| 1. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH TOURISM CONGRESS PROGRAM DRAFT | ||
| 14.03.2008 FRIDAY (CHECK IN) | ||
| 13:00 | Check in | |
| 19:00-21:00 | Welcome Program | |
| 15.03.2008 SATURDAY DAY 1 (OPENINIG PROGRAMI) (MORNING SESSION) | ||
| 09:00-10:30 | Opening Ceremony | |
| About Health Tourism | Dr. Aycan AKTAŞ Health Tourism Platform | |
| About the Association | Dr. Dursun AYDIN Chairman of the Association | |
| Opening Address | Başaran ULUSOY Chairman of The Turkish Travel Agencies' Union (TURSAB) | |
| Opening Address | Prof. Dr. M. Zeki Karagülle Congress Chairman | |
| Opening Address | Prof. Dr. Necdet ÜNÜVAR, Member of the Budget Planning Commission | |
| Opening Address | Prof. Dr. Cevdet ERDÖL, Chairman of Health and Social Affairs Commission | |
| Opening Address | Prof. Dr. Nihat TOSUN, Deputy Undersecretary, Ministry of Health | |
| Opening Address | Sn. Alâaddin YÜKSEL, Governer of Antalya | |
| Opening Address | İsmet YILMAZ, Undersecretary of Ministry of Culture and Tourism | |
| Address by the honourable minister | Eşref VAİZ, Minister of Health, Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic | |
| Address by the honourable minister | Ertuğrul GÜNAY, Minister of Culture and Tourism | |
| Address by the honourable minister | Prof. Dr. Recep AKDAĞ, Minister of Health | |
| CONCEPT, CONTENTS AND GENERAL OVERVIEW OF HEALTH TOURISM DAY 1 (1st SESSION) | ||
| Head of Session: Dr. Haluk ÖZSARI | ||
| 11:00-11:10 | Current Status of Health Tourism and Waiting Lists | Dr. Chenko CHALKOV, Head of National Rehabilitation Hospitals, BULGARIA |
| 11:10-11:20 | Out-of-pocket Payments in Health Tourism and Outlook of Insurance Companies | Dr. Haluk ÖZSARI, Advisor, Turkey Insurance and Reassurance Group |
| 11:20-11:30 | Freedom of Movement of Health Consumers within the EU | Dr. Constantine CONSTANTINIDES, HealthCare Cybernetics Health Tourism Enterprise Practice, GREECE |
| 11:30-11:40 | Growing Elderly Population in the World and BKK's Plans for Elderly | Selma UYLAŞ, BKK Activ, GERMANY |
| 11:40-11:50 | Prospects of European Patients from Health Tourism | Dr. Serdar BEKLEN, Chairman of Austria-Turkey Health Association, AUSTRIA |
| 11:50-12:00 | Turkish and other expatriates in Europe on the point of Health Tourism | Dr. Dursun AYDIN, Chairman of AIHT |
| 12:00-12:20 | ENQUIRIES AND DISCUSSIONS | |
| 12:20-12:35 | PRESENTATIONS BY SPONSORSHIP FIRMS | |
| 12:35-14:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 15.03.2008 SATURDAY DAY 1 (AFTERNOON SESSION) | ||
| CURRENT STATUS OF HEALTH TOURISM IN TURKEY DAY 1 (2nd SESSION) | ||
| Head of Sesssion: Prof. Dr. Cevdet ERDÖL | ||
| 14:00-14:10 | Marketing Strategies in Health Tourism | Dr. Filiz ÇEVİRME, Director of marketing and public relations of Sema Hospital |
| 14:10-14:20 | Competition in Health Tourism and the related Position and Status of Turkey | Sparrow MAHONEY, Advisor of the World Health Tourism Congress, ABD |
| 14:20-14:30 | Public Health Foundations and The Position of 112 Services in Health Tourism | Cons. Taşkın EĞİCİ, Field Coordinator at Health Ministry of the Republic of Turkey |
| 14:40-14:50 | Overall view of Health Tourism and Private Hospitals in Turkey | Cons. Levent SARAÇ, Former Coordinator, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, TURKEY |
| 14:50-15:00 | A general overview of Dialysis patients and their importance in Health Tourism | Prof. Dr. Hans.U. GUTSCHE, Nefrologist, Medical Consultant, GERMANY |
| 15:00-15:10 | High Technology Practices in Our Country (Cardiovascular Surgery, Stem Cell, Organ Transplantation) | Prof. Dr. Murat ERTÜRK, Karadeniz Technical University Medical Faculty Head of Microbiology and Clinic Microbiology knik Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Department |
| 15:10-15:30 | ENQUIRIES AND DISCUSSIONS | |
| 15:30-15:45 | State-Private Enterprise cooperation to promote Health Tourism in Turkey and Instance of Samsun | Eyüp Elmas, Head of R & D Department of Samsun Governorship of Republic of Turkey |
| 15:45-15:55 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| GENERAL OVERVİEW OF HEALTH TOURISM MARKETS DAY 1 (3rd SESSION) | ||
| Head of Session: Prof. Dr. Mustafa PAÇ | ||
| 15:50-16:00 | Potential of England from the point of Health Tourism | ELİF BAYRAK, NHS Inspector, ENGLAND |
| 16:00-16:10 | The importance of Middle East in terms of Health Tourism-Thermal Investment Demands | Safwan Abdo ALHINDI, Journalist-Al Sada Magazine, Hawadis Magazine, Usbu Al Riyadi News, Bayrak News, SYRIA |
| 16:10-16:10 | Govermental Subsidy for Health Tourism and Health Service Practices in Jordan | Dr. Ratib HİMAWİ, Medical Tourism Director, Health Ministry, JORDAN |
| 16:10-16:20 | The Balcans Importance from the point of Health Tourism of Turkey | Dr. Kiro SALVANI, Undersecretary of Health Ministry, MACEDONIA |
| 16:20-16:30 | The Importance of Middle Asia in Health Tourism | Prof. Dr. Mustafa PAÇ, Chief Physician, Ankara High Specialization Hospital and Middle Asia Coordinator of Health Ministry |
| 16:30-16:40 | Far East Practices of Health Tourism and Marketing Strategies | Anil K MAINI, President-Corporate Development, Apollo Hospitals Group, INDIA |
| 16:40-16:55 | ENQUIRIES AND DISCUSSIONS | |
| 16:55-17:10 | PRESENTATIONS BY SPONSORSHIP FIRMS | |
| 19:00-21:00 | DINNER | |
| 16.03.2008 SUNDAY DAY 2 (MORNING SESSION) | ||
| SPA TOURISM IN THE WORLD AND TURKEY AND MINERAL WATER DAY 2 (4th SESSION) | ||
| Head of Session: Prof. Dr. M. Zeki KARAGÜLLE | ||
| 09:10-09:20 | Thermal and Thalassotherapy in the world and France, AFRETH | Prof. Dr. C-François ROQUES, French Association of Research in Thermalism (AFRETH), President of Scientific Counsel, FRANCE |
| 09:20-09:30 | Mineral water in our country and SPA treatment | Prof. Dr. M. Zeki KARAGÜLLE, Chairman Turkey Spa, Talasso and Cure Centers Association |
| 09:30-09:40 | Accredition of Thermal Facilities and Comparison of EUROPESPA Med Certifications in 10 countries including Turkey | Dr. Kurt von STORCH, European Spa Association (ESPA), Auditor, EUROPESPA med, GERMANY |
| 09:40-09:50 | An instance of a private hot spring in Turkey; Sivas Kangal Balıklı Hot Spring | Prof. Dr. Sedat ÖZÇELİK, Head of Dermatology Department, Cumhuriyet University Hospital |
| 09:50-10:00 | Practices of Improving Health Tourism in Turkey | Gökhan ÖZOK, Branch Head of Investment and Providers Directorate, Ministry Of Culture and Tourism of the Republic Of Turkey, Culture and Tourism Specialist |
| 10:00-10:10 | The importance of Turkey in its region regarding thermal tourism and its publicity | Suzanne SWAN, Writer, Todays ZAMAN |
| 10:10-10:30 | ENQUIRIES AND DISCUSSIONS | |
| 10:30-10:45 | EXPO 2015 İZMİR Institutional Presentation | |
| 10:45-11:00 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| SPA, THALASSOTHERAPY AND WELLNESS IN HEALTH TOURISM DAY 2 (5th SESSION) | ||
| Head of Session: Prof. Dr. Vural KAVUNCU | ||
| 11:00-11:10 | Prospects of Thermal Facilities in our country | Zeki ÇİFTÇİ, Asya Kızılcahamam Thermal Resort, TURKEY |
| 11:10-11:20 | Thermal Facility Management and Importance of Their Marketing Abroad | Turabi ÇELEBİ, İzmir Balçova Thermal Tourism Ltd. Sti. |
| 11:20-11:30 | SPA and Thermal Tourism Practices in Hungary | Dr. Istvan FLUCK, Health Ministry, Head of Spa Department, HUNGARY |
| 11:30-11:40 | The importance of the publicity of cure treatment and thermals in Health Tourism | Prof. Dr. Vural KAVUNCU, Head of Department of Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Afyonkarahisar Kocatepe Üniversity |
| 11:40-11:50 | The Profile of the World SPA&Wellness Traveller (Goer) and The Practices at our Seaside Hotels | Lecturer Niyazi BİNGÜL, Adnan Menderes University Sultanhisar Vocational School of Higher Education |
| 11:50-12:00 | Position of Ankara in Health Tourism | Mehmet Çetin, Undersecretary of Ankara Provincial Special Administration |
| 12:00-12:20 | ENQUIRIES AND DISCUSSIONS | |
| 12:20-12:35 | YALOVA THERMAL Presentation | |
| 12:35-14:00 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 16.03.2008 SUNDAY DAY 2 (AFTERNOON SESSION) | ||
| ELDERLY TOURISM IN HEALTH TOURISM DAY 2 (6th SESSION) | ||
| Head of Session: Prof. Dr. Ali SEYYAR | ||
| 14:00-14:10 | Elderliness in the world and expectations of elderly | Ass. Prof. Dr. Ümit ATEŞKAN, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital Geriatrics Department, TURKEY |
| 14:10-14:20 | Responses of Elderly and Handicapped Tourisms to Seaside Tourism | Kamil Yüceoral, Retired Undersecretary of Tourism Ministry, TURKEY |
| 14:20-14:30 | The cost of elderly care and care services | Dr. Kemal AYDIN, Turkey-Netherland Health Foundation |
| 14:40-14:50 | Emergency treatment of elderly in elderly tourism and Check-Up Programs | Dr. Dursun AYDIN, Chairman of AIHT |
| 14:50-15:00 | Position of elderly and handicapped in Health Tourism | Prof. Dr. Ali SEYYAR, Sakarya University Labor Economics and Industry Relations Department |
| 15:00-15:10 | Stress in the World and The Importance of Elderly Tourismi | Louis MINSTER, Researcher, MALTA |
| 15:15-15:30 | ENQUIRIES AND DISCUSSIONS | |
| 15:30-15:45 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 16:30-17:00 | FINAL DECLARATION | |
| 16.03.2008 SUNDAY DAY 2 (AFTERNOON SESSION) | ||
| 16:00-21:00 | LEISURE TIME-BUSINESS MEETINGS | |
| 21:00-22:00 | GALA DINNER | |
| 17.03.2008 MONDAY DAY 3 (CHECK OUT) | ||
| 09:00-17:00 | ANTALYA TOUR FOR FOREIGN VISITORS | (Aspendos, Side, Waterfalls in the region) |
| 13:00 | CHECK OUT | |
| 18:00 | CLOSURE OF EXHIBITION HALL | |