 First-ever real-time collaboration unites Commonwealth communities in discussion of Malaria Prevention, Narcotics Control, Web-care and Social Transformation Are Highlights of Real-Time Global Collaboration
Toronto, February 7, 2007 - Si3 has helped create the globe’s first online real-time conference on health care issues, bridging Commonwealth communities in North America, India, and the Muslim world.
“CommonPulse”, on February 6th and 7th, was dedicated to breaking down global silos for one-third of the world’s population. The goal of CommonPulse is to allow the best practices in technology and services to be shared so that costs are lowered, adoption cycles are shortened and more people are treated with better results.
More than 200 health care experts went online for the event, which featured expert panels in Toronto, Delhi and Karachi.
“The Internet can give the world now a way to share their most innovative technologies and practices,” said Ghalia Naseer, Corporate Relations Manager of SI3. “We can continually share best practices, to alleviate suffering in countries ranging from developing nations to the most developed nation: the United States. America, for example, now has the most expensive health care system on the planet, and a level of general health in its population that is lower than in most industrialized countries. We can spark the partnerships that will help Americans achieve better health care at lower cost.”
Si3 is Pakistan’s premier systems integrator firm, and a founder of the Commonwealth Advantage program, an organization to promote Canadian business and strengthen trade ties within the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Advantage, headed by former Industry Minister Sinclair Stevens, seeks out immediate and long-term strategic trade alliance opportunities for Commonwealth businesses, emphasizing the high-tech industry sectors.
The Panel in Pakistan that was organized by Si3 included many of the top names in health care in south Asia:
Keynote Speaker
“The Aga Khan University Hospital: Challenges Facing Hospitals in the Developing World ” |
Dr. Nadir Ali Syed,
Vice Dean, Aga Khan University Hospital |
Web Panel |
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“Neurological Treatment in Pakistan” |
Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui
Director, Epilepsy Program and Associate professor of Neurology; National Institute of Child Health, Pakistan; |
“Outsourcing in Healthcare” |
Dr. Shoaib Sobani
CEO, Medical Informatics (Pvt Ltd) |
“Public-Private Partnerships” |
Dr. Anwar Naqvi
Assistant Director, Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation (SIUT) |
“Cancer Care Best Practices” |
Dr. Faisal Sultan
CEO, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital (SKM). |
“Evidence-Based E-Health Development”
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Dr. Shariq Khoja,
Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Health Sciences and Medical Director’s Office, Aga Khan University |
The first of the "Common Pulse" online events will be followed by continuing dialogue on issues of importance to global healthcare stakeholders.
The launch event for the CommonPulse initiative featured three “Foundation Countries”:
Canada with its exemplary technology and leading-edge practices in health care management and access for global companies to enter the U.S.;
India with a billion people who need health care and an economy that is growing fast enough for its GDP to overtake the U.S. by 2050
Pakistan with double-digit economic growth and a gateway to the Muslim world.
The Commonwealth itself has more than 50 countries with their combined population of more than two billion people -- a third of the population of the earth!
To see the archives of the launch event of CommonPulse, go to:
www.CommonPulse.com
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