The Medical Tourism Association would like to welcome the Kiran Infertility Center as an Exhibitor at the 4^th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Conress held October 25-28^th in Chicago, IL!

The Kiran Infertility Center provides the latest updated technology and expertise, with the help of world class equipment and personalized care for making each patients dream come true. KIC has made phenomenal progress in the Super-Specialty of Surrogacy and Infertility treatments. They have exchange of information and expertise with some of the leading Surrogacy and Infertility centres in the world. Thus, there is a constant flow of information on the recent advances in treatments at KIC, which ultimately helps patients attending the center by providing access to new technologies which are only available to only a select few.

It is with great anticipation that I look forward to participating in the fast approaching 4th World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress, which will take place on October 25th – 28th in Chicago. I will be moderating the main medical tourism track on Wednesday, Oct 26th 2011. Please click here to read my full biography.

With the cataclysmic economic tsunami impacting patients, employers, employees, insurers and governments worldwide, the role of medical travel in providing affordable, accessible and timely healthcare to patients around the globe that is safe and of high quality has never been more critical. The Congress will provide an opportunity to understand how medical travel can accelerate continued advances in transparency for cost, quality and outcome indices in making decisions about care. In addition, it will address topics such as how to stimulate innovation leading to better care as well as ways to standardize best practices.

I look forward to catching up with many friends and fellow colleagues as well as meeting new ones at  this exciting and timely conference.

See you in Chicago in October!

Kind regards,

Karen Timmons

The Medical Tourism Association is proud to announce Almater Hospital as a Bonze sponsor for the 4^th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress held Oct. 25-28^th in Chicagoland!

Almater Hospital is a medical institution in constant search of excellence, aiming all their efforts to the satisfaction of the surgical and medical needs of the region, with comprehensive, high-quality and professional services. After a long chain of efforts, a lot of dedication and a significant learning process, Almater Hospital can conclude that it has made its dream come true. Nonetheless, they are more aware than ever that the task does not end there.

Almater Hospital aims to be a model specialty hospital in the field, with leadership that promotes participatory management and guides its personnel and the organization towards growth and development, to service all economic sectors due to its capacity to offer medical solutions with a high level of quality in its services. Almater Hospital has an ever-growing commitment to the community. They are proud to service patients from other cities in the state and abroad, so their staff can continue reinforcing every aspect of their business: better personnel, more advanced technology and better installations to continue being the hospital that best responds to the medical needs of the region.

Don’t miss the chance to network with Almater Hospital at this year’s World Medical Tourism Congress by Registering Today!

The Medical Tourism Association in conjunction with the Medical Tourism Magazine is proud to announce Bernard Merkel as a panel member at the 4^th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress in Chicago, IL on Oct 27^th.

Bernard Merkel , Minister Counselor. Head of the Food Safety, Health and Consumer Affairs section of the Delegation of European Union/Commission will be speaking at the 4^th World Medical Tourism Congress as part of a panel that will discuss the recently approved  new cross border legislation in “health tourism” that will enable patients to be reimbursed at home for care received in a EU country.  This new legislation does not only benefit the patient itself, but lifts the tourism industry as a main contributor to the economy of each country. Attendees to the Congress will gain insight about how European countries will benefit from the positive impact Medical Tourism industry could have on the economy of each country.

Don’t Miss this exciting educational opportunity with Mr. Merkel and Register Today for the World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress!

Bill Ruschhaupt, Chair of Global Patient Services, Cleveland Clinic will be discussing how patients traveling within or into the U.S. for healthcare treatment help stimulate the economy of the community in which the healthcare facility is located, boosting funding for continuing research and technological advancement and ultimately benefits the American healthcare system as a whole.

He is a specialist in treating peripheral vascular disease, arterial and venous disorders, leg ulcers and swollen leg related to cardiovascular disease. Dr. Ruschhaupt is a certified Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Ruschhaupt has served as Director for the Patient Financial Services Systems Development and Implementation Project. He has been Acting Chairman of the Department of Vascular Medicine as well as Section Head. Currently, he is Chairman of Global Patient Services and continues to assist as Physician Director of Institutional Relations and Development.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to learn more on how Medical Tourism benefits your community at the 4^th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress in Chicago, IL on Oct. 26!

The Medical Tourism Association in conjunction with the Medical Tourism Magazine is proud to announce the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) as a silver sponsor for the  4^th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress held in Chicago, IL on Oct. 25-28^th.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) was established on the 18th March 1960. TAT was the first organization in Thailand to be specifically responsible for the promotion of tourism.

TAT supplies information and data on tourist areas to the public, publicizes Thailand with the intention of encouraging both Thai and international tourists to travel in and around Thailand, conducts studies to set development plans for tourist destinations, and co-operates with and supports the production and development of personnel in the field of tourism.

Since the inception of the first local office of TAT in Chiang Mai in 1968, there are now 35 regional offices throughout Thailand. TAT has also established many overseas offices the first being in New York, which was opened in 1965. During the past 30 years, TAT has since established 15 more offices in different parts of the world.

Do miss out on the chance to network with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) at this year’s World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress!

The Healthcare Development Magazine is proud to announce Eastman Chemical Company as an exhibitor at the 2^nd Healthcare Development Conference held in Chicago, IL on October 25-28^th.

Eastman Chemical Company is an inherently sustainable company. They operate an integrated business, where products and byproducts are used in multiple ways – preventing waste and reusing materials whenever and wherever possible. This is the model on which the company was founded on almost a century ago.

Eastman manufactures more than 1,200 chemical, fiber, and plastic products that give end-use products the strength, design and funtional characteristics desired by consumers and commercial customers worldwide.

Eastman is divided into five integral segments:

• Coatings, Adhesives, Specialty Polymers & Inks (CASPI)
• Fibers
• Performance Chemicals & Intermediates (PCI)
• Performance Polymers
• Specialty Plastics

Have you been wondering why the Medical Tourism Association chose Chigago, IL as the destination for the 4^th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress? Check out some of these fun facts about the area that got us so excited to showcase the world’s largest Medical Tourism event in Chicagoland!

Many of the largest employers and insurance companies in the US are located in Chicago. Chicago is central to the US and an easy location  for employers, insurers to travel to, as well as buyers of healthcare from around the world. Chicago has over 2.8 million residents, is the most populous city in the Midwestern  United States and the third most heavily populated in the country. Its metropolitan area, commonly named “Chicagoland,” is the 26th most populous in the world, home to an estimate 9.7 million people spread across the U.S. states of Illinois Wisconsin, and Indiana.

The city is a center for business and finance and is listed as one of the world’s top ten Global Financial Centers.  The World Cities Study Group at Loughborough University rated Chicago as an “alpha world city” due to Chicago’s  important role in the global economic system. In a 2010 survey collaboration between Foreign Policy and A.T Kearney ranking the world’s top global cities,  Chicago ranked 6th behind Paris and Hong Kong and above Los Angeles and Singapore. The ranking assesses five dimensions: value of capital markets, diversity of human capital, international information resources, international cultural resources, and political influence.