Net zero in healthcare: how is it possible? What is the role of current and future healthcare leaders in driving the sustainability agenda? What are the bold and collective actions to take in line with the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs, to minimize environmental impact and transform services?

In this episode, Sonia Roschnik, Director of the Geneva Sustainability Centre sat down with Stephanie Allen, Rod Hochman, and Bertrand Levrat to discuss healthcare leadership and sustainability. 

About the Speakers:

Sonia Roschnik 
Director, Geneva Sustainability Centre

Stephanie Allen
Global Health & Social Services Leader
Deloitte LLP

Bertrand Levrat
CEO, University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG)

Dr Rod Hochman
President & CEO, Providence

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Plenary Session 3: Net zero in healthcare: how is it possible?

IHF's Big Data Special Interest Group focuses on the imperatives and advantages of harnessing big data and analytics to improve performance in healthcare systems.

In this episode, we invited members of the Big Data Steering Committee, to shed light on the use of big data in healthcare. Using the expertise, knowledge and insights of members of the Big Data SIG, we discussed the challenges, opportunities and practical implications for hospital leaders on using big data in decision-making

Demystifying big data

IHF's Telehealth Special Interest Group aims to create exclusive thought-leadership products on the use of telehealth in hospitals, raising awareness amongst the IHF’s Members (and beyond) on the imperatives and advantages of harnessing digital technology in healthcare systems. Sponsored by Teladoc Health, this SIG focuses on navigating the future of telehealth for hospitals and health service providers.

In this episode, Ed Percy, HHS Vice President EMEA at Teladoc Health, sat down with Sonia Roschnik and Dr Hesham Abdelghaffar to shed light on the role of telemedicine in the transition to net-zero healthcare. They discussed opportunities, challenges, and practical implications for hospital leaders of using telemedicine to reduce the carbon footprint of their hospitals.

Talking telemedicine and healthcare's carbon footprint

In partnership with Healthcare UK, this 3-part podcast series will showcase the best of British innovation in our UK NHS services in the run-up to IHF’s World Hospital Congress in Lisbon in October. The Healthcare UK team, part of the Department for Business and Trade, works jointly with the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England to empower UK healthcare providers to do business overseas.

This second episode discusses pilot testing of innovations and how they are implemented and scaled-up in the NHS. The speakers also discussed how products are currently being tested, how their impact is measured and then adopted into the NHS. We’ll also cover what we can learn from failures in this process. 

If you want to hear more, come and meet Healthcare UK at the World Health Congress, where they are running the symposium ‘Bridging the mental health care gap: lessons for hospital and healthcare leaders’ and the roundtable discussion ‘How innovations in early diagnostics and intervention solutions are being implemented into the NHS and improving the efficiency of cancer care in the UK’.

Pilot testing and implementation  of innovations in the NHS

IHF's Young Executive Leaders is an annual programme for selected young executives to improve their management and leadership skills and network internationally. Between May and November, participants attend a series of masterclasses in key healthcare leadership areas. Small group work to complete topical assignments are an opportunity for the selected young executives to share their insights across our global community. The capstone experience for participants is attending the annual World Hospital Congress, where they graduate to the YEL Alumni network.

In this podcast, YEL 2023 Working Group 7 discussed the issues related to attracting, recruiting, and retaining skilled staff. They also covered the strategies for risk mitigation in the HR area related to challenges such: 

•	ensuring an effective and efficient workforce, ready to adapt to new challenges
•	efficient upskilling of the current workforce, 
•	prevention of wage theft by individuals and organisations alike

Human health resources: preparing for and overcoming the shortage

As part of our Big Data Roadmap - a roadmap that leads you step by step through the design and delivery of a strategy to use Big Data in your healthcare organization - this episode focuses on the key issues relating to data collection for hospital leaders.

Dr Sujoy Kar, member of the Big Data SIG steering committee sat down with Joseph Thekkath from the Joint Commission. Together, they adress questions such as what's the purpose of collecting data? How do you quantify it? What is the role of emerging technologies?

Listen to this episode to learn more about all of this!

Big Data Roadmap Step 2: Data Collection

Climate change has a direct and increasingly damaging impact on both the health of communities and healthcare delivery. Luckily, the healthcare sector has many opportunities to reduce its negative environmental impact while contributing to better health for all.

We have taken the occasion of Earth Day - 22 April - to record a special episode of our podcast focusing on the role of hospitals in relation to environmental sustainability, a natural fit with their leading role in their communities and as champions of health.

At the IHF World Hospital Congress 2023 in Lisbon, the plenary session on sustainability in healthcare triggered a lot of queries from the audience. In this episode, we are delighted to welcome two healthcare leaders who will speak at our IHF Congress 2024 to answer some of these questions, in particular:

Cost is perceived as a barrier, but does going green help to reduce operating costs and how do we ensure it is a budgeting priority?
Often "sustainability" is viewed as an issue about buildings and energy - how do we balance the conversation to include clinical care?
Data doesn't need to be a barrier: how can hospital leaders approach measuring and benchmarking as part of their strategy?

Net zero in healthcare  – Leadership in action

This year, the IHF is bringing the 47th edition of the World Hospital Congress to the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bringing to life the concept of "global learning, local action", this is the second time that Rio is hosting the Congress, which was last held in Brazil in 2009. What can healthcare leaders from the region, and across the globe, gain from participating in such an event?  

In this special Portuguese-language episode, we invited Dr Adelvânio F. Morato, President of the Brazilian Hospital Federation, as well as the Congress Scientific Committee Co-chairs, Dr Graccho Alvim Neto, who is Director of the Association of Hospitals of the State of Rio de Janeiro, and Ms Gilvane Lolato, the Operational Manager at Brazil’s National Accreditation Organization, to share their reflections on the importance of leaders from around the world learning from each other, their insights into organizing the Congress – and to give us a taste of what attendees can expect in Rio.

47º Congresso Mundial de Hospitais

IHF’s Global Rare Paediatric Disease Network is a community for IHF members working in rare paediatric disease to share experiences and best practices to improve the services provided to children and their families around the globe.

In this episode, Barbara Walczyk-Joers, President and CEO at Gillette Children's Specialty Health Care sat down with Ee Shien Tan, head of Clinical Genetics in Care Women's and Children's Hospital in Singapore and Heini Kanervo, rare diseases coordinator at University Hospital Brussels.
In this engaging podcast, they discuss the challenges and opportunities for the adoption of AI in all aspects of hospital management. What are the specific considerations when it comes to rare paediatric disease? Tune into a fascinating discussion with members of the IHF’s Global Rare Paediatric Disease Network to find out.

How can AI advance diagnosis and management of rare paediatric diseases?

As generations evolve, so do too the challenges and expectations awaiting our future leaders. The expectations that future leaders have are also vastly different than their predecessors.

In this episode, Pedro Delgado, Vice President at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in the UK sat down with Dr Lee, Chairman and CEO of Myongji Medical Foundation and Sidney Klajner, President of Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo. Together they answered questions such as “How do we capture the wisdom and experience of now and carry it into the future? Why is intergenerational leadership important?

Tune in to for an interesting and insightful conversation on the importance of intergenerational leadership and the ways we can bridge the gap between past and contemporary ways of working and expectations.

Generational leadership shift: Navigating new challenges, shaping better futures

Advancing global gender equity: A YEL podcast

This year marks the 10th year anniversary of the IHF Awards. This annual programme has been recognizing excellent projects, programmes, and services of hospitals and health services providers across the globe. In this episode, hosted by Dr Lawrence Lai, Chairman of the Awards Committee, we spotlight the 2024 Gold Winner of the Excellence Award for Leadership and Management. The Gold winner is Indonesia's leading cardiovascular specialty hospital, the National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita. With a vital mission of fostering a cardiovascular referral network for more than 500 regional general hospitals, this institution has set a benchmark in healthcare leadership.
 
In this engaging videocast, Dr Iwan Dakota, President Director of National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita in Indonesia. shares insights about their winning programme for the Excellence Award for Leadership and Management.

IHF Awards: Excellence Award for Leadership and Management

In this episode we featured Hospital Estadual de Dermatologia Sanitária Colônia Santa Marta (HDS), Brazil, the 2024 gold winner of the Excellence Award for Clinical Quality and Patient Safety - an Award which recognizes hospitals and health service providers who demonstrate excellence or outstanding achievements in advancing clinical quality.

Dr Lawrence Lai, Chairman of the Awards Committee, sat down with Thiago Delano Bernardes, Home Care Service Supervisor of HDS. The award winning project, Home Care Services started as an answer to the problem of hospital congestions and long term stay hospitalizations. Thiago shares how their teams visit patients in their homes to provide compassionate and personalized care. Tune in to hear more about it.

IHF Awards: Excellence Award for  Clinical Quality and Patient Safety

In this episode, chaired by Prof. Idris Guessous, Head of the Division of Primary Care medicine and Center of Innovation at University Hospital of Geneva, three outstanding leaders in global healthcare discuss the upcoming 48th World Hospital Congress taking place in Geneva in 2025. 
 
Sara Siegel, Global Head of Healthcare at Deloitte UK, Bertrand Levrat, Group Chief Operating Officer of Mediclinic, and Dr Peter Pronovost, Chief Quality & Clinical Transformation Officer at University Hospitals USA share insights on their journeys in healthcare, on how the World Hospital Congress empowers healthcare leaders to make progress in their own communities, and more.
 
Tune in to hear more about how Congress is built around one powerful principle, sharing knowledge across borders can drive meaningful improvement in hospital leadership and health outcomes.

Global voices in healthcare:  Insights ahead of World Hospital Congress

In this episode, hosted by Linda Clark, Director of Professional Development at the IHF, we step into the poster hall to explore the art and impact of poster presentations. Mauricio Alves (Deputy of the Board of Directors, Unidade Local de Saúde), Angels Gonzalez (CSR Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona), and Panagiotis Minogiannis (General Manager, Onassis Hospital, Athens) share their experiences and insights on how presenting an impactful poster at the IHF World Hospital Congress can amplify ideas, foster collaboration, and drive change across the global healthcare community.

Tune in to hear more about the breadth and depth of the Congress knowledge and how the posters represent a significant contribution to the content of our programme.

2024 Best Poster Awards Winners

In this episode, hosted by Linda Clark, Director of Professional Development at the IHF, we explore how people centered care (PCC) is at the core of global efforts to transform health. Alan Dubovsky (Vice President and Chief Patient Experience Officer, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles) and Vera Vertessen (Director of Patient Care, Brussels University Hospital) share real examples of how their hospitals make care more personal and compassionate.

Tune in to hear how listening to patients, removing barriers, and simple ideas, like giving patients a place to connect with their pets, can make a big difference.

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