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Patients Traveling From Afghanistan for Medical Treatment

Afghan patients seek a variety of different medical procedures abroad including, treatment of cardio-vascular disease. And cardiac surgery, orthopedics, general surgery, spine surgery, renal diseases especially kidney stones removal, oncology, dental procedure.

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May 23, 2013

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Ethics of Transplant Tourism to be Discussed in Las Vegas

Clinical organ transplantation has been recognized as one of the great medical advances of the century. However, they have raised many ethical, moral and societal issues regarding supply, the methods of organ allocation, and the use of living donors including minors.

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May 16, 2013

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How does Facebook encourage innovation among its employees?

Organizational initiatives often fail not because they are inadequate but because the organization's cultural operating system. Influential leaders succeed where others fail because they understand unwritten cultural rules guide employee behavior.

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March 20, 2013

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John Connell, Author of the book Medical Tourism to Speak at 2013 Congress

John Connell will address the 6th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress to be held this November in Las Vegas. The rise of medical tourism emphasizes a number of contemporary themes like the privatization of healthcare in post-industrial economies.

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March 19, 2013

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Celebrity Medical Tourism

It all begins with Steve McQueen, as when it comes to Hollywood and cancer, it always begins with Steve McQueen. Stricken with terminal lung cancer a generation ago, he traveled to Mexico for unconventional treatments, including laetrile, the natural cure.

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March 15, 2013

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How Can Transparency Revolutionize Healthcare?

Dr. Marty Makary will answer this question during his keynote presentation at the 6th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare. He'll point out how hospitals are becoming giant corporations while patients blindly walk into a dangerous marketplace.

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March 12, 2013

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Case Study of Medical Tourism Implemented into an Employer Healthcare Plan

By allowing employees to travel to other hospitals within the country and outside, employers can achieve affordable surgery. People speculate about how and why employers implement medical tourism programs, but the best way to understand is by listening to the employer explain it himself.

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August 10, 2012

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What Would Happen If Disney Ran Your Hospital?

Working with Disney and as a senior-level hospital executive, he challenges that have defined customer service in healthcare. Mr. Lee asserts that both provide an “experience,” not just a service, Disney can earn the trust and loyalty of their guests and employees.

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May 22, 2012

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Hotel Industry Leaders Come Together for Conference Next Week in Miami, FL

The Medical Tourism Association is proud to support the HOLA conference to be held May 8th-10th in Miami, Florida, USA. This conference will give the MTA the chance to educate the hospitality industry about the opportunities in the medical tourism industry.

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May 4, 2012

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Has your country conducted a feasibility study?

Many countries are taking an active role in developing themselves as medical tourism destinations. Lithuania is setting up a healthcare cluster through the support of the Ministry of Economy and Enterprise Lithuania, the export organization for the country.

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April 18, 2012

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Health Tourism: Social Welfare Through International Trade

It is great to hear about how medical tourism is not just making a small number of people rich. It is in fact helping the local population and sick people in need of affordable healthcare.

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March 27, 2012

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Branding a Medical Tourism Destination

Dr. Marc Fetscherin holds expertise in International Marketing with a focus on branding, global brand management, corporate branding. Place Brand Personality affects tourism, migration and investment towards cities e.g., Orlando or states e.g., Florida.

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March 20, 2012