Opening Night Speaker
Dr Izak Fourie
After
qualifying as an urologist in 1980 Izak Fourie spent 8
years in private practice. During this time he was
intimately involved with the feasibility study and
operationalition of South Africa’s first ESWL unit.
In 1988 he turned his attention to health economics and
healthcare management and obtained a MBA (1991) and a
Post-Graduate Diploma in Health Management (Economics
and Financial Planning) (1995).
As Medical Advisor to the Chamber of Mines (1990-1996)
he was responsible for co-ordination, policy formulation
and strategic planning of all health-related issues and
services in the South African mining industry.
Izak Fourie held the position of Extra-ordinary
Professor in the Department of Actuarial and Insurance
Science at Pretoria University from 1993-2002 and in
2002 started his own health care and HIV/AIDS risk
management consulting company (Risk Monitor Group) of
which he is still the senior consultant and CEO.
He recently (May 2009) completed an Executive Education
Program in health care management at the Harvard
Business School in Boston, USA.
