Monday, October 27, 2008

Conference Video's!

If you have not seen our conference videos, please click on our two separate conference videos below!

Want to Network with up to 2,000 people?

Want to network with up to 2,000 people ... get an exhibit booth! The 2nd World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which takes place October 26th – 28th in Los Angeles California will feature one of the largest exhibition halls in the world.

Top International Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Tourism Facilitators, Insurance Companies and Insurance Providers will be exhibiting and showcasing their services and quality to up to 2,000 attendees. At the 1st year’s annual Congress almost 50% of the attendees were buyers of healthcare, including insurance companies, employers, insurance providers and medical tourism facilitators. “Los Angeles was chosen as the destination for the Congress because it is the second largest city in the United States, where over 224 languages are spoken, and because Los Angeles has one of the largest amounts of health insurance agents/providers and employers. This 2nd Annual Congress should see a significant increase in the number of employers and insurance companies who attend because of it’s strategic location which should be very exciting”,
said Jonathan Edelheit, President of the Medical Tourism Association.

The exhibition hall will have room for approximately 140 exhibitors from over 50 countries. This is the only medical tourism and health tourism conference in the world where the sellers of healthcare (hospitals and clinics) can actually meet with the “buyers’ of healthcare (insurance companies, providers and facilitators.

The 2nd World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which takes place October 26th – 28th in Los Angeles California is the official Congress of the Medical Tourism Association. The Medical Tourism Association is the first and only non-profit association in the world for the medical tourism industry. The Medical Tourism Association is headquartered in the United States with branch offices in Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Please contact Melissa at Melissa@MedicalTourismCongress.com for an exhibit hall layout, prices on exhibiting, and how you can reserve your exhibit booth today!

Friday, October 24, 2008

Hello Los Angeles !!

Are you ready for 2009?

The 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress will take place October 26-28th, 2009 in Los Angeles, California at the Hyatt Century Plaza.

* Up to 2,000 attendees from over 50 countries
* Up to 100 exhibitors and sponsors
* Over 100 expert speakers
* Over 10 workshops on pre-congress workshop day
* Up to 5,000 one-on-one networking meetings
* Networking lunches
* Networking cocktail receptions
* And so much more!

Interested in Exhibiting?
Email:
Melissa@Medicaltourismcongress.com for an exhibit hall layout to reserve your booth today! All booths are on a first come first serve basis so don't wait until it's too late! 5 New Levels of Sponsorship! Bigger Booths! More exhibit time! Breakfast and lunches in the exhibit hall to maximize your booth traffic! Don't miss out on this great opportunity!

So Long San Francisco

The 2008 World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress was held on September 9-12th in San Francisco California. It was a tremendous success with over 850 attendees from over 45 countries and more than 53 exhibitors and sponsors!

The conference featured advanced workshops in the areas of marketing, Building International patient departments, legal issues, quality of care, medical tourism facilitator hot topics, and more! Some of the panel session highlights were the Employer panel session where participants from Black & Decker, Procter & Gamble and Hannaford Brothers discussed their feelings on medical tourism. Another exciting panel session was the Insurance company panel session consisting of participants from Swiss Re, United Healthcare, CIGNA, and Assurant Health discussing both the negatives and positives of medical tourism and the insurance company view of medical tourism. A significant number of media and press came to the event with outlets such as MSNBC, Human Resources Executive Magazine, Business Insurance, and San Francisco Chronicle just to name a few.
The Highlights of the event included over 3,000 one-on-one Networking meetings with unlimited networking opportunities throughout the event, leading to many contracts signed between insurance companies, hospitals, and facilitators. New contracts were also signed between facilitators and hospitals or clinics. The conference featured many advanced educational sessions, including for the first time ever the ADA, AMA and ASPS who spoke about medical tourism. The exhibit hall came alive with all of the many countries that were represented through tourism boards, hospitals, facilitators, and many more who exhibited their quality of care and healthcare available to medical tourists and their world class services.