Congress Program
Travel Day (Wednesday, 9.4.2008)
18:00 | Press conference |
19:00 | Welcome Party and Registration Venue: City Hilton Hotel, Rosenheimerstr.15 |
22:00 | Ballrom: Strauss, ground floor Shuttle Services from the Westin Grand Hotel will be provided. |
Day 1, Morning Session (Thursday, 10.4.2008)
Main Lectures
The congress opens its doors on the evening of the 9th. Visitors who are in munich at this time already are invited to attend the Welcome Party in the evening and do their registration there. We will have at the same date the official press conference for the congress and representatives of the media will be present.08:30 | Opening, Salah Atamna |
08:40 | Health and Patient Tourism - Opportunities and Pontential for the International Health Economy, Christa Stewens |
09:00 | ECHT: the New Platform in Global Health Care, Dr Uwe Klein |
The Role of Oman in Health Tourism, H.E. Khalifa Al Harthi |
| 09:10 | Networking Arab and European Communities, Abdulaziz Al-Mikhlafi |
09:30 | High-end Medicine and Patient Streams, Prof. Frank Christ |
10:00 | Identifying & Serving Target Market in Medical Tourism Industry, Dr Prem Jagyasi |
10:40 | Medical Tourism: the Future Development, Dr Abdulaziz Nasser |
| 11:00 | Geo- Indications: Focal Concentrations of Medical Competencies, Prof. Heinrich Fürst |
11:20 | Challenges for Clinics and Health Centers in the Global Setting, Prof. Fried Oelschlegel |
11:40 | Service for International Patients: a Driver for Patient Oriented Quality in Medicine, Reinhard Fuß |
12:00 | Medical tourism of Saudi patients, Dr Fahed Sudairy |
Expert Round No. 1
European and US Clinics in the International Market
In the last years everywhere in the world enormous and new efforts were launched for the improvement of medical services in many countries. The Experts will shed a more focused light on what is going on in different countries and what the most probable results will be.Moderation: Dr Uwe Klein
14:35 | International Hospital cooperation, Prof Frank Christ |
14:40 | Knowledge Exchange in International Hospital cooperation, Reinhard Fuß |
14:45 | HCA International Hospitals - Outstanding Clinical Care, Elisabeth Boultbee |
14:50 | University Medical Center Hamburg: activities in the Middle East, PD Dr Mathias Goyen |
14:55 | The Swiss Leading Hospitals Group, PD Dr Mathias Goyen |
Expert Round No. 2
Arab Health Centers in the International Market
Especially the Arab world is going to adapt its health policies for the new challenges and offers a lot of opportunities for cooperations. The world should listen to what these experts tell us.Moderation: Dr Abdulaziz Nasser
16:15 | Development Aspects of Health Services in Qatar, N.N |
16:20 | Health in Saudi Arabia, Dr Waleed Al Thayeb |
16:25 | The current situation in the Gulf region, Dr Abdulaziz Nasser |
16:30 | Medical Tourism - assessing patients' worries , Dr Ahmad Shoeib |
Panel No.1
IT - Solutions - Telemedicine
Moderation: N.N.
14:30 | Creating a Virtual Ecosystem for Medical Tourism, Benosh Haris |
14:50 | The Health Tourism Revolution: Patient Moves and Manages Self Care, Miguel Cabrer |
15:10 | Telemedicine: Future of Medicine not only in Germany, Prof H. J. Brauns |
15:30 | Web-Based Electronic Patient Records for Medical Tourism in the Context of National E-Health-Records, Heiko Musa |
16:15 | IT Realization of Telemedicine Applications for Medical Tourism, Dr Balazs Szathmary |
| 16:35 | Integration of Telemedicine Applications for Medical Tourism, Dr Christian Seebode |
16:50 | Web-based Tele-health Link to a Fully Integrated Hospital Clinical Information System(ORBIS) - How to Manage Clinical Knowledge and Decision Support from Remote Locations, Dr Michael Dahlweid |
| 17:10 | Innovation in Telemedicine for Obesity Management, Dr Thomas Schweizer |
Panel No.2
Compensation Policies and Liability
The compensation policies deserve much attention, because these systems can pave the ways to better health. It will be most interesting to hear the newest policies and opportunities.
Moderation: Antonio D' Auria
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14:35 | Reuschel Health Card - Your Key to Well-being, Antonio D´Auria |
14:55 | The Current Cost Policy for Saudi Arabian Patients in Europe, Dr Waleed Al Tayyeb |
15:15 | Health insurance-opportunities and regulatory framework for a cooperation of German private health insurance companies with the Arab world, Dr Alexander Brams |
16:15 | From governmental compensation towards a health insurance system- an example from Dammam, Dr. Franz Benstetter |
| 16:35 | Billing systems for the Middle East patient - the role of patient agents, Dr Thomas Hoogland |
| 16:55 | Reducing your risk of legal liability in US and EU markets, Renee Stephano |
| 17:15 | Competition and Cooperation: Why the Medical Quality Dogma Overrules Market Laws in Medical Tourism, Dr Tobias Gantner |
Panel No.3
Reha - Spa - Hotels - Health Tourism, 10.4.2008
The tourism sector is closely related to medicine in the mean time. We want to know about future trends, expections as well as facts to wich more awareness is requierd.
Moderation: Robert Salzl
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14:30 | Cooperation between Hotel Operators and Medical Services: Relevant projects, Robert Salzl |
14:55 | Spa Aladin in the Munich Area, Andreas Neumann |
15:10 | Future of Alpine Health Tourism , Prof W. Schobersberger |
15:25 | Health Tourism Services Supporting Clinics and Treatment Processes for Health Tourists, Anil K. Maini |
16:15 | State of the Art of Wellness in Alpine countries, Monika Lendi |
| 16:30 | European-wide Health care - Health Tourism a current Option, Margarida Colet |
16:50 | The International Quality Certificate EUROPESPA Med for Spas in Europe Awarded by the European Spas Association |
17:05 | Market Opportunities in Health Care Tourism until 2020 - German Guest's Preference for Health Care and Spa Vacations in Germany in Foreign Destinations, Alexandra Graf |
Panel No.4
Medical Innovation (1)
Medical innovations are business drivers in medicine. Here we present a selection of approved and still innovative as well as the latest developments or results of science - freshly squeezed from the innovators brains.
Moderation: Prof Moosdorf
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14:35 | Why Choose a Specialty Hospital for Orthopedic Surgery? The Spectre of Joint Infection as a Criterion for Hospital Selection, Prof Dr Jürgen Toft |
14:55 | Less Invasive Spinesurgery - New Percutaneous Fusion Technique, Prof Cornelius Wimmer |
| 15:15 | Modern Treatment of Headache, Dr Volker Pfaffenrath |
15:20 | Advantages of Soft Tissue Oriented Endoprothesis, Priv. Doz. Dr Andreas Oberholzer |
15:30 | Improved Precision with Navigation in Knee Arthroplasty, Ligament and Cartilage Surgery, Dr Heinz-Jürgen Eichhorn |
| 16:20 | The SantaFontis International Cancer Hospital: A New Concept for Health Tourism in Germany?, Joachim Drevs, MD |
| 16:40 | State of the Art Genetic Diagnostics in Familial diseases, Hanns-Georg Klein, MD |
| 17:10 | Robotic Radiosurgery for Local Cancer Treatment, Dr Alexander Muacevic |
Panel No.9
International Clinics, 10.04.2008Moderation: Prof Oelschlegel
14:35 | Health Tourism in Greece. The Symmetria Clinic Case Study, Nikolaos G. Metaxotos |
14:55 | The Barcelona Medical Centre, Jaume Tort |
15:15 | Medical Tourism and Health in South Africa - The Serokolo Vision, Dr Tshepo P. Maaka, MD |
15:15 | Healthcare Belgium - Capitalizing on Expertise, Falk Beerten |
16:35 | The Lifeline Healthcare in Dubai, Dr Prem Jagyasi |
16:55 | Saudi German Hospitals: the Growth Strategy of an International Hospital Group, Prof Dr Dr H.D. Becker |
16:15 | International Head and Spine Center, Prof Dr Jürgen Reul |
Day 2, Morning Session (Friday, 11.4.2008)
Main Lectures (2)
The future aspects are in the fouc of this day. We will hear and discuss how new strategic cooperation in the fields of telemedicine, ethical standards, new technologies and work flow oriented hospital planning can do for a better medical and in specific hospital care.9:00 | Charity projects in Global Health, Dr Friedrich Dietrich |
9:20 | Tourism and Medical Tourism: the Worldwide Growth, Luigi Bertinato |
9:40 | Medical Tourism - a UK Perspective, Keith Pollard |
10:00 | eHealth - Impact on Medical Tourism, Prof Leonid Androuchko |
| 10:40 | Organ Transplant Medicine in the Global Setting - Highlights and Problems, Dr Faissal Shaheen |
| 11:00 | Kidney Transplantation - Living Related Donation, Univ Prof Dr W. Sandmann |
| 11:20 | IVF: Standards, Ethics and Offers, Dr Babiy-Pachomow |
11:40 | Developing Hospital Solutions for Medical Tourism, Prof Robert Sigal |
12:00 | The Future of Rehabilition Resorts in the Global Health Ttourism, Hartmut Hain |
Expert Round No. 3
Economic Parameters Influencing the Global Health Market
The economic factors driving the global health care sector are different from part to part of the world, but one thing seems clear more and more: health has become a major world value, embracing wealth and piece.Moderation: Dr. Uwe Klein
14:30 | Global health care ten years from now, Prof Fried Oelschlegel |
| Factors affecting the European health market, Nikou Ghassemieh |
15:45 | Kondratieff and the factors behind the new cycle, Michael Heinrich |
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Expert Round No. 4
Future Models of Cooperation, Standards and Oppertunities
This experts selection will be picturing future and long term trends about how hospitals may look like and what kind of requirements we will have to address.Moderation:
16:15 | The Healing Hospital Standard, Henning Lensch |
| Memorandum of Understanding - Joint Declaration: the City of Hamburg's model for worldwide cooperation in Health Care Business and Patient care, Reinhard Hollunder |
| International clinical pathways, Prof Dr Horst Kuhnhardt |
Consequences of modern endoscopic techniques for planning and organisation of intervention/operation rooms, Prof Dr Rainer Mossdorfer |
17:30 | Medical Network Hessen - Knowledge Transfer Cooperations, Prof Dr Rainer Moosdorf |
Panel No.5
Asian Health Centers
In Asia we see new health oriented centers and world class hospitals being involved more and more. We want to know from representatives of this part of the world about their plans, state of the art and interests.
Moderation: Anil K. Maini
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14:35 | Trials and Tribulations of Medical Tourism, Dr Arun Prasad |
14:55 | What Does a Medical Traveler Seek When He Ppts to Go Overseas for Treatment?, Anil K. Mani |
15:15 | Malaysia as Emerging Global Player in Health Tourism, Aminudin Dawam |
| 15:45 | Visit of the Exhibition - Coffee Break |
16:15 | SingHealth and BrainLAB Unveil First Digitally Integrated Neuroscience Center in Singapore, Vinicius D. Maciel |
16:15 | Turkey, on the crossroads of tourism and healthcare, Dr Mehmet Hizarci |
Panel No.6
Patient Services- Travel Companies - Health Tourism
Patient services and medical packages should make a medical tourists life easier. How will we proceed in the future, what new services are emerging and how can we improve.
Moderation: Claudia Küng
14:30 | Media services for patient services, Fred Basalama |
14:55 | The bavarian way to guarantee public security, Peter Dathe |
15:10 | Aspects of medical quality in Health tourism, Dr Robert Gerl |
15:25 | Patient transport on commercial Aircrafts - Lufthansa Perspective, Dr Christine Huber |
16:15 | Quality of airbound patient Transportation - a Crucial Element for the Successful Patient Treatment, Christoph Ullrich |
16:35 | Drawbacks and Opportunities - How to buy an Air Ambulance Quality Service?, Volker Lemke |
16:55 | Medical tourism in France, Cathrine Fritsch |
17:15 | Health Travel Television on the Sky Network, Gary Miller |
Panel No.7
CME and Hospital Projects
Insufficient knowledge transfer is one of the most effective killer in projects. Especially in medicine many excellent handy and brains will be needed to overcome this bottleneck for international projects. What really new, what works?Moderation: Hisham Tammaa
14:35 | Knowledge transfer in Multisciplinary Internatinal Projects, Henning Lensch |
14:55 | Applied Knowledge Management, Prof Horst Dieter Becker |
15:10 | Solutions for Medical Knowledge Transfer, Dr Alexander v. Smekal |
15:25 | Modern Clinical Operational Concepts, Bodo Ebens |
16:15 | Turn Key Solution for International Hospitals, Dr Maik Kühnhoff |
16:35 | Cultural Dimensions as an Indispensable Factor in Co-operations Between The Arab and Western World, Sylvia Ortlieb |
16:55 | Next Generation Campus Management for Medical Schools, Kirsten Heiss |
Panel No.8
Medical Innovation (2)
Another platform for reporting medical innovations and treatment highlightsModeration: Dr Johannes Correll
14:30 | Modern cryosurgery: opportunities and perspectives, Prof Nikolai N. Korpan |
14:55 | Modern Diagnostics - Today's Possibilities and Future Outlook, Dr Claus Biermann |
15:10 | Advanced Endoscopic Procdeures as Future of Minimal Invasive Techniques, Prof Hans-Dieter Allescher |
15:25 | Advanced cases in pediatric orthopedic surgery, Dr Sean Nader |
16:15 | Curing Children and Adolescents from Cancer, Prof Dr Stefan Bielack |
16:35 | Approach to Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery for Foreign Patients, Dr Johannes Corell |
16:55 | Knowledge Transfer in Plastic Surger - Experiences by Dr Caspari Clinix from Azerbaijan and Tajikistany , Prof Dr Dr Edgar Biemer |
Panel No.10
Medical Innovation (3)
Another platform for reporting medical innovations and treatment highlightsModeration: Dr Johannes Correll
14:35 | How fast and how reliable, Dr Raphael Benetatos |
14:40 | Ballon lift control (BLC) in implantology, Dr Karl Heinz Heuckmann |
15:15 | Transperineal Permanent Seed Implantation ("LDR-Brachytherapy"), Dr Thomas Block |
14:40 | Mesotherapy - a New Approach in Aesthetic Medicine, Dr Britta Knoll |
15:15 | Bone Tissue Engineering, Dr Karl Heinz Schuckert |
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