The impressive line-up of distinguished speakers to date includes:
1. Dr. Lito Acuin, Director for Medical Quality Improvement, The Medical City (Philippines)
2. Randall Arlett, Managing Director & President, American Hospital Management Company (USA)
3. Vishal Bali, CEO, Wockhardt Hospitals Group (India)
4. Dr. Bob Beaudoin, Professor, University of Connecticut (USA)
5. Harris Benny, CEO, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (USA)
6. Dr. Yash Paul Bhatia, Managing Director, Astron Hospital and Healthcare Consultants Pvt. Ltd. (India)
7. Dr. Bu Castro, Legal Counsel, Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP) (Philippines)
8. Dr. Paul Chang, Managing Director for the Asia Pacific Region, Joint Commission International (Singapore)
9. Dr. Rodolfo “Dups” de los Reyes, Managing Director, RAdelosReyes Management Consultancy (Philippines)
10. Timothy Dentry, Managing Director, Johns Hopkins Medicine International, (USA)
11. Prof. Rene Domingo, Professor, Asian Institute of Management (Philippines)
12. Alson Goh, Director, Speciality and Ambulatory Services, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (Singapore)
13. Michael Heindel, CEO, Tawam Hospital (UAE)
14. Margaret Mary Hendriks, Senior Manager, Institute of Mental Health, (Singapore)
15. David Hoidal, CEO, Al Rahba Hospital (UAE)
16. Marilen Tronqued-Lagniton, Vice President, Customer Affairs Division St. Luke's Medical Center (Philippines)
17. Dr. Lawrence Lai, Cluster Chief Executive, Hong Kong Hospital Authority (Hong Kong)
18. Joe Ledesma, CEO, St. Luke’s Medical Center (Philippines)
19. Ma. Christine F. Liwanag, Corporate Affairs and Market Access Director, Novartis Healthcare Philippines, Inc. (Philippines)
20. Jin Lor, Regional Director, ECRI Institute (Malaysia)
21. Raju Mandhyan, President, Inner Sun Consultants (Philippines)
22. Dr. Alvin B. Marcelo, Director, UP Manila - National Telehealth Center, (Philippines)
23. Federico R. Marquez Jr., Vice President, Hurman Resources Division, St. Luke’s Medical Center (Philippines)
24. Dr. Chan-Liao Mingi, Executive Consultant, Jen-Ai Hospital (Taiwan)
25. Dr. Vinod Mishra, Special Advisor, Rikshopitalet University Hospital (Norway)
26. Raffaella Molteni, Senior Director for Operations, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (USA)
27. Prof. Norman Moore, Professor, University of Connecticut (USA)
28. Dr. Sandhya Mujumdar, Senior Manager of Medical Affairs, National University Hospital (Singapore)
29. Phua Tien Beng, Assistant Manager, Singapore General Hospital (Singapore)
30. John Robson, Director of Biomedical Engineering, Flinders Medical Centre & Flinders University of South Australia (Australia)
31. Nestor Raneses, AMI Semiconductor (Philippines)
32. Dr. Wing Hong Seto, Chief of Service, Dept of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital (Hong Kong)
33. Ashok Shah, Senior General Manager, Faber Medi-Serve, Malaysia (Malaysia)
34. Rafael C. Solis, Vice President, Division for Ancillary Services, St. Luke’s Medical Center (Philippines)
35. Ameurfina Curioso Silo, Quality Professional/
36. Prof Tan Ser Kiat, Group Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Health Services (Singapore)
37. Stephanie Teo, Asst. Director, Service Quality, Singapore Health Services (Singapore)
38. Dr. Florianne F. Valdes, Director for Center for Patient Partnership, The Medical City (Philippines)
39. Dr. Paul vanOstenberg, Executive Director of Standards Development and Interpretation, Joint Commission International (USA)
40. Loendi van der Westhuizen, Unit Manager, Nursing Staff Development Unit, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (Saudi Arabia)
41. Liz Von Kessler, Director Clinical Product Development, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (USA)
42. Emilio Williams, Consultant, Johns Hopkins Medicine International (USA)
43. Dr Wong Yue Sie, Div. Chair, Ambulatory & Clinical Support Services, Singapore General Hospital (Singapore)
44. Dr. Mila Uy, Director, Total Quality Service Division, Makati Medical Center (Philippines)
45. Dr. Ebrahim Yacoob, Director of Medical Equipment Directorate, WHO Consultant, Ministry of Health (Bahrain)
The two-day conference, preceded by a day of pre-conference seminars, will showcase best hospital practices from worldwide sources with expert speakers and moderators from Asia, Europe and the US bringing Worldwide Hospital Management Thinking and Experience to hospital managers in Asia.
At HMA, the delegates sharpen their skills, expand their thinking and increase their expertise to achieve a higher level of service excellence, as well as get a rare opportunity to network with fellow professionals and hospital suppliers from all over the region.
HMA 2008 indeed has the support of numerous distinguished sponsors including Joint Commission International as Strategic Corporate Partner; Johns Hopkins Medicine International as Strategic Healthcare Partner; CMPMedica Asia Pte Ltd, Austco Marketing & Service (Asia) Ltd and St. Luke’s Medical Center as Official Industry Partners. Publication Partners include Medical Tribune, Medical Progress and MIMS. Public Relation Partners are Integrated Public Relations and PR Society of Indonesia.
HMA’s notable network of partner associations in the region includes:
International Hospital Federation
World Health Organization
Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
Department of Health Philippines
Australian Healthcare Association
Hong Kong Hospital Authority
Indian Healthcare Federation
Indian Healthcare Quality Forum
Indonesian Hospital Association
National Association of Health Industry China
For additional information on Hospital Management Asia, please visit www.hospitalmanagementasia.com.
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