New technologies, best practices and emerging challenges would be the key themes of the Second International Private Hospitals Congress and Exhibition (IPH2023), being organised by the Health Tourism Development Center of Islamic Countries (HTDC) in cooperation with the related associations and organizations, in Tehran, Iran, from 16 to 18 July 2023.

This event is a great opportunity for hospitals, clinics and medical centers to share their services and professional experiences, and also develop their relations with international organizations, service providers, pharmaceutical and medical equipment brands as well as medical tourism companies. During the three-day event, different programs and side events including meetings, panel discussions, health tech talk, and exhibition will be held.

A key theme of the workshops would be the latest trends and innovations in healthcare management, including new technologies, best practices, and emerging challenges.

Big data and healthcare data analytics or data science in healthcare would be the theme of the second workshop, which would discuss the latest tools and techniques for analyzing healthcare data, including big data analytics, machine learning, and data visualization.

The growing trend of 'Medical Hotels' would be the theme of the third workshop, which would explore the growing trend of medical hotels and hotel hospitals that offer patients a more comfortable and personalized healthcare experience.

Metaverse in the healthcare system would be the theme of the fourth workshop which will explore the potential of the metaverse to transform healthcare, including new applications for virtual and augmented reality, telemedicine, and remote patient monitoring.

There would also be sessions on empowering patients to take an active role in their healthcare by using technology, including patient portals, mobile apps, and wearable devices; ways to achieve interoperability across healthcare systems, including new standards, protocols, and technologies and social media marketing in the healthcare system through LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.