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Wits University
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Breaking the wall of silence on systemic problems in private healthcare

Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics announce the launch of a new annual lecture focused on advocating for patient-centred healthcare.

Titled, Towards healthcare with a more human face, the lecture will be presented by Dr Gareth Kantor, an anesthesiologist, healthcare improvement consultant and medical informaticist.

Kantor's areas of interest include: health care quality improvement; clinical information systems; patient-reported outcomes; clinical policy and health economics technology assessment. Apart from his private practice, he holds positions as Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH, USA); Honorary Lecturer, University of Cape Town; Faculty, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (Boston, USA); and Consultant to Insight Actuaries & Consultants.

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