Misconceptions about infant vaccinations are commonplace, and information about the best practice for immunizing your child can be very confusing for parents. Experts at the 4th Philips AVENT Breastfeeding & Child Nutrition Conference will be tackling this issue head on, particularly in relation to globalization and the need for an informed decision on how to best protect your child from communicable diseases.

For the 4th year running, Philips AVENT, in corporation with Al Qadi Pharmacy & Est., will host a breastfeeding and early child nutrition forum for both mums, ‘mums-to-be’ and healthcare professionals in the UAE. The conferences will take place in both Abu Dhabi at the Beach Rotana Hotel on 28th May 2012 and in Dubai at its new venue at the Habtoor Grand Hotel on the 30th May 2012.

“The common misconceptions about infant vaccinations tend to relate to autism, neuromuscular disease and cognitive disorders,” says Dr. Wail A. Hayajneh, who is the Chairman and Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Jordan University of Science and Technology in Irbid, and a speaker at the Breastfeeding & Child Nutrition conference. “It is important for parents to have a choice when it comes to immunization for their child, but with guidance and awareness.”

Globalization is likely to affect many aspects of public health, one of which is vaccine-preventable communicable diseases. The same applies for children born and reared in the UAE. According to Dr. Wail, some vaccines are traditionally meant for certain areas or certain groups. He says that while this is still valid, globalization has brought people closer to each other, and this has added pressure on pharmaceuticals to come up with solutions (vaccines) that meet the needs of all children. Globalization has also improved life expectancies and induced new needs which bring in the issue of adolescents and adults vaccination.

“For parents living in the UAE, when choosing the right vaccine for your child, factors such as age, geography, demographics, individual issues … all play roles here,” adds Dr. Wail.

For Philips AVENT, their ultimate goal is improving infant and mother’s health. This is why Philips AVENT continues to invest heavily in creating dialog between gynecologists, midwives, breastfeeding advisors, nursing professionals, neonatologists and pediatricians in order to support mothers’ best choices.

“The mission of the Breastfeeding & Child Nutrition Conference is to allow mum’s to make an informed choice when it comes to infant or child nutrition so that they can give their children the best possible start in life,” says Caroline Rainsford, marketing director of Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Middle East and Africa.

During the morning session, mums and ‘mums-to-be’ will be participating in breastfeeding and weaning educational classes. New for this year will be a ‘Meet the Midwife’ initiative where mums and ‘mums-to-be’ will be able to have one-on-one conversations with midwives about any concerns they may have with regards to breastfeeding or child nutrition.

The session for mums and ‘mothers to be’ will start at 8.30am with morning coffee and a complimentary refreshment break will be hosted by Philips AVENT mid-morning. There will also be a crèche and a private breast feeding area.

The afternoon session is aimed at Healthcare Professionals and will start at 1pm with coffee and refreshments followed by presentations on the latest research and developments in breastfeeding and nutrition from across the world.

Along with Dr. Wail, the afternoon session will be chaired by Dr. Mohamad Miqdady who is the Director of Nutrition Services at the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi.  Topics to be discussed include the role of micro-nutrients, the role of globalization and vaccines, as well as a panel session where the audience can ask questions with regards to infant nutrition and local breastfeeding practices.

For more information about attending the ‘free-of-charge’ Philips AVENT Breastfeeding & Child Nutrition Conference please visit www.motherbaby.ae.

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The HIMSS Middle East Conference 2012 opened on Sunday 20 May with HE Engineer Zaid Daoud Al Siksek, CEO, Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD) set to welcome delegates to the event by emphasizing the irrefutably vital role information technology plays in modern healthcare practice. HE Al Siksek will outline the seismic impact IT has had in transforming the Middle East’s healthcare systems from long waiting times to instant doctor feedback via e-portals.

The two-day conference, which takes place at the Rocco Forte Hotel Abu Dhabi on 20-21 May 2012, focuses on integrating healthcare information systems and technology for medical service solutions. In fact the manifestation of various health information technology (HIT) initiatives in the field has prompted prominent healthcare experts to advocate e-Health as the way forward for the sector.

And in the plenary address, Khalid Majid Ahmad Lootah, Advisor to UAE Minister of Health for Strategy and Information Technology, UAE Ministry of Health, will examine the driving factors, advantages, constraints and environmental factors which shape the HIT sector.

“The MoH has sponsored an e-Health strategy for the UAE which will enable them to deliver efficient, world-class healthcare accessible to all people through a mixture of private and public channels,” Lootah explained prior to the event. The undoubted benefits of a paperless network of healthcare records through HIT initiatives such as clinical coding to both the environment and returns of investment (ROI) are also on the agenda throughout HIMSS 2012.

In fact, according to HIMSS an increasing number of hospitals in the UAE and the wider Gulf region are now actively adopting Electronic Medical Record (EMR) technology – a fully implemented paperless medical record system – as they look to improve patient safety, quality and efficiency, as well as save on their costs. John Hoyt, Executive Vice President, Organizational Services, HIMMS Analytics USA, said: “A case study in 2010, showed that six hospitals in the United States saved a total of US$48.5 million per annum by adopting EMR techology.

“If a similar performance was achieved in the UAE, it would result in a total saving of at least US$640 million for the more-than-eighty federal, local government and private hospitals.” Other key topics to be laid out on the proverbial surgeons table by world-renowned healthcare experts and examined at the conference this year include the future of health insurance in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); improving clinical and financial outcomes; ROI in clinical settings; the National Health Service (NHS) private cloud infrastructure project; and new hospital construction from an IT perspective.

Furthermore, a strong delegation of prominent Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) representatives at this year’s event, is headed by Mohammed R Al Yemeni, PhD, Deputy Minister for Planning & Health Economics, will deliver an opening address to conference attendees.

Dr. Al Yemeni will discuss the strategic direction and plans for the Saudi national healthcare system and e-Health program, which, primarily in terms of business goals and requirements, falls into four main categories including care for patients; clinician quality; performance management; and transforming the governance and accountability of healthcare.

Meanwhile, during the Leadership Summit on day one, speakers from the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Oman and Italy will address the common factors impacting the role of Chief Investment Officers (CIO) on the enterprise level as well as the interoperability and implementation of HIT to counteract mass-scale pandemic outbreaks.

Bringing together more than 50 industry leaders from the Middle East, United Kingdom, USA and Europe to share their expert insights, HIMSS explores emerging trends, strategies and lessons from e-Health initiatives applied around the globe, to encourage the transformation of healthcare in regional and international countries represented by over 500 delegates at the event.

“HIMSS comprises a comprehensive line-up of international speakers and exhibitors within this highly specialized field,” Hoyt added.
“The extensive conference schedule which constitutes a leadership summit, health IT exhibition and industry solution sessions, renders the event is a clarion call for international and regional experts and decision-makers in the HIT field to assemble and work together to progress and develop the industry to the next level,” he said.

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HIMSS is a cause-based, not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded 51 years ago, HIMSS and its related organizations are headquartered in Chicago with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. HIMSS represents more than 44,000 individual members, of which more than two thirds work in healthcare provider, governmental and not-for-profit organizations.

HIMSS also includes over 570 corporate members and more than 170 not-for-profit organizations that share our mission of transforming healthcare through the effective use of information technology and management systems. HIMSS frames and leads healthcare practices and public policy through its content expertise, professional development, research initiatives, and media vehicles designed to promote information and management systems’ contributions to improving the quality, safety, access, and cost-effectiveness of patient care.

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Johannesburg, South Africa: The Africa Health Exhibition and Congress 2012, which recently concluded at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, was hailed as a catalyst for much-needed healthcare changes in the region by conference delegates, exhibitors and visitors alike. The event, which took place in Johannesburg, SA, between 9 and 11 May 2012, featured 12 CPD accredited clinical and non-clinical conferences that ranged from imaging, radiology, medical laboratory through to mobile health, quality standards and infectious disease all presented by local and international speakers.

The Pan-African Healthcare Management conference as well as the First ever Private Practice Indaba, which was hosted by both the South African Medical Association (SAMA) and Africa Health, closed off conference proceedings with fascinating discussions about the challenges in the African healthcare system such as Public Private Partnerships (PPP), the role and importance of technology in healthcare, the challenges of Introducing a National Health Insurance (NHI) model in South Africa and how the introduction of NHI will affect private practice.

Speaking during the Private Practice Indaba, Kenneth Seymens, Managing Partner at Medica IQ in the USA said; “NHI is an excellent vehicle for the development of healthcare in South Africa. The model has been adopted with excellent results in countries like the US and the UK. Healthcare professionals need to embrace the changes the NHI will bring.”

The NHI will offer all South Africans and legal residents access to a defined package of comprehensive health services. Although the NHI service package will not include anything and everything, it will offer care at all levels, from primary healthcare, to specialized secondary care, and highly specialized tertiary and quaternary levels of care. NHI has not been formally introduced in South Africa; however, the government launched a pilot program which commenced at the beginning of April 2012 in Pretoria.

Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, Nurses, Laboratory Technicians and healthcare buyers who attended the 2nd annual Africa Health were impressed by what was on offer.

“As a doctor in private practice I am thrilled to have been part of this event. I especially enjoyed the live product demonstrations. Not only do you get to see the product but you get to interact with it and test it yourself. It’s important that we as healthcare professionals are constantly updating the technologies we work with to maximize on our offerings. Our patients rely on us to give them the best and Africa Health allows that to happen without us having to leave the country,” said Dr. Mokhele, a Pretoria based General Practitioner. “The wealth of knowledge I acquired by attending the conferences is incomparable. The presentations were excellent and thoroughly researched. The speakers were superb and I’m already looking forward to next years’ event.”

The 2012 edition of Africa Health Exhibition and Congress attracted more exhibitors than the inaugural event which took place in 2011 at the same venue. This year there was 6000 square meters of exhibition space with over 400 local and international exhibitors including Fujifilm, Karl Storz, Maquet, Siemens etc. and 17 country pavilions including representatives from Germany, China, India, UK, Thailand and Italy.

Cicelia Viljoen, Cardiovascular Product Specialist at Terumo said, “We’re delighted to have had the opportunity to showcase our range of new equipment especially the Kymerax Precision-Drive Articulating Surgical System at Africa Health. This revolutionary piece of equipment will allow surgeons to conduct surgical procedures such as Laparoscopies in a non-invasive manner. Many of the surgeons that visited our stands enjoyed interacting with the products. We are definitely looking forward to participating in Africa Health 2013.”

Also exhibiting at Africa Health were Draeger, an international leader in medical and safety technology. According to Peggy Schlie, Marketing Manager and Modality Manager for Respiratory Care at Draeger: “Africa Health was great; we loved being able to meet with doctors and healthcare buyers face-to-face, it was amazing to say the least. We will definitely be exhibiting next year and we look forward to an even bigger event.”

Managing Director at Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions, Simon Page said, “Africa Health continues to be the leading platform for medical practitioners, healthcare workers, government authorities and business leaders to come together to share information, exchange ideas and devise solutions to healthcare problems that continue to plague the African continent. More than 50% of exhibitors have already signed up for next year’s event and with visitor numbers up by 30% from last year; this is a good indication of the stellar reputation that Africa Health holds within the healthcare market.”

Africa Health Exhibition and Congress 2012 was endorsed by the South African Medical Association and supported by the Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development.

Africa Health Exhibition and Congress is a major three-day exhibition and congress dedicated to ALL healthcare professionals and medical trade buyers. Africa Health forms part of Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions portfolio and is also the sister event to Arab Health, the second largest healthcare event in the world. 2012 marks the second time the event is taking place in Africa. The first event took place in 2011. For more information please visit www.africahealthexhibition.com.

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Dubai, UAE: The way the healthcare industry accounts for its rising costs is a topic that has received much interest on a global scale. The USA today spends 17-19% of its GDP on healthcare while most countries in the OECD spend 8-9% and the GCC spend 3-4%. In the US, the government sponsored Medicaid and Medicare payment systems are projected to bankrupt the US fiscal system within the next 25-30 years. As the world population swells to just over seven billion, emerging economies along the Silk Road and the aging economies of the Old World alike are facing the similar challenges of treating more people, for more diseases, with dwindling resources.

Dr. Mussaad Al-Razouki, CEO at Kleos Healthcare Corporation in Kuwait, will take part in a plenary session to discuss how higher healthcare costs in the Middle East will affect patient visits to clinics at the upcoming Leaders in Health Conference in Dubai. This topic will be discussed as part of a wider conference program taking place during the 4th Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East Exhibition & Congress from 4-6 June 2012.

According to Dr. Al-Razouki, “As Middle East governments pursue ways in which to increase the welfare and citizen’s access to enhanced quality of life measures, increased spending on healthcare is a top priority. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health recently announced a record budget of US$4 bn for FY 2012-13, which represents a 100% increase from the US$2 bn budget of FY 2007-8 five years ago; this spending accounts for over 80% of the healthcare spending in the country. In Saudi Arabia, the GCC’s largest health care market, the total Saudi healthcare budget (including government and private investment) comes to about US$21.3 bn for the FY 2012-13. In 2007, McKinsey and Co. calculated the GCC‘s expenditure on healthcare to reach a total of $60 billion by 2025; this, however, seems a great underestimation looking at how both the Kuwaiti and Saudi healthcare budgets are increasing.”

Indeed, GCC governments continue to build costly cathedrals of care such as the island hospital of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and the Sidra Medical Research Center in Qatar. While tertiary centers of excellence with a focus on research are greatly needed in the Middle East, a strong focus also needs to be placed on prevention that reduces the need for hefty investments in healthcare infrastructure. Another large proponent of these exponential MoH budget increases is the increasing dependency on overseas healthcare spending by GCC governments.

“In fact, the generosity of most GCC government’s extends beyond the healthcare of their citizens. Using Kuwait again as example, expatriates are only required to pay a very low yearly assurance premium of US$70 to 180 which pales in comparison to the US$1000-1200 annual cost of their care to the Government of Kuwait. Similar examples can be seen across the GCC, where both nationals and expatriates enjoy significantly subsidized specialty care,” says Dr. Al-Razouki.

Dr. Al-Razouki attributed the underlying issue behind these increase in healthcare costs to the unhealthy lifestyle most people in the Middle East choose to live. He also emphasizes the link between obesity and diabetes type II as it is estimated that these chronically ill diabetes type II patients are four times more likely to be hospitalized, a further cost burden on GCC health budgets.

However, there are reassuring programs across the GCC to help reduce healthcare costs. Certain clinical centers of excellence in Saudi Arabia are piloting an interesting initiative whereby physicians are actually made aware of the costs of procedures and prescriptions before prescribing their treatment to their patients through a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system that prints out the associated cost of the procedure or prescription.

“This has a dual effect,” explains Dr. Al-Razouki. “Firstly, physicians are less likely to prescribe useless tests and psychological placebo medications, thereby reducing the cost burden on their respective department and secondly, patients who do not even pay a simple co-payment and are used to receiving both the treatment and prescription for free, are made aware of the ‘value’ of the service the Saudi government is providing them. This is an important segue to more accountable care models; other GCC governments should take note.”

Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East is the fastest-growing, global business-to-business platform dedicated to bringing together investors, commissioners, backers and managers of healthcare-related building projects with key players in planning, design, construction, operations, management, supply and refurbishment. As investment in the region’s healthcare infrastructure continues to rise, the 2012 event is set to be bigger than ever with more than 130 exhibitors covering 5,000sqm of exhibition floor space, an estimated 4,500 visitors, as well as more than 600 conference delegates.

For more information about the Leaders in Healthcare Conference at Hospital Build 2012, please call +971 (0)4 4072 743 or visit www.hospitalbuild-me.com.

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Dubai, UAE: Medical mistakes are regrettable but unfortunately they still happen all over the world, including in the UAE. Medical errors can take many forms including delay in implementation of treatment, the lack of due care and neglect. Doctors can be held liable and patients can incur damages as a consequence of criminal, civil and administrative liability laws governing in the UAE.

Dr. Khaldoon Walid Nabhan from the Legal Affairs Department of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), UAE, will discuss Medical Errors & Liability Law in the UAE at the upcoming Surgery Management Conference in Dubai. This topic will be discussed as part of a wider conference program taking place during the 4th Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East Exhibition & Congress from 4-6 June 2012.

According to Dr. Nabhan, “Medical responsibility is influenced by the scientific progress, but it is also significantly influenced by sociological and psychological factors that often are more difficult to analyze. While medical staff and physicians are the ones likely to be held liable when it comes to faulty medical action, it is the patient themselves who could incur physical, financial or moral damage as a result of a medical mistake.  For example, the damage could be the result of incorrect indications given by a pharmacist regarding the use of a drug, or that the damage is incurred by the patient themselves through the non-commitment or non implementation of the correct medical indications.”

The last few years have seen massive investment and expansion in the healthcare industry in the UAE, as is evident from the construction and licensing of various specialized hospitals, clinics, universities and especially the free zones.  This growth has been characterized by the increased role of international healthcare service providers, with the result that increased numbers of international insurers and re-insurers are being exposed to medical malpractice risks in the UAE.

“Medical responsibility in the UAE was formerly defined and governed according to Law 7 of 1975 for the practice of medical professions, which had been a part of civil law,” says Dr. Nabhan. “The passing of Law 10 of 2008, namely the “Law on Medical Responsibility in UAE Nr (10) of 2008 “, created a new framework to deal with this issue.  One of its provisions required medical practitioners to hold insurance policies, so that insurance companies pays damages to the plaintiff (patient) is injured as a result of a physicians’ negligence.  A basic knowledge of the law is required to avoid pitfalls and to safeguard oneself against errors arising from ignorance of the duties and rights of the professional person.”

The Medical Liability Law in the UAE sets out principles to assist in determining whether a practitioner’s conduct amounts to malpractice, negligence or paying insufficient effort creates a framework for medical regulations.

“Should the criminal liability on the part of the physician be established, appropriate punishment should be inflicted,” says Dr. Nabhan. “The new Medical Liability Law imposes several penalties including imprisonment for periods ranging from three months to 10 years and fines ranging from 100,000 to 500,000 dirhams. For example, penalties may be inflicted on a person if they put an end to the life of a patient for whatever reason, undertake human cloning operations, conduct medical research or experiments on humans without license from the competent authorities, implant artificial organs in the patient’s body unless proved suitable, perform Assisted Reproductive Technology or implantation of embryo in the uterus of a woman unless the sperm and egg are taken from a married couple,  and perform any operation or intervention to cause female sterilization unless the pregnancy and delivery constitute certain danger to the woman’s life.”

Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East is the fastest-growing, global business-to-business platform dedicated to bringing together investors, commissioners, backers and managers of healthcare-related building projects with key players in planning, design, construction, operations, management, supply and refurbishment. As investment in the region’s healthcare infrastructure continues to rise, the 2012 event is set to be bigger than ever with more than 130 exhibitors covering 5,000sqm of exhibition floor space, an estimated 4,500 visitors, as well as more than 600 conference delegates.

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Dubai, UAE: Informa Life Sciences, organizers of the 4th Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East 2012 Exhibition and Congress, has introduced a new category to the upcoming 2012 Hospital Build Awards. The M+Health Award for the Best HealthCare Initiative by a Telecom Provider is aimed at recognizing the use of mobile technologies to improve healthcare initiatives in the Middle East whilst positively impacting the bottom line across the range of stakeholders in the healthcare industry.

For this new awards category, so far more than 25 nominations have been sent in for the consideration of the Hospital Build Awards judging panel. Nominations can be submitted via the website (www.hospitalbuild-me.com) and will close on 3 May 2012.

The Awards also covers six other categories that have received more than 185 nominations, including Best Hospital Design (Built or Future), Best Physical Environment (Built), Best Sustainable Hospital Project, Best Healing Environment, Best Technology Initiative Award and another new category, Best Initiative to Improve the Design Standard of Healthcare Facilities.

The Hospital Build Awards 2012 will recognize leaders in the healthcare industry who have devoted their efforts to building hospitals that help improve healthcare services and raise the bar in providing world-class patient care. They will act as a platform to promote the professionals who have worked hard to achieve a hospital environment that enables and promotes a healthy life.

The Hospital Build Awards winners will be announced on the 4th June at the Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East Exhibition and Congress 2012, which will run from 4-6 June 2012, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center.

The new M+Health Award looks at providers in the Middle East region working to build capacity and implement mobile health (mHealth) solutions that address the global healthcare challenges. mHealth is set to be a booming industry within the healthcare industry especially in the Middle East. Middle Eastern governments are spending vast amounts of money on the construction of healthcare facilities, and these facilities – designed and developed using the latest specifications, designs and IT infrastructure protocols – are ready to adopt mHealth to increase patient care, patient experience and reduce costs.

“With the advancement of technology such as smart phones, computing clouds, voice recognition software, to just name a few, it is only logical to see the market advancement of mHealth solutions,” says Steven A. Matarelli, Chief Operating Office, Administration, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain and member of the Hospital Build Awards judging panel. “Superior healthcare delivery is fundamentally based on information, timing, decision-making, and consumer involvement. Solutions in the arena of mHealth products provide real time experiences that enhance these fundamentals to a great extent.

“Transmission of bio-physiological parameters to care providers in a variety of formats provides access to vital information without the need for actual face-to-face interactivity. This saves time, enhances patient responsibility for their own healthcare, and provides clinicians with information outside the more traditional modes of information gathering. I firmly believe these solutions are gateways to more efficient care delivery, safer patient experiences, and enhanced patient self-efficacy. Above all, eHealth solutions provide access while “on-the-go”, and that is lock-step with our modern lives.”

Simon Page, Managing Director, Informa Life Sciences, the organizer of Hospital Build & Infrastructure Middle East 2012, says: “Research has indicated that the annual consumer market for mobile monitoring devices is projected to increase in 2011 from US$7.7 billion to US$43 billion. Currently, 94% of physicians are using mobile health consulting apps while on the job and 63% of physicians are using personal devices for mobile health solutions that aren’t connected to their practice . The new M+Health Award is in recognition of the importance of this emerging technology in healthcare in the Middle East.”

As investment in the region’s healthcare infrastructure continues to rise, Hospital Build Middle East 2012 is set to be bigger than ever with more than 130 exhibitors covering 5,000sqm of exhibition floor space, an estimated 4,500 visitors, as well as more than 600 conference delegates. Running alongside the exhibition is a multi-disciplinary congress consisting of eight leading conferences that will focus on delivering up-to-date information which will address all the disciplines involved with the hospital build process. New for this year is the inaugural Architect’s Congress.

For more information about 2012 Hospital Build Awards, please call +971 (0)4 4072 743 or visit www.hospitalbuild-me.com.

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Photo caption: Winners of 2011 Hospital Build Awards

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