Educational Programme
The conference portion of HIMSS AsiaPac09 will engage participants in thought-provoking discussions, collaborative exchanges and interactive sessions on EHR/EMR/EPR applications, emerging technologies, clinical leadership, eHealth innovations and market dynamics. Leading these forums are keynote speakers, visionaries and thought-leaders from Asia Pacific’s best hospitals, universities, associations, government/policy and health ministries.
SYMPOSIA & WORKSHOPS
The HIMSS AsiaPac 2009 Conference and Exhibition offers two purposefully developed, full-day symposia and one regionally targeted workshop to provide clinicians, care providers, government personnel and leaders the opportunity to hear from experts in their fields on the most prominent issues in healthcare in the Asia Pacific Region today.
Physicians’ & IT Leadership Symposium
The Physicians’ & IT Leadership Symposium will focus on solution-driven approaches, healthcare IT issues, and IT as a foundation for innovation, integration and expansion of care delivery. It will encompass a broad range of topics from implementation strategies within in the context of organisational change to the use of clinical data and systems to ensure improved decision-making, and overall processes and workflow.
NURSING INFORMATICS SYMPOSIUM
The Nursing Informatics Symposium will provide an opportunity for nurses, clinicians and managers to discuss key issues on how to effectively integrate IT tools to improve processes and workflow at the point of care, and approaches for enhancing patient care and quality outcomes. It will also address the professional development needs of nursing informatics professionals.
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WORKSHOP
Created specifically for providers, leaders and government officials from emerging nations, the Developing Countries Workshop will give insights on healthcare IT advances within the Asia Pacific region and provide an environment of knowledge-sharing to examine common barriers to Healthcare IT use in developing countries.
