medical tourism business for pata travel agents - julie munro
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Hotels, airlines and travel agencies are finding opportunities in medical tourism. Medical travel certification is a way to ensure business success in medical tourism.TRANSCRIPT
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Julie MunroPresident, Medical Travel Quality Alliance
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Presented at PATA Summit April 2013, Bangkok
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Opportunity in medical tourism
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Vacationer says,“I want an experience that I will always remember!”
Medical traveler says,“I want an experience that I can quickly forget!”
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Challenge in medical tourismChallenge in medical tourism
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What is medical tourism?
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Download Volume 3 of Best Practices in Medical Tourism
http://www.mtqua.org/home-2/what-is-medical-tourismhttp://www.mtqua.org/home-2/what-is-medical-tourism/
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Medical tourism is health care.
Your customers are patients.
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Medical tourism is not going away.Medical tourism is not going away.
How does a travel agent gain How does a travel agent gain respect and trust?respect and trust?
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Medical travel agentsrun contests
for plastic surgery -
? unnamed hospitals
? unnamed surgeons
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One agent puts contest winner’s private consultation on public You Tube, and becomes a cause celebre on Australian television show, Current Affair.
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To a traveler, a “package” means only one thing –
make one phone call to the right person to get everything done.
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Book flights Get accommodations Make hospital appointments Schedule the procedure
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Medical tourism is not a vacation.
Medical tourists are not holiday goers.
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Wellness tourism is not medical tourism.
Alternative therapies and wellness treatments Most dental treatments Some non-invasive cosmetic procedures (Botox, facial fillers, spot liposuction, fat injections) Acupuncture Ayurveda Mineral waters Colonic cleansing Most executive check-ups
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Foundation of medical tourism –
discretionary procedures
Total Knee Replacement
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Kidney Transplant
Arthroscopic Surgery
Fertility Treatment
Microdiscectomy
Liposuction
Hip Resurfacing
Weight Loss Surgery
Cancer Treatment
Plastic Surgery
Dental Implants
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These discretionary procedures are nearly always
invasive procedures
Total Knee Replacement
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Kidney Transplant
Arthroscopic Surgery
Fertility Treatment
Microdiscectomy
Liposuction
Hip Resurfacing
Weight Loss Surgery
Cancer Treatment
Plastic Surgery
Dental Implants
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Syringe
Scalpel
Canula
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Complications that can occur
Cardiopulmonary: Cardiac arrest during surgeryDeep vein thrombosisPulmonary emboli
Surgery-related: HemorrhageInfection
Anesthesia-related: PneumothoraxHypotension
Post-operative related: SepsisUrinary tract infectionPneumonia
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Opportunities in medical tourismOpportunities in medical tourism
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Opportunities in services
•Advance planning & advice• Exchange of medical records• Pre-surgery instructions• Special accommodations• After-care and recovery management• Follow-up care at home• Possible complication and special needs at destination or at home
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Opportunities at point of origin
•Book hotel, ground transportation•Work with local hospital or doctor•Represent destination hospital •Represent destination facilitator/care manager (pre- and post- travel)•Broker services for all
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Opportunities at medical destination
•Refer customers to hospital, clinic or doctor•Work with hospital or doctor (ground services)•Work with patient as facilitator /care manager/ patient representative
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ethics ethics safetysafetyprivacy privacy security security marketing marketing transparency transparency communication communication cultural awarenesscultural awareness
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Know the boundaries between tourism and health care. Gain trust and respect by understanding and applying
best practices in medical tourism.
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In medical tourism, lives are at stake.In medical tourism, lives are at stake.
Be a responsible participant.Be a responsible participant.
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Be a certified participant.Be a certified participant.
For more information, email [email protected]
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Be a respected participant.Be a respected participant.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T !
R-E-S-P-E-C-T !
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Download the Medical Tourism Certification brochure
http://www.mtqua.org/home-2/download-medical-tourism-certification/
for information about certification forhospitals, doctors, clinics, agents, facilitators, and other medical tourism service providers.