Posts Tagged ‘patient care’

Saturday,December 26th, 2009

by Denise

Medical tourism, global medical care, international health and wellness, and personal choices in healthcare options are all terms that have become more prevalent in everyday speech of inhabitants from around the world. The growing popularity of global wellness and availability of medical care and services has prompted millions of individuals to travel beyond borders for their health care needs.

Medical tourism conferences are scheduled throughout 2010 to deal with medical tourism issues such as quality of service, patient care, disease treatments and protocols in multiple health fields including weight loss and obesity, cosmetic surgical procedures, orthopedics, cardiac care, chronic illness and disease processes, and stem cell research.

Medical conferences from the United States to Mumbai, India to Switzerland and Slovenia are expected to generate healthcare administrators, doctors, surgeons, pharmaceutical representatives and health insurance agents and representatives from around the globe.

For example, GLOW, the Asia Medical Tourism and Wellness Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in May 2010 focuses on the shift from consumer health markets for healthy balances between work and life trends and techniques regarding health and wellness, new approaches for the wellness industry and strategies for hospitals and medical providers to reach and market services around the globe.

The First Annual Medical Tourism Research Conference is scheduled to be held in San Antonio, Texas in January 2010, while the first Tourism-Contact-Culture Research Network Conference will be held in Lisbon, Portugal in September. 

The concept of traveling beyond borders for medical care has reached an all time high and is expected to continue to grow in the coming decade, increasing the need for health care providers to come together for the common good of all.

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Tuesday,March 31st, 2009

by Denise

Egypt has been a tourist attraction for as long as civilization. Ancient Egypt was already ancient when the ancient Greeks visited there. There are pyramids, tombs, cities and shops in Egypt that are hundreds of years old. Still, ancient history, ruins and landmarks aren’t all that Egypt has to offer. Despite the fact that Cairo is thousands of years old, it’s still a fully functional, modern day city – though its ancient attractions are only a fraction of what Egypt has to offer.

Another popular aspect of travel to Egypt is its growing medical tourism. Egypt has some of the highest standards of cosmetic surgery abroad in the world, and some of the lowest prices. The advantages of medical tourism are savings on medical procedures accompanied by a great escape from everyday life.

Many medical tourists don’t immediately think of Egypt as a medical destination, but the fact is, hospitals in Egypt are among the best in the world. One of the most popular dental clinics in Egypt is called the PrimaDent Dental Center, providing excellent dental treatment in Hurghada. In addition, affordable surgery in Egypt offers visitors from all over the world the best in many fields. Doctors in Egypt are held to high standards of training and experience, and clinics in Egypt must pass accreditation processes that assure high quality patient care and techniques in multiple medical areas.

 

For any kind of treatment in Egypt, do your homework, look at the possibilities and you’ll see for yourself how much money you can save on medical treatments and procedures, as well as being able to visit one of the oldest countries in the world.

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