SYMHEALTH 2017 Held In Pune

Union Health Minister spoke on his vision of making health as universal and affordable for all at SYMHEALTH 2017.

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SYMHEALTH 2017, an international conference on healthcare in a globalising world, was recently held in Pune, which was organised by the Faculty of Health & Biomedical Sciences (FoHBS), Symbiosis International University (SIU). The three-day event, was attended by around 1000 healthcare professionals, from India and abroad. The opening address of the pre-conference symposium was given by Dr Rajiv Yeravdekar, Dean, Faculty of Health & Biomedical Sciences. Various career opportunities in healthcare sector were discussed by stalwarts from the corporate industry. The session was chaired by Dr Ravindra Karanjekar, Group CEO, Jupiter Hospital who spoke on opportunities in the field of healthcare and hospital management. The vertical of health insurance was represented by Dr Shreeraj Deshpande, Head-Health Insurance, Future Generali India Insurance Co. The challenges and opportunities arising in the healthcare IT branch was discussed by Narendra Barhate, MD and CEO, Seed Infotech whereas Dr Madhura Nene, Former Director, Quintiles informed on choices available in the field on clinical research.

A session on Challenges, Standardisation, Accreditation & Social Perception was chaired by Dr (Gp Capt) Suchitra Mankar, Founder, Doorstep Health Services. Others who took part in the panel were Dr Anuradha Sunil, CMD, Indicare Health Solutions, Dr Mahesh Joshi, CEO, Apollo Home Care, Apollo Hospitals Group, Anshu Verma, Manager Standards, Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC), GoI and Sandeep Oberoi, GM, Philips Home Healthcare.