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THE SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH TOURISM CONGRESS
The Spotlight on Progress of Plans for Travel Tourism for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
FINAL PROGRAM
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28 July 2009 – Tuesday
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TIME
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DESCRIPTION
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VENUE
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18h30
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Welcome Cocktail
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Bill Gallagher Room
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29 July 2009 – Wednesday
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07h30-09h00
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Registration for Congress and Breakfast
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Boardroom 6&7 Foyer
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09h00-09h30
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Welcome and Opening Address
Hon. Deputy Minister of Tourism – Ms. Tokozile Xasa
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Bill Gallagher Room
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09h30-10h15
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Keynote address: Ms. Renee-Marie Stephano, President, Medical Tourism Association Inc.
· Creating Health Clusters – Putting your competition aside to promote your
· Country. The benefits of working through clusters. Creating sustainable business models in Medical Tourism. Understanding your competition and creating competitive regional packages.
· Q&A
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Bill Gallagher Room
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10h15-11h00
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Panel Discussion of Marketing and Branding
Speaker: Mr. Alex Piper, President, OneWorld Global Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
South Africa – How can SA deliver the Medical Tourism Product.
Speaker: Dr. Prem Jagyasi, ExHealth - Dubai, Chartered Marketing, Management and Medical Tourism Consultant
Medical Tourism Boom – What are the Opportunities and Challenges
for SA Healthcare Industry? What are the opportunities for South
African Healthcare Organisations, what are the challenges for South
African Healthcare Organisations and how to develop sustainable
medical tourism practices.
Q&A
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Bill Gallagher Room
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11h15-11h35
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Tea Break
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Boardroom 6&7 Foyer
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11h35-12h45
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Panel Discussion of The Insurance Industry
Speaker: Dr. Maria K. Todd, MHA PhD, Senior Vice President, Global MedChoices L.L.C, President, Council on the Global Integration of Healthcare
The realities of Contracting with US Health Plans, Insurers and Employers:
Meeting the challenges of network inclusion of foreign providers
Speaker: Dr. Michael J. Silvers, DO MPH, Medical Director for Immuvax Travel Medicine and Chief Medical Officer, Council of the Global Integration of Healthcare
Putting our Best Feet Forward: How South Africa’s healthcare providers
can make themselves attractive for commissions by Government health
programmes
Q&A
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Bill Gallagher Room
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12h45-13h30
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Lunch Break
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13h30-15h30
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Panel Discussion of Patient Centered Health Tourism Facilitation
Speaker: Dr Tshepo Maaka, Founder and Owner, Serokolo Health Tourism PTY Ltd.
Givethe South African perspective of the local medical tourism
Speaker: Ms. Julie W. Munro, Chief Executive Officer, InterMed Global L.L.C and Founder, Medical Travel and Tourism Quality Alliance
Best practice in Medical Tourism and the role that the government and
Industry have taken: Why have Asian countries become the preferred
Medical destination for international patients? What can the SA Medical
Tourism Industry learn from their successes and failures?
Speaker: Ms. Lorraine Melvill, Founder and Owner, Surgeon&Safari
The importance of professional facilitation addressing patient/consumer
needs for a collective medical experience.
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Bill Gallagher Room
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15h30-16h00
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Tea Break
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Boardroom 6&7 Foyer
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16h00-16h40
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Quality Care Indicator Roundtable
Panel: Dr. Nkaki Matlala, Chief Clinical Officer, Medi-Clinic South African, Chairman
Evidence based Healthcare Provision, a proposition for South Africa.
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Bill Gallagher Room
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16h40-17h00
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Q&A
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Bill Gallagher Room
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17h00-17h15
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Closing and notices from the day’s activities and information for next day
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Bill Gallagher Room
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17h15-18h00
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Buyer meet seller meetings in exhibition space
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Boardroom 6&7 Foyer
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19h00
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Gala Dinner
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Ball Room
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30 July 2009 – Thursday
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TIME
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DESCRIPTION
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VENUE
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09h00-10h15
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Welcome and Opening of days Proceedings
Hon. Deputy Minister of Health – Dr. Paul Sefularo
Spotlight on Progress of Medical Preparations for Travel Tourism for
The 2010 FIFA World Cup
Q&A
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Bill Gallagher Room
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10h15-11h45
11h45-12h15
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Panel Discussion of Health Tourism Domain Integration and Clustering (Development at the Micro Level)
Speaker: Dr Tshepo Maaka, Founder and Owner, Serokolo Health Tourism PTY Ltd.
The Medical Tourism Experience – what a foreign patient wants.
Speaker: Dr. Constantine Constantinedes, healthCare cybernatics, Health Tourism Enterprise Practice
Health Tourism Domain Integration and Clustering.
Q&A
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Bill Gallagher Room
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12h15-12h45
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Tea Break
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12h45-13h30
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Panel Discussion of A Comparative Analysis of International Hospital Accreditation Schemes
Speaker: Dr. Maria K. Todd, MHA PhD, Senior Vice President, Global MedChoices L.L.C, President, Council on the Global Integration of Healthcare
Comparison of Accreditation Schemes for International Hospital
Quality and Safety – Does a hospital need to capitalize and endeavor
accreditation by any one particular accreditation scheme in order to
be a respected participant in the medical tourism sector?
Q&A
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Bill Gallagher Room
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13h30
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Congress close
Vote of thanks
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Bill Gallagher Room
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