Overview

The Saudi e-Health Conference was first held in May 2006 over two days. Over 500 healthcare senior managers, executives, e-Health project managers, healthcare professionals, biomedical engineers, and information technology professionals attended the conference. It was decided therefore to hold the conference for the second time expanding the spectrum of speakers and extending the period of conference for better utilization of knowledge and experiences and addition to creating more opportunities for networking.

Objectives

To expand awareness about health informatics and emphasize its importance in enhancing the quality of healthcare delivery and ensuring the efficient utilization of resources
To explore new trends and latest technologies relevant to e-Health
To create opportunities for networking, exchange experiences and sharing knowledge in the field of healthcare informatics

Main Topics

e-Health Strategies & Policies
International Trends & Experiences in e-Health services
e-Health Applications & Infrastructure
Perspectives of Electronic Medical Records
Health Insurance and Coding
Healthcare IT for physicians and healthcare practitioners
Emerging Technologies in Healthcare

Who should attend?

Healthcare Executives and Leaders
Hospital Administrative and Clinical Managers
Healthcare Practitoiners
e-Health Project Managers
Health Insurerance Profesionals
Medical Records and Coding Profesionals
Biomedical Engineers
Healthcare IT Professionals
Students of Healthcare and IT

Organizing Committee Members:

Dr. Majid Altuwaijri Dean, School of Public Health and Health Informatics King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science
Eng. Hamad Aldaeg Chief Information Officer King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center	Eng. Khaled Aldamegh Chief Information Officer Riyadh Military Hospital
Mr. Bassam Alkharashi Deputy Director General MeduNet	Mr. Ahmad Alhoraibi Team Leader, Medical Applications National Guard Health Affairs

Scientific Committee Members:

Mohammed R. Alyemeni, Dr.PH Vice Dean, College of Business Administration Asst. Professor of Health Information Systems and Hospital Administration King Saudi University
Abdulkarim Almuhanna, M.D. Director, Medical and Clinical Informatics Unit King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center	Bakheet Aldosari, Ph.D, HIM Director, Health Informatics Program Asst Professor of Health Information Management School of Public Health & Health Informatics King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Ahmed Albarrak, Ph.D. Director, Computer & Informatics, University Hospitals Asst. Professor, Family & Community Medicine College of Medicine King Saud University	Mohammed Maghazil, D.Sc. Head of Application Information Technology Affairs King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Designed & Sustained by
The Saudi Association for Health Informatics (SAHI)