Don Berwick, former administrator at US Department of Health.
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced that Don Berwick, former US Department of Health administrator, will be a keynote speaker on global healthcare at WISH 2015 next month.
Don Berwick is former administrator of the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within the Obama administration, and president emeritus and senior fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, an organisation he founded and led for 20 years.
Dr Berwick’s commitment to improving effectiveness, sharing innovation and delivering fair healthcare for everyone makes him a perfect ambassador for WISH and a valuable speaker, bringing a lifetime of health expertise, for this year’s WISH Summit slated for February 17-18.
Berwick said: “I am honoured to be taking part in WISH and look forward to joining such a prestigious global community. WISH provides an essential platform for global collaboration, bringing together some of the best internationally-renowned health experts to share insights and discuss solutions.”
WISH inspires and diffuses healthcare innovation and best practice, remaining closely aligned to the vision and mission of Qatar Foundation to unlock human potential and serve to underscore Qatar’s pioneering role as an emerging centre for healthcare innovation.
Prof the Lord Darzi of Denham, executive chair of WISH said: “WISH, at its heart, is about creating a community of healthcare experts passionate about identifying, sharing and promoting best practice the world over.
“To do this, we combine the rich experience of global experts to create templates for success. I am therefore delighted that Don Berwick will be joining us this year to bring policy creation experience from his time served in office advising President Obama, his system management expertise from his role at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and his view on patient care from his work at Harvard Medical School.”
