Medical Tourism Association® to Host Professional Certification Workshop at India Congress

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - Dec. 4, 2014 - PRLog -- Hospital administrators, insurance and human resource professionals and related travel and tourism interests can gain education and training leading toward medical tourism certification at a workshop sponsored jointly by the Medical Tourism Association® and the International India Medical Tourism Congress, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2-5 p.m., at the Kempinski Ambience Hotel, in Delhi, India.

Participants who complete the workshop will be eligible to take the Certified Medical Tourism Professional™ exam, which upon passage, communicates a specialized expertise and commitment to best practices recognized by healthcare providers, insurance entities, government agencies and tourism and travel facilitators worldwide.

“India is sending a clear message that medical travel to the country is a national priority,” said Renée-Marie Stephano (http://www.medicaltourismcongress.com/renee-marie-stephano-jd/), President of the Medical Tourism Association®. “A new and relaxed visa system coupled with highly qualified doctors and world-class hospitals will influence more healthcare consumers from around the world to seek procedures and treatments throughout India. These factors will make advanced skills and the knowledge of traveler needs and requirements imperative for agents who are intent on coordinating and securing their positive medical tourism experiences.”

Industry analysts project India will attract some 3.2 million medical tourism patients and generate $US 2 billion in related revenue by 2015. The 2014 Medical Tourism Index ranks India 15^th among the world’s destinations that have expanded health infrastructure or capitalized on existing hospitals and clinics to lure medical travelers, according to the International Healthcare Research Center. For a complete index, go to: http://www.medicaltourismindex.com/

Topics under discussion at the workshop include:

·        Medical tourism industry;

·        Medical tourism facilitator;

·        Patient experience;

·        Marketing;

·        Incorporating technology into your medical tourism business.

To register for the Medical Tourism Association® certification workshop, click: http://live.medicaltourismcertification.com/iimtc-2014/

About Medical Tourism Association®
The Medical Tourism Association® is the first membership-based international nonprofit trade organization for the medical tourism and healthcare industry made up of top international hospitals, healthcare providers, medical travel facilitators, insurance companies, and other affiliates committed to promoting the highest level of quality healthcare to patients in a global environment. www.MedicalTourismAssociation.com