Lufthansa - a sponsor of the 8th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress knows better than most airlines. The physicians, facilitators, and travel and hospitality interests rely on Lufthansa for transporting patients and their companions to destinations.
The Brain tumor center has clinical fellowships for U.S. and Canadian neurosurgeons and fellowships and visiting scholar programs. By no means do brain tumors adhere to boundaries nor do they discriminate on the basic or region or race.
The Puerto Rico Medical Tourism Corporation is in the midst of an aggressive campaign to market the island's healthcare services. Investors and entrepreneurs can learn about healthcare and tourism services in Puerto Rico.
Hungary has long been considered a thriving destination for dental treatments, plastic surgery, and ophthalmology treatments. Region's propensity to attract health and wellness seekers to Hungary's historic Turkish baths and thermal spas.
International investors are aware of Dominican Republic status as an elite destination based on the success of the tourism industry. Hospitals and clinics in the Dominican Republic welcomes 20,00 international patients, 1,000 for plastic surgery alone.
Jordan enjoys the facilities, human resources, and stability to provide quality care even in the face of an aging population. Access to quality care is contingent on more than professional staff and equipment.
The World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress produced a fascinating display of how the industry has evolved. Today’s ease of travel, advanced technology and developments in global healthcare make this a unique period of growth.
AHA and ADA recommended that disease treatment should begin with lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise before medications. The WHO predicts that by 2020, two-thirds of disease will stem from lifestyle choices.
Approximately 42,000 Canadians traveled abroad last year for medical purposes like saving money on dental or uncovered procedures. The Canadian healthcare system is publicly-funded, but private entities provide most of the services.
Teamwork is of utmost importance in medical tourism and necessary for doctors to grow professionally, research, and innovate. Patient must know, without a doubt, they are heard, all of their symptoms are documented and treatment doesn’t stop upon a return home.
8 million patients are estimated to travel for healthcare and 1 million Americans are about to hear the rising healthcare costs. Medical tourism is a viable choice because international facilities made great strides in maintaining existing healthcare systems.
Mainstream stem cell research reflects evidence-based medicine, other treatment offers therapies derived from adipose tissue. Many patients want access to regenerative therapies but cannot afford to travel overseas where such treatments are more widely available.
Service is the top challenge for clinics and hospitals worldwide with international patients, who, by far, have higher expectations. Some hospitals and clinics have found greater success by understanding their international patients ’ needs and helping them.
Japan capitalize on national technologies, methodologies, products, people to emerge as a point of excellence for medical tourism. The government has defined medical tourism as a key driver of economic growth and has promoted inbound and outbound opportunities.
Medical records are sensitive data and sharing such information prior, during or after the treatment requires a level of security. Information should be easy to understand and accommodating to both the language of patient and doctor.
The concept of mixing business with pleasure toward the promotion of company objective in the name of good health has helped. The value of wellness vacations and hitting the reset button can manage both existing diseases and preventing chronic conditions.
Telemedicine can be an integral cog that can increase the efficiency, productivity, and attractiveness of medical tourism procedures. Virtual conversation can bridge conventional gaps in medical tourism and give patients a feel for what to expect.
When people use stereotypes, they make attributions about a person purely on the basis of the category to which they belong. stereotypes are “cognitive structures that store our beliefs and expectations”; images and ideas with specific meanings in our culture.
Medical tourism enabling countries for single or older women to use IVF treatments with embryo selection or genetic enhancement. Even though the WHO has recognized infertility as an illness, not all countries permit the IVF treatments.
Chronic disease offers a huge opportunity for the medical tourism industry as people want preventive care and healthy lifestyle. Medical tourism bridge the gap between a healthier life that reduces procedures or operations and conventional medical systems.
