Contemporary Health Management Issues in the Asia Pacific

The Sixth Annual Hospital Management Asia conference was held in Thailand on August 30 and 31 2007. The conference was notable for the number of participants, the diversity of countries and health organisations participating and the quality and diversity of presentations. The conference is organised by a consortia of health and health industry organisations. This paper provides a summary of the issues presented at the conference to allow readers from different healthcare systems in the Asia Pacific to reflect on the similarities and differences in issues addressed compared to those they face in their particular system and organisation