Health care professionals will come together to explore important clinical and research breakthroughs that are revolutionizing medicine at the upcoming second annual Medical World Americas Conference and Expo April 27-29 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.
Medical World Americas notable speaker roster includes more than 60 professionals from leading health-care providers and research institutions. Speakers representing UTMB include Elizabeth Protas, vice president and dean of the School of Health Professions; Dr. Ben G. Raimer, senior vice president for the Office of Health Policy and Legislative Affairs; and Alexander Vo, vice president of telemedicine and health services technology.
Elizabeth Protas will speak at Session 404: Workforce Panel on Tuesday, April 28, 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Dr. Ben Raimer and Alexander Vo will speak at Session 403: Application of Telemedicine to Populations on Tuesday, April 28, 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
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Elizabeth Protas, Ph.D.
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Dr. Ben Raimer
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Alexander Vo, Ph.D.
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UTMB staff can receive a discounted rate when registering online at www.medicalworldamericas.com with discount code UTMB15.
Physician, nursing and physician assistant continuing education credits will be available for conference attendees.
Medical World Americas launched last year as a collaboration between the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, Germany-based Messe Duesseldorf, the Texas Medical Center and Houston First Corp. The inaugural session brought together a diverse group of over 2,000 medical professionals from 33 countries, including the U.S.