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PRE-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM (29 APRIL 2013)
  Four Seasons Hotel, London Room
14:00 - 16:30 HIMSS Middle East 13 Pre-Conference Symposium:
The Saudi eHealth Interoperability Framework and Policies - Update and Direction: This preconference session is a unique opportunity to understand the progress accomplished by the National Saudi eHealth Program in setting the KSA direction for nation-wide interoperability.


DAY 1 (30 APRIL 2013)
Tracks HIT Management
Kingdom Ballroom A
Clinical
Kingdom Ballroom B
Industry Solution Sessions
Paris A
Industry Solution Sessions
Paris B
Industry Solution Sessions
Milan
09:30 Registration and Networking
  Kingdom Ballroom A
09:30 - 10:15 Ministerial Visit to the Exhibition Floor (By Invitation Only)
10:15 - 10:30 Transition
10:30 - 10:45 PL1: Official Welcome: HE Abdullah-Abdulaziz M. Al Rabeeah, MD, FRCS, Minister of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
10:45 - 11:00 PL2: Overview of Ministry of Health Strategy, Dr. Mohammed bin Hamza Khoshaim, Vice Minister for Health for Planning and Development, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
11:00 - 11:15 PL3: National eHealth Projects: Dr. Abdullah A. Al Wehaibi, Advisor to the Minister & General Supervisor of ICT, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
11:15 - 12:30 PL4: Global Leaders Roundtable: Connected Health
His Excellency Abdullah-Abdulaziz M. Al Rabeeah, MD, FRCS, Minister of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
His Excellency Saad bin Othman Al-Qasabi, Governor, Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
John M. Dineen, Chief Executive Officer and President, GE Healthcare
George Halvorson, CEO and Chairman, Kaiser Permanente
Scott MacLean, MBA, CHCIO, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, Deputy CIO and Director of IS Operations, Partners HealthCare, USA
Stephen H. Lieber, President & CEO HIMSS
11:00 - 16:15 Exhibition Hall Open
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:45 PL5: Showcase of Healthcare Excellence: Delivering Award Winning Healthcare to 8.9 Million People
George Halvorson, CEO and Chairman, Kaiser Permanente, USA
ISS1: Diagnostic Imaging Networks as critical element of national eHealth strategies
Johan Hendrickx, Senior Presales Consultant - Agfa Healthcare EMEA, Agfa Healthcare.
Sponsored by: AEC
   
14:45 - 15:00 Break
15:00 - 15:45 HIT1: Full Assessment of Clinical and Financial Return on the Health IT Investment
John Hoyt, HIMSS Analytics USA and
Dr. Mohammad Abdulqader Al Redha, Director, Health Data & Information Analysis Department, Dubai Health Authority
CL1: Overview of Saudi National Program to Implement RFID in Over 140 Maternity Hospitals
Dr. Abdulrahman Al Bawardi, Clinical Department Director, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ISS2: Nurse Scheduling! A Rubik Cube
Gaye Timiney, RN BSN MSN, Senior Industry Consultant, USA, Health Matrix / Kronos
Sponsored by: Health Matrix
ISS3: Implementation of clinical information systems - how to design effective adoption strategies and ensure physician buy in
Dr. Thirupukuzhi Vankipuram Srinivasan, Senior Business Analyst and Physician Consultant - Medical Information Technology Co.
Sponsored by: NTG
ISS4: Capitalizing on eHealth investments to provide collaborate medicine
Todd (T.H) Kalyniuk, Project Executive - Clinical Systems Transformation Initiative, PMP, IBM Certified Executive Project Manager, Partner, IBM Global Business Services.
Sponsored by: IBM
15:45 - 16:00 Break
  Kingdom Ballroom A
16:00 - 17:15 EMRAM Awards Ceremony followed by Exhibition Welcoming Reception


DAY 2 (1 MAY 2013)
Tracks HIT Management
Kingdom Ballroom A
Clinical
Kingdom Ballroom B
Physician Symposium
Paris A
Industry Solution Sessions
Paris B
Industry Solution Sessions
Milan
08:00 Registration and Coffee
  Kingdom Ballroom A
08:30 - 09:15 PL6: Interoperability - Success Factors for Today and Tomorrow, Canada Health Infoway,
Dennis Giokas, Chief Technology Officer, Canada
09:15 - 15:30 Exhibition Hall Open
09:15 - 09:30 Session Transition
09:30 - 10:15 HIT2: Hospital performance measurement at the UAE Ministry of Health.
Dr. Yousif Al Serkal and Dr. Andrew Sim, Ministry of Health, UAE.
The UAE Ministry of Health (MoH) is embracing the information revolution with an electronic patient record generated by a state of the art health information system. The Wareed project uses links 14 hospitals and 68 primary care clinics.
CL2: Using HIT to Fight Pandemic Outbreaks on a Massive Scale, Health Electronic Surveillance Network (HESN) and Electronic Health Records Integration
Amnah Al Awam, RN,
Dr. Abdullah Al-Zahranim, MD
Eng Abdullah Al-Rabiah,
Russell Gann, PhD,
Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
PS1: Physician Leadership and Change Management in Healthcare Delivery Success
Dr. Abdullah Al Amro, Consultant, King Fahad Medical City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Emergency Department Information System: The Road to Successful Design and Implementation
Dr. Saleh Altamimi, CEO of King Saud Medical City
ISS5: NHS Scotland National Strategy for Hospital Information System Deployment
Paul Rhodes, Director, Esk Valley Business Solutions Ltd., United Kingdom
Sponsored by InterSystems
ISS6: Healthier Cities for Healthier Citizens in a Healthier Middle East
Elena Bonfiglioli, Senior Director, Health Industry Europe, Middle East and Africa, Microsoft
Sponsored by: Microsoft
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:15 HIT3: The Future of Health Finance: The Importance of Electronic Capture of Health Infomation to Enable Healthcare Organisations to Achieve Financial Sustainability
Saad A. Alshammari, KFSHRC and
Nigel Lefley, KFSHRC, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
CL3: Patient Portals to the Patient Mobile Device, Dubai Health Authority
Mubaraka Mubarak Ali IBRAHIM
Dubai Health Authority
Information Technology Director
Dubai, UAE
10:30 - 10:50
PS2: Moving Massive Organizations to IT Platforms that Delight Physicians,
Scott MacLean, MBA, CHCIO, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, Deputy CIO and Director of IS Operations, Partners HealthCare, USA
ISS7: Building an EMR Foundation for Current Results and Long Term Outcomes
Greg White, Vice President and Managing Director, Cerner Middle East & Africa.
Sponsored by: Cerner Corporation
ISS8: Managing Healthcare's Vital Organs: People, Supplies, and Assets
David Allcock, Vice President, International Healthcare, Infor, United Kingdom
Sponsored by Infor
10:50 - 11:10
PS3: Physician Workflow Fundamentals and Governance in an Electronic Health Environment, Cleveland Clinic,
Manish Kohli, MD, CMIO Abu Dhabi, UAE
11:15 - 11:30 Break
11:30 - 12:15 HIT4: The National Health Intranet of Turkey
Mr. Mert Simsek, System Management Coordinator, Health Information Systems Department, Ministry of Health Turkey
CL4: Medical Device Integration with Health Information Systems
Mohammad Farooq Ali, Abu Dhabi Health Services Cooperation (SEHA), United Arab Emirates,
Khalifa Al Romaithia, Abu Dhabi Health Services Cooperation (SEHA), United Arab Emirates
11:30 - 11:50
PS4: Opportunities and Challenges in the use of Pharmacy Technology
Dr. Osama Tabbara, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi
ISS9: Integrated Healthcare IT for Better Care
Dr. John Parry, Clinical Director, TPP, United Kingdom
Sponsored by TPP
ISS10: From paper-based to computerized clinical information systems
Ömer Hotomaroğlu, MD, PhD, Senior Medical Applications Development Leader, CompuGroup Medical.
Sponsored by: CompuGroup Medical
11:50 - 12:10
PS5: Leading sustainable Transformational change in the development and deployment of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) System in healthcare
Jane Wilshaw, Executive Director, Nursing Services, King Fahad Medical City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
12:15 - 12:30 Break
12:30 - 13:15 HIT5: EMR Adoption Roundtable Planning and achieving Stage 6 and Beyond
Hamad Al-Daig, Executive Director (Retired), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
CL5: Clinical Data Warehousing: The Ultimate Step to Building Intelligent Hospitals and Harnessing the Incredible Value of Stored Health Information
Dr. Osama Alswailem, Director, Medical and Clinical Informatics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
HIT6: National Telemedicine Roadmap
Dr Ahmed Balkhair, Director of the National eHealth Strategy and Change Management Office, Ministry of Health
ISS11: The seismic shifts in information technology and how they are impacting healthcare services
Baldur Johnsen, Healthcare Industry Executive MEMA, Hewlett-Packard.
Sponsored by: Hewlett-Packard
HIT7: The National Healthcare Safety Network Information System of the KSA
Abdullah Al Moaddi, RN,
Elaine Furukawa-Cinquini, RN,
Russell Gann,
Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  Kingdom Ballroom A
13:15 - 14:00 PL7: Breaking Trends in the Race to the Digital Hospital and Mobility in the GCC.
John Hoyt, HIMSS Analytics USA
Rick Cnossen, Director, Worldwide Health IT Program Office, Intel Corporation
14:00 - 15:30 Lunch and Exhibition Special Networking Event