GUEST LECTURE – Dr. Rajaram Govindarajan

Topic:- “Research Opportunities in Health Care: How your work can Save Millions of lives and Billions of $ in Health Sector”

The FDP on “Research Opportunities in Health Care: How your work can Save Millions of lives and Billions of $ in Health Sector” was conducted for faculty. Faculty from SIBM Hyderabad, SLS Hyderabad and SITM Pune and SIOM Nasik (Via Skype) attended this program.
Dr. Rajaram Govindarajan, a Professor, ESADE Business School, Spain, shared his experiences in the health sector. The following are some key highlights of his lecture:-

It provided valuable insights into the health sector in the west
(Spain, USA and some European Countries).

It revealed some amazing insights about compliances of various health regulations. Only 10% of errors in hospitals were reported. 56% of the infections were caused by inadequate hand hygiene, the compliances of doctor’s before surgery with regard to checklist was very poor.

Many innovative solutions were provided like (Poke yoke to be used in hospitals, using “Govisystems” to increase hand hygiene etc.,

All this provide immense opportunities for research.

The event was coordinated by Dr. V K Satya Prasad, Academic Head, SIBM – Hyderabad.