ODEPC Chairman Shri. N.Sasidharan Nair and Managing Director Shri. Anoop K.A. participated in OET Forum 2019 on 21st November 2019 at Hotel Marriot, Kochi.
The OET Forum aimed to bring together leading healthcare employers, educators, researchers and communication experts to discuss the latest trends, challenges, research and developments in healthcare and communication.
The opening address and welcoming remarks were given by Ms. Sujata Stead, CEO, Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment.
Shri. N.Sasidharan Nair, Chairman, ODEPC delivered his speech on “Tackling the healthcare work force crisis” as a special guest in the inaugural ceremony of the Forum.
Other speakers at the Forum included Ms Elin Sandberg, Head of Programmes – Global Engagement, Health Education England, UK; Dr Indu Arneja, Founder, Indian Institute of Healthcare Communication, New Delhi; Dr Balakrishna Shetty, Vice Chancellor, Sri Siddhartha University, Bangalore; and Prof. Roy K. George, President, Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI), New Delhi.
A panel discussion took place in the morning on “the Importance of Communication in Healthcare” chaired by Ms. Sujata Stead, CEO, Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment. Other interesting topics like “Developing English skills for success in the workplace”, “Educating healthcare professionals for the future”, “Tackling the healthcare workforce crisis”, and “How education can transform clinical communication in healthcare” were addressed in both morning and evening sessions in the forum.
During the one-day event more than 100 participants from across India took part in this forum. Attendees from UK, Australia and India spoke at the event. The Forum connected the experts from Healthcare industry, hospital administration, healthcare job recruiters, education and academics to discuss and address on various topics related to healthcare industry.
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