Oman Health Innovation Summit - Part One Program
Host: OSFA, represented by Ricarda Harris, Board Member
Presenter: Heiko Visarius
Here’s the actual overview of the program. Check back regularly to see the latest updates!
Schedule – Wednesday 4th November 2026
Full Assembly: Patient Management - From Digital Diagnosis to Intelligent Therapy
| Time | Activity | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration and Welcome Coffee | Foyer | |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Welcome and Introduction | Ricarda Harris and Heiko Visarius | Main Hall |
| 09:15 - 09:20 | Opening Address | H.E. Suleiman bin Nasser bin Khamis bin Nasser Al-Hajji, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Health for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Oman |
Session 1: Asthma and COPD - From Burden of Disease to Patient Management
| Time | Activity | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:20 - 10:05 | Burden of Disease in Asthma and COPD | Prof. Jörg D. Leuppi, MD PhD Chief Academic Officer Kantonsspital Baselland | |
| 10:05 - 10:35 | Severe Asthma and Potential Prevention | Fabienne Jaun, RN, MPH |
Session 2: Transitions of Care and Outpatient Support
| Time | Activity | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:35 - 11:05 | TELEMEDICAL Outpatient Support After Hospitalization to Prevent Rehospitalization and Improve Quality of Life | Dr Silke Schmitt Oggier, MD/ MPH Medical Director, santé24, Member of the Management Committee | |
| 11:05 - 11:35 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:35 - 12:05 | Artificial Intelligence Diabetic Retinopathy Screening | Dr Anas Al Kamiyani, MD, OMSB, Director of National Center for Virtual Health, Muscat - Oman |
Session 3: Digital Health and Wearable Devices
| Time | Activity | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:05 - 12:35 | The future role of Wearables in healthcare - the Basle Bracelet experience | Prof. Jens Eckstein, MD, PhD, Senior consultant in Internal Medicine at the University Hospital Basel & Chief Medical Information Officer and Head of Innovation | |
| 12:35 - 13:05 | Establishing a national patient record system in Oman to assure patient safety | Dr. Abdullah Al-Muniri: Senior Public Health Advisor at the MOH, specializing in epidemiology and health policy | |
| 13:05 - 13:35 | Panel Discussion – Digital Health and Wearable Devices | All Morning Session speakers + Heiko Visarius | |
| 13:35 - 14:35 | Lunch Break |
Session 4: Update from the world of antibiotics
| Time | Activity | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:35 - 15:05 | New Geopolitical Developments in the Supply Chain of Penicillins | Luigi De Martin, CEO Pen-G, Oman | |
| 15:05 - 15:50 | From Data to Action: Integrating National AMR Surveillance Data and Digital Antibiograms with Treatment Guidelines for Smarter Antimicrobial Prescriptions – Experiences from the UAE and Switzerland | Dr. Jens Thomsen MD MPH MSc MBA, Medics Labor AG |
Session 5: Digital Health and Wearable Devices
| Time | Activity | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:50 - 16:20 | Patient Safety in Hospitals – Focus on Medication Safety | Prof. Anne Leuppi-Taegtmeyer MD PhD University Hospital Basel, Head of the Patient Safety Department | |
| 16:20 - 16:50 | Measurement of Hospital Hygiene: Potential Digital Tools | Ranjit Kalarickamakel, Co-Founder MedNota | |
| 16:50 - 17:20 | Open Q&A Discussion | All Session speakers + Heiko Visarius | |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | Closing Remarks | Heiko Visarius | |
| 17:30 | Apéro | All |