8th Annual World Health Care Congress to host 1st Annual Global Medical Travel Forum

8th Annual World Health Care Congress to host 1st Annual Global Medical Travel Forum

April 4-5, 2011, Washington, D.C.

Washington DC, January 5, 2011 - With the global medical travel market poised to reach at least $60 billion by 2012, the 1st Annual Global Medical Travel Forum at the 2011 World Health Care Congress will gather global thought leaders to share insights on the future of the rapidly growing industry.

Scheduled for April 4-5, the forum is part of WHCC’s 2nd Annual World Health Innovation Summit.

For detailed program information, visit:

http://www.worldcongress.com/events/HR11000/agenda.cfm?level=inside&confCode=HR11000&agendaID=619&subAgendaID=1556

Global medial travel expert Prem Jagyasi, M.D., will serve as forum chairman. According to research he recently conducted, 94 percent of experts agree medical tourism maintains significant room for growth and much of the market remains untapped.

"This forum is an ideal platform to discuss terms, opportunities and challenges of the industry and how health care industry leaders can prepare from changing dynamism of global health care," said Dr. Jagyasi. "The forum will feature experienced discussion between elite professionals of this emerging industry.

Dr. Jagisa also serves as CEO of ExHealth and is the author the forthcoming Medical Tourism Guidebook Series.

The elite faculty will be comprised of many internationally renowned speakers in the Medical Travel field including Mr. Vishal Bali, CEO of Fortis Hospitals (India) and Mr. Dennis Brown, CEO of Bumrungrad Hospitals (Thailand), and topic of discussion will be:

>> Globalization of Health Care -- Forecasting Growth and Critical Financing and Operational Challenges

>> Strategies to Address Legal, Ethical, Cultural and Quality Issues for International Patients

>> Best-In-Class Facilities - Case studies on medical travel facilities that have successfully developed innovations in health care delivery

>> Emergence of Global Health Care Clusters

>> Public-Private Partnerships with Tourism Ministers and Delivery Systems to Attract New Business

>> Dr. Jagyasi’s research also concluded that most popular destinations were believed to be those in the Far East and Asia, with the U.S. coming in at number four - an unexpected finding that could mean that there are good opportunities for this country to create inbound medical tourism. Malaysia, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil and Costa Rica also made to list of top ten destinations. The quality of healthcare services at a destination is deemed to be of supreme importance.

About The WHCC 1st Annual Global Medical Travel Forum

Part of the 2nd Annual World Health Innovations Summit, convenes stakeholders from all over the world focused on the globalization of health care services. International Government Leaders, Ministers of Health, Ministers of Tourism, C-Suite Executives and VPs of International Patients from leading world-class Hospitals, C-Suite Executives, Medical Directors, GMs and International Network Directors from international private and public Health Plans and Insurers, as well as many other professionals from the medical travel industry, gather to discuss the many challenges and opportunities in the global health care market. World renown speakers from the medical travel industry address key challenges and strategies for the globalization of health care, best-in-class medical travel facilities, the emergence of global health care clusters, public-private partnerships in medical travel, as well as strategies to address legal, ethical and cultural concerns for international patients. The WHCC 1st Annual Global Medical Travel Forum offers a premier networking and educational opportunity for those involved, or looking to be involved, in the globalization of health care. More info at  www.worldhealthcarecongress.com/medicaltravel

About The 8th Annual World Health Care Congress (WHCC)

The World Congress’ flagship event in which over 1,800 health care, government and corporate leaders formulate solutions to the challenges of health care cost, quality and delivery. In response to demands from the nation’s largest providers, payers and employers, the 8th Annual WHCC convenes the major sectors in health care to determine actionable goals and implementation strategies to demonstrate quality, consumer choice, cost-effectiveness and transparency. Thought leaders engage in debates, present case studies and share best practices from all industry sectors including leading employers, CMS officials, insurers/payers, health system and hospital providers, pharmaceutical and biotech executives, academics, analysts and government officials.

Medical Tourism Research Reference: http://www.drprem.com/medical-tourism-research-surv/