| Wednesday, November 28, 2007 |
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| 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. |
Attendee Registration and Exhibitor Set-Up |
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| 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. |
Dinner hosted by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and MEDS
Global Healthcare by invitation only |
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| Thursday, November 29, 2007 |
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| 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. |
Attendee registration |
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| 8:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. |
Introduction
John R. Lyon |
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| 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. |
Acknowledgments
Rome Jutabha, MD |
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Morning Session Topic: Thailand Medical Tourism
Moderators: Fred Hagigi, DrPH, MBA, MPH and John R. Lyon |
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| 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Presentation
His Excellency, Suvit Yodmani, PhD |
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| 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. |
Amazing Thailand: Tourism, Sports, Health and Wellness Destination
Phonsiri Manoharn |
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| 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. |
Break in the exhibit area |
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| 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. |
Healthcare Without Borders: Thailand Healthcare from a U.S. Physicians Perspective
Rome Jutabha, M.D. |
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| 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. |
Personal Story of a Thailand Medical Tourist
Toi Arnold |
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| 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. |
Panel Discussion / Question and Answer Session |
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| 12:00 p.m. 12:50 p.m. |
Lunch in the exhibit area |
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| 12:50 p.m. 1:00 p.m. |
Announcements
John R. Lyon |
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Afternoon Session Topic: Amazing Thailand Cutting Edge Projects
Moderators: Rome Jutabha, MD and John R. Lyon |
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| 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. |
Treatment Advances for Heart Disease
Li Poa, MD and Ramathibodi Hospital |
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| 1:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. |
Question and answer session |
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| 1:45 p.m. 2:15 p.m. |
Capsule Endoscopy The Incredible Voyage
Rome Jutabha, MD and Gastroenterology Association of Thailand |
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| 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
Question and answer session |
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| 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. |
Non-surgical Treatment of Fibroids: Uterine Artery Embolization
Bruce McLucas, MD and Siriraj Hospital |
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| 3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. |
Question and answer session |
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| 3:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. |
Concluding remarks
Rome Jutabha, MD |
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| Friday, November 30, 2007 |
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| 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. |
Attendee registration |
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| 8:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. |
Welcome
Rome Jutabha, MD |
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| 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks
John R. Lyon |
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Morning Session Topic: Thailand Medical Tourism
Moderators: John R. Lyon and Maria K. Todd, MHA, PhD |
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| 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. |
Why Thailand as a hub for medical tourism?
Kantathi Suphamongkhon, PhD |
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| 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. |
Why favor Thailand over countries closer to the United States?
~ Spotlighting Bangkok and Phuket
Phonsiri Manoharn |
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| 10:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. |
Question and answer session |
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| 10:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m. |
Break in the exhibit area |
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| 10:45 a.m. 11:15 a.m. |
Thailand and U.S. collaborative healthcare initiatives
Rome Jutabha, MD |
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| 11:15 a.m. 11:45 a.m. |
Healthcare in Thailand from a U.S. physician's perspective
Li Poa, MD |
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| 11:45 a.m. 12:00 p.m. |
Question and answer session |
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| 12:00 p.m. 12:50 p.m. |
Lunch in the exhibit area |
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| 12:50 p.m. 1:00 p.m. |
Opening remarks
John R. Lyon |
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Afternoon Session Topic: Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Sourcing from a U.S. Perspective
Moderators: John R. Lyon and Maria K. Todd, MHA, PhD |
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| 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. |
The American Physicians' Perspective
Richard F. Corlin, MD |
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| 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. |
The American Health Policy Perspective
L. Carl Volpe, PhD |
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| 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. |
The Future Healthcare Administrators' Perspective
Gregory O. Ginn, PhD |
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| 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. |
Self Insured Employers Perspective
Thomas A. McPherson |
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| 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. |
Panel Discussion / Question and Answer Session |
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| 3:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. |
Meeting Conclusion
John R. Lyon and Rome Jutabha, MD |
