Being chosen as a representative for Hospital Management Asia 2009 (HMA 2009), HCMC Medical Association is believed to make HMA 2009 a success. Vietnam Business Forum talks with Dr. Duong Quang Trung, President of HCMC Medical Association and HCMC Medical Practitioner Society.
Acting as Head of HMA 2009, what do you expect from this conference, especially in fields of hospital management and operation which are paid less attention to?
In the health care system, the role of hospitals is essentially important. It is always put under high pressure of receiving and giving treatment to patients. Then, hospital management is a key factor to ensure a high quality medical check up and treatment.
HMA is an international level event of the health care sector, yearly organized in Asian countries with the purpose to continuously improve the quality of hospital management. Concurrently, HMA helps encourage invention, initiatives of technical enhancement to improve community health service quality. HMA 2009 -the first ever organized in Vietnam (HCMC) - gathers 600 delegates.
By focusing on practical instructions, seminars of management skills presented by highly experienced speakers and experts from worldwide, for sure, HMA will contribute to hospital improvement, enhancement of patient care service quality in Vietnamese hospitals.
Why should Vietnamese hospital managers join the next HMA conferences?
As I mentioned above, HMA is an international level event in the health care sector. HMA is sponsored by many international prestigious organizations in the health care sector and in hospital standard verification including Joint Commission International (ICI), Johns Hopkins Medicines International, International Hospital Federation (IHF), World Health Organization (WHO), etc.
HMA is an organization of experienced hospital managers from Asian Pacific region and the world. HMA is promising to help open visions and exchange opportunities for delegates in a high quality learning environment.
It is very useful for Vietnamese hospital managers to participate in HMA 2009 and next conferences. HMA helps improve hospital services and secure patient security.
Why is HCMC Medical Association chosen as a Vietnamese representative for HMA 2009? Is it because of HCMC Medical Association’s activities or your prestige and personal impact?
HMA has so far been organized in many other countries in Asia such as Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines.
Vietnam was selected as the host of HMA 2009 because Vietnam has an encouraging economic growth rate, political stability and is a member of WTO and is a non-permanent member of United Nations Security Council. Many foreigners visit Vietnam to understand the country and they recognize the development of hospital management in Vietnam.
Last year, at HMA 2008 in the Philippines, Vietnamese delegates exchanged and agreed on hosting HMA 2009 in HCMC due to advantages like transportation, logistics. Vietnam suggested that the HCMC Medical Association and the HCMC Medical Practitioner Society should be partners of OIC – a professional event organizer of HMA.
HCMC Medical Association is a non-government organization, consisting of 46 membership societies of all departments, 20,000 members. And, HCMC Medical Practitioner Society gathers nearly 30 private hospitals. This is highly appreciated by foreign partners. With supports from the Government, HCMC People’s Committee, Ministry of Health, Vietnam Medical Association, the HMA 2009 is believed to be successful.
For me, as the President of HCMC Medical Association and HCMC Medical Practitioner, I am only a member of Organization Board of Vietnam and foreign partners.
Could you please briefly introduce the HCMC Medical Association?
Founded in 1979, HCMC Medical Association is a social and professional organization. Its mission is to gather intermediate – high class health care officers, help as well as promote research activities and application of technology and science, improve professional skills and qualification of members through continuous training.
Till now, HCMC Medical Association has 46 membership societies, approximately 20,000 members of all medical disciplines in Southern Vietnam. Every year, HCMC Medical Association together with its membership societies hold several international level conferences, attracting numerous participants of fellow partners and international medical organizations.
In recent years, HCMC Medical Association and its membership societies have strengthened activities of research, application of technology and science, consulting for Health care Departments and the city.
For example, HCMC Medical Association coordinated with 8 societies of the Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal to organize scientific and technical activities in 2005 at the Hospital for Traumatology & Orthopaedics.
Also in 2005, HCMC Medical Association held a conference called “technical and scientific achievements of HCMC, 30 years after unification day”.
In 2006, together with the Healthcare Department of the French Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Vietnam organized a seminar on Council for Medical License, health care quality assessment procedures and hospital standardization. In 2007, it coordinated with the Singaporean Consulate General and Ministry of Health to organize a seminar on “ private hospital practice and investment”; incorporation with Club of private hospitals to hold opening ceremony of HCMC Medical Practitioner Society.
In 2008, together with HCMC Osteoporosis Association and Strong Bone Asia and International Osteoporosis Foundation organized an International Scientific Conference of Osteoporosis entitled: “Asian vision on Osteoporosis” attracting 480 delegates from 14 nations and territories with 33 topics of highly scientific value.
After 30 years of operation, HCMC Medical Association has made considerable contributions to the development of HCMC health sector.
At the 7th General Meeting of HCMC Medical Association on June 27, 2009, the HCMC Medical Association received the emulation flag from Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, for 30 years of establishment and development 1979-2009 and a “National Certificate of Excellent in Labor, 2008”. In addition, HCMC Medical Association and its members have been granted many medals, certificates of merits from the Government, Vietnam Medical Association, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA), HCMC Union of Science and Technology Associations.
Reported by Ngoc Trang
Vietnamese
