JOHANNESBURG,SOUTH AFRICA - Media OutReach - 20 September 2019 - The healthcare industry has historically been slow inadopting technology, however, studies show that by embracing emergingtechnologies such as AI, EHR, IoMT, augmented reality, wearables and roboticsthe industry can reap significant benefits, namely improved patient care, lowerhealthcare costs, dosage error reduction, hospital asset tracking andmonitoring, and reducing the need for large numbers of on-site medicalpersonnel in African healthcare facilities.

For sustainable success and growthin the healthcare arena, it is critical to embrace technologies that not onlyresult in a reduction in the overall cost of care, especially in theseeconomically challenging times, but also keep up with global trends. The 5^th annual Healthcare InnovationSummit Africa aims to tackle the many healthcare challenges that stillexist in Africa, as well as critically assess the ways in which emergingtechnology trends can improve healthcare on the continent. 

Set to take place on the 08 and 09 October 2019,at the Gallagher Convention Centre, the fifth edition of the HealthcareInnovation Summit Africa willfocus on exploring emerging healthcare technology trends and aims to providesolutions to technology challenges within healthcare. Under the theme "Digital Building Blocks For A PatientCentred Healthcare System" the summit will host the who's who of Africanhealthcare for two days of networking, lively intellectual exchange andexploration to see what's new, what's cutting edge and what will shape thefuture of healthcare.

HISA2019 will join the dots between innovation andpracticality, presenting the latest healthcare technologies and showcasing theirpractical application and integration into existing healthcare infrastructure.

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Confirmed speakers for the summit include:

• Valter Adao - Chief Digital &Innovation Officer, Deloitte Africa
• Etienne Dreyer - AssociateDirector at PwC
• Dr Nomafrench Mbombo - WesternCape Minister, Department of Health Western Cape
• Dr Mwenya Kasonde - AssistantDirector of Global Health, Ministry of Health Zambia
• Dr Abdi Mohamed - COO MetropolitanHospital Nairobi & Co-Founder & CEO Ladnan Hospital, Kenya
• Suren Govender - Group ChiefDigital Officer, Life Healthcare Group
• Dr Herman Myburgh - CEO &Co-Founder, HearX Group
• Dr Bandile Masuku - Health MEC,Gauteng Department of Health
• Dr Rajeev Eashwari- DirectorICT/E-Health Department of Health Gauteng
• Moredreck Chibi- World HealthOrganization Technical Officer: Local production of pharmaceuticals
• Dr Lance Lasersohn- SpecialistAnesthesiologist and Intensive Care Physician SASA Vice President
• Dr Maximilien Goris-Gbenou-Urologist - Hospital Marseille Beauregard Vert-Coteau (Marseille, France)
• Uylsse Baguida- CEO and CO-FounderU-HOPE

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5 Reasons To Attend #HISA2019:

1.     Gain theknowledge needed to become an agent of digital change within your healthcareinstitution.

2.     Find outhow new technologies are transforming healthcare in Africa.

3.     Hearabout HealthTech advances and follow up on digital transformation successstories and best practices.

4.     Findsolutions to healthcare data challenges and discover EHR implementationstrategies that work.

5.     Adoptmodels to pave a way to smart hospitals in Africa using a range of digitalapplications such as AI, computer-assisted surgery, IoMT, Cloud Computing,blockchain and robotics.

Key Topics at #HISA2019:

• Making NHI areality with the power of technology.
• PrecisionMedicine: A new era in patient-centered care.
• The role oftechnology in chronic disease management and control.
• Digitaldisruption in the pharmaceutical industry and its impact on the entire spectrumof drug development and clinical trials.
• The future ofOncology: Why data and analytics are critical.
• Electronichealthcare records: Best practices, challenges, and opportunities.

3 ways toparticipate:

1.      To register visit: https://www.healthcareinnovationsummit.co.za/register/

2.      To sponsor or exhibit your educationtechnology solutions at the summit visit:https://www.healthcareinnovationsummit.co.za/sponsor-2/

3.     To speak at the conference send an email to events@itnewsafrica.com