| THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH TOURISM CONGRESS PROGRAM TOPICS ( 27 February - 02 March 2009) | ||
| 10:30- 11:30 | Opening Speachs | |
| Dr. Dursun AYDIN | Chairman of The Association of Improving Health Tourism | |
| Dr. Reşat BAHAT | OHSAD Charimanı(Private Hospitals' Platform Association) | |
| Hüseyin BARANER | Europe Turkish Tourism Council (ETTC) Chairman | |
| Dr. Dipo ALAM | D-8 General Secretary | |
| Prof. Dr. Nihat TOSUN | T.R. Ministry of Health Deputy Undersecretary | |
| Prof. Dr. Cevdet ERDÖL | Trabzon MP- Chairman of Turkey Grand Parliament Health, Family, Work & Social works Comission | |
| Alâaddin YÜKSEL | Mayor of Antalya | |
| Ertuğrul GÜNAY | T.R. Culture and Tourism Ministry | |
| ( Day 1 ) 28th February, Saturday 2009 | ||
| 1st Session: GENERAL VIEW OF HEALTH TOURISM (Prof. Dr. Prof. Dr. Bahattin ADAM Konya Vakıf Hospital Surgeon General - KONYA |
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| 11:30- 11:50 | Types of Health Tourism and Strategies of Health Tourism | Dr.Constantine CONSTANTİNİDES /Health Care Cybernetics GREECE |
| 11:50- 12:10 | Financial sources in Health Tourism and insurers' general view | Dr.Haluk ÖZSARI -Adv'sory of Turkey Insurance and Reassurans Organization Association |
| 12:10- 12:30 | Legal responsibilities in Health Tourism and Post Treatment Follow-up | Dr. Bülent GÖKER - AGİS Medical Director of Turkey |
| 12:30- 12:45 | Question and Discussion | |
| 12:45- 13:00 | Spain Termatalya Fair Presentation | ALEJANDRO RUBÍN CARBALLO - Termetalya Genel Manager - SPAIN |
| 13:00- 14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 2nd Session: Quality and Standardization in Health Tourism ( Dr.Sema AKGÜN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL) Chairman of the Session |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 | For the Future of Health Tourism, is best quality or cheaper price important ? And The Importance of Practical Applications | Dr.Filiz ÇEVİRME - General Coordinator of OHSAD(Private Hospitals Association) |
| 14:20-14:40 | Expectations of European Insurers from Foreign Hospitals | Selma UYLAŞ - BKK Aktiv GERMANY |
| 14:40:15:00 | Turkey's view of Medical Tourism and its infrastructure | Dr.Hasan KUŞ - Anadolu Health Center |
| 15:00 - 15:15 | Question and Discussion | |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | TeleHealth services of Ministry of Health | T.R. Ministry of Health Coast Boarders General Manager |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee and Tea Break | |
| 3rd Session: Global Crisis and Health tourism Prof.Dr. Melih BULUT - MEDİCANA Chairman of Session |
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| 15:45 -16:05 | The Role of Health Tourism in Global Health service Crisis | Anil K MAINI - Apollo Hospital Group Work Development Director - INDIA |
| 16:05-16:25 | The Importance of Government incentives and Foreign capital in Health tourism | Dr. Hüseyin ÇELİK -General Manager of Adana Acıbadem Hospital group |
| 16:25-16:45 | Can the global crisis be a chance for health tourism? | Prof.Dr.Haydar SUR - General Manager of Hisar Intercontinental |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Question and Discussion | |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | The future and incentives of Health Tourşsm in North Cyprus | North Cyprus Economy and Tourism Ministry |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Coffee and Tea Break | |
| 4th Session: Health Tourism Markets and the importance of Advertisement (Prof.Dr.Cevdet ERDÖL - Chairman of TBMM Turkey Grand Parliament Health, Family, Work and Social works comission) Chairman of the Session |
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| 17:30 - 17:50 | Branding and Marketing Methods in Health Tourism | Selin PEKER - Dünya Göz Hospital |
| 17:50-18:10 | The Turks living in Europe from the Health tourism perspective | Dt.Serdar BEKLEN/Austria - Turkey Health Association Chairman -AUSTRIA |
| 18:10-18:30 | Neighboring and Middle East Countrirs Market in Health Tourism | Dr. Dursun Aydın- Chairman of the Association of Impdoving Health Tourism - Turkey |
| 18:30 - 18:45 | Question and Discussion | |
| 18:45 - 19:00 | The Place and Importance of Adana in Health Tourism | Dr. M. Tansel Turan - Orthopedy Hospital - Adana |
| 19:00 - 22:00 | Dinner | |
| (Day 2) 1st March, Sunday 2009 | ||
| 5th Session: Health Tourism Destination Examples and Importance of Provider Orgaizations Dr. Hüseyin ÇELİK Adana Acıbadem Hastanesi Genel Müdür, Chairman of the Sesion |
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| 09:30 - 09:50 | The importance of opening branches, responsibilities and benefits for Healthtourism | Prof.Dr. Mustafa YÜCEL - Germany Hospital / Chairman of Turkey Germany physicians' Association |
| 09:50- 10:10 | The American Healthcare Crisis creating Marketing Opportunities | Renee MARIE STEPHANO - Medical Tourism Journal Editor- USA |
| 10:10-10:30 | The importance of European market in Health Tourism | Zahid HAMİD - Euromedical Tours Manager-ENGLAND |
| 10:30-10:45 | Question and Discussion | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Elderly Tourism Application in Turkey: an example (Norway Project) | Dr. Ferhat KAYAN - Aspendos Private Hospital |
| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee and Tea Break | |
| 6th Session: Thermal Tourism (prof. Dr. Niyazi ERUSLU - Dean of Yalova University) Chairman of the Session |
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| 11:15- 11:35 | The Future of SPA and welness Marketing | Petra WIEDMANN - Pw Consulting International, SPA advisor |
| 11:35 - 11:55 | The Vision and Incentives of Ministry of Tourism for 2023 Thermal Tourism | Taner PİRİ - T.R. Culture and Tourism Ministry Investment Works General Manager |
| 11:55 - 12:15 | Thermal Foundation's Certification, Control and Supervision in Turkey | Dr.Hüseyin ULUDAĞ Turkish Ministry of Health, Manager of Basic Health Services |
| 12:15 - 12:30 | Question and Discussion | |
| 12:30 - 12:45 | Cultural and Thermal Tourism in Ağrı | Mehmet ÇETİN - Governor of Ağrı |
| 12:45 - 13:00 | Coffee and Tea Break | |
| 7th Session: Thermal Tourism Prof.Dr. Sait AÇBA- Afyon MP- chairman of TBMM Turkey Grand Parliament Plan and Budget comission - Chairman of Session |
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| 13:00 - 13:20 | The importance of mediator organizations and travel agencies in Health Tourism | Ayşenur ERGÜLŞEN - TURSAB chairman of Health Tourism Comittee |
| 13:20 - 13:40 | Thermal tourism springs and investment incentives in Turkey | Geolog.Toros ÖZBEK - Advisory of Geothermal Spring Municipals Association |
| 13:40 - 14:00 | Quality, standardization and EARUPESPA criteria in Thermal foundations | Prof. Dr. M. Zeki KARAGÜLLE - Turkey SPA Talasso and Cure Centers Association Chairman |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Question and Discussion | |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | The Place and Importance of Afyon in Health Tourism | Orhan KUŞ - Afyonkarahisar Thermal Touristic Hotel operators Association Chairman |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Coffee and Tea Break | |
| 8th Session: Scientific and Workshop Result Announcements | ||
| 14:45 - 15:30 | Scientific Announcements | |
| 15:30 - 17:30 | Workshop Announcements | |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Congress Result Announcements | |
| 20:00 - 22:00 | GALA meal | |
| Workshop Topics | ||
| 28th February Friday | ||
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Global Aging and Elderly Tourism in Turkey | Dr. Kemal AYDIN - Worl Elderly Council, President, Kamil YÜCELORAL - Ministry of TourismTurizm retired undersecretary |
| 1st March 2009 Sunday | ||
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Emergency services in Turkey | Dr. Fazlı İNAN - T.R. Ministry of Health Basic Health Services General Manager and 112 Emergency Office Director ; Dr. Turgut ARPACI Adana Province Health Manager 112 Emergency Responsible |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Tourism physician and the Health of Tourists | Dr.İbrahim ÇETİN - Antalya Health Director - Dr.Hüseyin ULUDAĞ Turkish Ministry of Health, Manager of Basic Health Services |
| (1st March 2009 Sunday) Afternoon | ||
| 14:00 - 17:00 | The shortage of personnels in Turkey's medical tourism and the necessity for foreign doctors' employment | Prof.Dr.Cevdet ERDÖL, Dr. Levent ÖZSARAÇ, Enginer BİRDAL |
| 14:30 - 18:30 | The place and importance of D-8 countries in health tourism | Dipo ALAN D-8 Countries general Secretariate, T.R. Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
| 1 Type:Topic,Introduction,Importance 2 Type:Problems and solution proposals (or situation fixation) 3 Type:Result Announcement | ||
| Note: Workshop Salons are for 30 people | ||