trends in international patient flows...travel abroad to reduce cost… cost comparison of country...
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FERTILITY FORUM LaingBuisson
Trends in international patient flowsDimitris KavakasExecutive Managing DirectorRedia UK
Fertility Forum 2018
Trends in international patient flows
DIMITRIS KAVAKASCEO, Redia Ltd
Why fertility patients travel abroad?
Low cost treatment!
Legal restrictions!
Quality concerns!
Access to donors!
Reduce waiting lists!
Outbound countries
The UK
USA and Canada
Germany
Scandinavian countries
Australia
Middle East
Inbound countries
Spain
USA
Greece, Cyprus and Turkey
Mexico
Czech Republic, Poland and Latvia
India
Malaysia and Thailand
Ukraine and Georgia
Travel abroad to reduce cost…Cost is the major factor for travel abroad
UK, USA and Canadian patients the largest increasing numbers going abroad
Factors affecting their choice:• Proximity and easy access• Overall cost including travel expenses• Quality and support
Travel abroad to reduce cost…Cost comparison of country average in £
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£5000.0
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£30000.0
UK USA Canada Spain Greece Czech Republic
Poland Latvia Cyprus
IVF/ICSI Egg Donation
Travel abroad for a treatment not allowed at home…• Access to egg donors!
• Looking for legal destinations (patients traveling abroad from Germany, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland because egg donation is illegal)
• Looking for short waiting lists (traveling abroad from the UK, France, Italy, Australia to avoid long waiting lists for egg donors)
Travel abroad for a treatment not allowed at home…
• Anonymity of egg donors!
• Patients are traveling abroad to guarantee total anonymity of egg donors
• UK, Australia the main outbound countries
Travel abroad for a treatment not allowed at home…• Age Limitations!
• Traveling to Albania, Ukraine and Georgia• Gender selection!
• Traveling to Cyprus and Malaysia• Surrogacy!
• Traveling to Greece, Ukraine and Georgia• Same-Sex treatment!
Travel abroad for better success rates...
• Better success rates reduce the total cost!
• Patients travel abroad to gain access to better quality for the cost they can afford.
• The US is a recipient of fertility tourism because of the high quality and success rates and at the same time a sender of fertility tourists because of high cost!
Travel abroad for better success rates...
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UK USA Spain France Germany Italy Greece Czech Republic Latvia Cyprus
IVF/ICSI <35 IVF/ICSI 35 to 37 Egg Donation
Travel abroad for personal attention…
• Personalised protocols vs standard procedures• Individual assigned coordinators vs general duty
nurses• Doctors who take time to Skype and call patients vs
Doctors who see patients only by appointment face to face
Travel abroad for a refund guarantee…
• Traditionally a product for local clinics in the US and the UK
• New trends in traveling abroad to get an affordable refund guarantee programme
