Monday 23 July

Session One

The Chairman’s Forum: Realising Social Health Insurance in South Africa Keynote Speakers:

• Official opening address

The Honourable Minister of Health - Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang

• DTI Codes and The Health Charter
  Glenda Ferero - BEE unit, Department of Trade and Industry
• Key issues facing the health sector in the next five years
  Social security developments in the context of health

"GEMS"
Thabo Rakoloti - Director: Public Private Partnership - National Department of Health

• Achieving regional integration

Mr André September – (CEO, NAMAF (Namibia) Deputy Chairman, BHF)

Monday 23 July
Session Two

Competition in the private Healthcare sector

• Facilitator
  Emile Stipp Convenor, Healthcare Committee – Actuarial Society SA
  Keynote Speakers:

• Competition in healthcare
  Dr Debbie Pearmain – Head: Health Service and Legislation, BHF
• The legal challenges
  Nandi Mokoena – Attorney for the Competition Commission

The health economics point of view
Andrew Myburgh – Economist, Genesis Consulting

Monday 23 July
Session Three

Scenario planning - Ensuring a sustainable future for the private healthcare sector

Keynote Speakers:

• Healthcare inflation – where to now?
• Measuring affordability, access and quality - an analytical tool
• A SWOT analysis of the REF, PMBs and SHI
  Tony Twine – Director and Senior Economist: Econometrix

• Art of the possible – designing the healthcare system
  Prof Heather McLeod – Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town and Extraordinary Professor, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Stellenbosch.
• Supply side dynamics
  Dr Brian Ruff – Head of Clinical Risk Management, Discovery Health

Tuesday 24 July Session One

Stream One Benefit Design for the future

• Facilitator
  Dr Rajesh Patel - Head: Benefit and Risk, BHF

Keynote Speakers


• The importance of primary healthcare in an essential healthcare package

• Health Charter requirements
• The revision of the PMBs
• LIMS
  Dr Siva Pillay – Managed Healthcare Consultant

• Norms and Standards
  Prof. Shan Naidoo - Cheif Specialist, University of Witwatersrand

Complementary medicine in a basic benefit package
Dr Neil Gower – National Secretary: Homeopathic Association of South Africa

Tuesday 24 July
Session One

Stream Two
Governance of Medical Schemes

Facilitator: Mr Tom Borrill Chairman - Fedhealth
Keynote Speakers:
• The role of a medical scheme trustee vs. the role of company Director
• International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS)


Malcolm Brown – Sole Practitioner and Health Care Consultant, Malcolm Brown CA (SA)

• Investing medical scheme rands

Ian Brown – Director, Summit Fund Solutions and Chairman, African Independent Horizons

• Investing in a new asset class?

Theron van Wyk – Managing Director, Tri Alpha Investments

Tuesday 24 July
Session Two

Stream One Cost and Quality

• Facilitator

Dr Rajesh Patel Head: Benefit and Risk, BHF

Keynote Speakers:


• Relating to the National Health Act, the Health Charter and the MDGs
• Health Quality Assessment findings
• Non-healthcare spend - cost vs. quality
• The value that medical scheme members obtain
• Alternative reimbursement models for administration organisations
• The impact on non healthcare costs of new regulations
• Performance based reimbursement


Charles Harebottle – Managing Director: MSO

• Collaborative risk management

Barry Childs - Health Provider Actuary, Discovery Health

• A critical evaluation of the costs and models of current administrator and managed care organisations
• An evaluation of intermediary costs


Roseanne da Silva – Toth Resources – Consulting Actuary

Tuesday 24 July
Session Two

Stream Two
Realizing effective health technology assessment for the SA healthcare environment

• Facilitator
  Prof Praneet Valodia – Research and Development Executive, Qualsa

  Keynote Speakers

• Pharmaco-economic analysis – tools and methodologies used to assess and evaluate
• The regulatory aspect
• Implementing a strategy for SA

Dr Anban Pillay – Director: Pharmaceutical Economic Evaluations: SA National Dept. of Health

• ISPOR
  Prof Tienie Stander – CEO: Health Econometrix and Outcomes Research (Hexor)

Wednesday 25 July

Challenges and solutions for the private healthcare industry

Facilitator: Mr Reg Magennis CEO, Incentamed
Part One: Medical devices industry, Pharmaceutical industry and Pharmacists
• Licensing for devices
• Obtaining codes
• Getting funders to pay
• Mark Brand - Brandtech: Healthcare Technology Consulting CC,
• Vicki Ehrich – Chief Operating Officer PIASA
• Val Beaumont – Innovative Medicines SA (IMSA): Executive Director
• Muhammed Bodhania – Chairperson: National Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (NAPM)

Wednesday 25 July

Challenges and solutions for the private healthcare industry