The President of the International Medical Travel Association

The Conference Organizing Committee & Program Advisory Board welcomes you to an outstanding event: Global Healthcare Congress 2009 (GHC ‘09).

This year, we will feature two dynamic themes: Crossing International Borders and Healthcare Cities & Hospitals of the Future. These themes will keep you in step with the pulse of the industry as it addresses current pivotal issues as well as the next realm in healthcare delivery and capacity building.

GHC 09 is the official conference of the International Medical Travel Association (IMTA) and as President of IMTA I warmly welcome you to make plans to participate. GHC ’09 is endorsed by contemporaries in the industry as the flagship event in Asia on Global Healthcare issues.

Attendees of GHC ‘09 will get first hand information on the latest developments in world-wide healthcare destinations and learn what the leaders of healthcare organizations are doing to grow. Attendees will discuss what hospital and providers are doing to deliver healthcare to the foreign patients and how they are building quality and capacity to ensure adequate for the growing patient pool. Take the opportunity to listen and learn from each other the What, How, When and Where of emerging models of international healthcare. Over four days of workshop and conference proceedings, you will hear from a CEO level panel of presenters: obtain perspectives from the spectrum of providers, payers, facilitators, investors, insurers, healthcare departments and public policy makers.

We strongly encourage you and your senior staff to attend this global event held in Asia - We want your inputs and participation. We hope to be able to work in tandem with you and building meaningful alliances & long term partnerships. Do expect much lively discussions at the conference, workshops, CEO panels and the various networking exchanges at GHC ‘09. Earlier this year, we held a highly successful congress in KL at Medical Travel World Congress 2008. At that event, leading players in the global healthcare arena freely shared their insights on issues toward charting the industry forward concerning patients, resources and institutions crossing international borders. The event is now re-branded to “Global Healthcare Congress” which closely parallels what is happening in the industry today. With the 2 dynamic themes of Crossing International Borders and Healthcare Cities & Hospitals of the Future, we look forward to a very engaging and fruitful time of exchange again. Trust you will join us this time.

As we all continue our work moving quality affordable healthcare across international borders, GHC ’09 becomes a critical forum for building strength in our industry. I believe that both your annual attendance and participation in this event is a must for anyone involved in medical travel. Only through global events such as this can we improve our business and improve patient care at the very same time.

I personally look forward to seeing you and hearing from you!

Yours sincerely,

Steven Tucker, MD (USA), FACP (USA)
President
International Medical Travel Association (IMTA)