BIRMINGHAM, UK - (HealthTech Wire / News) - Dame Fiona Caldicott, Chairman of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospital and an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, has been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers at HEALTH+IN4MATICS 2012.
- Dame Fiona Caldicott’s diverse career, experience and expertise align with main conference themes
- Keynote speakers to provide examples of how whole systems have changed in order to deliver better care or to provide better services to patients and citizens
- Innovation through technology and willingness to embrace change are key to survival in challenging economic times
Dame Fiona’s experience and expertise align with the main theme of the conference, which explores some of the current issues that affect the way healthcare is delivered, the environment in which it is delivered and how modern information systems available at the point of care will transform the patient experience.
Embracing innovation, collaboration and change
The two-day HEALTH+IN4MATICS 2012 event at the ICC Birmingham is designed to meet the needs of healthcare practitioners, information users, information and IT professionals and solutions suppliers. This year the event focuses on how innovation and collaboration can support organisations to move forward, become more productive, reduce costs and improve the quality of the care that they provide.
This year’s keynote speakers have been carefully selected for their ability to recognise that innovation through technology and an organisation’s willingness to embrace change are key to survival in challenging economic times and Dame Fiona is no exception.
Dame Fiona was President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists from 1993-1996 and chairman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges from 1995-1996. From 1996-1997 she chaired the Caldicott Committee on patient identifiable data for the National Health Service Executive, and since June 2011 has been the chairman of the National Information Governance Board.
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Source: HEALTH+IN4MATICS
