A GLOBAL WORLD MEDICAL HEALTH TOURISM CONFERENCE

A TRULY ASIAN EXPERIENCE 2010

                      GUEST SPEAKERS

Mr. Peter Davison

Manager, International Medical Services

Phuket International Hospital

AUSTRALIA / THAILAND

Mr. Peter Davison has over 14 years of experience managing and working with Thailand's healthcare system. At present, he manages the team of interpreters, case managers and customer relationship management of the International Medical Services department of the world renown Phuket International Hospital.

 

Prior to living in Thailand, Peter worked for the Healthcare system in Australia both as a paramedic and a qualified registered nurse.

 

 

 

Mr. Michael Massey

Founder, Atmanjai Detox Centre

Business Executive Coach          

NEW ZEALAND / THAILAND

 

Mr. Michael Massey is the co-founder and director of Atmanjai Wellness Centers. He sits on the Advisory Board to QSI International School in Phuket, is a past president of the International Business Association of Phuket and is the Immediate Past President of a Phuket Rotary Club. He draws on his skill set as Thailand ’s leading executive coach, and sales accelerator, to radically improve client numbers and profits. Learn his strategies that have grown existing Wellness Center profits over 1,200%, and sustained 400% growth in client numbers in the current economic recession.

 

 

 

Mr. Vibhu Talwar

Chief Operating Officer

Moolchand Healthcare

INDIA 

Vibhu Talwar is a co-promoter of the Moolchand Group and a trustee of the Moolchand Trust. He has served as the COO of Moolchand Healthcare since 2002 and has played a pivotal role in its transformation.

 

He's viewed to be a leader in the healthcare services space in India. He has developed deep expertise in healthcare quality, systems and process development, operations excellence and organization design and development. He also serves as the director of Paper Products Ltd.

 

 

 

Dr. Sanjiv Malik, M.S , M.B.A

Executive Director

 INDIA

Dr. Sanjiv Malik is a renowned global business and healthcare leader and one of Asia's leading trainer and strategist on various aspects of health care management & profit branding. He is an Ophthalmologist (M.S.) and a seasoned management professional (M.B.A). He is currently Executive director of MMR Eye Institute, India & President of Anand and Anand, a top 20 Asia firm specializing in intellectual property rights and protecting international brands.

 

At Max Healthcare in India, he was Regional Director, growing and branding a chain of hospitals. His pioneering approach, results-oriented focus, and tireless efforts contributed significantly to the emergence of Max Healthcare as the brand of first choice both for patients and physicians and as a dominant player in the NCR of Delhi.

 

Mr. Andrew Jacka

President, Thai Spa Association

AUSTRALIA / THAILAND

 

Mr. Andrew Jacka has been involved in the Hospitality industry for over 30 years and the spa sector for 13 years.  A regular speaker on the international circuit, in recent years he has made presentations in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, to both consumer audiences and to spa industry colleagues.  His company, Horwath Spa Consulting, based in Bangkok, was awarded ‘Asia’s Leading Spa Consultancy 2007’ by the World Travel Awards committee.  His active role in the Thai Spa Association and the Asia Pacific Spa & Wellness Coalition are testament to his passion for the industry and desire to continue to raise the ‘bar’.

 

 

DR. Ki-Kyong Kim RN, PhD

Associate Professor

SOUTH KOREA

 

Dr. Ki Kyong Kim graduated her Nursing degree in 1990, Law degree in 1992 and her doctoral degree in 2003. At present, she’s an Associate Professor and a Research Instructor at the Department of Nursing and Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University.

 

She is instrumental in drafting regulations on medical licensing laws, legal, ethics and political issues of health care.

 

 

 

 

Dr Thein Htut

Medical Director, General Manger

THAILAND

Dr. Thein Htut is the Medical Director and General Manager of TheraVitae Co., Ltd, Thailand. He has more than 3 decades of medical experience and attained his medical degree M.B.B.S. from the Institute of Medicine in Rangoon Burma, 1977.

At present, he’s instrumental in screening all the medical records of potential stem cell patients for submission to their affiliated hospitals in Bangkok and Singapore and arrange for the final approval for stem cell therapy for the No-Option Heart Disease and Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) patients from all throughout the world.

He manages and coordinates with a team of cardiologist, scientists and lab technicians from Israel for any stem cell activities and/or for stem cell production. He gave lectures and presentations in several countries about Stem Cell Therapy such as Singapore, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, India, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand.

 

Dr. Thomas Lodi, MD, MD(H), CNS

Founder and Chief Physician - An Oasis of Healing

USA

Dr. Thomas Lodi, MD has been practicing medicine for 22 years. Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Lodi practiced as a clinical psychologist during which time he was director of psychological services for a 240 bed in patient facility in Hawaii. After graduating from the University of Hawaii, School of Medicine in 1985 Dr. Lodi served as a visiting Clinical Fellow at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City where he also underwent training in Internal Medicine. From 1991 to 1996, Thomas Lodi MD was appointed as Clinical Instructor of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, School of Medicine. 


For the first ten years of his medical career, Dr. Thomas Lodi worked in conventional settings as an internal medicine specialist, urgent care physician, and as an intensivist in ICU and CCU departments of various hospitals. Subsequently, Dr Lodi continued his search for more effective and less toxic therapies by training around the world from Japan to Europe to Mexico and all around the US. Although he occasionally sees patients with a variety of medical conditions, Thomas Lodi, MD has narrowed his scope of practice through specific training and extensive experience over the past 12 years to Integrative Oncology (caring for people with cancer).

Dr. Pimmada Wichasin 

Director of MBA, University Lecturer

THAILAND

Dr. Pimmada Wichasin graduated with a Ph.D. in Tourism and Leisure from Service Management School in Bournemouth University and finished her master’s degree at Lancaster University in the UK. She is presently working as the Director of MBA in Hospitality Management at Suan Dusit Rajabhat University in Bangkok, Thailand. She published several papers and publication, focusing on tourism and leisure and conducted several presentations in different universities.  

Dr. Pimmada is a university lecturer for graduate studies in Strategic Entertainment, Business Management, Strategic MICE Management and Tourism Branding. She has more than 10 years of teaching experience and has a personal interest in the further development of medical tourism in Thailand.

 

Dr. P. Siva Sankara Reddy 

Professor, University Lecturer, Author

 INDIA

With seventeen years of teaching experience in the field of Tourism and History, Dr. P. Siva Sankara Reddy has published 5 books and 16 research papers pertaining to tourism at National and International arena. He’s a recipient for Best Teacher Award and Best Tourism Writer by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India. He’s instrumental in promoting Sustainable Tourism and Medical Tourism in India and has taken up major and minor research works in his chosen areas of interest. He has, to his credit, introduced Tourism courses at Under Graduate level in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Dr. P. Siva Sankara Reddy finished his master’s degree in history from Andhra University, Vishakapatnam with First Class (61.5%) in 1980, Ph.D (History) from Andhra University, Vishakapatnam in 1989 and M. Phil (Tourism) from Madhurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu in 2003. He conducted lectures and numerous presentations at both national and international workshops and he’s actively involve in tourism development programs in Andhra Pradesh which includes designing a curriculum for several universities in Hyderabad for Diploma Course in Tourism and Travel Management.

 

Irving L. Stackpole, RRT, M.ED.  

 

President

 

USA

With over thirty years of experience in healthcare, senior living and human services, Irving Stackpole is the President of Stackpole & Associates, Inc., which is a market research, customer service and sales training, and marketing services firm. Founded in 1991, Stackpole & Associates applies scientific marketing principles to develop practical solutions to clients’ challenges. Working with health care providers, facilitators, associations, governments, and developers involved in medical tourism, Stackpole & Associates helps clients reach the customers they want to find by creating effective marketing messages and delivering those messages through highly targeted and affordable channels to maximize return on investment. 

 

Dr. Rud Sooparb

 

Dental Specialist

 

THAILAND 

Dr. Rud Sooparb graduated his Doctor of Dental Surgery at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. He earned his Certificate in Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry at Loma Linda School of Dentistry, California, USA, Certificate in Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Reconstruction at the University of Pittsburgh, Montefiore Hospital and diplomate in American Board of Oral implantology and Implant Dentistry. He had been working at Pittsburgh Veterans Affairs Hospital in Oakland.

 

He had conducted lectures at the National University in Singapore and Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He is a member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, American College of Prosthodontists, International College of Prosthodontists, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, Academy of Osseointegration and Pennsylvania Dental Association. At present, he is working as prosthodontics and dental implant specialist at the world-renown, Bangkok Smile Dental Group.  

 

 Elizabeth Ziemba, JD, MPH

Immigration Lawyer

USA

Atty. Elizabeth Ziemba is an immigration lawyer who has practiced law for more than 25 years. In addition to her law degree, she has a Masters in International Public Health and is a Senior Associate for Stackpole & Associates, www.StackpoleAssociates.com, a marketing consultancy in Massachusetts that provides services to medical tourism businesses. The combination of her legal expertise and knowledge of the medical tourism business delivers exceptional value to clients seeking international patients.

 

Dr. Palle Aparna, M.PHIL, PHD 

Associate Professor

INDIA 

Dr. P. Aparna is working as an Associate Professor of English and heading the department of Humanities and Basic Science in G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology and Science for women, Hyderabad. Her specialization in M. Phil and P.hd was on Jewish American and Afro American comparative studies and her areas of interest include English Language Teaching, Soft Skills training, Cross cultural communications and developing course materials and resources to enhance communication skills in English Language through Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL).

 

She has 15 years of teaching experience to undergraduate engineering students.

Dr. P. Aparna played a leading role in the curricular reforms in English studies for professional graduates. She was instrumental to the development of English Language Laboratories for the Engineering graduates in the state of Andhra Pradesh. She is a Life Member of English Language Teachers Association of India, (ELTAI), a forum for Teachers of English to meet periodically and promote professional excellence among its members in all possible ways.

 

 

Vicki Murray

Adv International Dip Irid, GM Certified Sclerologist

 AUSTRALIA 

 Vicki Murray has taken the eyeology sciences a step further and has moved into the field of “Sclerology”. Now a booming new health science in Australia!  Vicki has been in clinic practice for 11years. Originally studying sclerology in the United States with Dr Leonard Mehlmauer, specilaizing in the diagnostic insights of the Eyelolgy sciences, Vicki is Australia’s first and only certified Grand Medicine Sclerology Practitiomer and Teacher.

 

 

 

Dr. Fazal Raheman MD, B.Sc.,B.A.,B.Com.,L.L.B.

CEO - MRI Limited 

DUBAI, UAE

Dr Fazal Raheman is a physician, scientist, inventor and a serial entrepreneur with diverse academic qualifications that include degrees in Medicine and Law. He has over 20 years’ hands-on experience in healthcare and IT industry in all areas of Hi Tech product development. To his credit he has over two dozen patents in different stages of patent prosecution covering subjects that include Tuberculosis, AIDS, Cancers, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, and several in Information Technology.

Currently as CEO of MRI Limited, a UK/UAE technology outfit, he is developing R&D and Intellectual Property development business in the fastest growing city of the world – Dubai. He is also involved in pioneering the technological integration of Medical Tourism into the mainstream healthcare system of the United States and other developed countries. Offsurance is the first patent pending technology platform developed by his team. Offsurance seamlessly integrates Medical Tourism and Health Insurance into a structured low cost and high quality healthcare delivery platform. He is a co-founder of Offsurance, Inc. a Delaware corporation organized to commercialize the Offsurance technology platform globally. 

 

Maria Liza A. Edubas, BSN-USRN, RM, Prof.Ed.

CRM Director

THE PHILIPPINES

Ms. Liza EdubasMaria Liza A. Edubas is a US registered nurse with a wide range of experiences in various disciplines.She has been awarded as the ‘1997 Most Outstanding Employee of the Year’ by the Palawan Provincial Government and a couple of years after acquired her license as a US Registered Nurse issued by the Nevada Board of Nursing in Las Vegas, USA.

She worked with Thailand’s largest hospital network, The Bangkok Hospital Group for 7 years and she’d been instrumental in establishing the Email ‘Medical’ Correspondence Unit of Bangkok Referral Center and awarded a Certificate of Recognition for her tireless, dedicated effort to help evacuate the 2004 Tsunami Victims. Her solid medical background, proficient business correspondence skills, tour guiding and cultural awareness of different nationalities made her a valuable ‘link-of-the-chain’ in the medical tourism industry.

She serve as the secretary of the Asian Medical Tourism Association (AMTA) and kept herself abreasts with the latest medical trends by attending international symposiums, civic aero-medical evacuation courses and conducting cross-cultural trainings among others. At present, she co-owned and functions as Director of SOS Medical Tourism Services and In-Patient CRM of Bangkok Hospital Phuket.