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14 August 2024
Make sure you catch the highlights, insights, and ideas in these sessions at the World Hospital Congress next month
Measuring progress: Strategies for advancing gender equity in healthcare leadership
IHF Women in Leadership SIG workshop
This interactive session will spotlight specific examples of policies and practices that have improved gender equity in healthcare leadership. The panel will outline the challenges encountered along the way, how they measure progress, and the structures and processes that were put in place to do so. Attend this session to learn how to develop gender equity monitoring and measurement strategies in your hospital.
AI in the clinical space: Innovations and ethics
i-to-i Innovation Hub session
This interactive panel discussion will explore AI innovations in the clinical space, with a particular focus on the associated ethical issues. The objective of this session is to stimulate reflection and provide insights into how healthcare leaders worldwide are addressing these ethical challenges.
Framing decision-making for the effective use of AI
IHF Harnessing Big Data SIG session
This session will focus on some of the challenges faced by hospital leaders in deciding how to integrate artificial intelligence into their systems. How can healthcare leaders ensure they are making the best decisions for their patients and hospitals? Experts will share their experiences on decision-making for AI before a facilitated panel discussion with contributions from the audience.
The future of telehealth: Navigating opportunities, ensuring access, global impact and measurement strategies
IHF Telehealth SIG session
The panel in this session will discuss telehealth as a global force for change in healthcare provision and service delivery. Experts will outline the rapidly changing landscape of telehealth, including: methods of measuring impact and providing evidence; how telehealth can improve access for underserved populations; ROI and the challenges and opportunities available for funding telehealth initiatives.
Perspectives from the IHF Young Executive Leaders
IHF Young Executive Leaders session
Since 2019, the IHF has run an annual programme for selected young executive leaders to develop their leadership skills, and create a strong international network. In this session, through lightning talks from representatives of the 2024 participants and the YEL Alumni, hear about how young executive leaders envision the evolution of healthcare and how they seek to improve both their own and their organization’s leadership capabilities.
Global workforce challenges: Addressing solutions
IHF Partners’ workshop
This interactive workshop will bring together attendees and key partners of the IHF to address the workforce management challenges in the healthcare sector. Through structured activities and discussions, participants will share their insights, best practices, and innovative solutions to enhance workforce management strategies globally. Advance registration is required.
Navigating complexity: Overcoming hospital administrative challenges when caring for children living with a rare disease
IHF Global Rare Paediatric Disease Network lunch
This knowledge-sharing and networking lunch will bring together leaders of paediatric hospitals and hospitals providing paediatric care to discuss the challenges of caring for rare disease patients and their families, as well as how we as an IHF community can work together to create global solutions. Advance registration is required.
Book your seat for the inspiring IHF Awards and Gala Dinner
Out of more than 500 entries this year, 49 finalists have been shortlisted for the 7 categories at the IHF Awards 2024 – each one deserving of recognition on the global stage. The Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards and honourable mentions will be presented in Rio on 11 September. Delegates can book a seat at the IHF Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner as part of Congress registration by purchasing an add-on gala dinner ticket for US$120.