SDU Hosts the 9th International Conference on Healthcare Service Management

Süleyman Demirel University (SDU) hosted the 9th International Conference on Healthcare Service Management (ICHSM 2026) at the Prof. Dr. M. Lütfü Çakmakçı Cultural Center, bringing together researchers and healthcare management specialists from several countries.

Opening the conference, Prof. Dr. Chi-Chang Chang, President of the Society for Asia Medical Decision Science (SAMDS), thanked the SDU Rector, academics, partners and colleagues for their contributions. Referring to Isparta as the “City of Roses,” he expressed his hope that the event would strengthen international cooperation.

Prof. Dr. Ramazan Erdem, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, emphasized opportunities for knowledge exchange and joint research. SDU Rector Prof. Dr. Mehmet Saltan highlighted cooperation with the Public University Hospitals Association of Türkiye and the Ministry of Treasury and Finance to document and share SDU Hospital’s management experience. He also stressed digital transformation, human resources, quality, sustainability and health system resilience as major topics in healthcare service management.

The opening session included a tribute to Prof. Dr. Osman Erol Hayran, with photographs and video recordings, followed by a piano performance by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yaşar Özelma from SDU’s Faculty of Fine Arts. The hybrid conference programme featured nearly 45 presentations, seminars and scientific activities.