The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Announces the Pre-Conference Marketing to Health Insurance Agents Workshop with Kemal Canlar, United Healthcare, Jerry Turney, and The Consolidated Marketing Group

Health Insurance Agents, sometimes referred to as brokers or consultants, are the gatekeepers to US employers. They are the liaison between the insurance companies and employers and are the ones who negotiate for health insurance on behalf of US employers directly with the insurance companies. Health Insurance Agents are the key to the implementation of medical tourism as they will be the ones who offer and explain it to both the employers and employees. If the health insurance agent is not aware of and has no knowledge of medical tourism or has not accepted the concept of medical tourism than there is very little success for employees utilizing medical tourism and becoming a patient in a foreign hospital. This workshop will explain what health insurance agents are, how they operate their business and how to market to, approaches and explain medical tourism to health insurance agents. This workshop will give you the insight and education you need to successfully market to health insurance agents and implement medical tourism with US employers.

The pre-conference workshop is Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 8:00am- 5:00pm, with a break at 12:00-1:00pm for the networking lunch. The Exhibit hall opens conveniently at 5:00pm! This is the one event per year where Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies, and Medical Tourism Facilitators that are looking to outsource healthcare overseas have the opportunity to meet with top International Hospitals and Medical Tourism Companies in one place for the ultimate networking event.

“The best Medical Tourism Conference of the year.” This is a comment they have heard over and over from delegates who participated in the first World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which took place in San Francisco California September 2008. The 2009 World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress promises to match that sentiment and, at the same time, provide even more networking and advanced panel sessions for this international gathering.

The conference will feature up to 2,000 attendees, up to 200 speakers, and over 125 exhibitors. Don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress will take place on October 26-28th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles California USA!

For more information please go to http://www.MedicalTourismCongress.com

Till next time,

Stephanie

The Medical Tourism Association was pleased to participate in this year’s Service Summit and Familiarization “FAM” tour in the beautiful country of Guatemala. Facilitators from Canada and United States of America were in attendance. Jonathan Edelheit, the Chief Executive Officer of the MTA, spoke at the Summit on the Opportunities in Medical Tourism in the US Marketplace. “This is an excellent opportunity for Guatemala to shine in the medical tourism industry through its dedication to the promotion of quality healthcare and its natural ecotourism industry,” he stated.

The Guatemala Exporters Association, AGEXPORT, with the goal of promoting Guatemala as a completive country for health and wellness tourism, presented the Service Summit. The conference included a program with renowned international and local speakers, international and local companies, and included specialized business Matchmaking Sessions. The President of Guatemala, Ing. Alvaro Colom, gave an opening speech expressing his support of the government in making Guatemala a top destination.

Following the Service Summit, participants were able to join a FAM tour of all the companies and providers in the health and wellness sector of Guatemala. The tour included visits to some of the hospitals and clinics in the country including Renova, Centro Medico Hospital, Hospital Multimedica, Centro Dental, Vision Integral, Hope International, Herrera Llerandi Hospital, Unidental, CER, Grupo Dental, Smile Factory and Dental Care Guatemala. Providers also got a chance to meet one on one with other local participants in the Health and Wellness Tourism Commission including Novaesthetics, Top Medical Trips, CEDAF, Cardio Care, TecniScan, Clarion Suites and the airline sponsor TACA. The tour ended with a day of tourism in Antigua to explore the beauty that Guatemala offers. The FAM tour was lead by the tourism company Turitran, who guided the group throughout the four days provided culture and history of the country throughout the day.

Issue 13 of the Medical Tourism Magazine will be featuring coverage of this event and showcase extensive coverage of the FAM tour. http://www.MedicalTourismMag.com

Guatemala is destined to position itself as one of the major players in the Health and Wellness sector of the Medical Tourism Industry.

The Medical Tourism Association is made up of the top international hospitals, healthcare providers, medical tourism facilitators, insurance companies, and other affiliated companies and members with the common goal of promoting the highest level of quality of healthcare to patients in a global environment. Our Association promotes the interests of its healthcare provider and medical tourism facilitators members. The Medical Tourism Association has three tenets: Transparency, Communication and Education.

The Medical Tourism Association at http://www.MedicalTourismAssociation.com seeks to provide transparency in both quality of care and pricing. Every day we see more and more that the globalization of healthcare has created a very flat world. We exchange technology, information, communication, physicians and patients. In order to ensure patient safety, it is our goal to create a transparency about the quality of healthcare that can be found in each country. With this, it is increasingly important to create a transparency in pricing as well so patients traveling overseas for care can be sure of what they are receiving without hidden costs or unforeseen expenses. The Medical Tourism Association is also working on the Quality of Care Project, which will change the way we look at the reporting of global healthcare statistics and the quality of care available at hospitals around the world.

The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Announces the Pre-Conference Caribbean Patient Workshop

This workshop will address:

Thousands of patients leave the Caribbean each year for high quality healthcare. Learn what it takes and how to attract Caribbean patients and how to deal with Caribbean patients’ cultures, customs and expectations.

The pre-conference workshop is Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 8:00am- 5:00pm, with a break at 12:00-1:00pm for the networking lunch. The Exhibit hall opens conveniently at 5:00pm! This is the one event per year where Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies, and Medical Tourism Facilitators that are looking to outsource healthcare overseas have the opportunity to meet with top International Hospitals and Medical Tourism Companies in one place for the ultimate networking event.

“The best Medical Tourism Conference of the year.” This is a comment they have heard over and over from delegates who participated in the first World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which took place in San Francisco California September 2008. The 2009 World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress promises to match that sentiment and, at the same time, provide even more networking and advanced panel sessions for this international gathering.

The conference will feature up to 2,000 attendees, up to 200 speakers, and over 125 exhibitors. Don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress will take place on October 26-28th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles California USA!

For more information please go to http://www.MedicalTourismCongress.com

Till next time,

Stephanie

World’s Largest Medical Tourism Conference Announces Pre-Conference African Patient Workshop. This workshop will address:

Thousands of patients leave certain countries in Africa each year for high quality healthcare. Learn what it takes and how to attract African patients and how to deal with African patients cultures, customs and expectations.

The pre-conference workshop is Monday, October 26^th, 2009 at 8:00am- 5:00pm, with a break at 12:00-1:00pm for the networking lunch. The Exhibit hall opens conveniently at 5:00pm! This is the one event per year where Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies, and Medical Tourism Facilitators that are looking to outsource healthcare overseas have the opportunity to meet with top International Hospitals and Medical Tourism Companies in one place for the ultimate networking event.

“The best Medical Tourism Conference of the year.” This is a comment they have heard over and over from delegates who participated in the first World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which took place in San Francisco California September 2008. The 2009 World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress promises to match that sentiment and, at the same time, provide even more networking and advanced panel sessions for this international gathering.

The conference will feature up to 2,000 attendees, up to 200 speakers, and over 125 exhibitors. Don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress will take place on October 26-28th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles California USA!

For more information please go to http://www.MedicalTourismCongress.com

Till next time,

Stephanie

The Largest Medical Tourism & Global Health Conference Announces the Investment Opportunities in Medical Tourism Workshop

The Largest Medical Tourism & Global Health Conference Announces the Investment Opportunities in Medical Tourism Workshop. This workshop will discuss what opportunities are available for equity and capital companies looking to invest in medical tourism. It will primarily focus on investment opportunities in medical tourism facilitators. Many investment firms and private equity firms are looking to invest in medical tourism facilitator companies, which are companies which coordinate care for patients traveling overseas.

This workshop will cover:

•What are the future opportunities in medical tourism.

•Identifying the best investment in the right medical tourism facilitator.

•What are the different revenue models for medical tourism facilitators.

•What are the potential returns over a course of 3 years.

•Which are the best business models for medical tourism facilitators.

•Avoiding investments in facilitators with bad business practices or reputations.

•Meeting Medical Tourism Facilitators looking for venture capital or investors.

The pre-conference workshop is Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 8:00am- 5:00pm, with a break at 12:00-1:00pm for the networking lunch. The Exhibit hall opens conveniently at 5:00pm! This is the one event per year where Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies, and Medical Tourism Facilitators that are looking to outsource healthcare overseas have the opportunity to meet with top International Hospitals and Medical Tourism Companies in one place for the ultimate networking event.

“The best Medical Tourism Conference of the year.” This is a comment they have heard over and over from delegates who participated in the first World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which took place in San Francisco California September 2008. The 2009 World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress promises to match that sentiment and, at the same time, provide even more networking and advanced panel sessions for this international gathering.

The conference will feature up to 2,000 attendees, up to 200 speakers, and over 125 exhibitors. Don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress will take place on October 26-28th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles California USA!

For more information please go to http://www.MedicalTourismCongress.com

Till next time,

Stephanie

The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Announces the Pre-Conference Health Leaders Private VIP Roundtable.

The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Announces the Pre-Conference Health Leaders Private VIP Roundtable. This private roundtable will include the key executives from the top US health insurance companies and the executives from the top international hospitals discussing the issues US health insurance carriers would like to see addressed and implemented by international hospitals. This private invitation only workshop will be limited to 30 people and only key executives of both the insurance sector and hospital sector.

The pre-conference Roundtable is Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 8:00am- 5:00pm, with a break at 12:00-1:00pm for the networking lunch. The Exhibit hall opens conveniently at 5:00pm! This is the one event per year where Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies, and Medical Tourism Facilitators that are looking to outsource healthcare overseas have the opportunity to meet with top International Hospitals and Medical Tourism Companies in one place for the ultimate networking event.

“The best Medical Tourism Conference of the year.” This is a comment they have heard over and over from delegates who participated in the first World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which took place in San Francisco California September 2008. The 2009 World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress promises to match that sentiment and, at the same time, provide even more networking and advanced panel sessions for this international gathering.

The conference will feature up to 2,000 attendees, up to 200 speakers, and over 125 exhibitors. Don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress will take place on October 26-28th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles California USA!

For more information please go to http://www.MedicalTourismCongress.com

Till next time,

Stephanie

The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Announces the Pre-Conference Quality and Accreditation Workshop

The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Announces the Pre-Conference Quality and Accreditation Workshops. This workshop will address the importance of healthcare accreditation and quality. An analysis of the different types of accreditation systems that are out there will be reviewed as well as what accreditation really means. An analysis and discussion of different accreditation systems will be discussed such as ISQUA, Trent Accreditation, Accreditation Canada, Australian Accreditation System, Joint Commission International and many others. Also we will analyze how different accreditation systems vary based upon their “standards” and “processes.”

Quality means different things to different people. What exactly does health care quality mean? This workshop will address quality around the world, different accreditation systems, and ways to improve quality. How do you assess a hospitals quality and are all accreditation systems equal? If two hospitals are accredited by the same organization mean they have the same level of quality. This workshop will discuss all aspects of quality in healthcare and accreditation and give an in-depth understanding of quality and accreditation in a global world so that your organization can make the right choices.

The pre-conference workshop is Monday, October 26^th, 2009 at 8:00am- 5:00pm, with a break at 12:00-1:00pm for the networking lunch. The Exhibit hall opens conveniently at 5:00pm! This is the one event per year where Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies, and Medical Tourism Facilitators that are looking to outsource healthcare overseas have the opportunity to meet with top International Hospitals and Medical Tourism Companies in one place for the ultimate networking event.

“The best Medical Tourism Conference of the year.” This is a comment they have heard over and over from delegates who participated in the first World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which took place in San Francisco California September 2008. The 2009 World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress promises to match that sentiment and, at the same time, provide even more networking and advanced panel sessions for this international gathering.

The conference will feature up to 2,000 attendees, up to 200 speakers, and over 125 exhibitors. Don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress will take place on October 26-28th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles California USA!

For more information please go to http://www.MedicalTourismCongress.com

Till next time,

Stephanie