Event Watch

Strategic Healthcare Management

27-28 November, 2008
Mumbai

At the Strategic Healthcare Management, delegates will be treated to presentations by well-known and established high-profile speakers from the industry. Delegates will learn how to navigate the challenges in the Indian healthcare industry and how to maximise and capitalise from the opportunities available in the industry. Additionally, delegates will have the opportunity to network, learn, and share with their peers in the industry.

Key topics:

• Medical tourism in India may not be as attractive in the future.
• Too much emphasis put on the cost-effectiveness of medical tourism.
• Health insurance is yet within reach of most people.
• The health insurance package needs to be reviewed to suit people's needs.
• Doubt on the effectiveness of telemedicine.
• Lack of trained doctors, nurses, and managers.
• Distribution of healthcare facilities is concentrated in Tier I cities and less in Tier II or III cities.
• Efforts at addressing the challenges in healthcare infrastructure is slow and must be improved as it is the backbone of the entire industry.
• The advancement in medical technology and facilities in hospitals or clinics is not adequately supported by the physical infrastructure such as the access road.

Speakers of the event:

• Dr Girdhar Gyani, Secretary General, Quality Council of India.
• Prem Prakash, Head - Health Insurance, Birla Sun Life Insurance.
• Dr Hariprasad K, Chief Executive Officer, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad.
• Dr AK Mukherjee, Director General, ISIC.
• Dr Sujit Chatterjee, Chief Executive Officer, Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital.
• Dr Krishna Reddy, Chief Executive Officer & MD, Care Group of Hospitals.
• Dr Narottam Puri, President - Medical Strategy & Quality, Escorts Heart. Institute & Research Centre Limited.
• RL Sharma, Hospital Administrator, Ruby Hall Clinic.
• Dr RV Karanjekar, Associate Vice President & Head, Wockhardt Hospitals.
• Shravan Talwar, Chief Executive Officer, Moolchand Medicity.
• Dr Sudhir Joseph, Director, St. Stephen's Hospital.
• PV Antony, Managing Director, Medical Trust Hospital.
• Dr Sanjiv Malik, Regional Director, Max Healthcare Limited.
• Sumedha Sen, Director - Sales & International Business, Fortis Healthcare Limited.

EH News Bureau