4th International Conference on
the Management of Healthcare & Medical Technology

"How can technology be used to improve healthcare performance.
Clinical, administrative, economic and social aspects."

Aalborg, Denmark

Conference: 25-26 August 2005
PhD Workshop: 27 August 2005

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• ORGANISING COMMITTEE
• CALL FOR PAPERS
• PhD WORKSHOP
• KEY DATES
• PROGRAMME
• REGISTRATION
• PRACTICALITIES

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Professor Harry Boer
Aalborg University
Denmark
Email: hboer@iprod.aau.dk

Professor Koos Krabbendam
University of Twente
The Netherlands
Email: j.j.krabbendam@sms.utwente.nl

• Scientific Committee

CALL FOR PAPERS

• Conference Background

What is the role of technology in the healthcare delivery process amidst organisational and managerial systems and solutions? The answer to this question seems to depend on who is being asked. Clinicians, administrators, health economists, technologists, patients, politicians and industry involved in the development and delivery of healthcare will all give different answers. Yet all of these people are expected to work together to deliver cohesive healthcare outcomes that benefit society.

• About the HCTM Association

HCTM is about redesigning the health care delivery system
Major transformations are occurring in the delivery of healthcare worldwide. Medical and healthcare technologies are increasingly impacting many dimensions of healthcare delivery. Innovations introduced in the last decade have created accumulated effects that will be compounded with the continuing technical progress in medicine. Areas such as telemedicine, telehealth, computerized medical records, e-health and use of the Internet in B2B and B2C applications in healthcare are some of the milestones in the almost total revamping of the healthcare landscape. Innovations in medical and healthcare technologies are already transforming the operations, design and mission of hospitals. In this regard, the challenges for the future are an exciting opportunity for study, reflection, planning, and intervention.

HCTM is about exploring key issues and trends
The association provides a forum for identifying and exploring key issues in healthcare, technology and management and setting up research agendas for the future.

HCTM is an international network
We are a network of academics and managers from around the world interested in developing knowledge about healthcare, technology and management. It is a global network with international links where people can get together to communicate experience and ideas. It is a network that bridges the gap between research and practice.

HCTM is a multidisciplinary network
The association is concerned with a variety of different fields, such as: changes and transformations in society, applications of information technologies, emerging technologies in medical care and their applications of modern management.

HCTM has a focus on the development and application of knowledge
Excellence in providing healthcare must be led by the development of new knowledge.

• Conference theme and tracks

The theme of the 4th International Conference on the Management of Healthcare and Medical Technology is: “How can technology be used to improve healthcare performance. Clinical, administrative, economic and social aspects”.

Papers addressing the following tracks are invited:

• Managing the process of identifying the need for, defining, developing/adopting and implementing medical and healthcare technology.
• Configuring technological, managerial and organisational solutions.
• The role of organisational politics in the implementation process.
• Approaches to research and development of medical and healthcare technology.
• The technology component of the availability of healthcare services.
• Affordability of technology. Issues of cost and economics.
• Epidemiology, technology and geography.
• The ethics of technology in healthcare delivery.
• Technological similarities and differences between different healthcare delivery systems.
• Evaluation and assessment of medical and healthcare technologies.
• The specific role of ICT, informational integration and knowledge management systems in healthcare.
• The development and application of lean and agile principles in healthcare delivery.

• PhD Workshop

In addition to the main conference there will be a PhD Workshop designed for doctoral students at all stages of their dissertation. The workshop provides PhD students with a forum for presenting and discussing their research with fellow PhD students and experienced researchers in the field.

The PhD Workshop will be held on the day after the conference, Saturday 27 August 2005. For more information on the PhD Workshop please check the PhD Workshop section.

• Special feature

The HCTM conference happens to coincide with the Scandinavian conference on Health Informatics (SHI2005). To make the best use of this opportunity, the two organisation committees have decided to join forces, by organising:

• A joint session with two keynote addresses in Aalborg Hospital, on Thursday 25 August.
• A joint session with two keynote addresses on Friday 26 August, followed by a joint lunch at Aalborg University.

In addition, to even further promote exchange of knowledge and experience between the two communities, participants to the HCTM conference are free to attend sessions relevant for them in the SHI2005 conference, and vice versa.

• Who should attend?

The Conference is of interest to medical and healthcare practitioners and researchers involved in all the phases of the development, management, delivery, evaluation, research or teaching of healthcare and the technology inherent in or associated with that. Including in this list, but not limited to them are: producers of medical instruments and healthcare equipment; pharmaceutical companies; providers of information and telecommunication technology for healthcare delivery; regulatory bodies; medical and healthcare professional groups and organizations; insurance and other financial companies; and teachers and researchers of healthcare innovation, management, technology, policy, ethics, and economics. All are invited to submit papers relevant to the conference theme and tracks described above.

Practitioners are also strongly encouraged to submit papers.

• Submissions

1. Abstracts of 400-600 words should be sent electronically to the conference secretariat (hctm@iprod.aau.dk) before March 1, 2005. Abstracts should indicate the track they are addressing; submissions may address more than one track.
   Notifications of acceptance or rejection will be sent byMarch 25, 2005.
2. Full papers of not more than 12 pages are due at the conference secretariat (hctm@iprod.aau.dk) not later than June 1, 2005.
3. Submissions of students intending to attend the PhD Workshop should contain a statement that this is a paper submitted to the PhD Workshop, the title of the dissertation, and the full name of the supervisor(s).
   

• Proceedings and Publication

All the papers presented at the Conference will appear in the proceedings, in the form of a CD ROM and a book of abstracts, and distributed to the conference participants. Selected papers, based upon a peer-review, will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management (IJHTM). The publication of conference specials in other journals is being considered.

PhD WORKSHOP

In addition to the main conference there will be a PhD Workshop designed for doctoral students at all stages of their dissertation. The workshop provides PhD students with a forum for presenting and discussing their research with fellow PhD students and experienced researchers in the field.

Presentations will be themed to one of the following:

• Clinical aspects of technology management in healthcare.
• Administrative aspects of technology management in healthcare.
• Economic aspects of technology management in healthcare.
• Social aspects of technology management in healthcare.

Depending on the numbers involved, students will be given 20 or 30 minutes for presentation and questions/discussion. Questions and discussion will be provided by an expert group and attendant students. A pair of students will be selected to read each of the presenting papers so they can act as discussants following the presentation. These papers will be available to discussants two weeks before the workshop.

PhD students’ submissions should contain a statement that the submission is to the PhD track, the title of the student’s dissertation, and the full name of student’s School or PhD program and university and the dissertation advisor or supervisor.

The PhD Workshop will be held on the day after the conference, Saturday 27 August 2005.

KEY DATES

PROGRAMME

As mentioned above the HCTM conference happens to coincide with the Scandinavian conference on Health Informatics (SHI2005). To make the best use of this opportunity, it was decided to join forces by organising:

• A joint session with two keynote addresses in Aalborg Hospital, on Thursday 25 August.
• A joint session with two keynote addresses on Friday 26 August, followed by a joint lunch at Aalborg University.

In addition participants to the HCTM conference are free to attend sessions relevant for them in the SHI2005 conference, and vice versa.

A detailed programme on the HCTM 2005 conference is available for downlaod. Please note that the programme is still preliminary.

A preliminary programme on SHI 2005 is available through the link mentioned above.

REGISTRATION

• Fee

The conference fee includes all the conference materials, including the proceedings. For PhD students taking part in the conference, participation in the PhD Workshop is free.

• Registration

To register please download the registration form and return it by e-mail or fax to the conference secretariat.

PRACTICALITIES

• Location

The conference will be hosted by the Center for Industrial Production (CIP) at Aalborg University, Denmark. Aalborg University is located in northern Denmark and conducts teaching and research in the humanities, engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences. A national center of excellence, CIP researches and teaches strategic, performance, operations, supply chain, innovation and change management of industrial and service enterprises. In its research and teaching CIP works closely together with national and international firms and academic partners in order to guarantee and combine top-class empirical and scientific relevance.

Aalborg is a picturesque city within easy reach from Copenhagen airport, which offers many direct European and international connections.

The conference will be held at the KMD Conference Centre which is on walking distance from the univesity. For more information (including a map) please check the KMD website.

• Accommodation

Block bookings have been made at the following three hotels:

KMD Conference Centre, the venue and on walking distance from the university.
Radisson SAS, located in the city centre.
Scheelsminde Hotel, located approx. 3 km from the city centre.

You are kindly asked to book the hotel yourself. Please mention that you attend the HCTM conference when you book the room.


• Travelling information

Aalborg is within easy reach from Copenhagen airport, offering many direct European and international connections. Flying via Billund is also possible. The best way to travel from the airport to the hotels or the conference venue is by taxi (approximately 20 minutes).

More information:

• Tourist information on Aalborg
• Tourist and travelling information on Denmark

• Conference secretariat

Mrs. Pia Lund
Center for Industrial Production
Aalborg University
Fibigerstraede 16
9220 Aalborg
Denmark
Email: hctm@iprod.aau.dk
Tel: +45 (96) 358934
Fax: +45 (98) 153040