Thought Leaders
These high-level leaders will speak from various perspectives, including visionary, the marketplace, the hospital CEO and the policy maker/government.
Dr Byung-Chul CHANG MD, PhD
CIO and Professor, Yonsei University Health System
Korea, Republic of
Professor Byung-Chul Chang is cardiovascular surgeon and has been an important leader for the development of ubiquitous hospital system at the Severance Hospital. The system was successfully implemented in November 2005. Professor Chang continues his work with information systems as CIO of YUHS and 2008-2010 chairman for the Korean Society of Medical Informatics.
Hall 7A
Wednesday, 21 May
11:00-12:00
Dr Wansa PAOIN MD
Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University
Thailand
Currently, Dr Paoin serves concurrently as a Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Thammasat University in Thailand. He is also Secretary General of the Thai Medical Informatics Association and works on the ICD-10-TM and DRG Development Committee in the Thai Ministry of Public Health. Additionally, Dr Paoin is a council member on the World Health Organisations’ Family of Classification Network, and his interests include standardisation of health information and health information system programming.
Hall 7A
Wednesday, 21 May
14:30-15:30
Dr NT CHEUNG MD
Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Hong Kong Hospital Authority
Hong Kong SAR
As CMIO of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HKHA), Dr CHEUNG is responsible for maintaining, improving and expanding HKHA's longitudinal data management system. Since 1994, the Hospital Authority has been developing and deploying clinical applications at its 39 constituent hospitals and clinics. The Clinical Management System (CMS) is now used by over 4000 doctors and 20,000 other clinicians to document and review care. Since 1999, the territory-wide integrated Electronic Patient Record (EPR) has given clinicians a longitudinal view of the data collected through the CMS and its adjunct systems. Dr CHEUNG will contrast the success and challenges of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority's CMS and outline the future of longitudinal data management within the HKHA.
Hall 7A
Wednesday, 21 May
15:45-16:45
Dr CP WONG MBBS(HK) FRCP(London, Edinburgh, Glasgow) FHKCP, FHKAM (Medicine), MHA (UNSW)
Chief of Integrated Medical Services, Hong Kong Hospital Authority
Hong Kong SAR
Dr Wong is the Chairman of the Clinical Informatics Program Executive Group and co-Chairman of the Clinical Informatics Steering Group of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority. He is a clinician currently appointed as the Consultant Geriatrician and Chief of Integrated Medical Services of Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals in Hong Kong. He is also Past President of the Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics (APAMI) and currently Chairman of the Hong Kong Society of Medical Informatics.
Hall 7A
Wednesday, 21 May
15:45-16:45
Mr Philip DAVIES
Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing
Australia
Philip Davies has been a Deputy Secretary in the Australian Government’s Department of Health & Ageing since August 2002. He brings to the role almost 30 years experience of health care policy and management in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and a number of other countries.
Immediately before taking up his current position he was working as a Senior Health Economist with the World Health Organisation in Geneva. Prior to that he was a Deputy Director-General in New Zealand’s Ministry of Health where he was responsible for sector-wide policy issues.
Hall 7A
Thursday, 22 May
09:00-10:00
Mr Sheldon DORENFEST CPA, MBA
President, Dorenfest Group
USA
Mr Dorenfest is President of the Dorenfest Group, a healthcare investment and consulting firm offering a variety of improvement services to help support a more positive world future. Mr. Dorenfest is one of the world’s foremost experts in health care systems improvement. He has consulted with the governments of the USA, France, England, Australia, and Canada on healthcare issues. As President and CEO of Sheldon I. Dorenfest & Associates, Ltd. from 1976 to 2004, Mr. Dorenfest personally directed the research involved in compiling The Dorenfest Integrated Healthcare Delivery System+ (IHDS+) Database™ and its predecessor The Dorenfest 3000+ Database™ until its sale to HIMSS Analytics in 2004. He recently created, in conjunction with the HIMSS Foundation, The Dorenfest Institute for Health Information Technology Research and Education to provide free data to universities, students, and government agencies around the world.
Hall 7A
Thursday, 22 May
10:15-11:15
Dr Sarah MUTTITT MD, FRCPC, FAAP, MBA
CIO, Ministry of Health Holdings
Singapore
Dr Sarah Muttitt brings more than twenty-five years experience in the healthcare industry with a clinical background in paediatrics and neonatology and private/public sector experience in the development and implementation of innovative healthcare technologies. She has applied her clinical and business management expertise to the successful planning and implementation of eHealth initiatives across Canada and the US for the past fifteen years. Prior to moving to Singapore, Dr Muttitt was the Vice-President, Innovation and Adoption at Canada Health Infoway, the organization providing strategic leadership for EHR implementation in Canada. Dr Muttitt joined Singapore's Ministry of Health Holdings (MoHH) in December, 2007.
Hall 7A
Thursday, 22 May
11:30-12:30
Ms Sangita REDDY
Executive Director of Operations, Apollo Health Systems
India
Sangita Reddy is the Founder and Managing Director of Apollo Health Systems. She continues to guide the company’s strategic direction. Under Ms Reddy’s guidance, Apollo Health has become a global company with world class capabilities.
For more than 20 years, she has worked to optimise costs and improve service delivery for both Providers and Payers. Ms Reddy has been a pioneer in advocating the benefits of the Global Delivery Model. She has earned the respect of international healthcare leaders and has influenced the development of the healthcare information technology industry.
In addition to her leadership role at Apollo Health Systems, Ms Reddy is also the Executive Director of the Apollo Hospitals Group.
Hall 7A
Thursday, 22 May
15:30-16:30
Dr Tetsuro KIYOTANI MD, MPH
Executive Vice President, Kanto Rosai Hospital
Japan
Born in Osaka, Japan, Dr. Kyotani graduated from Osaka University Medical School in 1984 and proceeded to earn an MPH degree from the University of Michigan in the United States in 1988. He is a clinically trained emergency medical care provider and work for 11 years as a Medical Officer for the Japanese Ministry of Health. After four years of consulting, Dr. Kyotani accepted a role as Executive Vice President at Kanto Rosai Hospital where he currently works performing CIO related functions.
Hall 7A
Friday, 23 May
09:00-10:00
