Want to work in an American hospital in Barbados?

Author: Bob Priddy

American World Clinics™ announces Barbados Hospital

“If you’re like me, you’re a good physician who cares greatly about your patients and your profession, works hard to provide good jobs and a positive environment for your staff, and just wants to make a decent living doing what you love, practicing medicine,” stated Paul Angelchik, MD, when asked why he was building a new American hospital in Barbados. He continued, “ In today’s adversarial climate however, caring for your patients, being a solid member of the business community and doing your best as a physician, just doesn’t seem to be enough.”

4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress

4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress
October 25-28, 2011
Chicago, IL

This year’s theme is “Year of the Patient in Emerging Markets” and it will focus on some of the upcoming largest growth areas of Medical Tourism in Russia, CIS Countries, China and the Middle East and GCC region. The conference will have a heavy focus on attracting buyers of healthcare and a specific track on these emerging regions.

Track 1 Emerging Patient Markets in Russia, CIS, China, Middle East and GCC Regions
Track 2 US, Canadian and Caribbean
Track 3 Expatriate Healthcare and Global Health Insurance/Global Benefits
Track 4 Inbound Medical Tourism to the US and US Domestic Medical Tourism
Track 5 International Wellness
Track 6 Healthcare and Hospital Development

4th Annual World Medical & Global Healthcare Congress

The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is sponsored by the Medical Tourism Association. In addition, the conference is the MTA’s yearly International Congress, where the annual membership meeting is held. The Medical Tourism Association has worked hard to bring together the best expert speakers and the most informative and cutting edge sessions and topics.

This year’s theme is “Year of the Patient in Emerging Markets” and it will focus on some of the upcoming largest growth areas of Medical Tourism in Russia, CIS Countries, China and the Middle East and GCC region. The conference will have a heavy focus on attracting buyers of healthcare and a specific track on these emerging regions.

Track 1 Emerging Patient Markets in Russia, CIS, China, Middle East and GCC Regions
Track 2 US, Canadian and Caribbean
Track 3 Expatriate Healthcare and Global Health Insurance/Global Benefits
Track 4 Inbound Medical Tourism to the US and US Domestic Medical Tourism
Track 5 International Wellness
Track 6 Healthcare and Hospital Development

Medical Korea 2011 - Global Healthcare & Medical Tourism Conference

Medical Korea 2011 - 2nd Global Healthcare & Medical Tourism Conference

April 12(Tue) - 14(Thu), 2011
Coex Convention Center, Seoul, Korea

• Hosted by Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
• Official Language English
• Organized by Korea Health Industry Development Institute(KHIDI)
• Special Sponsor Korea Tourism Organizer(KTO)

Learn more about the conference here.

Medical tourism (also called medical travel, health tourism or global healthcare) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain health care. It also refers pejoratively to the practice of healthcare providers traveling internationally to deliver healthcare

2011 Annual Medical Tourism Research Conference

2nd Annual Medical Tourism Research Conference

“Increasing Knowledge in the Medical Tourism Industry- The Growing Importance of Research”

The Center for Medical Tourism Research (CMTR- also see www.medicaltourismresearch.org) will be holding the 2nd Annual Medical Tourism Research Conference in Washington, D.C. on February 23rd to 25th, 2011.

The CMTR examines business, clinical, economic, ethical, legal, marketing, operational, policy, social justice, and societal impacts of the Medical Tourism/Travel industry worldwide.

Have you considered Medical Tourism?

I never learned about medical tourism during medical school. Did you? Some may argue that medical tourism is one of the hottest medical trends to hit the globe. This week's BusinessWeek journal has a special advertising section labeled, "Health care gets the private treatment." It's about medical tourism.

What is medical tourism? Well, let's see what Wikipedia has to say:

Medical tourism (also called medical travel, health tourism or global healthcare) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain health care. It also refers pejoratively to the practice of healthcare providers traveling internationally to deliver healthcare. Services typically sought by travelers include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement (knee/hip), cardiac surgery, dental surgery, and cosmetic surgeries.

So why is this so appealing? Why is this such a hot medical trend?

Part of the reason is because medical care can be quite expensive in the United States, but you may be able to get the same procedure for less somewhere else. Also, if you don't want to wait for your MRI or other diagnostic study, maybe you'd prefer to travel somewhere, enjoy a nice vacation, and get your long-awaited MRI. Some are predicting that medical tourism could jump tenfold over the next decade. So, there are many business opportunities in this space and I don't get the sense that the field is saturated (yet).

If you're an entrepreneur, then perhaps you'd like to consider a business in the medical tourism industry. Be cautious. The illegal purchase of organs and tissues for transplantation have been alleged in certain countries and some argue that there are many ethical issues that must be considered when you think about medical tourism.