In light of the current regional conflict and ongoing disruption, we have made the decision to move the BMJ Future Health Middle East conference to an online format.

The conference will now take place on 13 May via Zoom.

The BMJ Future Health Middle East conference programme brings together healthcare leaders, innovators and clinicians to explore the technologies, strategies and partnerships shaping the future of health.

Through keynotes, panels and interactive sessions, the agenda focuses on practical approaches to digital transformation, the responsible use of AI, scaling health innovation, and building the skills and systems needed to deliver better care across the region and beyond.

 

 

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07:30
  1. Leadership breakfast (by invitation)
    60 mins
08:00
  1. Registration
    30 mins
08:30
  1. Opening Keynote
    45 mins
    Our opening keynote will feature a welcome address from Kamran Abbasi, Editor in Chief of the British Medical Journal.
09:15
  1. Networking break
    45 mins
10:00
  1. BMJ | VMI Future Health Leaders
    Leading through complexity: Building collective intelligence for system-wide transformation. (by invitation only)
    60 mins
    In an increasingly intricate healthcare environment, our ability to transform hinges on our collective intelligence. This panel will convene senior leaders from across the region to share strategies f …
  2. How to be an intrapreneur: innovating from within the healthcare system
    60 mins
  3. Integrating wearables into clinical care: challenges and opportunities
    60 mins
    Wearable technology has the potential to shift care from episodic, clinic-based encounters to more proactive, personalized, and preventive healthcare, improving outcomes while reducing system burden. …
11:00
  1. Refreshments and networking
    30 mins
11:30
  1. BMJ | VMI Future Health Leaders
    Cultivating tomorrow's healthcare leaders: A strategic approach to system-wide impact. (by invitation only)
    60 mins
    This workshop will explore the critical imperative of intentionally embedding leadership development across all levels of the organization to empower future leaders, promising clinicians, and high-pot …
  2. Digital health where it matters most: innovation in humanitarian response
    60 mins
    In this panel discussion you will hear lessons learned from deploying digital health technologies rapidly and with limited resource in settings such as warzones and natural disasters.
  3. Adopting generative AI in daily clinical practice
    60 mins
    This session will examine how generative AI tools can be integrated into everyday clinical workflows, from clinical documentation and decision support to patient communication and education. It will a …
12:30
  1. Lunch and networking
    60 mins
13:30
  1. BMJ | VMI Future Health Leaders
    The enduring value of daily management: Empowering teams and delivering stability even during leadership change. (by invitation only)
    60 mins
    Daily management focuses on the activities and behaviours in each department to ensure patient demand is met and abnormalities are brought to the surface and addressed by leaders and care team members …
  2. Designing for equity: reducing bias in digital health through human-centred innovation
    60 mins
    When digital health tools are designed for the "average" user, they often inadvertently exclude the very populations that need them most. In this session we'll examine why accessibility is a key facto …
  3. Challenge Lab: Digital patient experience
    60 mins
    In this interactive session, we’ll work in small groups to identify digital solutions that tackle real-world challenges in patient care. Some examples may include AI driven PREMS and PROMS, patient jo …
14:30
  1. Refreshments and networking
    30 mins
15:00
  1. BMJ | VMI Future Health Leaders
    Human connection while healthcare is reimagined. (by invitation only)
    45 mins
    The giving and receiving of care depends on human connection. Kindness is central to good care, and good teamwork. But too often, and perhaps increasingly, the human element is lacking. This session, …
  2. Combating disinformation and harnessing the power of social media in healthcare
    45 mins
    This session will explore the dual role of social media in healthcare—as a powerful tool for education and engagement, and a major channel for the spread of health disinformation. It will cover how fa …
07:30
  1. Leadership breakfast (by invitation)
    60 mins
08:00
  1. Registration
    30 mins
08:30
  1. Opening Keynote: AI, Islam, ethics, healthcare and the law
    45 mins
09:15
  1. Networking break
    30 mins
09:45
  1. Rolling out EHR at scale: transformational case studies from across the region
    60 mins
    This session will compare and contrast real-world case studies of large-scale electronic health record (EHR) implementations from across the region, highlighting both the transformational potential an …
  2. How to develop the next generation workforce of digital leader (with BMJ Leader)
    60 mins
    Early Career Professionals are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between frontline clinical challenges and innovative technological solutions. Join this dynamic session to explore how we can devel …
10:45
  1. Refreshments and networking
    30 mins
  2. Funding Wisely: Making smart, integrated technology decisions at scale
    135 mins
    This session explores how leaders can navigate a crowded health technology landscape where many solutions appear promising but often fall short in real-world implementation. It will focus on evaluatin …
11:15
  1. Beyond one-size-fits-all: the future of precision healthcare
    60 mins
    We are entering the age of Precision Healthcare, an approach that leverages an individual's genetic makeup, environment, and lifestyle to tailor medical treatment and prevention strategies. This sessi …
  2. Shaping AI regulation in healthcare, a regional discussion
    60 mins
  3. Getting your work published
    60 mins
    Join editors from the BMJ Group journals for an interactive session on how to develop and publish your work. Bring along your current project and chat with one of our editors for tailored feedback and …
12:15
  1. Lunch and networking
    60 mins
13:15
  1. Digital patient safety: how data, AI, and connected systems are redefining clinical risk
    60 mins
  2. Digitally enabled Value Based Healthcare
    60 mins
  3. Challenge Lab
    60 mins
    In this interactive session, we’ll work in small groups to identify digital solutions that tackle real-world challenges in patient care.
14:15
  1. Refreshments and networking
    30 mins
14:45
  1. Closing Keynote: Digital efficiency in nursing: shifting time from screens to patients
    30 mins
    In this panel session we will explore how AI-driven and automated workflows are stripping away administrative burden, allowing nurses to return to the bedside.

*Please note that this programme is not final and will change

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