Talking Healthcare

In this episode, chaired by Dr Lawrence Lai, Chairman of the 2026 IHF Awards Committee, two outstanding gold award winners in global healthcare discuss their groundbreaking sustainability initiatives recognized at the IHF Awards 2025. Nicola Groskops, Planetary Health Manager at Northern Sydney Local Health District, Australia, and Dr Paul Quitiquit, Medical Center Chief at Saint Louis University...

In this episode, hosted by Linda Clark, Director of Professional Development at the IHF, we explore how people centered care (PCC) is at the core of global efforts to transform health. Alan Dubovsky (Vice President and Chief Patient Experience Officer, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles) and Vera Vertessen (Director of Patient Care, Brussels University Hospital) share real examples of how th...

In this episode, hosted by Linda Clark, Director of Professional Development at the IHF, we step into the poster hall to explore the art and impact of poster presentations. Mauricio Alves (Deputy of the Board of Directors, Unidade Local de Saúde), Angels Gonzalez (CSR Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona), and Panagiotis Minogiannis (General Manager, Onassis Hospital, Athens) share their exper...

In this episode, chaired by Prof. Idris Guessous, Head of the Division of Primary Care medicine and Center of Innovation at University Hospital of Geneva, three outstanding leaders in global healthcare discuss the upcoming 48th World Hospital Congress taking place in Geneva in 2025.    Sara Siegel, Global Head of Healthcare at Deloitte UK, Bertrand Levrat, Group Chief Operating Officer of Mediclin...

In this episode we featured Hospital Estadual de Dermatologia Sanitária Colônia Santa Marta (HDS), Brazil, the 2024 gold winner of the Excellence Award for Clinical Quality and Patient Safety - an Award which recognizes hospitals and health service providers who demonstrate excellence or outstanding achievements in advancing clinical quality. Dr Lawrence Lai, Chairman of the Awards Committee, sat...

This year marks the 10th year anniversary of the IHF Awards. This annual programme has been recognizing excellent projects, programmes, and services of hospitals and health services providers across the globe. In this episode, hosted by Dr Lawrence Lai, Chairman of the Awards Committee, we spotlight the 2024 Gold Winner of the Excellence Award for Leadership and Management. The Gold winner is Indo...

In this special YEL2024 podcast, listen in to an in-depth discussion full of personal reflections and insights into what gender equity in the healthcare sector means to today’s female leaders. Our three panellists enjoy a rich exchange about issues that draw on their lived experiences, the positive progress over the last 20 years, and how leadership teams can further advance gender equity through...

As generations evolve, so do too the challenges and expectations awaiting our future leaders. The expectations that future leaders have are also vastly different than their predecessors. In this episode, Pedro Delgado, Vice President at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in the UK sat down with Dr Lee, Chairman and CEO of Myongji Medical Foundation and Sidney Klajner, President of Albert Ein...

IHF’s Global Rare Paediatric Disease Network is a community for IHF members working in rare paediatric disease to share experiences and best practices to improve the services provided to children and their families around the globe. In this episode, Barbara Walczyk-Joers, President and CEO at Gillette Children's Specialty Health Care sat down with Ee Shien Tan, head of Clinical Genetics in Car...

This year, the IHF is bringing the 47th edition of the World Hospital Congress to the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bringing to life the concept of "global learning, local action", this is the second time that Rio is hosting the Congress, which was last held in Brazil in 2009. What can healthcare leaders from the region, and across the globe, gain from participating in such a...

Climate change has a direct and increasingly damaging impact on both the health of communities and healthcare delivery. Luckily, the healthcare sector has many opportunities to reduce its negative environmental impact while contributing to better health for all. We have taken the occasion of Earth Day - 22 April - to record a special episode of our podcast focusing on the role of hospitals in rela...

The IHF Awards dates back to 2015, when the programme was launched at the 39th IHF World Hospital Congress in Chicago. In this episode we featured Alder Hey Children NHS Foundation Trust, winner of the 2023 Excellence Award for Healthcare Workers Wellbeing - an award that recognizes outstanding achievements in ensuring the wellbeing of healthcare workers through innovative projects, programs or se...

As part of our Big Data Roadmap - a roadmap that leads you step by step through the design and delivery of a strategy to use Big Data in your healthcare organization - this episode focuses on the key issues relating to data collection for hospital leaders. Dr Sujoy Kar, member of the Big Data SIG steering committee sat down with Joseph Thekkath from the Joint Commission. Together, they adress ques...

International Women’s Day is celebrated on the 8th of March each year – a campaign to raise awareness of gender inequity issues. In this episode, Dr Sangita Reddy from Apollo Hospitals India sat down with Dr Sawsan Abdel-Razig and Dr Pascale Anglade, both from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and long-standing members of the Women in Leadership SIG steering committee. Dr Sangita Reddy shares with us som...

Across the IHF’s network, we believe that well-managed hospitals improve health outcomes for everyone, everywhere. Strong leadership skills are fundamental to healthcare management. And, in an increasingly international setting, benefitting from shared knowledge and experience can transform organizational performance. Since 2019, the IHF has offered an annual programme for selected young executive...

In partnership with Healthcare UK, this 3-part podcast series will showcase the best of British innovation in our UK NHS services in the run-up to IHF’s World Hospital Congress in Lisbon in October. The Healthcare UK team, part of the Department for Business and Trade, works jointly with the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England to empower UK healthcare providers to do business ove...

IHF's Young Executive Leaders is an annual programme for selected young executives to improve their management and leadership skills and network internationally. Between May and November, participants attend a series of masterclasses in key healthcare leadership areas. Small group work to complete topical assignments are an opportunity for the selected young executives to share their insights...

In partnership with Healthcare UK, this 3-part podcast series will showcase the best of British innovation in our UK NHS services in the run-up to IHF’s World Hospital Congress in Lisbon in October. The Healthcare UK team, part of the Department for Business and Trade, works jointly with the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England to empower UK healthcare providers to do business ove...

In partnership with Healthcare UK, this 3-part podcast series will showcase the best of British innovation in our UK NHS services in the run-up to IHF’s World Hospital Congress in Lisbon in October. The Healthcare UK team, part of the Department for Business and Trade, works jointly with the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS England to empower UK healthcare providers to do business ove...

Cybersecurity in healthcare has a unique set of challenges due to the type of information at risk and the consequences on patient safety. Hospitals and healthcare organizations are vulnerable targets of cyberattacks which represent significant danger for patients and hospitals’ ability to continue their operations. In this episode, John Riggi, National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk, at the Am...

IHF's Telehealth Special Interest Group aims to create exclusive thought-leadership products on the use of telehealth in hospitals, raising awareness amongst the IHF’s Members (and beyond) on the imperatives and advantages of harnessing digital technology in healthcare systems. Sponsored by Teladoc Health, this SIG focuses on navigating the future of telehealth for hospitals and health service...

IHF's Big Data Special Interest Group focuses on the imperatives and advantages of harnessing big data and analytics to improve performance in healthcare systems. In this episode, we invited members of the Big Data Steering Committee, to shed light on the use of big data in healthcare. Using the expertise, knowledge and insights of members of the Big Data SIG, we discussed the challenges, oppo...

This year, the IHF is bringing the 46th edition of the World Hospital Congress to the beautiful city of Lisbon in Portugal. This is the second time this prestigious event will be held in Lisbon, but for the first time, it is being co-organized by a Consortium of three local hospital leadership associations. In this episode, Linda Clark, Director of Professional Development at IHF, interviewed the...

The World Hospital Congress is the annual flagship event of the International Hospital Federation. The Congress is a unique global forum connecting leaders and decision-makers of hospitals, health services and healthcare organizations to share knowledge and good practices, exchange new ideas and innovations, and network with other senior executives from across the international healthcare communit...

The International Hospital Federation Awards dates back to 2015 when the programme was launched at the 39th IHF World Hospital Congress in Chicago. The IHF Awards have been recognizing excellence in hospitals and healthcare organizations around the world. In this episode, we featured Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, the winner of the Excellence Award for Health Services...