Education
The HIMSS MiddleEast09 education program begins with a full day symposium focusing on increasing presence of health insurance programs in the Gulf Region and how information technology links insurance programs with healthcare organisations. The one-day event will provide insight into regional/national insurance trends, integration between payer and provider, coding requirements, and specific national insurance projects lessons learned.
The second and third days of the conference will concentrate on the theme, "Healthcare IT and Management Excellence" with more than 30 education sessions - offered in three tracks: IT, Healthcare and Health IT Management and Clinical IT. The sessions are presented in a case study/best practices format through the practical use and application of health IT. Topics of regional interest include interoperability, health IT standards, project management, electronic medical records, data repositories, clinical information systems, business information systems, patient safety and much more.
Education Sessions
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K 1: Welcome Keynote Address click to read more
Time: 09:00
| Presented by: | ||
| His Excellency Dr Faisal Al HamarMinister of HealthBahrain | Dr Tawfik A.M. KhojaMBBS, DPHC, FRGP, FFPH, FRCP (UK)Director General, Executive BoardHealth Ministers' Council for Cooperation Council StatesBahrain | Dr Yasir KhanClinical Advisor National Program for e-HealthQatar |
Track: Clinical IT
ES 2: Public Health Informatics Solutions for Today's Data Exchange Challenges click to read more
Time: 10:45
Today's public health challenges require multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional solutions. This paper describes such an approach in concert with other traditional and non-traditional methods.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the common ways that public health agencies rely on receipt of reports from providers
Describe the importance of transitioning from paper-based reporting to electronic reporting
Describe public health informatics and its role in solving today's data problems
Describe the novel solutions that were developed for the National
| Presented by: | ||
| C. Scott DanosMPHPresidentDanos Consulting, LLCUnited States | ||
Learning Objectives:
Describe the common ways that public health agencies rely on receipt of reports from providers
Describe the importance of transitioning from paper-based reporting to electronic reporting
Describe public health informatics and its role in solving today's data problems
Describe the novel solutions that were developed for the National
Track: Healthcare & Health IT Management
ES 3: Using Business Intelligence to Link Workforce Management, Quality and Patient Experience click to read more
Time: 10:45
Ranked as one of America's top five hospitals, the Cleveland Clinic has successfully applied innovative use of Business Intelligence technology with business processes to achieve strategic objectives, including workforce decisions and clinical outcomes
Learning Objectives:
Describe what "Business Intelligence" is and why it is so powerful
Discuss how BI is applied to facilitate organisational alignment and accountability to achieve strategic objectives
Examine how BI can be applied to acelerate performance improvement across the health system, including financial performance, workforce management, quality and patient experience
| Presented by: | ||
| Tom WadsworthMBASenior Director, Medical Operations and NursingCleveland ClinicUnited States | ||
Learning Objectives:
Describe what "Business Intelligence" is and why it is so powerful
Discuss how BI is applied to facilitate organisational alignment and accountability to achieve strategic objectives
Examine how BI can be applied to acelerate performance improvement across the health system, including financial performance, workforce management, quality and patient experience
Track: IT Applications
ES 4: Overview of the EHR Implementation at Dubai Healthcare City click to read more
Time: 10:45
The EHR targets 70 independent clinics and two private hospitals. This presentation covers obstacles and successes for a range of topics: strategy, selection, functionality, cost sharing, deployment, support and interoperability.
Learning Objectives:
Learn how to use cost sharing as a means to aid adoption by understanding the financial burden on healthcare operators and physicians
Blend functional, technical and financial criteria into a successful selection and contracting processe
Consider the importance of patient privacy rights and the difficulties of transparency
Examine the integration limitations of local and international vendors as heterogeneous data sources
| Presented by: | ||
| Ethan FenerProject Director, Electronic Health RecordDubai Healthcare CityUnited Arab Emirates | Gagan GoelTechnical Manager (Integrated Healthcare Network )Dubai Healthcare CityUnited Arab Emirates | Nimet DamjiManager - Healthcare ApplicationsDubai Healthcare CityUnited Arab Emirates |
Learning Objectives:
Learn how to use cost sharing as a means to aid adoption by understanding the financial burden on healthcare operators and physicians
Blend functional, technical and financial criteria into a successful selection and contracting processe
Consider the importance of patient privacy rights and the difficulties of transparency
Examine the integration limitations of local and international vendors as heterogeneous data sources
Track: Healthcare & Health IT Management
ES 5: Implementing Telemedicine after Disasters click to read more
Time: 10:45
Telemedicine Implementation is a far bigger challenge than just getting the right technology. Based on our project for the tsunami victims, we shall discuss the various steps required to ensure success.
Learning Objectives:
Learn the various phases of disaster management and how can IT contribute to each phase
Understand that telemedicine is far more that a technology only solution
Discuss the specific eHealth inputs for management of health problems after disasters
Examine how Telemental health works
| Presented by: | ||
| Shashi GogiaMBBS, MS (Surgery)PresidentIAMIINDIA | ||
Learning Objectives:
Learn the various phases of disaster management and how can IT contribute to each phase
Understand that telemedicine is far more that a technology only solution
Discuss the specific eHealth inputs for management of health problems after disasters
Examine how Telemental health works
Track: IT Applications
ES 6: Improving Patient Outcomes and Services Levels in the Middle East by Leveraging Technology click to read more
Time: 12:00
Information technology plays a vital role in addressing the global shortages in the resource pool for healthcare professionals. Learn how to deploy human and capital resources to directly impact your patient's experience.
| Presented by: | ||
| Bill HillVice President, EMEA SalesLawson SoftwareUK | Muwaffa LahamChief Executive OfficerE3United Arab Emirates | |
Track: Healthcare & Health IT Management
ES 7: Joint Commission Accreditation - An Overview of Information Management Standards and How to Achieve Compliance click to read more
Time: 12:00
This session provides an overview of the Joint Commission Management of Information (IM) standards, guidance on how to achieve compliance, and real life experiences of accreditation in multiple US hopsitals over the last 15+ years.
| Presented by: | ||
| Sanjay ShahB Engg, MBA, CMPEVice President and Chief Information OfficerCabell Huntington Hospital United States | ||
Track: IT Applications
ES 8: Sharing the Experiences of Data Warehouse Development at KFSH&RC click to read more
Time: 12:00
There were many challenges faced by King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH & RC) during and after the development of Data Warehouse system. Most of our learning was from experience, discovering methods and various approaches used.
Learning Objectives:
Improve fact based decision making capabilities within your organization
Take initiatives to transform your institutions into a knowledge-based organization
Access, analyze and explore information that can be transformed out of diversified data
Perform a trend analysis in a sophisticated and graphical way
Gain insight into data warehouse implementation challenges and pitfalls
| Presented by: | ||
| Hamad Al-DaigBS, MBAChief Information OfficerKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research CentreKingdom of Saudi Arabia | Fadwa AlBawardiBS, MSSr Program Analyst King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research CentreKingdom of Saudi Arabia | Enam HoqueBSc, MBAData Warehouse ManagerKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research CentreKingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Learning Objectives:
Improve fact based decision making capabilities within your organization
Take initiatives to transform your institutions into a knowledge-based organization
Access, analyze and explore information that can be transformed out of diversified data
Perform a trend analysis in a sophisticated and graphical way
Gain insight into data warehouse implementation challenges and pitfalls
Track: Clinical IT
ES 9: The Medical Applications of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) click to read more
Time: 12:00
The importance of RFID in medical environments will be explored as well as presenting different scenarios for the deployment of these technologies in hospitals.
| Presented by: | ||
| Ahmed AlbarrakPhDDirector, Computer DepartmentCollege of Medicine and University Hospitals, King Saud UniversityKingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
Track: Clinical IT
ES 10: FarmaSafe: Design, Development and Deployment of a Hospital-wide CPOE System click to read more
Time: 14:15
Learn about a totally computerized CPOE system built from a white paper by an enthusiastic group of physicians, nurses, pharmacists and IT people. Complete coverage of pharmacotherapy process from chemotheraphy to pediatric galenical will be discussed.
Learning Objectives:
Learn how to set up a multidisciplinary team to build a new clinical and operational system
Evaluate the advantages of a complete therapy system used by pharmacists, physicians and nurses together
Trace every action performed on the patient for its safety
Understand about a virtual drug concept embedded into the system for maximum prescription and procurement flexibility
| Presented by: | ||
| Antonio FumagalliIng.Senior Project ManagerOspedali Riuniti di BergamoItaly | ||
Learning Objectives:
Learn how to set up a multidisciplinary team to build a new clinical and operational system
Evaluate the advantages of a complete therapy system used by pharmacists, physicians and nurses together
Trace every action performed on the patient for its safety
Understand about a virtual drug concept embedded into the system for maximum prescription and procurement flexibility
Track: Healthcare & Health IT Management
ES 11: Implementing an eMR, or "How to Embark on a Journey Without an End" click to read more
Time: 14:15
This paper describes how the implementation of an eMR in Sydney Australia, is the first step in a journey to provide electronic information that better supports clinicians in delivering care
Learning Objectives:
Communicate to different clinical and professional groups varying the language and message depending on the audience and their discipline
Employ a range of media and techniques to communicate eMR plans and progress
Develop measures of "before" and "after" in respect of patient care processes and practices, that demonstrate the efficiencies and benefits of implementing an eMR
Ensure and sustain the engagement of a range of sponsors and stakeholders, from executive funders to clinical users
Learn how to provide training options including face-to-face and web-based training techniques
| Presented by: | ||
| Jean EvansPhDChief Information OfficerSouth Eastern Sydney & Illawarra Area HealthAustralia | ||
Learning Objectives:
Communicate to different clinical and professional groups varying the language and message depending on the audience and their discipline
Employ a range of media and techniques to communicate eMR plans and progress
Develop measures of "before" and "after" in respect of patient care processes and practices, that demonstrate the efficiencies and benefits of implementing an eMR
Ensure and sustain the engagement of a range of sponsors and stakeholders, from executive funders to clinical users
Learn how to provide training options including face-to-face and web-based training techniques
Track: Healthcare & Health IT Management
ES 12: Service-oriented Architecture: The Benefits for Healthcare click to read more
Time: 14:15
Modern healthcare IT needs a new architecture. Adoption of SOA will determine the extent and the speed at which organisations and individuals will unlock the potential benefits of healthcare IT.
Learning Objectives:
Learn how organisations can adopt a strong SOA
Examine the benefits of an SOA in healthcare IT
Evaluate how an SOA will better your organisation's efficiency
| Presented by: | ||
| Michael DahlweidMD, PhDChief Medical OfficeriSOFT HealthcareUK | ||
Learning Objectives:
Learn how organisations can adopt a strong SOA
Examine the benefits of an SOA in healthcare IT
Evaluate how an SOA will better your organisation's efficiency
Track: Clinical IT
ES 13: Prime Source Vendor: Best of Cluster Implementation click to read more
Time: 14:15
Global trends recommend using a Prime Source Vendor to achieve the goals of implementing multiple "best of cluster" solutions within a constrained period in an all digital facility. This paper investigates feasibility, measures outcomes and studies its applicability to the Gulf Region.
Learning Objectives:
Learn the feasibility of using a Prime Source Vendor
Deliver a workable methodology to using a Prime Source Vendor
Demonstrate the risks, barriers and mitigation strategies in using a Prime Source Vendor
| Presented by: | ||
| Shiraaz JoosubBPharm (Hons), MPS(SA, PMP (Prince 2 Practitioner)Senior Information ArchitectSidra Medical and Research CenterQatar | ||
Learning Objectives:
Learn the feasibility of using a Prime Source Vendor
Deliver a workable methodology to using a Prime Source Vendor
Demonstrate the risks, barriers and mitigation strategies in using a Prime Source Vendor
Track: Clinical IT
ES 14: Electronic Health Records (EHRs): A Global Perspective click to read more
Time: 15:30
Transformational change is a fundamental critical success factor for national EHR programs. Cross border knowledge which could be applicable to the Middle East region, will be fostered by describing successful strategies and practical solutions from around the world.
Learning Objectives:
Understand how national Electronic Health Record (EHR) initiatives trigger an industry transformation in health care
Comprehend concrete lessons learned in the start-up phase of leading national initiatives to implement Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in countries like England, Australia and Canada
Grasp the critical success factors from the best practices and methodologies used in countries that have been successful
Be aware about possible pitfalls in implementation of EHRs at a national level
Discuss the application of these critical success factors to other global regions including the Middle East region
| Presented by: | ||
| Pramod JacobMBBS, MSCEODJ HealthTechIndia | John CollinsMBAChief Information OfficerSt John's HospitalUnited States | |
Learning Objectives:
Understand how national Electronic Health Record (EHR) initiatives trigger an industry transformation in health care
Comprehend concrete lessons learned in the start-up phase of leading national initiatives to implement Electronic Health Records (EHRs) in countries like England, Australia and Canada
Grasp the critical success factors from the best practices and methodologies used in countries that have been successful
Be aware about possible pitfalls in implementation of EHRs at a national level
Discuss the application of these critical success factors to other global regions including the Middle East region
Track: Healthcare & Health IT Management
ES 15: Outsourcing Health IT Services: A Middle East Experience click to read more
Time: 15:30
The session will concentrate on outsourcing the core clinical application to the private sector. The experience gained in planning, tendering, evaluation and selection will be shared.
Learning Objectives:
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing a clinical applciation to the private sector
Examine the planning stages involved in outsourcing this application
Examine how staff evaluates which system to use
| Presented by: | ||
| Ebrahim Al-NawakdaMSDirector, Health InformationMinistry of HealthBahrain | ||
Learning Objectives:
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing a clinical applciation to the private sector
Examine the planning stages involved in outsourcing this application
Examine how staff evaluates which system to use
Track: IT Applications
ES 16: Realising the Value of an eMR Through Process Improvement click to read more
Time: 15:30
This paper looks at the value of changing work processes in conjunction with implementing an eMR across 188 hospitals in New South Wales, including the successes and short comings.
Learning Objectives:
Engage clinicians in recognising the value of adopting an integrated eMR
Apply the principles of communicating value in different ways to different audiences
Identify the challenges of a large change and benefits implementation
Assess the effectiveness of the change and benefits frameworks in delivering real value from an eMR
Analyse the problems encountered and the proposed solution for future implementations
| Presented by: | ||
| Eleonore FuchterMBA BSc (Hons)Program ManagerHealth Support ServicesAustralia | ||
Learning Objectives:
Engage clinicians in recognising the value of adopting an integrated eMR
Apply the principles of communicating value in different ways to different audiences
Identify the challenges of a large change and benefits implementation
Assess the effectiveness of the change and benefits frameworks in delivering real value from an eMR
Analyse the problems encountered and the proposed solution for future implementations
Track: IT Applications
ES 17: Challenges in Selecting a CIS for a Middle East Hospital click to read more
Time: 15:30
Understanding and acknowledging the unique requirements of a Middle East hospital is critical in choosing a CIS vendor and will help you to structure the right strategies and tools for reaching that final crucial decision.
Learning Objectives:
Identify unique Middle East requirements for selecting a CIS
Understand and utilise strategies for effective vendor evaluation
Examine the tools for effective vendor evaluation
| Presented by: | ||
| Roy BinnekampSenior IT Project ConsultantSidra Medical and Research CenterQatar | ||
Learning Objectives:
Identify unique Middle East requirements for selecting a CIS
Understand and utilise strategies for effective vendor evaluation
Examine the tools for effective vendor evaluation
