Program
The complete two-day program with session descriptions is available to download here (PDF). A brief outline is below:

Saturday, September 29, 2007 | Westin Copley Hotel - 3rd Floor

• Registration - 9:00 am
• Flat Medicine - 9:30 am
  

  Robert K. Crone, MD President and CEO Harvard Medical International

  John Helfrick, DDS, MS, FICD, FACD Senior Consultant Harvard Medical International

• Break - 10:30 am
• The Future of Medical Education - 11:00 am
  (Interactive Panel Discussion)
  

  H. Tom Aretz, MD Vice President of Global Programs Harvard Medical International	N. Lynn Eckhert, MD, MPH, DrPH Director of Academic Programs Harvard Medical International
  Elizabeth Armstrong, MAT, PhD Director of Education Programs Harvard Medical International	Peter Dieter, PhD Dean of Medical Education Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine Dresden University of Technology

• Lunch - 12:30 pm
• Choosing Where to Send Patients Around the World - 1:30 pm
  Ms. Pascaline Wolfermann
  Director of Resource Development
  MEDEX Assistance Corporation

• Competing in the Global Marketplace - 2:00 pm
  

  Robert K. Crone, MD President and CEO Harvard Medical International	Anil Kamath, MBA, CPA Managing Director Wockhardt Hospitals
  Meri Behar, MA International Hospital Director, Director of Marketing Acibadem Healthcare Group

• Break - 3:00 pm
• Evolving Trends in Quality and Safety Oversight - 3:15 pm
  (Interactive Panel Discussion)
  

  Harvey J. Makadon, MD Vice President for Global Programs Harvard Medical International	Kenneth Sands, MD, MPH Vice President of Healthcare Quality Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  Sarper Tanli, MD, MHA Director HMI Gulf, FZ LLC	Patricia Folcarelli, RN, PhD Director, Professional Nursing Practice Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  Metin Cakmakci, MD, MS, FACS, FACPE Medical Director Acibadem Healthcare Group

• Group Dinner - 6:30 pm | Harvard Medical School - Waterhouse Faculty Room

Sunday, September 30, 2007 | Westin Copley Hotel - 3rd Floor

• Preparing, Recruiting and Retaining Health Care Professionals
  (Interactive Panel Discussion)
  

  Elizabeth Brown, RN, MSN, MBA Director of Clinical Services Harvard Medical International	Sharon S. Kleefield, MA, PhD Director of Healthcare Quality Harvard Medical International
  Dusdee Tongpuy, RN, MS Executive Director, Nursing Phyathai Hospital Group	Ms. Gökben Sarac Olzap Director of Human Resources Acibadem Healthcare Group
  Ms. Joanne Ayoub Director of Organizational Development and Staffing Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

• Break - 10:30 am
• New Paradigms in Health Care - 10:45 am
  

  Mehul Mehta, MD Sr. Vice-President & Chief Strategy Officer Harvard Medical International	Dr. Martin Berlin Chief Operating Officer Tatweer
  Mr. Eric H. Twerdahl Medical Student Harvard Medical School

• End of HMI Program - 12:30 pm
• Bus Departs Westin for Doubletree Hotel - 1:00 pm

ISQua Program

All attendees of World-Class Medicine: Creating Clinical Care Centers of the Future are eligible for a special discounted price of $1,050 to attend the 2007 ISQua conference, Transforming Healthcare In The Electronic Age, immediately afterwards on Sunday, September 30. Click here for the ISQua Program registration form. MORE ABOUT ISQua - The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) is a non-profit, independent organization with members in over 70 that is committed to driving continual improvement in the quality and safety of healthcare worldwide through education, research, collaboration and the dissemination of evidence based knowledge.

For more information, please email hmi@hms.harvard.edu