14 -17 March 2008 Maritim Pine Beach Resort, BELEK - ANTALYA / TURKEY

CONGRESS BOARDS

Congress Organizer
Association of Improving Health Tourism (AIHT)

Congress Chairman
Prof. Dr. Mustafa PAÇ
(Chief Physician, Ankara High Specialization Hospital and Member of AIHT)

Congress Co-Chairman:
Prof. Dr. M. Zeki KARAGÜLLE
(Chairman Turkey Spa, Talasso and Cure Centers Association)

Congress Vice Chairman
Dr. Dursun AYDIN
(Chairman of AIHT)

Honorary Chairmen
H.E. Prof. Dr. Recep AKDAĞ
(Minister of Health, Republic of Turkey)
H.E. Ertuğrul GÜNAY
(Minister of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Turkey)

Congress General Secretary:
Dr. M. Fatih TAŞLIÇAY
(Deputy Chief Physician, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hosp. and Member of AIHT)

Congress Secretary:
Dr. Nejat Kenan ÖZGÜLER
(Member of AIHT)

Congress Executive Board:
Prof. Dr. Necdet ÜNÜVAR
(Member of the Budget Planning Commission of Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Adana MP)
Kamil YÜCEORAL
(Former Undersecretary, Ministry of Culture and Tourism)
Kamuran ÖZDEN
(Ministry of Health, Head of Department of Foreign Affairs)
Dr. Kemal AYDIN
(Ministry of Health Basic Health Services Dept.)
Dr. Aycan AKTAŞ
(Health Tourism Coordinator, Andeva Health Group)
Dr. Haşim ERDEM
(Advisor, Afghanistan Health Ministry)
Dr. Adamu ISSAKA
(Republic Of Ghana, AIHT International Relations Coordinator)
Zekai ÖZKAN
(AIHT Project Coordinator)

Congress International Relations Coordinators:
Sevim Tezel AYDIN
(Ministry of Health, Deputy Head of Department of Foreign Affairs)
Dr. Adamu ISSAKA
(Republic Of Ghana, AIHT International Relations Coordinator)
Dr. Kemal AYDIN
(Member of AIHT and International Relations Coordinator)
Congress Scientific Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Cevdet ERDÖL
(Trabzon MP, Chairman of Health and Social Affairs Commission of Grand National Assembly of Turkey)
Prof. Dr. Necdet ÜNÜVAR
(Member of the Budget Planning Commission of Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Adana MP)
Prof. Dr. Nihat TOSUN
(Deputy Undersecretary, Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey)
Prof. Dr. Mustafa PAÇ
(Chief Physician, Ankara High Specialization Hospital and Member of AIHT)
Prof. Dr. M. Zeki KARAGÜLLE
(Chairman Turkey Spa, Talasso and Cure Centers Association)
Prof. Dr. Christian-François Roques
(French Association of Research in Thermalism (AFRETH), President of Scientific Counsel)
Mr. Joachim Lieber
(European Spa Association (ESPA), Secratary General)
Dr. Kurt von Storch
(European Spa Association (ESPA), Auditor, EUROPESPA med)
Dr. Constantine Constantinides
(Chief Executive, HealthCare cybernetics (Health Tourism Practice), Athens, Greece)
Prof. Dr. Hans Ulrich GUTSCHE
(Nefrologist, Medical Consultant, Serik-Belek Dialysis Center, Antalya)
Prof. Dr. Vural KAVUNCU
(Professor, Head of Department of Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Afyonkarahisar Kocatepe University)
Prof. Dr. Fatma ATALAY
(Professor, Department of Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Gazi University)Prof. Dr. Kadirhan SUNGUROĞLU
(Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Ankara University)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz EVCİK
(Head of Department of Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Ufuk University)
Assist. Prof Dr. Ümit ATEŞKAN
(Geriatrics Department, Ankara Ataturk Training and Research Hospital)
Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. ÖZMEN
(Deputy General Director, Hacettepe University)

Congress Advisory Board
Spec. Dr. Cebrail ŞİMŞEK
(Chief Physician, Ankara Oncology Hospital and Vice Chairman AIHT)
Spec. Dr. Levent SARAÇ   
(Former Coordinator, Ministry of Culture and Tourism)
Spec. Dr. Mustafa AKSOY
(Chief Physician, Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, AIHT Member)
Dr. Serdar MERCAN
(Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey, Adana-Gaziantep Province Field Coordinator)
Dr. Metin DİNÇER
(Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey, Field Coordinator)
Dr. Haluk ÖZSARI
(Advisor, Turkey Insurance and Reassurance Group)
Dr. Mehmet ALTUĞ
(Executive Chairman, Health Managements Federation)
Dr. Alex CALACHEA
(Member, WHO Elderly Coordination)
Dr. Atikullah GİYASİ
(Afghanistan Ministry of Health)
Cumali YÜKSEK
(Head of Public - Private Partnership Dept., Ministry of Health, Republic of Turkey)
Nevval SEVİNDİ
(Journalist, AIHT Member)
Enginer BİRDAL
(Ministry of Health and AIHT Member)
Murat AYAN
(Tourism Operator, AIHT Member)
Abdulkadir KIRTEPE
(Director of Health Services, Turkish Crescent Association)
İffet KAYA
(General Secretary, Turkish Geriatric Foundation)
Kiliç KAYA
(Health Manager)
Özgür Bora YAPRAK
(City Planner and Ministry of Health Advisor)
Turgay KURT
(Investment Advisor)