04 March 2015
Abu Dhabi - The 2nd International Management Conference of Al Noor Hospital (IMCAN) will kick-off tomorrow, Thursday the 5th of March at Sheraton Corniche Hotel and Resort Abu Dhabi. The conference is held under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency Sheikh NahayanMabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development. About 200 participants comprising of chiefs, directors and managers in the field of healthcare are expected to attend the conference.

Ronald Lavater, Chief Executive Officer of Al Noor Hospitals Group and the Conference President said: "In the constantly evolving and developing healthcare industry, leaders requirea very particular set of skills to help them administer to a wide variety of issues and challenges.Lavater added, "The conference will provide an excellent platform for attendees to hear from other successful healthcare executivesas well asprovide them with the opportunity to learn and share best practices and ideas."

Dr. Sami Alom, Chief Strategy Officer of Al Noor Hospitals Group and the Conference Director said,"The objectives of the conference are aimed at providing an increased knowledge and understanding of the importance of developing effective leaders in healthcare. The learning objectives for the 2nd IMCAN attendeesinclude; discussing other industries' views on learning and development of employees and how it can be applied to the healthcare industry, assessing the paths that healthcare CEOs have taken, learning about the skills needed by the future healthcare leaders and finally, the recruitment of UAE Nationals to the healthcare sector from an academic and industry perspective."

In its second edition, the conference will feature 4 interactive sessions and 9 lectures given by executives from the Higher Colleges of Technology, Al Corniche Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Ambulatory Health Services (SEHA), American Hospital Dubai, Etihad Airways, The Talent Enterprise and Al Noor Hospitals Group. The conference is accredited by the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi for 6.75 CPD hours. The IMCAN Conference is one of six specialized conferences that Al Noor Hospital Group will be organizing throughout this year including the Medical, Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Nursing, Dental and Pharmacy Conferences.

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