Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 31: A delegation of healthcare experts from overseas will be visiting AIIMS-Jammu for three days i.e.1st – 3rd February to exchange ideas with their counterparts in India. Their visit to Jammu will include holding meetings with senior executives and clinicians at AIIMS-Jammu and holding a workshop entitled: “Building Lean, Green and Digital Hospitals”.
Led by Professor Amrik Singh Sohal from Monash Business School, Monash University (Australia), the delegation will include Professor Julie Wolfram Cox (Monash University), Professor Julie Davies (University College London, UK), Associate Professor Glen Croy (Monash University) and two of the leading consultant surgeons from Melbourne – Dr Geoff Cox and Dr Janet Hsuan.
Prof (Dr) Shakti Kumar Gupta (ED and CEO, AIIMS Jammu) briefed that ‘Lean in Healthcare’ became popular in many Western countries almost two decades ago. Based on the Toyota Production System, Lean focuses in eliminating waste and optimizing processes.
He said ‘Digital Healthcare’ is currently a major driving force for many countries to modernize their healthcare systems/hospitals and support integration between health and social care providers. AIIMS-Jammu is making major investments in digital technologies and aims to create a regional digital healthcare hub.
“In order to build capacity in Lean, Green and Digital health systems in Indian healthcare institutions, AIIMS Jammu and Monash University aims to organize a one-day workshop on Building Lean, Green and Digital Hospitals on 2nd February 2023 to be held at AIIMS Jammu and also visit the construction site of AIIMS at Vijaypur, Jammu,” he disclosed.
Prof Gupta said the aim of the overseas delegation is to form close ties between AIIMS-Jammu and Monash University/University College London in Australia for future collaboration that will benefit all parties through research, teaching and exchange programs.
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