CHICAGO, Nov 24 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The HIMSS & Health 2.0 Middle East Digital Health Conference & Exhibition will take place as a digital event from 29 Nov. - 2 Dec., 2020, under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and in a joint collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the Saudi Health Council and the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

The conference aims to discuss current challenges, visions, and ideas about future plans and potential solutions in the field of healthcare at the regional and international levels. The conference will also address the latest findings of health information technology and ways to benefit from it, and spread awareness of the importance of health information technology and its effective role in raising performance efficiency and improving quality services and optimal use of resources in the health sector. In addition to highlighting their vital role and providing the highest possible quality in providing healthcare to all beneficiaries.

The conference will have the participation of specialists in the digital healthcare sector from inside and outside the Kingdom and will include many lectures and short workshops "remotely" under the slogan "Transforming Health and Care Together: From Vision to Reality", presented by Saudi experts, lecturers and internationals in the field of information technology and healthcare.

During the conference, many different themes will be discussed, including: create a digital workplace and discuss the status quo, lead shared innovations and new business models, expand healthcare beyond the hospital, harness the power of data: enable smarter health systems, lessons learned from COVID-19, leverage digital health to predict, prevent and manage future crises. In addition to shedding light on the latest advanced technological innovations in the fields of healthcare and ways to benefit from them.

Registration is now open.

Details on the conference can be found here.

About HIMSS

HIMSS is a global advisor and thought leader supporting the transformation of the health ecosystem through information and technology. As a mission driven non-profit, HIMSS offers a unique depth and breadth of expertise in health innovation, public policy, workforce development, research and analytics to advise global leaders, stakeholders and influencers on best practices in health information and technology. Through our innovation engine, HIMSS delivers key insights, education and engaging events to healthcare providers, governments and market suppliers, ensuring they have the right information at the point of decision. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, HIMSS serves the global health information and technology communities with focused operations across North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Our members include more than 80,000 individuals, 480 provider organizations, 470 non-profit partners and 650 health services organizations.

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SOURCE: HIMSS

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