Patients Beyond Borders® Author to be Featured at AARP’s Life@50+ National Event and Expo       Josef Woodman, author of Patients Beyond Borders, has again been selected as a featured presenter and moderator at Life@50+, AARP’s National Event and Expo, Sept. 22–24, at the Los Angeles Convention Center (CA). Woodman will moderate a panel discussion titled, “Medical Tourism: Is It for Me and What Do I Need to Know?” 1 p.m.-2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. Woodman will lead a panel of healthcare professionals and patients from popular medical tourism destinations in a discussion about the benefits and risks of getting medical treatment abroad. Participants will learn where to go for the highest quality care, how to negotiate the best prices, what types of insurance coverage are available, and what to do in the unlikely event that something goes wrong. Presenters will share the pros and cons of crossing borders to obtain high-quality, affordable healthcare, and each attendee will receive a copy of the upcoming international “Patients Beyond Borders: Third Edition.” Expert panelists will include Dr. William Ruschhaupt, chairman of Global Patient Services for Cleveland Clinic (OH), Mario Juarez, trade and investment commissioner of Promexico of the Tourism Board of Mexico, and Paul Hambleton, an international healthcare patient who recently traveled to Mexico for life-altering knee surgery. “As Americans begin to age into financially challenging conditions and the costs for medical treatments continue to rise here at home, a half-million U.S. citizens will travel abroad this year for safe, affordable medical procedures,” said Woodman. “Mexico, Barbados, Costa Rica, India, Malaysia, and Thailand are among the many countries that offer treatments — such as orthopedic, heart, cosmetic, and dental — in American-accredited hospitals at 40–70 percent savings.” The three-day conference is expected to draw more than 25,000 attendees and will feature a host of celebrities and guest speakers on topics geared toward the 50+ audience. AARP currently boasts nearly 40 million members and helps people 50+ achieve independence, choice, and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society. Media wishing to attend Woodman’s session at the Life@50+ event can request press credentials at http://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/events/national_event/press-registration/