Medical Travel and Tourism Radio

Interview with Maria Todd, Council on the Global Integration of Healthcare, continues with consumer rights, how to use HSA accounts for medical tourism, how to bargain for care at home.
http://www.cgih.org

Julie Munro interviews Lorraine Melvill, founder of ground-breaking medical tourism company, Surgeon and Safari, in Johannesburg South Africa.
http://www.surgeon-and-safari.co.za

Part 2 of Julie Munro’s Interview with Lorraine Melvill, founder of ground-breaking medical tourism company Surgeon and Safari in Johannesburg South Africa.
http://www.surgeon-and-safari.co.za

Sandra Millar talks to Heather, a young American woman, just days after her body lift plastic surgery in Bangkok Thailand. She lost 150 lbs. through weight loss surgery and describes how she went from size 28 to size 6!

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http://www.cosmeticsurgerytravel.com

Continuing interview with Heather who tells about consultations with plastic surgeons in her home town of Pueblo Colorado and in Bangkok Thailand, and how she prepares for her 2-stage plastic surgery.

http://www.drchartchai.com

http://www.samitivej.com
http://www.cosmeticsurgerytravel.com

Julie Munro interviews Josef Woodman, author of "Patients Beyond Borders", a guide for healthcare consumers to medical tourism.
http://www.patientsbeyondborders.com

Julie Munro interviews Patrick Marsek, the author of "The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Medical Tourism", a new guide book for healthcare consumers.
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Medical-Tourism/dp/159257808X

Noh Kyong-Tae, international patient manager, explains the services offered at Korea Medical Institute International, Seoul, with 39 member hospitals, including unique services for medical travelers.
http://health.chosun.com/meditour/meditour_membership/sub_membership_02_yu.jsp

Julie Munro tells you how to prepare for a medical journey abroad, including how to know you’ll get excellent medical treatment, why plan ahead, how to talk with a surgeon or medical travel expert.
http://www.cosmeticsurgerytravel.com

Julie Munro interviews Patrick Downing, Senior Director Microsoft Healthcare Solutions Group describes the “hospital of the future”, where and why it’s already upon us, not in the west but in Asia.
http://www.microsoft.com/hsg

Patrick Downing discusses why he believes some Asian countries are ahead of the west in many aspects of healthcare.
http://www.microsoft.com/hsg

Curtis Schroeder is credited with building Asia’s leading hospital for international patients and almost single-handedly making “medical travel” a viable healthcare alternative for those who can’t afford medical care at home, need care not available where they live, or must wait months or years for some in-demand procedures. Mr. Schroeder discusses why medical tourism has staying power and is not a passing phenomenon, what international patients look for in a foreign hospital and foreign doctors, and what insurers and other hospitals can learn from Bumrungrad’s experience in providing medical services to foreigners.
http://www.bumrungrad.com

Curtis Schroeder is credited with building Asia’s leading hospital for international patients and almost single-handedly making “medical travel” a viable healthcare alternative for those who can’t afford medical care at home, need care not available where they live, or must wait months or years for some in-demand procedures. Mr. Schroeder discusses why medical tourism has staying power and is not a passing phenomenon, what international patients look for in a foreign hospital and foreign doctors, and what insurers and other hospitals can learn from Bumrungrad’s experience in providing medical services to foreigners.
http://www.bumrungrad.com

Curtis Schroeder is credited with building Asia’s leading hospital for international patients and almost single-handedly making “medical travel” a viable healthcare alternative for those who can’t afford medical care at home, need care not available where they live, or must wait months or years for some in-demand procedures. Mr. Schroeder discusses why medical tourism has staying power and is not a passing phenomenon, what international patients look for in a foreign hospital and foreign doctors, and what insurers and other hospitals can learn from Bumrungrad’s experience in providing medical services to foreigners.
http://www.bumrungrad.com

Curtis Schroeder is credited with building Asia’s leading hospital for international patients and almost single-handedly making “medical travel” a viable healthcare alternative for those who can’t afford medical care at home, need care not available where they live, or must wait months or years for some in-demand procedures. Mr. Schroeder discusses why medical tourism has staying power and is not a passing phenomenon, what international patients look for in a foreign hospital and foreign doctors, and what insurers and other hospitals can learn from Bumrungrad’s experience in providing medical services to foreigners.
http://www.mtqua.org