Conference Watch

HOSMAN 2006 - The First Annual Conference Of FHA

Venue: Holiday Inn Gem Park, Ooty
Date: August 25-27, 2006

For the first time, Federation Of Hospital Administrators (FHA) is organising an annual conference called the 'HOSMAN 2006'. This conference is organised to bring together all the hospital administrators and hospital management students for exchange of ideas, knowledge and views on the management of healthcare to enhance professionalism in hospital administration. The conference would cover the current and emerging trends in the healthcare management industry. HOSMAN 2006 will feature seminars and workshops on hospital management-related topics. The resource persons for the seminars include eminent speakers from various parts of the country.

For details contact:
Dr S Ramesh Babu
General Secretary - FHA
Tel: 0452-2588741
E-mail: sirangiramesh@yahoo.com

Conference On Planning And Designing Of  Healthcare Facilities

Venue: Goa
Date: September 15-17, 2006

The International Conference on Planning and Designing of Healthcare Facilities is being jointly organised by the AIIMS, New Delhi as part of its Golden Jubilee Celebrations in collaboration with the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi; the Indian Institute of Architects, Mumbai; International Conference on Medical Architecture (ICMA) and the South Asian Conference on Synergy in Healthcare (SASHCON).

The main objectives of the conference will be to:

a) Establish dynamic networks between the diverse disciplines of medicine, architecture, financing & management and integrate them for evolving patient-friendly and environment-friendly trends in hospital planning and designing.
b) Deliberate the emerging trends in planning and designing of healthcare facilities.
c) Highlight the changing role of hospitals in the future in view of the changing healthcare environment and challenges.
d ) Assess the future projections for healthcare sector and its financing.
e) Explore the avenues for integration of information technology in healthcare delivery including as a virtual outreach arm of super-specialty care.

About 350 select experts are expected to participate in this conference, which includes health and hospital administrators, hospital planners, project consultants, architects and experts from the construction industry. The last date for registration is July 31, 2006.

For details contact:
Dr Shakti Gupta
E-mail: shakti810505@yahoo.com

MEDITEC 2007

Venue: Hyderabad
Date: February 2007

After the acknowledged success of MEDITEC2006, which had nearly 110 stalls, Orbit Trade Fairs is holding its second Annual Trade Fair in medical and healthcare technology-MEDITEC2007. MEDITEC, the gateway to medical technology in South Asia, including India, will be held for three days from February 10-12, 2007. It is planned to be at least three times bigger.

Sponsored by Apollo Hospitals and Escorts Heart Institute And Research Centre Limited, MEDITEC2006 lived upto its promise of offering the best in medical technology under one roof. It showcased products and services by some leading international and national players of the medical trade.

According to J V Vaidya, Director, MEDITEC, "South Asia is the fastest growing market for the medical fraternity. So, MEDITEC was born with the idea of bringing many medical manufacturers and support services under one roof.” MEDITEC2006 had some of the finest names in the industry exhibiting their competence, such as, such as Philips, Du Pont, Confederation of Indian Industries' Medical Equipment Division etc. US, Canada, China, Taiwan also participated through their reputed manufacturers.