Chapel Hill, NC (PRWEB) November 02, 2011
Josef Woodman, CEO of Patients Beyond Borders and author of the Patients Beyond Borders Dubai Healthcare City Edition, has been selected as a featured panelist at the 37th Annual Arab Health Exhibition and Congress in Dubai, January 23 26, 2012. The event, which attracts more than 71,000 healthcare professionals from 60 countries, is the largest gathering of healthcare industry leaders and influencers in the Middle East.
Woodman will participate with a panel of experts at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, to discuss Globalization in Healthcare An Opportunity or Threat for Healthcare Providers in the Arab World? The session, moderated by Dr. Sanjiv Malik, CEO of DM Healthcare in Dubai, also includes Mack Banner, CEO, Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok; Cathy Easter, CEO, Methodist International Hospital, Houston, TX; and Dr. Ayesha Mohammed Abdullah, Managing Director of Sciences Cluster: Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), Dubiotech, and Enpark.
Produced by Healthy Travel Media in partnership with DHCC, Patients Beyond Borders: Dubai Healthcare City Edition is the worlds first publication to feature medical tourism in the Middle East. The 156-page guidebook, to be published in English and Arabic for international distribution in January 2012 the Arabic version will be available in April 2012 offers an in-depth overview of Joint Commission International (JCI)accredited hospitals, as well as medical centers and clinics based in DHCC and accredited by the Center for Healthcare Planning and Quality, accommodations, and essential medical travel information for Dubai. DHCC, located in the heart of Dubai and home to internationally renowned healthcare providers offering high-quality care, is poised to become a leading medical travel destination for patients in the region and beyond.
We believe that the 2012 Arab Health Exhibition and Congress in Dubai will be the perfect venue to formally launch Patients Beyond Borders: Dubai Healthcare City Edition, said Dr. Abdullah. In line with our vision to attract medical tourism to Dubai, we are confident the worlds leading consumer reference guide for medical tourism will bring even greater awareness of DHCC as a world-class medical center to healthcare consumers throughout the region and the world.
About Dubai Healthcare City
Established in 2002 by UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, DHCC was created to meet the regions demand for high-quality, patient-centered healthcare. Today, DHCC is home to two hospitals, over 90 outpatient medical centers and diagnostic laboratories with over 2000 licensed professionals occupying 4.1 million square feet in the heart of Dubai. DHCC is also developing a 19-million-square-foot Wellness Community, which will serve as the regional center for preventive and integrative medicine.
Khulood Buaisha, senior executive, marketing and communications
Dubai Healthcare City
Tel: +971 4 362.2713
Email: khulood(dot)buaisha(at)dhcc(dot)ae
Web: http://www.dhcc.ae
About Arab Health
The Arab Health Exhibition and Congress is the largest event of its kind in the Middle East. Now in its 37th year, Arab Health provides an unrivaled platform for the worlds leading manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors to meet the medical and scientific community from the Middle East and beyond.
For more information or media queries, please contact:
Shyam Parmar, marketing manager
Tel: +971 4 336.5161 ext. 2750
Direct line: +971 4 407.2750
Email:
Patients Beyond Borders
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