42nd World Hospital Congress: Brisbane

Date:  10-12 October 2018
Host:  IHF
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The 42nd IHF World Hospital Congress was hosted by the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, with Queensland Health’s Clinical Excellence Division as its host partner, on 10-12 October 2018 in Brisbane, Australia with the overarching theme “Innovate | Integrate | Inspire – How can healthcare evolve to meet 21st century demands?”. It was a tremendous success with over 1,000 participants from 40 countries and 3 days covering value-based care, integrated care and digital transformation in a variety of keynote speeches, panel discussions, concurrent sessions and poster displays. Social events also allowed attendees to widen their network and connect with industry peers from around the globe.

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