German Hospital Day 2024: China Theme Day

Public Healthcare Provision in Ageing Societies

14 November 2024 · Düsseldorf

On 14 November 2024, the German Hospital Day in Düsseldorf marked an important milestone: the Chinese Theme Day took place for the first time. The platform offered wide-ranging dialogue and exchange between experts, practitioners and decision-makers from the healthcare sectors of both countries. The focus was on knowledge transfer, the discussion of forward-looking solutions and the building of lasting partnerships. At the heart of the event was public healthcare provision in societies shaped by demographic change.

With an expected market volume of USD 2.4 trillion by 2030 and a growing, health-conscious middle class, the Chinese healthcare market is expanding dynamically. One highlight was the presentation of an advanced geriatric care concept from Beijing. In his talk, Prof. Zhang shed light on the healthcare industry of Guangdong, one of China's most populous and technologically advanced regions.

At the same time, the spotlight was on Germany and its hospital landscape, which ranges from basic care to highly specialised treatment. In particular, innovative approaches to nursing management and strategies for staff motivation that have been successfully implemented in German institutions were presented.

The supporting programme was organised in cooperation with Charité Berlin and the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine in Guangzhou. The event concluded with a get-together for networking.

14 November 2024

Programme

Thursday 14 November 2024

10:00
Opening of the Congress
- Welcome addresses by embassy representatives
- Brief overview: the German healthcare system
- Brief overview: the Chinese healthcare system
Jana LudwigDeputy Consul General, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of GermanyLinhao ChenEmbassy of the People's Republic of China, BerlinMichael DraheimManaging Director, DCG-Health GmbHDr. Lukas IlliniManaging Director, DCG-Health GmbHKai WangDeputy Director, Research Institute of Hospital Administration, National Health Commission of the PRC
11:30
Panel I: The Role of Hospitals in Public Healthcare Provision
- The role of German hospitals in public healthcare provision
- The role of Chinese hospitals in public healthcare provision
- Current state and future of healthcare for women and children in China
- Reform of hospital financing in China
- Panel discussion: “Public Healthcare Provision in Ageing Societies (and in Rural Areas) in Germany and China”
PD Dr. med. Thomas MenzelChairman of the Executive Board, Klinikum Fulda gAGProf. Zhang ZhongdePresident, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese MedicineYajun LiManaging Director, Northwest Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Xi’anGe ZhangHead of General Surgery, Shaanxi Forest Workers Hospital
12:15

Lunch Break
13:15
Panel II: Hospital Management and Innovative Cooperation Projects
- Quality management in Chinese hospitals
- Nursing models in China and Germany: potential to learn from each other?
- Sino-German research cooperation: a scarless laparoscopic instrument from concept to production
- International perspectives on German hospital procurement
- Discussion: “Potential for Future Healthcare Cooperation between Germany and China”
Jianquan MaDeputy Managing Director, Xi’an People’s HospitalDr. Qiumei Jiang-SiebertBoard Member, Deutsch-Chinesische Gesellschaft für Pflege, BerlinProf. Zhangfan MaoWuhan UniversitySonja RügerManaging Director, EKK plus GmbH, Cologne

Moderation: Nils Dehne (Managing Director, Allianz Kommunaler Großkrankenhäuser e. V. (AKG))
15:15
Panel III: Innovative (Digital) Care Concepts
- Current status and research findings on digital transformation in German and Chinese hospitals
- MedTech digital 2023: the vision of a digital, data-driven healthcare cosmos from the perspective of the German medical technology industry
- Panel discussion: “Digitalisation in Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges for Healthcare”
Mia Jiming YangWitten/Herdecke UniversityNatalie GladkovHead of Digital Medical Devices Unit, BVMed e. V.

Moderation: Sarah Peuling (CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA, Berlin)