Sustainable Health: The Future Healthcare Conference Held

The Future Healthcare Istanbul International Conference was once again held at Bahçeşehir University's Beşiktaş Campus with events and seminars that shape the sector. Bringing together different disciplines and areas of expertise, the conference discussed sustainable health, health technologies and health communication over three days within the framework of its 2022 theme, "A Closer Look at the Future."

Bringing together leading figures of the healthcare sector from Türkiye and abroad, The Future Healthcare Istanbul, the International Conference on Health, Health Technologies and Health Communication, was held on 19-20-21 October 2022 at Bahçeşehir University's Beşiktaş Campus. The conference reached more than 30,000 in-person and online participants, creating a wide-ranging impact.

The theme of The Future Healthcare 2022 was "A Closer Look at the Future." Expert speakers shared their work and knowledge with participants through inspiring talks and panels under the theme "A Closer Look at the Future."

The Future Healthcare Istanbul International Conference was attended by health system policymakers, the most influential and prominent scientists, academics, clinical health experts with leading roles in the sector, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, C-level speakers from the healthcare sector, health start-ups, hospital officials, keynote speakers and healthcare professionals influential on social media.

The opening speech of the conference was delivered by Bahçeşehir University President Prof. Dr. Şirin Karadeniz. Bahçeşehir ÜniversitesiPresident Prof. Dr. Şirin Karadeniz said in her opening speech: "We are pleased to host scientists from across the full spectrum of both technology and health at our conference. Events that serve a sustainable future are very valuable for BAU."Noting that this year the university has five academic units in health sciences, particularly at the undergraduate level, Karadeniz stated:

"Now we are also opening master's and doctoral programs. Our valuable faculty members have gradually started to obtain patents, both from their scientific output and through the companies they have founded. They are also obtaining international patents. They are also carrying out research and development projects together with the sector. I hope that you will hear much more about Bahçeşehir University in the field of health and especially in health technology."

Following the opening speeches, Assist. Prof. Dr. Önder Yüksel Yiğit, Head of the Health Department of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), gave a presentation on IMM's health services and projects.

At the conference, Prof. Dr. Serdar Durdağı, Dean of the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Pharmacy, spoke on "Innovative Approaches and Technologies in Preclinical Drug Research."

At the conference, Professor Matti Sällberg, Head of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, presented the latest studies on current and future vaccines against COVID and new viral threats.

On the first day of the conference, researcher and writer Bekir Ağırdır, who sheds light on current issues concerning society through his analyses and research, shared his study titled "Which Dynamics Will Shape the Health Policies of the Future?"

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