Apollo Hospitals Group to host two prestigious International Conferences at Hyderabad

Hyderabad|India|April'2011: Apollo Hospitals Group will host two prestigious International Conferences at Hyderabad. Dr Hari Prasad, CEO, Central, Apollo Hospitals Group & Dr K. Ganapathy, President, Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation & President Telemedicine Society of India, announced at a Press Conference, the hosting of International Patient Safety Congress on April 21 & 22, 2011 and 2nd International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT 2011 on April 22 & 23, 2011, at HICC, Hyderabad.

The International Patient Safety Congress being hosted jointly by Apollo Hospitals Group, Joint Commission International & Quality Council of India, Johnson & Johnson, Philips, National Patient Safety Foundation, IMA, Hyderabad Chapter, FICCI, APNA, Astron Consultancy & Medvarsity, will focus on Healthcare associated infections and is closely related to the theme of this year's World Health Day - 'Antimicrobial resistance.' According to Dr. Hari Prasad, the fundamental purpose of this Congress is to discuss how proactive practice and health care systems can improve patient safety.

Some of the prominent speakers addressing the conference include Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Founder Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group; Dr. Kiran Mazumdar, MD Biocon; Mr. Bob Kocher, Ex McKinsey; Ms. Ann Jacobson, ED, JCI; Dr. Giridhar Gyani, CEO, NABH and Dr. Atul Gawande. The topics of discussion would range from Special focus on Standards of Patient Safety in Asia, Role of IT in Patient Safety, A global and national view on Patient Safety. A Special Launch of Join Hands Campaign, 4 Essentials of Patient Safety & Patient Safety Curriculum will form part of the Congress. Safety Awards will also be presented on the occasion.

Apollo Hospital Group gives the highest priority to the safety and quality of care for each of its patients. The 4 essentials of Patient Safety practiced at Apollo Hospitals are - Surgical Site Safety, The Journey to Zero Infections, Preventing Patient Falls in Hospital and Reducing Medication Errors. Clinical excellence is a core requirement for successful performance of any healthcare organization and is probably the most vital and differentiating factor for people to choose their hospital. With a view to objectively measure and improve clinical quality across Apollo Hospitals Group this initiative of ACE @25 was launched. It envisaged effective result oriented Clinical Governance to keep up the expectations of the community and the medical fraternity.

Today, having a 25 year rich experience in Quality Healthcare with most major Apollo Hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission International and National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers, Apollo has the wherewithal to provide the highest levels of Patient Safety and best in class services for provision of quality care, adds Dr. Hari Prasad.

The 2nd International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT 2011 is being organised by Apollo Hospitals Group in association with a consortium of IT companies including Microsoft, IBM, Alcatel-Lucent, GE, Wipro among others. The Conference is supported by NASSCOM, Dept. of Science & Technology, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth, Indian Association for Medical Informatics (IAMI) among others.

The Conference will feature over 66 reputed speakers and about 500 delegates from all over the world. The exhibitors at the conference will bring forth the latest advances made in the use of information technology in healthcare. The state of the art HICC will play host to this mega event which seeks to reinforce the huge success of the first conference which was held in New Delhi.

The realm of patient care is evolving every day. Healthcare IT has become a critical driver of this change and represents an opportunity to not only improve quality and reduce cost but also enhance access, speed and scale.

The Convergence of Healthcare, mobile capability and Information Technology is out to create a new age in healthcare. The high cost of healthcare and the multitude of options is driving everyone to realize a new healthcare environment. One, that will capture knowledge which resides in individual experts like physician heads into standardized decipherable logic and convert them into rule engines.

"The realm of patient care is evolving every day and Healthcare IT has become a critical driver of this change. It represents an opportunity to not only improve quality and reduce cost but also enhance access, speed and scale." says Sangita Reddy, Executive Director, Operations, Apollo Hospitals. "This conference will help us bring along a wealth of knowledge from across the world onto a single platform"

Highlights of the conference include 66 lectures with 15 speakers from the USA, 2 from UK, and one each from Australia, Pakistan, South Africa and Canada. There will be a total of 45 talks from India.

The conference will witness the first Healthcare IT Awards Ceremony spearheaded by NASSCOM and KPMG.