Dr. Valorie Crooks Email: crooks@sfu.ca Phone: 778-782-3507 About Valorie Crooks Dr. Crooks completed her Ph.D. at McMaster University in 2005. The following year she worked as a post-doctoral fellow at York University. Since 2006 she has been a faculty member in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University. She currently holds the Canada Research
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Volume 9, Issue 10
Volume 9, Issue 10 Dear Colleagues: The SFU Medical Tourism Research Group is a research group from Simon Fraser University that studies medical tourism. Our spotlight interview features Valorie A. Crooks, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair in Health Service Geographies, SFU Medical Tourism Research Group, who discusses research and trends in medical tourism. This
SPOTLIGHT: Manish Chandra and Pankaj Chandra, Vaidam Health
About Vaidam Health Vaidam Health (www.Vaidam.com) is the go-to place for people seeking treatment abroad. Currently focused on patients traveling to India, Vaidam Health offers high quality, affordable treatment with unmatched personal care. The Vaidam Health team has assisted thousands of patients across all medical specialties, such as orthopedics, cardiac
Four Technological Advancements That Could Change the Medical Tourism Landscape as We Know It
The next wave of medical tourism growth will be assisted by superior technological systems and services. Author: Namrata Gada, Senior Manager, Business Research and Advisory, Aranca, a global research and advisory firm Medical tourism is not a recent phenomenon. From the time of the Sumerians (circa 4000 BC), who constructed
Integral Healthcare
by Richard Krasner, MA, MHA, CEO & Principal Consultant, FutureComp Consulting - The Future of Workers' Comp, Founder/Content Writer, Transforming Worker's Comp Blog Doubling down on contentious issues is not just confined to the realm of politics. An article in Monday?s Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) states that single
Aaron Traywick, CEO, Ascendance Biomedical
Aaron Traywick traywickaaron@gmail.com http://www.ascendancebiomed.com About Ascendance Biomedical Ascendance Biomedical is a team of physicians, scientists and entrepreneurs unified in the mission to save and improve lives. The company provides products and services which enable customers to access the most cutting-edge biomedical technologies and treatments in the world. AB provides medical care
Part Three: ‘Choosing the Good Hospital’
Helping medical tourists make informed decisions by Sharon Kleefield Parts One and Two were featured in January and February issues of MTT. The influence of regulation of healthcare quality in the USA Ernest Codman, a Boston surgeon in the 1930s, dedicated his medical career to the systematic and comprehensive
MediWorld – China International Medical Travel Show launches in 2017 as China’s premier health tourism event
Uniquely addresses the world's greatest current surge in medical tourism; announces dates, venue Shanghai, 7th February 2017: China's premier outbound medical tourism event, MediWorld - China International Medical Travel Show, today announced it will take place at the Portman Ritz-Carlton in Shanghai's exclusive Jing'an district, Friday 12th May to Sunday
SPOTLIGHT: Tim Vicknair, co-founder and managing director, European Medical Tourist (EMT)
http://www.europeanmedicaltourist.com counselor@europeanmedicaltourist.com +1 512 784 5824 bs +1 919 595 3612 fx About European Medical Tourist (EMT) EMT began from the personal experiences of its founders, who worked in international business and had medical procedures performed overseas in Western countries. Both were impressed by the quality of care,
Part Two: Choosing the Good Hospital’
Part Two: ?Choosing the Good Hospital' Helping medical tourists make informed decisions by Sharon Kleefield Part One was featured in January's issue of MTT. The business case Medical tourism offers business opportunities for entrepreneurs and governments to increase revenues from tourism. For example, Thailand made an early