Why Patient First Summit in India
Our experience of healthcare services and infrastructure in India have mandated us to rethink how patients are placed and cared for across the whole continuum of care. Further, COVID-19 pandemic brought to fore many such concerns that made this thinking stark. Therefore, IHW Patient First Summit platform is one of its kind initiatives that bring together all the key stakeholders who would support building stronger health systems in India with patient care and values to its core. The mission is to drive forward looking policies, patient centric strategies and actions, based on science, patient experience, system design and partnerships, to eliminate all sources of avoidable risk and harm to patients and health workers.
The platform will bring together medical fraternity, responsible government institutions & authorities, Pharmaceutical industry, Patient advocacy groups & individuals, and Patients themselves to share thoughts insights into levelling up Patient Centricity & Advocacy in healthcare infrastructure & practices, and Pharmaceutical sector through Long-Term engagement, partnerships, Co-Creation & Collaborating effectively with stakeholder networks to drive Patient-Centric journeys & health outcomes that place the Patient first at the heart of decision making and modern healthcare delivery mechanism. It will further highlight the need of growing attention to patient-centricity in modern healthcare and encouraging & meaningful role of patient advocacy.
Our experience of healthcare services and infrastructure in India have mandated us to rethink how patients are placed and cared for across the whole continuum of care. Further, COVID-19 pandemic brought to fore many such concerns that made this thinking stark. Therefore, IHW Patient First Summit platform is one of its kind initiatives that bring together all the key stakeholders who would support building stronger health systems in India with patient care and values to its core. The mission is to drive forward looking policies, patient centric strategies and actions, based on science, patient experience, system design and partnerships, to eliminate all sources of avoidable risk and harm to patients and health workers.
The platform will bring together medical fraternity, responsible government institutions & authorities, Pharmaceutical industry, Patient advocacy groups & individuals, and Patients themselves to share thoughts insights into levelling up Patient Centricity & Advocacy in healthcare infrastructure & practices, and Pharmaceutical sector through Long-Term engagement, partnerships, Co-Creation & Collaborating effectively with stakeholder networks to drive Patient-Centric journeys & health outcomes that place the Patient first at the heart of decision making and modern healthcare delivery mechanism. It will further highlight the need of growing attention to patient-centricity in modern healthcare and encouraging & meaningful role of patient advocacy.
Agenda
- Patient First Strategy to improve Engagement & Collaboration
- Patient Centricity outlook for the pharmaceutical and life science industry
- Impact of Innovation, Digital and New Technology in patient services.
- Influence of Patient advocacy in shaping government policy, drug development and healthcare delivery mechanism
- Importance of advocacy groups and individuals in providing specific disease & illness focused care
Key Highlights of the Summit
- Challenges in existing healthcare delivery mechanism focusing on patient centricity & Advocacy
- Role of advocacy groups and individuals in providing specific disease & illness focused care to patients
- government institutions & authorities in patient first policy framework and supporting innovation, access, education and training
- Long term engagement, partnerships, & collaboration with pharmaceutical companies and private organizations
- Use of Digital and New Technology to strengthen the existing patients collaboration platforms and healthcare delivery
- Digital & strategic virtual engagement, and involvement in Clinical Trials
- Roadmap to long-lasting relationship, consistent patient engagement and empowerment
- Geographical and language challenges in understanding Patient perspectives and overcoming barriers of engagement
- Understand patients as people by collaborating and partnering with integrated health care systems
Organizer
IHW Council is a not for profit organization that works towards creating awareness and advocacy for a healthier world. Set up in response to a strong call to bridge the gaps in preventive healthcare and environmental protection, the Council advocate’s adherence to the highest standards accepted internationally in healthcare. With the core belief that health is a human right and not only the responsibility of the individual, the Council raises pressing concerns in the healthcare fraternity and engages policy makers, key government officials, academia, industry, health care experts and civil society.
IHW Patient First Awards 2022
The IHW Patient First Awards would highlight the positive change and focus of these organizations, groups and individuals that are starving to bring about this permanent change in reducing health disparities, and providing much needed care & guidance to the patients at all stages.