IMTD 2009

IMTD Conference & Expo Held at Toronto

The event had experience sharing session by Canadian patients

IMTD 2009, held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Canada from November 20th to 22nd 2009, drew huge interest from not only hundreds of Canadians who visited the show to know more about the value proposition offered by Indian hospitals, but also massive media interest and active participation by the Ontario Health Department and Indo Canadian Chambers of Commerce.

An impressive array of speakers at the IMTD Conference led by Dr Narottam Puri, President -Medical Strategy & Quality, Fortis Escorts Hospitals Group, Mark Fam from Deloitte Centre of health Solutions, Canada , Ann Kaplan, President & CEO, Medicard Finance, Dr Vasanthi Srinivasan, Director, Health System Planning & Research, Ontario Ministry of Health and Pradeep Thukral, Executive Director, Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) impressed the audience and showcased the strengths of Indian healthcare in Canada.

Preeti Saran, Consulate General of India, Toronto who inaugurated the event on 20th November, 2009 also utilised the presence of Indian delegates to host a special business networking breakfast meeting a day before the event, which was attended by more than 100 Canadian business and healthcare leaders, who deliberated on ‘Developing synergies between India and Canada in the Healthcare sector’. The major highlight of the events was an experience sharing session by Canadian patients who were recently treated at Indian hospitals and a roundtable meeting at the Ontario Provincial Health Authority Office where leaders from the Canadian and Indian Healthcare industry discussed possibilities of cooperation in areas as diverse as telemedicine and public health. The Ontario Health Authority also evinced interest in the excellent quality and cost of healthcare delivery by leading Indian hospitals and announced plans to send a senior delegation to visit hospitals in India and look at how strengths of Indian healthcare can be utilised for bringing down the wait lists.

EH News Bureau