Selangor State Health Care Seminar 2009

INVITATION TO ATTEND SELANGOR STATE HEALTH CARE SEMINAR 2009

The Permanent Committee for Health is organising the Selangor State Healthcare Seminar 2009 titled 'The Future of The Malaysian Healthcare System'. The seminar will be officiated by YAB Dato' Menteri Besar Selangor. Details of the seminar are as below:

Date: 18 July 2009 (Saturday)

Time : 8am - 5pm

Venue : Holiday Villa, Subang

As such your organisation is cordially invited to be present and to share your views on the current healthcare system. Enclosed is the program for your reference. We would require that your organisation make available 5 representatives for the Seminar, one for each of the workshops.

Please complete the attached attendance form and return by 15th July 2009.

We aim to have various interest groups represented at this Seminar in order to formulate recommendations and guidelines to a more effective and equitable healthcare system. Your cooperation in making the event a success is greatly appreciated and we look forward to your participation.

Thank you.

"BERKHIDMAT UNTUK NEGARA"

Dr Xavier Jayakumar
Selangor State EXCO
Chairperson of the Permanent Committee for Health



PROGRAM

7.30 - 8.30am
Pendaftaran peserta

8.30 - 9.00am
Ucapan pembukaan oleh EXCO Kesihatan Negeri Selangor, YB Tuan Dr Xavier Jayakumar

9.00 - 10.30am (Sesi 1)

Symposium 1: The Malaysian Health Care System
Speaker: Dr Steven Chow Kim Weng (President of Private Medical Practitioners' Associations Malaysia)

Symposium 2: Health Financing
Speaker: Dr Subramaniam Pillay (Associate Professor in International France, University of Nottingham, Malaysia)

Symposium 3: The Changing Landscape
Speaker: YB Dr M Jeyakumar Devaraj (Member of Parliament for Sungai Siput & Member of the Coalition Protesting the Privatisation of Healthcare in Malaysia)

Moderator: YB Dr Cheah Wing Yin

10.30 - 11.00am
Sesi Soal Jawab

11.00 - 11.30am
Rehat

11.30-1.00pm
Bengkel 1-4
1) The Finance and Funding of The Malaysian Health Care System
2) Role of The Government in Healthcare (Provision of Services)
3) Maintenance of Quality (Government Sector and Private Sector)
4) Liberalisation of Services
a. Medical Tourism
b. Globalisation
c. Influx of Foreign Medican and Para-Med Prof

1.00 - 2.00pm
Makan Tengahari / Solat Zuhur

2.00 - 3.00pm
Sambungan Bengkel 1-4

3.00 - 3.20pm
Majlis Perasmian Seminar Kesihatan Negeri Selangor oleh YAB Dato' Menteri Besar

3.20 - 5.30pm
Pembentangan Hasil Perbincangan

5.30pm
Minum petang & bersurai