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International Medical Travel Exhibition and Conference
7-8 October 2015 Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, UAE
ConfErEnCE ProGrAMME Attend this conference and • Discuss the business aspects of medical travel – what can you do to improve profitability? • Evaluate the benefits of online consumer platforms for the industry • Measure the opportunities and risks in medical beauty travel • Determine how Big Data will transform the medical travel industry • Get up to speed on the latest technology for sharing patient data across international boundaries • Gain perspective on Dubai’s journey to becoming a premier medical tourism destination • Benchmark and network with leading local and international medical travel specialists
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Dear Healthcare Professional,
Who should attend
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the third edition of the International Medical Travel Exhibition & Conference (IMTEC) which will take place on 7-8 October 2015 at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, UAE.
• Hospitals and clinics
recognised as a reputable business event for the entire medical travel community, IMTEC is the only event of its kind where, each year delegates get the opportunity to interact with those who drive the medical tourism industry forward.
• Healthcare travel facilitators
The conference brings attention to the shifts in the medical travel market and changes in service paradigms. The conference consists of five tracks with sessions addressing the most pressing and challenging issues facing the medical travel industry, including topics related to patient flow, international agreements, destination treatment, government engagement and ageing populations. Attending the conference will help you transform the delivery of your overseas healthcare services, enhancing the quality of patient care.
• Medical tourism agencies
This two-day conference boasts a holistic programme featuring more than 40 regional and international hand-picked expert speakers. The conference will provide you with best practices that you can take away and apply in your everyday work environment.
• Insurance companies and insurance service providers
Places are limited, so register today. Call the IMTEC registrations team on +971 4 336 7334 or email
[email protected] to book your place. We look forward to welcoming you to IMTEC in october.
• Governmental bodies, authorities, ministries, embassies and consulates • Medical spas and health resorts • Tourism authorities • Accreditation bodies • Marketing and branding companies • Tourist boards • Travel agents • Health and tourism websites • Hotels and airlines
• Insurance intermediary companies • Country trade commissioners • Healthcare management companies • Consultancy firms
Kind regards,
Dr Uwe Klein Chairman, IMTEC
Cynthia Makarutse Conference Producer, IMTEC
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CONFERENCE CHAIR
Dr Uwe Klein, Chairman IMTEC, Munich, Germany
SPEAKER FACULTY Abdallah Hindawi, CEO, Private Hospitals Association (PHA), Amman, Jordan Dr Abdullah Awadi, Director: Cell Therapy Centre, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Dr Abdulrazak Abyad, CEO, Abyad Medical Centre, Beirut, Lebanon
Bio CV Abdalla Awidi June, 2015
Abdalla Awidi trained in internal medicine, Hematology and Oncology at the University of Manchester, England. He had visiting professorship in Paris University, Lund University in Sweden, Cornell medical college in Manhattan NY, and Washington University, Seattle. He has more than 35 years of experience in both clinical medicine, molecular and translational research in blood diseases and cancer. More recently his research is in translational aspects of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine.
Andreas Braun, Head of International Unit, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
He is a full Professor of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Jordan Medical School since 1988 and has been teaching there since 1980. He has served in several posts in Jordan including university president, medical director and senior researcher. He holds numerous awards including young scientist award, best research award from the ministry of higher education and state appreciation award of Jordan.
Beth S. Hirshfeld, Principal, Hirshfeld Consulting, Dubai, UAE
Prof. Awidi has directed over the years the development of clinical hematology and clinical cancer care in Jordan. His research work covers a wide range of areas including the bleeding disorders in children, venous thrombo-embolism in females, molecular aspects of colo-rectal cancer, polycythemia, hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, and Glanzmann thrombasthenia. More recently his research is directed towards stem cells in regenerative medicine, especially related to skin, knee cartilage, neuro-inflammatory and neuro-degenerative diseases.
Constantine Constantinides, Director, healthCare cybernetics, Athens, Greece
Prof. Awidi recent research aims to develop new therapies using stem cells for old medical problems which have no curative therapies. Prof. Awidi is fluent in Arabic, English and Spanish.
Emin Cakmak, President, Global Healthcare Travel Council (GHTC), Istanbul, Turkey Esther Law Lee Poh, Chairman, Excellence Medicare Management and Consultancy, Guangzhou, China Dr Fatma Al Sharaf, Senior Manager – Strategy & Development, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, UAE Dr Fawzi Al-Hammouri, Chairman, Private Hospitals Association (PHA) and Chairman of the Board & GM, Specialty Hospital, Amman, Jordan Prof Gareth Morgan, Medical Director, Consultant Paediatrician, The Children’s Trust, Surrey, UK Glenn Staples, Managing Director, MSO International, Johannesburg, South Africa Hanson Li, Managing Director, Huatone China, Beijing, China
Huailin Wang, Chairman, AVIC (Ningxia) Biology & Member, Stem Cell Medical Engineering Association Committee (Branch of Chinese Medical Association), Beijing, China
Mike Wallace, Brand Manager, Danubius Health Spa Resorts, Budapest, Hungary
Dr Jaap Krulder, Geriatrician & President, European Union Geriatric Medicine Society 2014 Congress, Schieden, Netherlands
Saadiah A. Ali, Executive Healthcare - Global Patient Services, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr John Connolly, Clinical Lead, TPP, Birmingham, UK
Dr Samuel Bernal, Professor of Medicine, Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles; Physician in Hematology/Oncology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, California, USA; Consultant & Adviser, Institute of Personalized Molecular Medicine, The Medical City, Manila, Philippines
Dr Karl Grün, Director of Development, Austrian Standards Institute, Vienna, Austria Keith Pollard, Managing Editor, International Medical Travel Journal (IMTJ), London, UK Dr László Puczkó, Group Managing Director & Head of Tourism, Resources for Leisure Assets, Budapest, Hungary Dr Layla Mohamed AlMarzouqi, Director: Health Regulation Department, Dubai Healthcare Authority (DHA), Dubai, UAE Linda Abdullah Ali, Head - Medical Tourism Office: Health Regulation Department, Dubai Healthcare Authority (DHA), Dubai, UAE Mansoor Ahmed, Director of Healthcare, Education and PPP, Colliers International, Dubai, UAE Dr Maria Ridao Alonso, Medical Director, Dubai Herbal & Treatment Center, Dubai, UAE Dr Marwan Zarouni, President, Emirates Plastic Surgery Society, Dubai, UAE
Nils Behrens, Managing Director, Lanserhof Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Dr Samer Ellaham, Chief Quality Officer, Senior Consultant, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE Sheila McCann, General Manager, Chiva-Som International Health Resort, Prachuab Khirikhan, Thailand Stella I. Tsartsara, Gerontologist, Integrated Long Term Care and Cross-Border Healthcare Advisor/ Senior and Health Tourism Planner, Brussels, Belgium Dr Subash Pyakurel, CEO, Health Concern, Kathmandu, Nepal Thomas Ressopoulos, Vice President - Sales and Marketing, TIME Hotels, Dubai, UAE Dr Vincenzo Costigliola, President, EMA - European Medical Association, Brussels, Belgium Zahid Hamid, Director, Right Choice Healthcare, London, UK Zanubia Shams, CEO, Zulekha Healthcare Group, Dubai, UAE
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CONFERENCE dAY ONE Wednesday, 7 October 2015 PLENARY SESSION 09:00
Introduction from the Chair Dr Uwe Klein, Chairman, IMTEC, Dubai, UAE
09:10
The state of the Global Healthcare Travel Council (GHTC) Emin Cakmak, President, Global Healthcare Travel Council (GHTC), Istanbul, Turkey
09:20
Opening address: Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Dubai, UAE
09:30
CASE STUDY: Dubai’s journey to becoming a premier destination in medical tourism – challenges, strategies and opportunities Dr Layla Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Director,::Health Regulation Department, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Dubai, UAE
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Globalisation of healthcare and implications for the medical tourism industry Dr Fawzi Al Hammouri, Chairman, Private Hospitals Association (PHA) & Chairman of the Board & GM, Specialty Hospital, Amman, Jordan
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Sponsor session: Treatment destination - Dubai Linda Abdullah Ali, Head - Medical Tourism Office: Health Regulation Department, DHA, Dubai, UAE
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PANEL DISCUSSION: The business of medical travel – practical advice for improving profitability Panellists Beth S. Hirshfeld, Principal, Hirshfeld Consulting, Dubai, UAE Zanubia Shams, CEO, Zulekha Healthcare Group, Dubai, UAE Thomas Ressopoulos, Vice President - Sales and Marketing, TIME Hotels, Dubai, UAE
12:10 12:20 12:40
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Sponsor session: New treatments and developments in Turkey Yunus Gürkan, Secretary General, Turkish Healthcare Travel Council, Istanbul, Turkey Stem-cell regulation in Jordan – a guide for the region Dr Abdullah Awadi, Director: Cell Therapy Centre, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Stem-cell application for anti-ageing medical travel in Asia Huailin Wang, Chairman, AVIC (Ningxia) Biology & Member, Stem Cell Medical Engineering Association Committee (Branch of Chinese Medical Association), Beijing, China
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OPEN DEBATE SESSION: Who will be paying in ten years’ time? Session one: In today’s healthcare world, patients are able to make fully informed and better decisions than medical travel professionals PRO: With correct and sufficient information, patients are able to make fully informed and better decisions than medical travel professionals Dr Karl Grün, Director of Development, Austrian Standards Institute, Vienna, Austria CON: Medical travel professionals are necessary in order to qualify information available to patients and help them make better decisions Zahid Hamid, Director, Right Choice Healthcare, London, UK Session two: New insurance and compensation models will revolutionise the way every hospital in medical tourism operates PRO: Do it like the Europeans! Guaranteed insurance rights in both treatment and affiliation countries would revolutionise medical travel across borders Stella I. Tsartsara,, Gerontologist, Integrated Long Term Care and Cross-Border Healthcare Advisor/Senior and Health Tourism Planner, Brussels,