The 14^thArab Conference

New Trends in Hospital Management

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS(PPP) FOR SUSTAINABLEHEALTH CARE SERVICES : CONTEXT, MODELS, AND LESSONS

7– 9Dec, 2015

Amman, Hashemite Kingdom ofJordan

Under the sponsorship and strategic partnership withMouwasat Medical Services Company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Introduction:

The Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) capitalizes on its pool of regional and international experts, as means for information and best practices sharing.  Fostering dialogue and creating information sharing platforms are the main pillars of ARADO’s mission. In view of that, a series of conferences and public seminars are regularly held by the Organization; the 14^th Arab conference will discuss the latest trends in hospital management, specifically Public Private Partnerships for providing sustainable health care services. A crucial topic for constructive discussions aiming at advancing health sectors in the Arab states. The conference is organized in collaboration with MouwasatMedical Services Company.

Importance of the Conference :

The majority of countries around the worldare facing a significant increase in demand for health care services. Expenditures on the health care sector have been in constant increase, which in turn constitutes a heavy burden on public budgets. Meeting the growing demand for the services alsooften falls short,thus, there is a pressing need to search for new means to finance and operate medical institutions.

The Arab countriesare no exception;challenged by a significant rise in the costs of health care services. Health care services have ahigh social value; the burden of the servicesprovision falls majorly on the state, whereas the private sector, on the other hand is not equally burdened by the costs, rather benefit from revenues of providing the services.

A new type of partnerships is needed in the health care sector;a Public Private Partnership (PPP).The public sector is more capable of building new hospitals, equipping them, as well as licensing and supervising their performance to ensure the provision of sustainable, high quality services to the people. The private sector, on the other hand, has the capacity to operate the facilities more efficiently.

The PPP hybrid bypasses the conventional privatization of public services;rather it enables the private sector to partner in the management and the provision of medical services.The flexible mode of the private sector operations would render the services a higher degree of quality, as it provides a greater room for resource mobilization through competitive tenders. 

Arab statesare more aware that the sustainability of health care services grew dependent on adoptingsuch partnership approach, yet choosing a pattern for implementation remains a challenge.Strong efforts to rationalize spending on health care and to improve the quality of services provided to citizens need to be made.

Conference Objectives :

The Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) and Mouwasat Medical Services Companypresented the topicin a series of conferences, concluding that the issue of public-private partnership (PPP)in sustaining health servicesshould be on top of decision makers’ agenda.

• Sheddinglight on concepts of public–private partnership (PPP) in healthcare sector.
• Studying and analyzing how to sustain health services through public-private partnerships.
• Identifyingstrategies for improvement and better management of healthcare financing.
• Discussing challenges facing the PPP model in healthcare.
• Exchanging country experiences in public-private partnerships, and present lessons learned.
• Discussing the impact of international alliances and partnerships in achieving best results.

Conference Themes:

I –Partnershipfor Sustaining Health Services: Core principles, Consequences and Expectations

• Publichealthcaresystem foundations and frameworks.
• Types,patterns, models, and forms of partnerships in the healthcare sector.
• Development and adoption of a new model for healthcare financing.
• Legal/Regulatory frameworks of partnership contracts.

II- Strategic Partnershipsand Sustaining Health Services

• Strategic partnerships between local and international healthcare facilities.
• Partnership strategies with educational institutions.
• Strategic partnerships: The role of civil society in health care.
• Partnership strategies for sustainable services.

III- World Alliances and Partnership for Achieving Better Healthcare Results

• Building First Class World Alliances: Abridge for better healthcare services.
• Partnering with service providers for achieving better results.
• Mechanisms to increase creativity and innovation to healthcare institutions and their impact on healthcare.
• Human Resources:An essential component for aculture of quality in health care partnerships.

IV- Partnerships improving financial resources and management ofhealth care costs

• Strategies used in the implementation of health care partnerships between the public and private sectors
• Building the capacities of human resources inthe health sector.
• Improving purchasing systems and resource management.
• Optimal use of financial resources and management of costs.

V-Partnership and service integration in the healthcare system

• Strengthening the concept of partnership for service integration in healthcareinstitutions.
• Promoting, maintaining, and developing infrastructure of public healthcare sectors through partnerships.
• Partnerships’role in development and improvement of healthcare strategies and reform.
• Role distribution and investment of all capacities and resources to sustain the provision of the services.

VI-Health Governance Policies for Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)

• PPP and health governance policies promotion
• Quality and accreditation requirements forhealth servicesPPP.
• Ethical, legal issues and mutual accountability in PPP.

VII-Arab and International Partnership Experiences in Sustaining Health Care services.

VIII- Round table: The future of Arab health in the Arab world.

Keynote Speakers

• Specialized experts in the subject of partnership in the healthcare sectors.

Targeted Participants.

• Administrative leadersof the Arab health ministries. 
• Administrative leaders of the public and private sectors hospitals and NGOs.
• Members of professional syndicates (Physicians – Pharmacists – Nurses …etc).
• Leaders of local administration.
• Businessmen and investorsin private health sector.
• Administrative leaders in the industrial and commercial chambers.
• Members of educational bodies in the academic institutions and post-graduate students.
• Relevant regional and international organizations.
• Members of the parliaments and legislation councils.
• Schools and institutes of public administration, consultancies, development and research centers.
• NGOs.
• Any other institution interested in the conference themes.

How to participate in the conference

• Participation in the conference can be made through submission of a scientific research, a working paper or an applied experience (in Arabic or English), or signing up in dialogue and discussions.
• Participants with a scientific research or a working paper or an applied experience, are required to send the abstract at a date no later than October 1^st,2015. The full research has to be submitted on November 3^rd, 2015.
• The full researchshould not exceed 30 pages, A4 size in word formatting, and should be sent to the conferenceexecutive secretary,Mr. Hassan Salem, viaemail (hsalem@arado.org.eg).
• Participants should send the attached participation form by e-mail to the executive secretary or to ARADO fax (0020222580077).
• For inquiries, please contact the executive secretary Mr. Hassan Salem(Mobile number 00201111999998)/ (phone number  0020222580006, fax number 0020222580077), or you can visit the website of the Arab Administrative Development Organization ( www.arado.org ) for more details.

Participation Fees:USD$300

Scientific Committee

• Research and scientific papers submitted will be peer reviewed by a specialized scientific committee.
• Participants from countries which require an entry visa to Jordan have to send copies of their passports one month prior to the conferencedate.
• The conference executive secretary, Mr. Hassan Salem has to be informed of the place of accommodation, and arrival details to arrange hotels reservation.

Participation Feescovers

• Hard copies of conference Proceedings
• Coffee breaks
• Lunch
• Facilitation of hotel accommodation

Conference Supervisory Body

Conference Presidency

Dr. Nasser al Qahtani

ARADO’s Director General

Arab Administrative Development Organization

General Coordinator

Dr. NawafTubaishat

ARADO Consultant

Executive Secretary

Mr. Hassan Ali Salem

Arab Administrative Development Organization

hsalem@arado.org.eg

All correspondences are to be directed in the name of the General Coordinator, Dr. NawafTubaishat, on the following address: The Arab Administrative Development Organization

P.O.Box 2692 – Al Hurriya Post – Cairo

Phone : 0020222580006

Fax : 0020222580077

Cairo – Arab Republic of Egypt

The 14^thArab Conference - New Trends in Hospital Management

PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPP) FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE  SERVICES : CONTEXT, MODELS, AND LESSONS

Date: 6 – 8 Dec, 2015Venue: Le Royal HotelAmman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

All participants are required to complete this registration form and return it to Mr. Hassan Salemviaemail tohsalem@arado.org.eg or fax to: (00202) 22580077

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