Wednesday, 4th November | Theme: Learnings from the COVID-19 crisis
Opening Ceremony
10:00–10:10 CET
Speakers: Eric de Roodenbeke, CEO, International Hospital Federation; Dr Risto Miettunen, President, International Hospital Federation
PLENARY SESSION: People at the forefront in fighting COVID-19
10:10–11:10 CET
Chair: Eric de Roodenbeke, Chief Executive Officer, International Hospital Federation
Speakers: Jim Campbell, Director, Health Workforce, World Health Organization; Annette Kennedy, President, International Council of Nurses; Dr. Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General, World Medical Association; Rosa Pavanelli, General Secretary, Public Services International
Enhancing digital response to face COVID-19
11:25–12:25 CET
Chair: Prof. Kristian Kidholm, Professor, Head of Research, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
Speakers: Dr. Teresa Anderson, Chief Executive, Sydney Local Health District, Australia; Prof. Henrique Martins, University Professor and Independent Consultant, ISCTE-IUL, Portugal; Hal Wolf, President & CEO, HIMSS
Agility and innovation to drive response to COVID-19
11:25–12:25 CET
Chair: Ronald Lavater, Incoming Chief Executive Officer, International Hospital Federation
Speakers: Dr, Xènia Acebes, Medical Affairs Director, Servei Català de la Salut, Spain; Dr. Charles Al Odeh, Chief Medical Officer, UHG Brasil, Brazil; Dr. Andrea Capponi, Chief Medical Officer, University Hospital of Novara, Italy; Prof. Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director, Apollo Hospitals Group, India; Dr. Muna Tahlak, Consultant Obs/Gyn & Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Health Authority – Latifa Women and Children Hospital, UAE
Effective collaboration to respond to COVID-19
11:25–12:25 CET
Chair: Dr. Khai Meng Choy, Chief Manager (Service Transformation), Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Speakers: Dr Khalifa Alshaqsi, Hospital Director, Nizwa Hospital, Oman; Dr. Juan Carlos Contel, Member, Chronic Care Program and Integrated Health and Social Care Plan, Department of Health, Spain; Dr. Ekaterine Kavtaradze, COO, Evex Hospitals, Georgia; Dr. Wui-Chiang Lee, Director, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Presentation of Dr Khalifa Alshaqsi
Presentation of Dr. Juan Carlos Contel
PLENARY SESSION: How leadership makes a difference in times of crisis
15:00–16:00 CET
Chair: Daniel Mortimer, Interim Chief Executive, NHS Confederation, UK
Speakers: Dr. Melinda L Estes, President & CEO, Saint Luke’s Health System, USA; Shagufta Hassan, Interim Chief Executive Officer, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan; Prof. Helmut Kern, Former CEO, Hospital Brothers of St. John of God Vienna, Austria; Dr Theresa Li, Cluster Chief Executive, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Presentation of Dr. Melinda L Estes
Patient safety recommendations for COVID-19 in a time of crisis
16:15–17:15 CET
Chair: Dr. John Brennan, General Practitioner and Quality Improvement Faculty, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Ireland
Speakers: Dr. Micaela La Regina, Medical Doctor, Azienda Sociosanitaria Ligure 5, Italy; Dr. Peter Lachman, CEO, International Society for Quality in Health Care; Dr. Joel Roos, Vice President of International Accreditation, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Joint Commission International
Maintaining essential health services during COVID-19
16:15–17:15 CET
Chair and Speaker: Dr. Edward Kelley, Director, Integrated Health Services Department, World Health Organization
Speakers: Sophie Beaupère, CEO, Unicancer, France; Dr. Jaume Benavent, General Manager, Consorci d’Atenció Primària de Salut Barcelona Esquerra (CAPSBE), Spain; Prof. Mesquita Evandro, President Accreditation Hospital, Brazilian Association Private Hospital
Presentation of Dr. Edward Kelley
Women in Healthcare: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
16:15–17:15 CET
Chair: Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE, President and CEO, American College of Healthcare Executives, USA
Speakers: Majeda Al-Ruzzieh, Chief Nursing Officer, King Hussien Cancer Center, Jordan; Samantha Allen, CEO, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Dr. Eveline Hitti, Chairperson, Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Thursday, 5th November
Theme: Looking forward and transforming health services after the COVID-19 crisis
PLENARY SESSION: Mobilizing adequate funding for health services
10:00–11:00 CET
Chair: Bruno Meessen, Health Financing Expert, World Health Organization
Speakers: Dr. Fawzi AlHammouri, Chairman, Private Hospital Association, Jordan; Dr. Jaime A. Almora, President, Philippine Hospital Association; Ivan Planas Miret, Director of Finance, Servei Català de la Salut (CatSalut), Spain; Saskia Maria Wegner, Policy Adviser, German Hospital Federation
How hospitals should evolve: reflections from patients and the community
11:15–12:15 CET
Chair: Dr. Sita Ratna Duddi, Chair of the Board, International Alliance of Patient Organisations
Speakers: Nicola Bedlington, Special Advisor, European Patients Forum; Prof. Jan De Maeseneer, Emeritus Full Professor, Ghent University, Belgium; Dr. Komal Kanitkar, Assistant Medical Officer, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, India; Prof. Margareta Kristenson, Professor, Linköpings Universitet, Sweden and Chair of the Governance Board of the International HPH Network
Adapting buildings and equipment for the future
11:15–12:15 CET
Chair: Alexandre Lourenço, President, Portuguese Association of Hospital Managers, Portugal
Speakers: Prof. Fábio Bitencourt, Executive Committee member, International Federation of Healthcare Engineering; Prof. Roberto Bologna, Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Florence, Italy; Dr. Wang-Jun Lee, Chairman & CEO, Myongji Hospital, South Korea; Patricia Williams, President and Founder, Global Health Services Network, USA
Presentation of Prof. Fábio Bitencourt
Presentation of Prof. Roberto Bologna
Transforming supply, logistics, and infrastructure beyond COVID-19
11:15–12:15 CET
Chair: Dr. Els van der Wilden – van Lier, Director Healthcare Providers, GS1 AISBL
Speakers: Dr. Jiban Khuntia, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver, USA; Ricardo Mota, Hospital Manager, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), Portugal; Prof. Nicoletta Setola, Associate Professor in Architectural Technology, Department of Architecture, University of Florence – TESIS Centre, Italy
Meeting of Minds: Visible Nursing Leadership During COVID-19
12:30-13:15 CET
Speakers: Nasra Al Hashmi, Nursing Section Head, Royal Hospital, Oman; Fatma Al Masroori, Director of Nursing & Midwifery Affairs, Ministry of Health (Sultanate of Oman); Dr. Manal Al Zadjali, Dean of the Higher Institute of Health Specialties, Ministry of Health (Sultanate of Oman); Dr. Jamal Eid Al Khadhuri, Director General of Nursing Affairs, Ministry of Health (Sultanate of Oman)
Presentation of Fatma Al Masroori
IHF Health Management Workshop
13:00-13:50 CET
Chair: Eric de Roodenbeke, CEO, International Hospital Federation
Speakers: Prof. Americo Cicchetti, Professor of Health Care Management, University’ Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore; Marc Hastert, Secretary General, EAHM; Dr. Michel Nathan, Board Member, EAHM; Dr. Bernardo Ramirez, Director Global Health Initiatives, UCF, USA
Presentation of Prof. Americo Cicchetti
PLENARY SESSION: Hospitals in the new normal: how will they look like?
15:00–16:00 CET
Chair: Ann-Lise Guisset, Technical Officer, World Health Organization
Speakers: Dr. Mohamed El Sahili, CVO, Medland Hospital, Zambia; Brian Gragnolati, President and CEO, Atlantic Health System, USA; Prof. Marc Noppen, CEO, University Hospital UZ Brussel, Belgium; Dr. Lia Partakusuma, Secretary General, Indonesian Hospital Association (PERSI)
Transforming healthcare delivery and access beyond COVID-19
16:15–17:15 CET
Chair: Prof. Chien Earn Lee, Deputy Group CEO (Regional Health System), SingHealth, Singapore
Speakers: Dr. Anna Riera, Head of International Affairs, Catalan Hospital, Health and Social Services Association, Spain; Dr. Sameen Siddiqi, Professor & Chair, Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Pakistan; Barbara Walczyk Joers, President & CEO, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, USA
With video contributions from: Visa Honkanen, Director of Strategic Development, Helsinki University Hospital in Helsinki, Finland; Abdul Marghalani, Director of Pharmaceutical Care, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Transforming the agenda of ‘People’ beyond COVID-19
16:15–17:15 CET
Chair: Prof. Shu-Ti Chiou, President, Health & Sustainable Development Foundation, Taiwan
Speakers: Dr. Bryant Adibe, System Vice President, Chief Wellness Officer, Rush University System for Health, USA; Dr. Lara Mitchell, Consultant physician Medicine for the Elderly, Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS, UK; Dr. Mary Nash, Vice President, Organization Development, NYU Langone Health, USA
Hospital leadership and management in turmoil of COVID-19
16:15–17:15 CET
Chair: Lucy Nugent, CEO, Tallaght University Hospital, Ireland
Speakers: Dr. Jaason Geerts, Director, Research and leadership development, The Canadian College of Health Leaders; Dr. Pall Matthiasson, CEO, Landspitali – The National University Hospital of Iceland; Louise McMahon, Director, Regional Health and Social Care Board, Northern Ireland, UK; Gerry O’Dwyer, Hospital Group CEO, South/South West Hospital Group, Ireland
Presentation of Dr. Jaason Geerts
Presentation of Dr. Pall Matthiasson
Closing Ceremony
17:15–17:30 CET
Speakers: Deborah Bowen, President-Designate, International Hospital Federation; Eric de Roodenbeke, CEO, International Hospital Federation; Ronald Lavater, Incoming CEO, International Hospital Federation;
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