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GS1 and the Global Healthcare User Group Would Like to Learn from Your Global GS1 Healthcare Conference 6-8 October 2009 Hospital Authority Building Hong Kong Global GS1 Healthcare Conference Hong Kong, 6-8 October 2009 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................... 1 Welcome ......................................................................................................................... 2 Agenda ............................................................................................................................ 3 Work Groups ................................................................................................................... 8 General Information ......................................................................................................... 9 Shuttle Service .............................................................................................................. 10 Post-Conference Tour ................................................................................................... 10 H1N1 Influenza ............................................................................................................. 11 Networking Event .......................................................................................................... 12 Keynote Speakers ......................................................................................................... 13 Plenary Speakers .......................................................................................................... 15 List of Participants ......................................................................................................... 21 Acknowledgements This conference is co-hosted by: GS1 Healthcare and GS1 Hong Kong would like to thank the Food & Health Bureau (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government) and Hong Kong Hospital Authority for their generous contribution to this global conference. In addition, we would like to thank the following organisations for their support and their involvement in the Conference Organising Committee: - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (HKSAR) - Hong Kong Association of The Pharmaceutical Industry - Hong Kong Medical & Healthcare Device Industries Association - Hong Kong Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Last, but not least, we would like to thank all speakers for sharing their valuable insights and all participants for joining. GS1 Healthcare – Improving patient safety worldwide 1 Global GS1 Healthcare Conference Hong Kong, 6-8 October 2009 Welcome “Raising the bar on patient safety and supply chain efficiency” Dear Participant, On behalf of the Global Healthcare User Group, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 15th Global GS1 Healthcare Conference. We would like to sincerely thank the Food & Health Bureau (HKSAR), Hong Kong Hospital Authority and GS1 Hong Kong for hosting this conference in this beautiful global metropolis and in this remarkable Head Office of HKHA. The conference promises a truly diverse programme, with more than 20 international speakers addressing the latest regulatory and industry developments in healthcare supply chain management, automatic identification, traceability and electronic product catalogues. Security, traceability and efficiency in healthcare are currently at the forefront of government regulations and industry concerns around the world. GS1 Healthcare aims for the industry-wide and worldwide implementation of global supply chain standards in healthcare as key enabler for patient safety and efficiency improvements. In addition to the wide variety of presentations, the conference will also provide you the opportunity to leverage a unique neutral and international platform and to network and benchmark with other stakeholders from around the world. The work group sessions will allow you to get a better understanding of existing and developing standards, as well as contribute to the standards development process. Last, but not least, the post- conference tour on Friday will take you to the Prince of Wales Hospital, IDS Logistics and Hong Kong RFID Centre. Thank you for participating! We hope you will have an interesting, challenging and educational few days. Best regards, Ulrike Kreysa Director, Healthcare GS1 Global Office GS1 Healthcare – Improving patient safety worldwide 2 Global GS1 Healthcare Conference Hong Kong, 6-8 October 2009 Agenda Tuesday, 6 October 2009 8:30 Opening registration 9:00 – 10:00 PRE-CONFERENCE SESSION FOR NEWCOMERS Lecture Theatre 9:00 – 10:00 The World of GS1 Standards: An Introduction 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break Foyer 10:30 – 12:30 PLENARY SESSION Lecture Theatre Welcome Address by the Organising Committee’s Co-Chairs Raymond Wong, Chief Manager, Business Support Services, Hong 10:30 – 10:55 Kong Hospital Authority Anna Lin, Chief Executive, GS1 Hong Kong GS1 & Healthcare in the World 10:55 – 11:10 Chris Adcock, President Healthcare, GS1 Global Office GOVERNMENTAL AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS Security, traceability and efficiency in healthcare are currently at the forefront of government concerns around the world. This session will cover important developments in that area: eHealth, making IT work in 11:10 – 17:00 healthcare, traceability and unique device identification, electronic product catalogues, etc. All will have a significant impact on the healthcare sector and its supply chain, and will benefit from global supply chain standards. KEYNOTE – Electronic Health Record Sharing System as Essential Healthcare Infrastructure 11:10 – 11:40 Sandra Lee, JP, Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health), Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government Current Situation and Prospects of Supply Chain in the Chinese Healthcare Industry 11:40 – 12:05 Prof. Yanjie Gao, Director of Department of Information Technology for Healthcare, Ministry of Health China Electronic Health Records and Supply Chain Data Standards 12:05 – 12:30 Christian Hay, Senior Partner, Medinorma, Switzerland 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Foyer GS1 Healthcare – Improving patient safety worldwide 3 Global GS1 Healthcare Conference Hong Kong, 6-8 October 2009 13:30 – 17:00 PLENARY SESSION Lecture Theatre Encouraging Convergence in Regulatory Practices: Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF) 13:30 – 13:55 Unambiguous, Standardised and Harmonised Unique Device Identification (UDI) Jay Crowley, Senior Advisor for Patient Safety, US FDA Implementation of a Post-Market Traceability Program for Implantable Medical Devices 13:55 – 14:20 Yan Liang, Director of International & Legal Affairs Division, Shanghai Municipal Food & Drug Administration(SH-FDA) “There is a Medication Administration Problem” - Improving Medication Safety in New Zealand 14:20 – 14:45 Chai Chuah, Chief Executive, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand Connecting for Health in the U.K.: Better and Safer Care 14:45 – 15:10 Neil Lawrence, AIDC Manager, Technology Office, NHS Connecting for Health, U.K. 15:10 – 15:40 Coffee Break Foyer eHealth Reform in Australia: Putting the Necessary Infrastructure in Place Stephen Johnston, Head of National Infrastructure Services, National 15:40 – 16:20 eHealth Transition Authorities, Australia National Product Catalogue and eProcurement Ken Nobbs, , Program Manager – Medical Products, National eHealth Transition Authorities, Australia Creating a Common Language: Development of the Turkish National Drug and Medical Devices Database 16:20 – 17:00 Prof. Mustafa Özmen, Deputy CEO of Hacettepe University Hospital, Turkey and President of the Turkish Medical Informatics Association and Cumhur Ceken, Tepe Technologic Services Co. 18:45 – 22:00 Networking dinner – For more details, see page 12 GS1 Healthcare – Improving patient safety worldwide 4 Global GS1 Healthcare Conference Hong Kong, 6-8 October 2009 Wednesday, 7 October 2009 9:00 – 13:00 PLENARY SESSION Lecture Theatre THE HOSPITAL PERSPECTIVE Many leading hospitals worldwide are advancing GS1 Standards to make their supply chain management more secure and efficient. This 9:00 – 14:35 session will provide a vision on how to enhance supply chain management in a hospital, based on global standards, as well as various experiences from hospitals around the world. KEYNOTE - Modernisation of Supply Chain Management in Hospital Authority, Hong Kong 9:00– 9:40 Raymond Wong, Chief Manager, Business Support Services, Hong Kong Hospital Authority Using GS1 Standards for Tracking Blood Derivatives 9:40 – 10:05 Feargal McGroarty, St James's Hospital, Ireland Management Analysis for Patient Safety using GS1 Standard 10:05 – 10:30 Codes Dr. Tanaka, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Japan 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break Foyer Unique Device Identification of Surgical Instruments with 11:00 – 11:25 DataMatrix 2D Bar Codes Frédérique Frémont, C.H.I Robert Ballanger Hospital, France Drug Traceability System Using RFID in Hospital 11:25 – 11:50 Dr. Takao Orii, Kanto Medical Centre NTT EC, Japan KEYNOTE - Premier's Vision for High Performing Healthcare Organisations: Linking Supply Chain, Patient Safety and Clinical 11:50 – 12:30 Outcomes Joe Pleasant, Chief Information Officer, Premier Inc., USA GS1 Healthcare – Improving patient safety worldwide 5 Global GS1 Healthcare Conference Hong Kong, 6-8 October 2009 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Foyer 13:30 - 17:00 PLENARY SESSION Lecture Theatre How to Improve The Patient Care and Medication Management Process - What We Are Doing in Hong Kong Public Hospitals 13:30 – 13:55 S. 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