Registration for online attendance closed at midnight BST on 23 August 2024
Why join the International Forum online: 27-28 August 2024
If you cannot attend in person, attending online still provides you with a great opportunity to access quality outcomes-based learning, connect and collaborate during and after the conference. You will hear about the latest research on quality and safety improvement, enjoy lively discussions, hear international perspectives and exchange ideas to adapt and take back to your own practice.
The online attendance package includes:
- All four keynote presentations from the main 2-day conference programme (27 and 28 August 2024), streamed live directly from the venue in Hong Kong and available to watch on demand for six months after the conference
- 7 sessions streamed live from the main stage in Hong Kong on Tuesday 27 August and Wednesday 28 August and available on demand for six months after the conference
- Interactive Q&A time after each session, exclusive for online attendees
- All ePosters, and opportunities to connect with the poster authors about their work
- Online ePoster stage sessions, where you can hear from other attendees about the projects they are working on
- Networking opportunities with virtual delegates joining from around the world, International Forum sponsors and supporters, and speakers
The programme for online attendees
Online attendees will be able to access the below 2-day live programme on Tuesday 27 August and Wednesday 28 August.
You can view the programme for in-person attendees and read more about the programme theme ‘A sustainable healthcare horizon: refocus, reenergize, reconnect’.
Please note that the programme for online attendees is subject to change.
Programme timings are in Hong Kong Time (HKT) – GMT +8.
Tuesday 27 August
08:45-08:50 | Welcome (Maureen Bisognano, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI))
08:50-09:00 | Welcome to Hong Kong (Siu-fai Lui, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong)
09:00-09:10 | Opening address
09:10-10:00 | Keynote 1: Smart hospitals, smart care (with Tony Ko, Joanna Pang and Calvin Mak from Hospital Authority, Hong Kong )
10:30-12:00 | S1: Learning from global healthcare systems, followed by Q&A time for online attendees
13:00-14:30 | S5: Staff wellbeing – methods and approaches, followed by Q&A time for online attendees
15:00-16:30 | S9: The power of innovation, followed by Q&A time for online attendees
16:30-17:10 | Keynote 2: Delivering real world healthcare (with Lee Chien Earn from SingHealth, Singapore)
Wednesday 28 August
09:00-09:05 | Welcome back (Kamran Abbasi, The BMJ)
09:05-09:45 | Keynote 3: AI: driving healthcare transformation vs human transformation (with Joseph Sung from NanYang Technological University, Singapore and Erwin Loh from Goulburn Valley Health, Australia)
09:55-11:25 | S13: Shaping healthcare innovation, followed by Q&A time for online attendees
11:55-13:25 | S17: Managing capacity and demand: Collaboration, innovation and open communication, followed by Q&A time for online attendees
14:30-16:00 | S21: A new era of quality healthcare in mainland and Greater Bay Area China, followed by Q&A time for online attendees
16:00-16:40 | Keynote 4: Moving to a better future: from evolution to revolution (with Maureen Bisognano and Jason Leitch from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI))
Online delegate fees and packages
| Online Access (Tuesday 27 August and Wednesday 28 August 2024) | |
| Individuals | HK$3,244.85 |
| Groups of 5-20 (10% discount)* | HK$2,920.37 |
| Groups of 21-50 (15% discount)* | HK$2,758.12 |
| Students ** | HK$973.46 |
| Low Income countries (LIC)** | HK$973.46 |
| Lower-Middle-Income countries (LMCs)** | HK$1,297.94 |
*Group savings apply when a minimum of 5 or more individuals from the same organisation register at the same time.
**See criteria below for booking with our special discounts, applicable for students and delegates from Low Income/Lower-Middle-Income countries.
The prices in the table above are in HK$ (Hong Kong dollars), per delegate and are exempt of VAT. Our individual and group rates are applicable to all delegates, with special discounts for:
- Students in full-time education
- Residents of Lower-Middle-Income Countries (LMCs) and Lower-Income Countries (LICs)
All bookings should be made online and are payable by credit/debit card or invoice. We can only issue invoices for groups of five or more people from the same organisation.
Group bookings
For bespoke packages for larger groups (50+ delegates), please email Warren Lee, Manager for Strategic Partnerships & Alliances, at wlee@bmj.com.
Special attendance rates
As a student in full-time education, you can apply for an online discounted student place by sending one of the below to Marina Antanasiotis at mantanasiotis@bmj.com:
- A copy of your student card which clearly displays the date of validity in numerical form
- An official letter issued by the Dean of your university confirming you will be in full-time education at the time of the conference (27-28 August 2024)
If your application is successful, you will be provided with further instructions on how to register with our student rates.
Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. We are unable to subsidize or cover any costs associated with joining the online conference.
Lower-Middle-Income and Low-Income Countries rates
Only delegates who are residents of and are working in Low-Income (LICs) and Lower-Middle-Income (LMCs) countries can qualify for our discounted rates. Please check the World Bank country classification to see if you are eligible.
How to register:
- When registering, please select to register as a delegate and enter your full address on the booking details page – this will be used to verify your registration
- The discounted rate will be automatically applied when you choose a country listed as LMC or LIC on the World Bank country classification list while filling in your personal details
- You may be contacted to provide proof of residency
Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. We are unable to subsidize or cover any costs associated with joining the online conference.
Delegate Booking Terms and Conditions
Please read our Registration Terms & Conditions before booking.