Africa Health Facilities Innovation Conference 2010

The Africa Health Facilities Innovation Conference 2010 will take place on 16-18 March 2010 at the Durban International Convention Centre. The Africa Health Facilities Innovation Conference will attract some 1,200 senior health care leaders and practitioners across the continent. The conference will focus on the most promising advances in health facilities planning design and construction, health care quality and safety and performance improvement with particular emphasis on the leader’s role and responsibilities in hospitals and health systems. It will look at the leadership commitment needed to reinvent health facilities, strengthen physician relationships, examine opportunities for financing and payment reform, and explore strategies for engaging the workforce in creating cultures that attract and retain critical personnel and result in a better patient experience. Key Issues of the AHFCI Durban Conference Focus on the latest thinking & advances in health facilities as a way of bolstering Africa’s facilities to world class standard Explore the modern designs in health facilities which integrate various concepts Discuss the leadership commitment needed to reinvent health facilities and galvanise relationships with all stakeholders Examine opportunities for financing and payment reform of health facilities Explore strategies for engaging the workforce in creating cultures that attract and retain talent and result in a better patient experience Zero in on creative thinking and strategic approaches that will help us all create more sustainable and successful futures for our organizations Share the most promising innovations and ideas for delivering better health care to your communities in the most efficient and cost effective manner possible. Examine the dynamics of information technology, clinical quality and business performance improvement efforts. Highlight the best IT technology practices and innovations that will help participants make significant advances in care coordination and healthcare business processes Explore strategies to redesign care delivery to be more coordinated, patient-centered and family inclusive, and at the same time increasingly efficient and cost effective for the delivery organization Offer insights into best practices for redesigning systems and organizational culture that engage employees in all aspects of change, and which transform the workplace for greater employee, as well as patient, satisfaction. Learn how a commitment to improvement that permeates the values, behaviors, and priorities of staff and leadership is critical for stimulating even greater progress. Turn Around Service Delivery Strategy for the Health Care sector Who will attend this Durban Conference Health Ministers, Health Service and Facilities: Planners, Administrators and Managers, Medical Equipment Specialists and Suppliers, Architects and Quantity Surveyors, Hospital Engineers and Maintenance Personnel, Clinical Engineering Practitioners, Private Doctors, Health Services Directors, Service Delivery Managers, Nursing Managers, Health Financial Controllers. Optional Pre-Summit Workshops Workshop 1: Hospitals in Persuit of Excellence: Doing Well in Difficult Economic Times Workshop 2: Best Practices for Effective Partnership in Health IT Adoption Workshop 3: Engaging Clinicians in Quality and Safety Improvement Workshop 4: Advancing Research in Practice: a) Validation of Innovation Design Strategies Throughout the Design Process b) Planning and Programming Durban conferences venue Durban International Convention Centre (Durban ICC) 45 Ordnance Road Durban KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

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