The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) said the HIMSS AsiaPac09 Conference will offer almost 25 education sessions, with speakers from more than 12 countries.

HIMSS Asia Pacific vice president and executive director Steven Yeo said that notable speakers included Enrico Coiera, director, centre for health informatics, University of New South Wales and John J. Nance JD, John Nance and Associates, and Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, chairman of the Narayana Hrudayalaya Health City Hospital and Asia Heart Foundation, India.

Yeo said previous editions of the HIMSS AsiaPac conference and exhibition were successfully held in Hong Kong and Singapore in 2008 and 2007 respectively where healthcare and healthcare IT leaders across the region were able to share best practices, gain insights and discover the latest innovations to advance quality healthcare through IT.

HIMSS is the healthcare industry's membership organisation exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the use of healthcare IT and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Founded in 1961 with offices across the globe, HIMSS represents more than 20,000 individual members and more than 350 corporate members. It frames and leads healthcare public policy and industry practices through its advocacy, educational and professional development initiatives.

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