iSOFT Brings Together Leading Thinkers at 'Ideaworks For Healthcare'

iSOFT Group LimitediSOFT Group Limited, one of the world's biggest healthcare technology companies, will bring together the world's leading thinkers and creators of change to debate, challenge and discuss ideas on the future of healthcare innovation at its inaugural Ideaworks for Healthcare symposium in London this month.

Ideaworks 09 - which will be held at The Grove hotel in Hertfordshire, England, from Wednesday 21 to Friday 23 October 2009 - is an independent forum to explore the most innovative and radical thinking on the future of healthcare technology. Delegates from business, technology and healthcare organisations worldwide will challenge and inspire one another towards improving healthcare through the power of ideas.

Keynote speakers include social commentator Malcolm Gladwell (author of Outliers, Blink and The Tipping Point) whose gift for articulating fresh ideas has influenced a generation of business leaders. Mr Gladwell will open the discussion by addressing whether we are at healthcare's 'Tipping Point' and how to accelerate a new era of innovation in healthcare.

David Brailer, America's first 'Health Innovation Czar' and Chairman of Health Evolution Partners, will explore strategies for managing change in healthcare systems. Other creative minds include:

  • Dr Brian Cohen, chief technology officer at iSOFT, who has more than 20 years experience in developing systems for healthcare markets worldwide,
  • Nigel Milan, Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia,
  • Dr Glyn Hayes, Secretary General of The European Institute for Health Records, and President, of the U.K Council for Health Infomatics Professions,
  • Jon Hoeksma, Co-founder and Director of eHealth Media.

iSOFT's first invite-only Ideaworks symposium will focus around three agendas:

  • Personalised medicine and genomics: How healthcare providers can use genomics to develop personalised health plans.
  • The semantic web: Web 3.0 - hype or Holy Grail for healthcare IT?
  • Human/machine interface: Bridging the gap between the human cognitive model of what people want to accomplish and the computer's understanding of the user's task.

Gary Cohen, Executive Chairman & CEO of iSOFT, said: "There have been a number of 'tipping points' in healthcare innovation throughout history, and technology is right now driving another transformation in how care is provided on a global scale. The spirit of Ideaworks is to inspire creative thinking among clinicians, care providers and technologists by bringing together some of the world's leading thinkers to inject fresh ideas and engender change that has real benefits for billions of people."

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About iSOFT Group
iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF) is the largest health information technology company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, and among the world's biggest providers of advanced application solutions in modern healthcare economies.

iSOFT works with healthcare professionals to design and build software applications that answer all of the difficult questions posed by today's healthcare delivery challenges. Our solutions act as a catalyst for change, supporting free exchange of critical information across diverse care settings and participating organisations.

Today, more than 13,000 provider organisations in more than 40 countries use iSOFT's solutions to manage patient information and drive improvements in their core processes. The group's sustainable development is delivered through careful planning, in-depth analysis of the market, and anticipation of our clients' evolving requirements. Our business is driven by the collective talent, experience and commitment of some 4,700 specialists, including more than 2,700 technology and development professionals.

A global network of iSOFT subsidiaries, supported by an extensive partner network, provides substantial experience of national healthcare markets. As a result, we offer our clients comprehensive knowledge of local market requirements in terms of culture, language, working practices, regulation and organizational structure.

www.isofthealth.com

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