systems, the 5 "S", Load Leveling, and the Seven Deadly Wastes (Muda).

Track: Clinical Leadership and Governance

ES 5: Implementation of CPOE and Use of its Data for Improving Clinical Processes

Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Room 603

Presented by:
Koichi B. ISHIKAWAPhDCenter for Cancer Control and Information ServicesNational Cancer CenterJapan

CPOE is an ignition key to clinical processes. In Japan, more than 80% of large hospitals have CPOE. CPOE brings us patient safety by removing misreading of handwritten orders, and shortens long waiting time. Thoughtful implementation of CPOE and streamlining of its data flow to match real-world workflow provides a powerful foundation to better quality and efficiency of services. Excerpts from a decade of CPOE development at the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo, Japan will be used to illustrate key aspects for successful CPOE and use of its data towards continuous improvement of clinical processes.

Track: Clinical Leadership and Governance

ES 6: First Steps to Comprehensive Patient Care Record in Nursing

Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Room 601

Presented by:
Ms Sau Ying WU Health Informatics Analyst, Health Informatics SectionHospital Authority of Hong KongHong Kong, SAR

Future computerized nursing systems in public hospitals and community areas of Hong Kong can generate information that can contribute to a comprehensive patient care record in nursing spanning hospital and community domains.

Track: Clinical Leadership and Governance

ES 7: The South African Experience: Telemedicine as a Tool for Equitable Health Service Delivery

Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Room 407

Presented by:
Dr. Lynette MORETLO MOLEFIDirector Telemedicine Lead ProgrammeMedical Research Council of South AfricaSouth Africa

South Africa's major cities offer world class health systems, but access to special services within 100 kilometers outside of urban areas presents many challenges. This presentation will look at four different telemedicine projects implemented in South Africa and their impact on health service delivery.

TL 8: Standardisation of Clinical Information, Challenges for Asia-Pacific Hospitals

Time: 14:30-15:30
Location: Hall 7A

Presented by:
Dr Wansa PAOINMDAssociate Dean of the Faculty of MedicineThammasat UniversityThailand

Globalisation in the Asia-Pacific region means an increased need for shared patient data between and within countries. However, with increased information sharing comes new security control challenges. Standardisation of terminology, clinical coding systems, document architecture and data communication protocol is essential to promoting successful healthcare for consumers.

Track: Clinical Leadership and Governance

ES 9: Do Doctors and Nurses Perceive Information Systems Differently?

Time: 14:30-15:30
Location: Room 401

Presented by:
Jen BICHEL-FINDLAYMN, MPH, GDipN, DipAppSc, BAppSc, RNDoctoral StudentThe University of SydneyAustralia

Attitudes of 160 doctors and nurses from five Australian metropolitan public hospital emergency departments towards an information system in relation to its demand on available time, its contribution to work satisfaction, and its impact on patient outcomes.

Track: IT Strategy and Innovation

ES 10: Real-Time Instant Structured Data Entry System for Clinical Data

Time: 14:30-15:30
Location: Room 607

Presented by:
Dr TANG Wai Choi, EricMDMedical DoctorHong Kong Doctor's UnionHong Kong SAR	Mr LEE Ka Yin, KenResearch Assistant to Dr Tang Wai ChoiHong Kong Doctor's UnionHong Kong SAR

Learn about the successful research development of innovative input methodology, which allows high-speed input of structured data and allows development of a wide range of clinical applications previously infeasible by using traditional methods.

Track: eHealth

ES 11: MyTelecare, MyEducare - Personalised Outpatient Chronic Disease Management Anytime, Anywhere

Time: 14:30-15:30
Location: Room 603

Presented by:
Mr LIM Fang SengM.Eng B.Eng(Hons)ManagerSingapore Health Services Pte LtdSingapore	Dr Ruth LIM Mien ChooMBBS, MMed, FCFPS, MBBS, MMed, FCFPSDirector, Geylang PolyclinicSingHealth PolyclinicSingapore	Dr Devendra KANAGALINGAMMBBS, MRCOGConsultant, Dept of Obstetrics & GynaecologySingapore General HospitalSingapore

The SingHealth MyTelecare system empowers outpatients to be remotely monitored and timely managed by our clinicians to reduce complications and emergencies. The MyEducare system provides personalised multilingual patient education materials in multimedia and/or SMS formats for multiple devices to empower outpatients to confidently manage their condition on their own.

Track: EHR / EMR / EPR / PHR

ES 12: Limitations and Opportunities of a National BPR-Approached HIS Implementation

Time: 14:30-15:30
Location: Room 601

Presented by:
Dr Tilak KOLAMDClinical ConsultantIBA HealthMalaysia	Dr Fazilah SHAIK ALLAUDINMDPlanning & Development DivisionMinistry of Health MalaysiaMalaysia

Presenters discuss benefits realized and challenges faced in the business process reengineering (BPR) efforts in HIS implementations for small and large hospitals in Malaysia. The three types of scaled implementations (basic, intermediate and total) are uniquely defined by the BPR.

Track: EHR / EMR / EPR / PHR

ES 13: How RFID Can Improve Patient Safety and SCM Efficiency

Time: 14:30-15:30
Location: Room 407

Presented by:
Dr Masanori AKIYAMAMD, PhDVisiting ProfessorCenter for Digital Business, MIT, Sloan School of Management/Tokyo Medical UniversityJapan

A feasibility study project in Japanese Healthcare fields (manufacturer to bedsides) by using two type of RFID (UHF/HF) carrying only GS1-SGTIN (Serialized GlobalTrade Item Number) for patient safety.

TL 14: Clinicians Engagement and Health Informatics - Key Factors in Hong Kong's Success in HIT, Today, and in the Future

Time: 15:45-16:45
Location: Hall 7A

Presented by:
Dr NT CHEUNGMDChief Medical Informatics OfficerHong Kong Hospital AuthorityHong Kong SAR	Dr CP WONGMBBS(HK) FRCP(London, Edinburgh, Glasgow) FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine), MHA (UNSW)Chief of Integrated Medical ServicesHong Kong Hospital AuthorityHong Kong SAR

Nearly half of the Health IT projects have failed in the past. One of the important factors for failure is the lack of sufficient clinical input and clinician support. In this presentation, we shall examine the evidence-based approaches in the adoption of HIT and describe how clinicians, health informaticians, and IT have achieved HIT success in Hong Kong. Learn how we plan to move forward with the next generation of clinical systems and the Hong Kong-wide Electronic Health Record.

Track: EHR / EMR / EPR / PHR

ES 15: Current Development of Interoperable EHR in the Asia-Pacific Region

Time: 15:45-16:45
Location: Room 401

Presented by:
Yu-Chuan (Jack) LIMD, PhDPresidentPacific Association for Medical InformaticsProfessor and Chair, Institute of Biomedical InformaticsNational Yang-Ming UniversityTaiwan

A nationally or even internationally interoperable EHR are now generally recognized as an essential infrastructure around the world. The Asia-Pacific region is also investing heavily on this vision. This session will provide an overview of the current progress of nation-wide interoperable EHR projects in the Asia-Pacific Region.

Track: IT Strategy and Innovation

ES 16: GoldHealth; A Sustainable Health VPN in Remote Western Australia

Time: 15:45-16:45
Location: Room 607

Presented by:
Dr Andrew SIEGMUNDMDGoldHealth GP Project ManagerGoldfields Esperance GP NetworkAustralia	Mr Terry KEATINGChief Executive OfficerGoldfields Esperance GP NetworkAustralia	Ms Belinda TRUMANBSc HonsGoldHealth ConsultantGoldfields Esperance GP NetworkAustralia

In 2005-2006, the Goldfields Esperance GP Network became Australia's only reference site to test, measure and demonstrate the benefits of connecting health care providers via a high-speed converged VPN. The project is now the sustainable GoldHealth Network and involves the establishment of a region-wide shared electronic health record.

Track: eHealth

ES 17: A Comprehensive and Self-Sustainable Business Model for Bio-Surveillance

Time: 15:45-16:45
Location: Room 603

Presented by:
Sachin CHAUDHARYMHASr ConsultantErnst & YoungIndia

In a fiercely competitive and technology driven marketplace, Bio-Surveillance brings a solid business case in terms of quantified and qualitative benefits, based on self sustanable business model. Bio-Surveillance may be the best starting point for healhcare information integration.

Track: EHR / EMR / EPR / PHR

ES 18: Evolutional change of EHR system

Time: 15:45-16:45
Location: Room 601

Presented by:
Prof YongOock KIMMDDirector of EMR commiteeYonsei University Healthcare SystemKorea, Republic of	YoungAh KIMRN, PhD, EMR PLDirector of EMR commiteeYonsei University Healthcare SystemKorea, Republic of

EHR systems were implemented with a promise of better healthcare through improved workflow, and it has changed many aspects of medical recording and work processes in hospitals. We will discuss the evolution of medical terminology, clinical documentation, quality control, and workflow 2 years after the implementation of EHR.

Track: EHR / EMR / EPR / PHR

ES 19: Traditional Chinese Medicine: Terminology and Coding

Time: 15:45-16:45
Location: Room 407

Presented by:
Dr CHOI Seung-HoonO.M.D., Ph.D. Regional Adviser in Traditional MedicineWorld Health Organization, Western Pacific Regional OfficeThe Philippines

In recent years, under the theme of "standardization with evidence-based approaches", WHO/WPRO has been conducting a number of standardization projects in traditional medicine such as terminologies, classification, acupuncture point locations, and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for priority diseases.