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APHM/ASQua/ISQua International Healthcare Conference & Exhibition 2009

Day 1 - 21 July 2009

0830

Official opening ceremony

Welcome address by Dato’ Dr Jacob Thomas
President, Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia (APHM)

Speech by Dato’ Dr K. Kulaveerasingam
President, Asian Society for Quality in Health Care (ASQua)

Speech by Prof Dr Bruce Barraclough

Speech by Datin Paduka Siti Sa’diah Sheikh Bakir
President, Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH)

 
0915 Opening address by Y. B. Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai, Minister of Health Malaysia  
  Clinical Governance: Can it be mandated?
Discussion and debate whether clinical governance can be mandated and enforced through the rule of law and the use of penalties. How have other countries, governments and healthcare agencies risen to the challenge?

 
1045

What has Malaysia done? Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998/Regulations 2006
Tan Sri Dato’ Dr Abu Bakar Suleiman, President, International Medical University;
former Director General of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia

Review of the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998/Regulations 2006 and its various stipulations for clinical governance including the requirement that a medical doctor be the ‘Person in Charge’. How has this translated into practice?

1130

The ISQua perspective : Are there common models in use around the world?
Prof Dr Bruce Barraclough, President, ISQua

Overview of what has been done in other countries, and an assessment of the effectiveness of these approaches and models

1345

Theory versus Practice: Dialogue and discussion about the challenges of leadership and operationalisation of programmes for patient safety and clinical quality

 

  (a) Dr Stephen Pang Feichau, Chief Manager (Quality Standards), Hospital Authority of Hong Kong
  (b) Dr John Helfrick, Past President, ISQua; Harvard Medical International, USA
  (c) Mr Phillip Hassen, President-Elect, ISQua; Canadian Patient Safety Institute of Canada
  (d) Prof Dr Bruce Barraclough, President, ISQua; Clinical Excellence Commission of NSW, Australia
  (e) Dr Bhupendra Kumar Rana, Deputy Director, National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers, India
  (f) Dr Cathy Wung, CEO, Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation
 

(g) Dr Kok Chin Leong, Consultant Paediatrician; Chairman, Clinical Government Policy Committee, KPJ Healthcare Bhd Malaysia; APHM Board Member

Facilitator : Paul Steel, President, Total Quality Inc., USA

1630 The Evolution of Leadership Excellence: Encouraging Clinicians to be in the driving seat
Paul Steel, President, Total Quality Inc., USA
1730 Medical Tourism Amidst Global Financial Turmoil
Josef Woodman, Author of Patients Beyond Borders - Malaysia Edition