Sponsors & Partners
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Strategic Partner
King Saud University Medical City
King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) is a tertiary care academic medical center with decades of experience in multi-facility and multi-disciplinary administration. The world-class health care complex includes more than 1,300 full-time physicians, 853 residents & fellows and approximately 2,072 allied health personnel who collectively provide care to more than 1,229,628 outpatients, admit 45,966 patients and perform around 14,231 procedures every year.
The medical city’s physicians comprise of renowned experts in various clinical disciplines, who are complemented by a competent team of allied health, administrative and support service staff.
The medical city aims to transform integrated healthcare management through the collective promotion of education & training, care provision and research on all fronts.
Saudi Patient Safety Center – SPSC
The Saudi Patient Safety Center (SPSC) established in 2017, is the first of its kind in the whole region and fulfills one of the initiatives of the National Transformation Vision 2030. The center’s mandate is to galvanizing healthcare regulators, payers, providers, patients, families and communities around patient safety with the aim of providing healthcare services free from harm. The SPSC is acting as the main custodian of the Patient Safety strategy with a focus on giving a voice to the community and healthcare providers. The center shall be inspired by the guiding principles of the patient safety strategy as it relates to:
- System orientation
- Capacity building
- Learning from mistakes
- Patient empowerment
- Measurement
- Monitoring and research
- Patient safety culture
- All levels and institutions
- Realistic and motivating expectations
- Sustainability
Diamond Sponsor
Siemens Healthineers
‘’We believe we are a global provider of healthcare solutions and services with unique presence and scale in an attractive market. With our three leading businesses and holistic system competence, we develop, manufacture and distribute a diverse range of market-leading and innovative imaging, advanced therapies and diagnostic products and services to healthcare providers around the world. We have a direct presence in 75 countries and sales in more than 180 countries. This global scale has effectively positioned us to partner with more than 90% of the global top 100 healthcare providers. We estimate that over 70% of critical clinical decisions are influenced by technologies we provide, putting us at the center of clinical decision-making and positioning us to enable the transformation of healthcare delivery across the continuum of care’’.
Premium Gold Sponsor
Dallah Health
Dallah Health Company was founded in 1995 as a specialized company in the provision and operation of healthcare programs and utilities, and has grown to become a leader in supporting societies. DHC’s investments include hospitals, the production of medical supplies, and the operation of healthcare facilities. DHC aims to support all aspects of healthy lifestyle by providing and operating healthcare products and projects locally and worldwide. Its scope of work includes manpower development in the healthcare field, the provision of world standards in medical services, medical research and supplies, and sound investments in the healthcare industry. DHC focuses on diversity in human protection against uncertainties, guaranteed security and respect for life. With more than 2,000 employees, Dallah Health Company owns and operates Dallah Hospital in Riyadh; treating more than half a million patients annually. Dallah Health Company is unique in being the first private centre licensed by the Saudi Ministry of Health to treat Infertility patients, and the first Specialized ER (Accident & Emergency) department in Riyadh. Moreover, it was the first privately-owned specialized centre for heart surgery in Riyadh. In human resource development field, DHC is the only approved private training centre for Obstetrics/gynaecology by the Saudi Council for Health Specialities.
Gold Sponsor
Cedars-Sinai
Cedars-Sinai is a national leader in providing high-quality, patient-centered healthcare encompassing primary care as well as specialized medicine and conducting research that leads to life-saving discoveries and innovations. Since its beginning in 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the healthcare needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, continually setting new standards in quality and innovation in patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars-Sinai is widely known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare globally by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow’s physicians and other health professionals. At the same time, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a longstanding commitment to strengthening the Los Angeles community through wide-ranging programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
Patient Advocacy Partner
Janssen
At Janssen, we’re more than 30,000 people working hard to prevent, treat, cure and stop some of the most devastating and complex diseases of our time. From Immunological, hematological diseases to cancer, we are committed to issues that touch everyone’s lives.
Our mission is to transform individual lives and fundamentally change the way diseases are managed, interpreted, and prevented. We believe that challenging something is the best way to change it. So every day, in more than 150 countries, we bring cutting-edge science and the most creative minds in the industry together to think differently about diseases. We aim not only to innovate but also to empower people with the tools they need to make informed decisions and achieve the best possible results for their health.
For Janssen, working with patient advocacy groups deepens our understanding of patients and their needs. This understanding helps us to develop the right medicines and also better information about our products, so that the medicines we develop are used in the right way.
We partner with patients and caregivers, systematically interacting directly with them. We act on patient perspectives early and maintain an ongoing dialogue to develop solutions that better meet needs
Silver Partner
DaVita
DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500® company, is one of the nation’s largest and most innovative health care communities, leveraging a passion for and commitment to clinical excellence and improving patients’ health and quality of life.
As part of our Growth, DaVita KSA was launched in 2014 under a contract of five years with Ministry of Health that was recently extended for another five years to improve the quality of life of Kidney Failure Patients. We are operating 23 clinics all around the Kingdom. Our Vision is to build the greatest healthcare community the world has ever seen. We have 800 employees in KSA and 63,000 Employees around the globe who strive hard to achieve that vision and embrace the Unique DaVita Way through out their daily work. Our shared vision of the future is what drives DaVita’s clinical and Business decision at every level of the organization, ensuring our focus is on what matters the most( Our Patients).
Our Team is committed to advancing the patient experience and positively impacting the delivery of patient-centered healthcare. We have developed various projects that influence the patient’s perception and on bringing these patient perceptions into our strategic business decisions so that all of our patients ALWAYS feel safe, well cared for, and respected.
We are also committed to build a world-case clinical operation that will transform Kidney Care in Saudi Arabia. We believe that investing in the personnel and professional growth will allow our employees to provide the highest quality of care. DaVita-KSA Created the DaVita School of clinical Education aims to improve our patient’s outcomes and build stronger care team in the clinic.
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https://www.davita.com/about
Serco
Serco is a leading and trusted provider of vital healthcare support services in the Middle East.
From the operational management of hospitals to the optimisation of patient flow, Serco partners with some of the world’s leading healthcare providers and private medical facilities in the region to transform outcomes and make a positive difference for patients, families and staff. Serco is committed to delivering world-class healthcare services, with the company having a proven track record of providing quality health support services at major hospitals in the Middle East, a region it has been operating in for over 70 years.
In addition to the region, Serco provides award-winning services in hospitals across the UK, Australia and Hong Kong, with the company’s experience reaching across acute, community, primary and private healthcare services as well as through voluntary and social care partners. Drawing on its broader sector expertise, Serco also utilises its experience in service design, effective cleaning regimes, case management and digital technology/automation to enhance service quality, improve patient outcomes and reduce costs.
More information can be found at www.serco.com
ORION HEALTH
Orion Health is a global leader in healthcare technology with over 25 years’ experience working with national healthcare systems, authorities and regulators worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of clinicians in more than 30 countries use our healthcare information technology solutions every day to improve clinical workflow, decision-making and patient care for more than 100million patients in our award-winning systems. We offer population health solutions across the whole health and care landscape, from data integration and care pathways to medicines management and patient engagement. Empower your health and care professionals to deliver improved outcomes and patient experience, underpinned by a Health Information Exchange (HIE).
Website : www.orionhealth.com/uk
TeleHealth Partner
VeeMed
VeeMed is a global telehealth company, providing a complete turnkey telemedicine solution, offering technology, operations, and physician services— across the entire continuum of care. VeeMed was founded with the physicians and healthcare systems in mind from the very beginning. Frustrated with the inefficient and cumbersome existing telemedicine technology used at their own hospitals, VeeMed’s physician co-founders decided to take matters into their own hands and design their own technology — one that was optimized for clinical workflows, and that would address the greatest needs of providers.
Associate Partner
Vocera
For more than 20 years, Vocera has been on a mission to improve the lives of healthcare professionals and patients around the world. Our unique hands-free communication solutions can be worn under protective personal equipment, minimizing the number of times a clinician must don and doff PPE, helping preserve this valuable resource and reducing the risk of contamination. The Vocera platform is critical for managing clinical operations and safeguarding staff during this COVID-19 pandemic. It enables doctors, nurses, and other staff on the frontlines to communicate quickly with meaningful patient, event, and care team context inside and outside the hospital, improving bed access, capacity, and operational efficiency. It also enables hospitals to effectively manage patient care and large-scale triage operations.
Elsevier
Elsevier is a global information analytics business specializing in science and health. We help institutions and professionals advance healthcare, open science and improve performance for the benefit of humanity. Combining content with technology, supported by operational efficiency, we turn information into actionable knowledge. Elsevier empowers knowledge which empowers those who use it.
Elsevier also singularly focused on helping healthcare professionals improve clinical outcomes through evidence-based care. Our products and services are designed to help your caregivers, professionals, and students improve practice, encourage broad and deep adoption of exceptional professional practice guidelines and promote a culture of quality across your organization.
Networking Partner
EHS (Etqan healthcare Solution)
Founded by the esteemed Bukhatir (BIL) and Ghobash (GTI) Group of Companies, EHS is a healthcare innovator and solutions provider that strives to enrich the quality of life of every stakeholder, partner, caregiver & patient by focusing on their health, comfort, and happiness.
Over the years, we have extended our services to a varied clientele, from leading government and semi-government hospitals to private and military hospitals to homes, providing innovative Clinical and IT solutions to help lives in ways that guarantee health, comfort, and happiness.
Our strategic partnerships have given us access to an international network of prestigious healthcare operators through a single touch-point, which has supported our company’s purpose and success.
At EHS, we are dedicated to improving the quality of life for all and redefining the future of healthcare – making us more than your partner and solutions provider. Together, we can revolutionize the healthcare industry by making healthcare easy and accessible to all, while taking care of every individual’s need.
PenguinIN
PenguinIN offers best-in-class cloud-hosted “managed” indoor positioning solutions (IPS) to enable user-centric use cases and re-engineer processes that touch assets and people inside venues. Without having to worry about infrastructure upkeep, our clients enjoy the accuracy and performance guarantees across their entire venue and over time. Our machine-learning algorithms have tackled and resolved hard challenges including multi-floor detection and device dependency. Our wayfinding and asset tracking solutions have been deployed in some of the most challenging indoor environments including Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Yas Water World.
Learn more about how we can help you provide better experience, improve efficiency, and make the best of your existing connectivity infrastructure at penguinin.com.
EIDO Healthcare
EIDO Healthcare is committed to helping customers achieve excellence in the vital areas of informed consent and clinical governance. We actively collaborate with leading organizations to make sure our patient information documents are of the highest quality.
Established in 2000 in the United Kingdom, EIDO Healthcare was created in response to a lack of medico-legally valid surgical and medical procedure information, in language easily understandable to patients. EIDO began developing a library of information documents covering surgical procedures to help educate patients, and protect clinicians from litigation.
Today EIDO’s “inform” library comprises nearly 400 titles and a customer base that extends to over 750 healthcare organizations across four continents and is widely recognized as the standard for informed consent written information. To achieve a consistently high standard, the EIDO Inform library is reviewed and then endorsed by a large number of Royal Colleges and Associations from around the world, such as:
- Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- James IV Surgical Association
- Canadian Association of General Surgeons
- Australian Patients Association
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
- Plain English Campaign
Over the past 20 years, EIDO have developed several solution products that are designed to support health professionals in both obtaining and recording informed consent from patients. For more information visit www.eidohealthcare.com
*Read more about EIDO Healthcare and The Information Standard in this featured article.
Knowledge Partner
Institute of Healthcare Leadership and Management (IHLM)
Based in Oxford, and with centres in Singapore and Dubai, IHLM provides inspiring education programmes and empowering professional qualifications in healthcare leadership and management.
IHLM’s comprehensive portfolio of open enrolment and custom programmes enable healthcare staff and executives to maximise their personal impact and transform the performance of their team, service or organisation.
Each year more than 600 participants attend over 20 programmes delivered in locations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia.
IHLM faculty members are not only genuine thought-leaders, but also understand the cultures and contexts in which they teach – enabling them to collaborate closely with clients and programme members to deliver relevant, customised and specialised learning that has am immediate and lasting impact.
The IHLM experience is both stimulating and challenging – immersing participants in varied and interactive learning activities that combine cutting-edge theory with practical solutions. Whether you and your team work in a boardroom or at a patient’s bedside there is an IHLM programme that will help you transform both your own performance and that of your organisation.
SSHA
The Saudi Society for Health Management is one of the professional scientific associations approved by the Board of Trustees of the Saudi Authority for Health Specialties, where the decision was issued by the Secretary General of the Saudi Authority for Health Specialties no. 35/A/31 on 20/03/1431 H and began its work in the meetings of its first board of directors on 10/10/2010.
The Saudi Society for Health Management is considered as a professional scientific association specialized in health management and is the basis in the development of professional, research and reference work for professionals in the field of health management and contributes to the development of specialists in the field of specialization through specialized courses, seminars, workshops and conferences, and affects a large segment of interested and practitioners in all regions of the Kingdom.