UIW Center for Medical Tourism

**Agenda and Registration Information Below!**

“Paradigm Shifts and Disruption -- the Impact of Globalized Healthcare”

1st Annual Medical Tourism Research Conference

Jan. 27th to 29th, 2010

Marriott Courtyard Riverwalk Hotel, San Antonio, Texas

The Center for Medical Tourism Research (CMTR- also see www.medicaltourismresearch.org) is very proud to present the 1st Annual Medical Tourism Research Conference. As the first academic center devoted to medical tourism research, CMTR is proud to convene the initial gathering of the world’s medical tourism researchers to discuss this historic globalization trend in healthcare. We will be assembling January 27-29, 2010 at the new Marriott Courtyard Riverwalk Hotel, a historic, converted church on the banks of San Antonio’s amazing downtown Riverwalk.

The conference theme is “Paradigm Shifts and Disruption -- the Impact of Globalized Healthcare”. Medical Tourism is a disruptive influence on established healthcare systems and should continue to change the dominant paradigm in providing medical care for many years. The conference will address a wide range of issues, including (but not limited to), these themes:

Genesis & drivers of medical tourism
Legal & ethical issues in medical tourism and the globalization of healthcare
Assessments or evaluations of medical tourism practices (including accreditation)
Operational issues in delivering globalized healthcare
Marketing & consumer behavior in medical tourism

We look forward to seeing you in sunny San Antonio, at the Riverwalk and historic Alamo!

A special thank you goes to our conference sponsors- Frost & Sullivan (Board Member Lunch), BusinessWeek (Keynote Speaker and Dinner), Methodist Healthcare System (2nd Day Lunch and the Tour), Medcentrek (2nd Day Breakfast), Deloitte (Final Keynote Speaker and Breakfast), and BioMedSA (Day 3 Sponsor)!

Conference Agenda (as of 01/26/10)

Day 1- 01/27/10
Room	Start-time	Track	Event	Contributors/Invited Speakers
Providence Room	10:00am-12pm	Open Registration
	12pm-2pm	Board Meeting/Lunch (just for Board Members)	Open Advisory Board Meeting	Raul Rodriguez, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW)- Chair
			Lunch for the Board Sponsored by Frost & Sullivan	Dr. Shawn Daly, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW)
				Dr. David G. Vequist IV, Center for Medical Tourism Research (CMTR)
				Dr. Kathi Light, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW)
				Dr. Mary Tabacchi, Cornell University
				Armando Polanco, Texas Benefits
				Renee Stephano, Medical Tourism Association (MTA)
				Dr. Trevor Gunn, Medtronic
				Susie Ellis, SpaFinder Inc./Global Spa Summit
				Anne Messbarger, Christus Healthcare (corporate)
				Ann Stevens, BioMed SA
				Eduardo Portas, PROMEXICO
				TBA- An official from KHIDI
	2:00pm-5:30pm	*Room Not Used*
	5:30pm-7:00pm	Dinner/Opening Keynote Speaker	Dinner/Opening Keynote Speaker Dinner Sponsored by BusinessWeek “Conceptualizing and Researching Medical Tourism” Opening by Dr. Louis Agnese Jr.- University of the Incarnate Word (UIW)- President	Dr. Beth Kangas, Oakland University (First Dissertation in Medical Tourism)

St Mary Room	3:00pm-4:00pm	Panel 1	Open Panel 1- Future Trends in Medical Tourism	Dr. David G. Vequist IV, CMTR- Facilitator
				Raul Rodriguez, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW)
				Armando Polanco, Texas Benefits
				Susie Ellis, SpaFinder Inc./Global Spa Summit
				Eduardo Portas, PROMEXICO
	4:00pm-5:30pm	*Room Not Used*

Sheehan Room	2:30pm-3:00pm	Track 1- ‘New Thoughts About Medical Tourism’ Facilitator- Eduardo Galan	Presentation 1a “Medical Tourism and the Law”	Eduardo Galan- University of the Incarnate Word (UIW)
	3:00pm-3:30pm		Presentation 2a “Hospitality & Tourism's Role in Medical Tourism: A Suggested Research Agenda”	Dan Cormany- University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)
	3:30pm-4:00pm	Break
	4:00pm-4:30pm		Presentation 3a “Outsourcing The American Patient”	Amena Malik - Boston University (BU) School of Public Health
	4:30pm-5:00pm		Presentation 4a “Governance and Accreditation in Medical Travel to India: How Anthropology can Drive Socio-Political Decisions”	Invited Speaker- Nishant Bagadia - London School of Economics (LSE)

Feltin Room	2:30pm-3:00pm	Track 2- ‘Lessons Learned from Medical Tourism’ Facilitator- Dr. Al Borrego	Presentation 1b “Medical Equip/Tech and Medical Tourism”	Invited Speaker- Dr. Trevor Gunn, Medtronic
	3:00pm-3:30pm		Presentation 2b “Medical Tourism: Perspective India”	Invited Speakers- Dr. Binay Anand- University of Houston
	3:00pm-3:30pm		Presentation 2b “Medical Tourism: Perspective India”	Dr. Namita Jha- Monterrey Tech (1st Graduate Fellowship Recipient of the Center of Medical Tourism Research)
	3:30pm-4:00pm	Break
	4:00pm-4:30pm		Presentation 3b “Wintering Texans’ Mexican Healthcare Preferences and the Lessons They Have for the Health Care Debate”	Dr. Al Borrego- University of Texas Pan American (UTPA)
	4:30pm-5:00pm		Presentation 4b “Medical Tourism – What’s the Economics Behind it? A Case Study for the USA and India”	Dr. Marc Piazolo- University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern
				Dr. Nursen Zanca- University of the Incarnate Word (UIW)
				Dr. Michael McGuire- University of the Incarnate Word (UIW)

Day 2- 01/28/10
Room	Start-time	Track	Event	Invited Speakers/ Contributors
Providence Room	8:30am-9:30am	Breakfast/2nd Day Keynote Speaker	Breakfast/2nd Day Keynote Speaker- Breakfast Sponsored by Medcentrek “Taking Off To Take It Off: Medical Tourism And Bariatric Surgery”	Kristin Tyman- Boston University (BU) School of Public Health
	8:30am-9:30am	Breakfast/2nd Day Keynote Speaker		Elizabeth Ziemba- Stackpole & Associates
	9:30am-11:45am	Room Not Used
	11:45am-12:45pm	Lunch in Providence Room Sponsored by Methodist Healthcare System (MHS)

St Mary Room	10:00am-11:00am	Panel	Open Panel 2- Future Trends in Medical Tourism	Dr. David G. Vequist IV, Center for Medical Tourism (CMTR)- Facilitator
				Dr. Antonia Arnaert- McGill University
				Dr. Beth Kangas, Oakland University
				Irving Stackpole, Stackpole & Associates
				Dr. Chad Holloway- Global Health Solutions LLC
	11:00am-11:30am	Special Invited Presentation Dr. David Warner- University of Texas "Trends and Drivers of Mode 2 Trade in Health Services "

Sheehan Room	10:00am-10:30am	Track 3- ‘Opportunities/Risks in Medical Tourism’ Facilitator- Dr. Michael Guiry	Presentation 5a “The Compelling Case for Domestic Medical Tourism”	Dr. Michael Horowitz, Medical Insights International
	10:30am-11:00am		Presentation 6a “Using Color to Communicate Brand Image in Medical Tourism Advertising”	Dr. Michael Guiry, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW)
	11:00am-11:30am		Presentation 7a “Recalibrating the Legal Risks of Cross-Border Health Care”	Invited Speaker- Nathan Cortez, Southern Methodist University (SMU)
	11:45am-12:45pm	Lunch in Providence Room

Feltin Room	10:00am-10:30am	Track 4- ‘Medical Tourism Strategies’ Facilitator- Dr. Arlen Meyers	Presentation 5b “Is Medical Tourism Itinerant Surgery?”	Invited Speaker- Dr. Arlen Meyers- University of Colorado- Denver
	10:30am-11:00am		Presentation 6b “Marketing to Inbound Patients”	Invited Speaker- Ralph Foster- Methodist Healthcare System (MHS)
	11:00am-11:30am		Presentation 7b “Conjoint Analysis: Exponentially Expand Competitive Advantage in Medical Tourism”	Invited Speaker- Irving Stackpole- Stackpole & Associates
	11:45am-12:45pm	Lunch in Providence Room

MHS Tour	*1:15pm-3:45pm*	Tour of MHS		*Tour of Inbound MT Facilities- Methodist Healthcare System (MHS)*

Day 3- 01/29/10		Day 3 Sponsored by BioMedSA http://www.biomedsa.org/
Room	Start-time	Track	Event	Invited Speakers/ Contributors
Providence Room	8:30am-9:30am	Breakfast/Final Keynote Speaker	Breakfast/Final Keynote Speaker Breakfast Sponsored by Deloitte “The Newest Research Findings in Medical Tourism” Opening by: Dr. Shawn Daly, University of the Incarnate Word (UIW)	Dr. David G. Vequist IV- Center for Medical Tourism Research (CMTR)
Providence Room	9:30am- 12:00pm	*Room Not Used*

St. Mary Room	10:00am-10:30am	Board Member Invited Speakers- Facilitator- Raul Rodriguez	Presentation 8a “Insurance and Medical Tourism”	Armando Polanco, Texas Benefits
	10:30am-11:00am		Presentation 9a “Spas and Medical Tourism”	Susie Ellis- SpaFinder Inc./Global Spa Summit
	11:00am-11:30am		Presentation 10a “San Antonio: City of Science and Health”	Ann Stevens- BioMed SA
	11:30am-12:00pm		Presentation 11a “Recent Trends on Medical Tourism in Mexico”	Eduardo Portas, PROMEXICO

Sheehan and Feltin Rooms	10:00am-10:30am	Expert Invited Speakers- Facilitator- Dr. Chad Holloway	Presentation 8b “Gallup’s Newest Medical Tourism Findings”	Maggie Ozan-Gallup
	10:30am-11:00am		Presentation 9b “Understanding Consumers’ Decisions to Engage in Medical Tourism in a Dynamic Environment”	Dr. Chad Holloway- Global Health Solutions LLC
	11:00am-11:30am		Presentation 10b “Medical Tourism with Telehealth: An Alliance for Quality Healthcare Delivery”	Dr. Antonia Arnaert- McGill University
	11:30am-12:00pm		Presentation 11b “Medical Tourism: Market Opportunity Facelift or Reconstructive Surgery?”	Dr. Virginia A. Cardin, Frost & Sullivan

Conference Registration

For all papers accepted for presentation - at least one author must register and present at the conference. Guest are free to register at any time. Registration fees (due now) for the conference will be as follows:

Academic/Professional: $499 registration
Students: $250 registration

Registration can be arranged by e-mailing or calling Margaret Villarreal at Villarrm@uiwtx.edu or +1 210 805 5884. We are able to accept checks, POs, and credit cards.

Hotel Rooms

Rooms will be available at a discounted rate in the newly built (finished in July 2009) Marriott Courtyard Riverwalk Hotel right on the beautiful San Antonio Riverwalk. This is the official conference hotel (which we would ask you to please register at) and can be found on the internet at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/satcr-courtyard-san-antonio-riverwalk/

The registration link for the hotel during the conference is as follows:

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/satcr-courtyard-san-antonio-riverwalk/?toDate=1/29/10&groupCode=UIWUIWA&fromDate=1/27/10&app=resvlink.

or call +1 210 223 8888 to reserve rooms. Make sure to mention the Medical Tourism Research conference to receive the special conference room rate.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

Details About the Conference Content

Conference Chair

Dr. David G. Vequist IV

Director, Center for Medical Tourism Research

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, TX 78209 USA

+1 210 805 5825, vequist@uiwtx.edu

“Paradigm Shifts and Disruption -- the Impact of Globalized Healthcare”

1st Annual Medical Tourism Research Conference

Jan. 27th to 29th, 2010

Marriott Courtyard Riverwalk Hotel, San Antonio, Texas

Call for Papers (CFP) – Abstracts Due August 31st, 2009

Track Chairs

Asia/Pacific: Dr. Mary H. Tabacchi (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY)

mht3@cornell.edu, +1 607 255 3458

Europe/Middle East/Africa: Dr. Beth Kangas (Oakland University, Rochester, MI)

bethkangas@gmail.com, +1 313 577 9821

Latin America: Dr. Jose Moreno (University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX)

jfmoreno@uiwtx.edu, +1 210 930 8011

Inbound Medical Tourism (Defined as Medical Tourism back to primarily developed countries from other locations for the purposes of access and/or quality):
Dr. Arlen Meyers (University of Colorado-Denver, Denver, CO)

Arlen.Meyers@ucdenver.edu, +1 303 724 1952

Student track: Nishant Bagadia (London School of Economics, London UK)

nbagadia@gmail.com, +44 07588 364 536

Suggested Topic Areas (within the Geographic/Student Tracks)

Genesis & Drivers of Medical Tourism

Economic, regional, political, social, cultural and cross-cultural issues
Medical tourism insurance/re-insurance and reimbursement models

Legal & Ethical issues in medical tourism and the globalization of healthcare

Technological and privacy issues (e.g., confidentiality and security)
Economic and social impact on countries, industries, and jobs
Adequacy of quality of care at medical tourism facilities
Care and responsibility (e.g., international malpractice and risk management)

Assessments or evaluations of medical tourism practices (including accreditation)

Independent provider credentialing and qualification
Best practices from US hospitals offering international health options
Continuing educational programs to build the next generation of providers

Operational issues in delivering globalized healthcare

Emerging delivery models: healthcare hotels and spas
New job roles and titles (e.g., international medical director or care coordinator)
Continuum of care issues when patients return to their home country
Interoperability of information systems and EHR/EMR issues around the world
Building continuity of care models pretreatment, treatment and post treatment
International telehealth and telemedicine models

Marketing & Consumer Behavior

Country/location branding in medical tourism
Consumer choice and medical tourism
Stakeholder perceptions and attitudes toward medical tourism

Paper Publication

All papers accepted for presentation will be considered for an invitation-only issue of the Journal of Medical Tourism Research (JMTR), the first academic peer-reviewed journal focused on medical tourism research.

Audio Visual and Other Presentation Requirements

PowerPoint data projection with single screens will be the only projection method available in all session rooms.

Disclosure / Conflict of Interest / Consent

Authors will be required to disclose any conflict of interest including affiliations with sponsoring companies within the body of their abstract. Disclosures will be included in the conference abstract publication. Publication consent from co-authors prior to submission is required. The presenting author is responsible for this information.