Medicall segments are a big hit with the medical fraternity. They are chosen with great care for their relevance to stakeholders of the healthcare industry. The major attractions at Medicall 2012, are as follows
B2B Buyers and Sellers meet: It will be organised during the expo. The first day of the expo will be named “India-Sri Lanka Buyers Day” and the second day of the expo will be named “India-Africa Day”. Exhibitors can meet the delegation on a one-to-one basis by fixing a prior appointment.
Hospital Property Mela: Another value addition at Medicall Expo Chennai, this segment would be extremely beneficial in guiding doctors who want to purchase or set up their own hospital or nursing home. Some of the key topics to be covered will include healthcare real estate investment opportunity in India, how to identify the right healthcare property and case studies from healthcare systems relating to in-and out-sourcing of real estate functions. The concurrent conferences on hospital constructions will throw light on important factors to be considered by doctors before setting up a hospital. Here top hospital owners and the small and medium size hospital owners will be invited for the VC Circle conference and Exhibition.
Archimedes: There is also an expo dedicated entirely to healthcare infrastructure. Since there are hospitals mushrooming across the country, there is a growing demand for construction material used specially in the construction of hospitals and the expertise required to ensure compliance with existing standards. The expo will cover the entire spectrum of material and related services that go into setting up a hospital/nursing home.
Fashion show on hospital garments: It will invite all the top administrators and medical directors of hospitals of India. This imaginative show which was unveiled for the first time in India at the previous hosting in Ahmedabad which was a runaway success. This year’s show will be based on the premise that patients like children and youngsters normally get bored of seeing the conventional white uniform of doctors and nurses in hospitals. Hence, the organisers have hit upon a novel concept of introducing a fashion show on hospital garments in cooperation with National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad (NID) at Medicall 2012.
The Medicall Innovation in Healthcare Awards: These awards would be presented to the most innovative manufacturers in the medical field. There are three categories of awards: Product Innovation, Process Innovation and Concept Innovation. Hospitals will be invited to be a part of this awards function. The leading rating agency, CRISIL, is the knowledge partner for the awards.
Chain reaction: In order to take stock of the growth, discuss about the problems therein and identify opportunities for future in healthcare, Medicall 2012 has invited eminent speakers who are entrepreneurs, professional experts representing engineering, design, supply chains, turnkey consultants, medical administrators and top notch surgeons to share their experiences of setting up similar chains and also elucidate on the value proposition. Two days of immersion seminars focused on the whole gamut of a healthcare delivery chain are awaiting the visitors. Any doubts or questions relating to the setting up of a new business, to the scaling up existing ones, any grey areas to be sorted out while planning to expand or strategise an acquisition will be addressed by professionals, who have been there and done that.
The concurrent conferences: These will be held under the banner of “Everything They Failed To Teach You At Medical College” and help hospital owners to update their management skills. They will cover topics like
- Health vault – Wealth in clinical data
- Supply chain management
- Consumer branding of hospitals
- Eye, dental and oncology care, lifestyle diseases (diabetes) and chronic care
- Profitability of pharmacies and diagnostic centres
- Finance for chains
- Hospital infrastructure
- Critical care
- Medical mall—the need for hour
- Recent trends in healthcare infrastructure
Panel Discussion: Future for healthcare infrastructure — Single speciality or multispeciality hospitals
Apart from all these attraction, over 500 companies are estimated to exhibit at Medicall Expo 2012 Chennai which has seen an increase in exhibit space with a total of four halls this year. There will be pavilions of hospital constructions named Archimedes, Medical Lab and Rehab. The organisers of Medicall have also invited the top 100 hospitals of India to visit the expo.
Thus, it will also serve as a great networking platform and offer business opportunities galore. This, in turn, is expected to enhance international participation with representatives from Germany, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Pakistan, Malaysia arriving at the event this year.
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