FutureMed X: Decoding the Digital Pulse of Indian Healthcare

New Delhi: Being home to the world's largest population with skewed distribution of resources, the quest of ensuring equitable access to quality
healthcare
at an affordable cost stands as a herculean challenge in India.
Compounding to this, is the burgeoning demographic cohort, moving closer towards a chronic ailment behemoth tied with the concern of elderly and infant care.
Staying on the conventional path no longer appears a viable solution. However, the advent of digital disruptors
ai
ded with the AI wave are ushering a data-driven phase marked with
patient
centricity, economic feasibility are reshaping healthcare delivery, amplifying access, and challenging traditional beliefs.
Against this backdrop, ETHealthworld is set to host its inaugural edition of FutureMed X - The Smart Patient Care Summit designed to discuss and understand the dynamics of AI-driven diagnostics, IoT-enabled healthcare,
telemedicine
, and data-driven decision-making—paving the way for a more intelligent, connected, and patient-first healthcare ecosystem.
Bringing together healthcare leaders, innovators, tech geeks with patient advocates, the platform aims to explore the transformative impact of smart technologies on patient care by uncovering best practices, applied solutions and emerging innovations along with highlighting the faultlines of
data
domain–integrity issues, privacy risk and
cybersecurity
challenges.
The summit is supported by Universal NutriScience as gold partner; eClinicalWorks, Sunoh.ai as associate partners and Nephroplus; Marengo Asia Hospitals; and Easy Solution Infosystems Private Limited as supporting partners.
The conference will commence with the opening by Vikas Dandekar, Editor (Pharma & Healthcare), The Economic Times.
After the editor's opening remarks, the Chief Guest, Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, MoS-Ministry of Communications & Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India will grace the event with his remarks on 'One Network, One Nation, One Health: Enabling a Health-First India through Telecom and Technology.'
Following the address, the Chief Guest will anchor a Q&A session with the conference audience.
Upon completion of the Q&A session, the summit will move towards its inaugural panel discussion themed on 'Reengineering Patient Care : A Changemaker's perspective.'
The expert panel will feature Dr Jitendra Sharma, MD & Founder CEO- AMTZ, Executive Director- Kalam Institute of Health Technology, Govt of India; Prof Anurag Agrawal, Head-Koita Center for
Digital Health
& Dean - BioSciences and Health Research, Ashoka University; Leena Menghaney, Lawyer/Consultant, Public Health, Pharmaceuticals & Access ad the discussion will me moderated by Vikas Dandekar, Editor (Pharma & Healthcare), The Economic Times.
Following the Inaugural panel discussion Vikram Vuppala, Founder Chairman & Managing Director, NephroPlus will make a presentation on 'Reimagining Dialysis: Why Standalone Clinics are the Future?'
After the partner presentation , at a FireSide Chat Dr Raajiv Singhal, Founding Member, Managing Director and Group CEO, Marengo Asia Hospitals will delve in the importance of Patient Safety and Centricity as Pillars of Clinical Excellence.' and the chat will be moderated by Prathiba Raju, Senior Assistant Editor, ETHealthworld.
Following the discussion over the role of patient centricity in clinical excellence the summit will proceed towards another panel discussion on 'Revolutionizing Emergency Care: Patient-Centric Approaches in Trauma & Critical Care.'
The panelist for the session will include Dr Deepak Agrawal, Professor, Neurosurgery, AIIMS New Delhi; Dr. (Prof) Ajay Bahl, Chairperson and HOD Emergency Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital; Dr. Sushant Chhabra, Cluster Head, Emergency Medicine, Manipal Hospitals North-West Region and the discussion will be moderated by Vikas Dandekar, Editor (Pharma & Healthcare), The Economic Times.
After the panel discussion on Emergency Care, the summit will proceed further to uncover 'The Rise of Smart Hospitals: Creating a Digital Health Ecosystem.'
The expert panel for the session will include Viji Varghese, Hospital Director, Manipal Hospital Delhi Rajiv Sikka, Group CIO, Medanta Hospitals; Susil Kumar Meher, Head Health IT & CISO, AIIMS New Delhi; Dr. Narin Sehgal, Finance Secretary - CAHO, Secretary AHPI, Delhi State, Medical Director, Sehgal Neo Hospital; Kunal Aggarwal, Founder & MD, Easy Solution Infosystems Private Limited; Miraj Shah, Manager, eClinicalWorks India and the discussion will be moderated by Prathiba Raju, Senior Assistant Editor, ETHealthworld.
After the panel discussion on smart hospitals Pratin Vete, CEO, Universal NutriScience, will make a presentation on 'Integrating Nutraceuticals with Lifestyle and Diet: A Holistic Path to Wellness.'
The partner presentation will be followed by a panel discussion on 'India's Silent Ache: How Aging and Urban Lifestyles Are Impacting Musculoskeletal Health?'
The expert panel will feature Dr. Pranay Bhushan Pandey, Joint Replacement Surgeon, Dr Pranay Pandey Advanced Ortho Care; Dr. Buddhadeb Chatterjee, Sr. Consultant - Orthopaedics, Apollo Hospital; Dr. Jayant Arora, Senior Director and Unit Head - Orthopaedics, Fortis Healthcare; Dr Shubh Mehrotra, Director - Joint Replacement and Robotic Surgery, Lovee Shubh Hospital; Dr. Firoz Ahmed, Director and HOD, Dept of Orthopaedics, Joint Replacement and Sports Medicine, ARHI Hospital; Dr. Rajesh Bawari, Principal Consultant - Orthopaedics & Head - Complex Trauma & Orthopaedics Units, Max Hospital; and Prathiba Raju, Senior Assistant Editor, ETHealthworld will moderate the discussion.
The panel discussion will be followed by a partner presentation on 'Reimagining Clinical Documentation through Sunoh AI- A Patient-Doctor Conversational AI' by Aakash Shah, Director, eClinicalworks India.
Following the panel discussion the summit will proceed with another discussion on 'Smart Diagnosis : The Next Frontier in Medical Accuracy & Patient Safety.'
The speakers for the session will include Arpan Malhotra, Director and COO, Max Labs Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Rana, CEO, Quality & Accreditation Institute; Dr. Sonal Saxena, Director Professor & HOD, Dept of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College; Dr. Raj Shankar Ghosh, Senior Advisor, Environmental Health, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI); and the discussion will be moderated by Dr Shweta Prabhakar, Medical Superintendent, Paras Health.
The panel discussion will be followed by the summit last session on 'Elderly Care: Leveraging Technology for Geriatric Well-Being.'
The trilogue will feature Capt. Neelam Deshwal, Chief Nursing Officer, Fortis Healthcare; Dr. Prasun Chatterjee, Chief - Geriatric Medicine and Longevity Science, Artemis Hospital; Col. Binu Sharma, Senior Director, Nursing, Max Healthcare and the discussion will be moderated by Rashmi Mabiyan Kaur, Principal Correspondent, ETHealthworld.

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