2. Conference on medical tourism - with international participation











Theme

MEDICAL TOURISM – A way to increase competitiveness of the Croatian tourism product

Conference goals

●  Getting to know the global phenomenon of medical tourism
●  Presenting potential of the Croatian medical tourism on the international market
●  Demonstrating how to implement medical tourism services into the existing medical facilities
●  Connecting providers of medical tourism services with the international insurance companies and medical tourism agencies

Preliminary Conference Program

25^th of April 2010, Sunday
19.00 Welcome cocktail

26^th of April 2010, Monday
09.00 – 09.30 Opening ceremony of the Conference
09.30 – 14.00 I. TOPIC

15.00 – 19.00 II. TOPIC - International experience

27^th of April 2010, Tuesday

9.00 – 11.30 III. TOPIC

12.00 – 16.00 IV. TOPIC
                       Medical tourism and the prolongation of touristic season

                       Room 1
                       a) Organized offer of dental tourism
                           Chairmen: Keith Pollard, Renata Gržić, Željko Miljanić

                       Room 2
                       a) Medical services for prolonged stay of elderly tourists
                           Chairmen: Tatjana Kehler, Silva Potrebica

                       b) Medical wellness – real possibility for prolongation of the touristic season

Exhibition

Exhibition will be organized during the Conference. We invite all interested exhibitors of medical and dental equipment to contact the organizer of the Conference to ensure the exhibition place.

Long - term Conference focus

To establish a tradition of international annually meeting of experts in medical turism with the purpose of continuous exchange of expertise and experience and to improve the Croatian tourist product.

Who is this Conference intended for?

Healthcare institutions in private and public sectors, entrepreneurs in health care, travel agencies, hotel managers, marketing agencies, investors, etc.
We expect turnout of the response of foreign organizations and investors in the medical tourism! Take advantage of this opportunity to contact with potential future business partners!

Official conference languages

Croatian & English (All presentations will be covered with simultaneously translation)

Registration fee

Registration fee	until 01. 04. 2010.	from 02. 04. until 14. 04. 2010.	after 15. 04. 2010.
For non-members of the Association	208,00 eur	280,00 eur	348,00 eur
For members of the Association	140,00 eur	200,00 eur	260,00 eur

Registration fee includes:

●  attendance at all the lectures,
●  accompanying exhibition,
●  welcome cocktail 25 April,
●  coffee breaks,
●  working lunch 26 April,
●  gala dinner 26 April,
●  conference bag with materials

Registration is ending with 16^th of April 2010. After that date, it is possible to register on site.

Accommodation

The Conference participants may choose from a wide range of rooms at the Milenij hotels Milenij 5* and Milenij Grand Hotel 4 opatijska cvijeta 4* For more information please visit: www.milenijhoteli.hr
Prices at the Hotels for half-board accommodation are the following:

Milenij hotel Milenij:
●  85,00 eur per person and per day in a double bedroom
●  106,00 eur per person and per day in a single bedroom

Milenij grand hotel 4 Opatijska cvijeta:
●  68,00 eur per person and per day in a double bedroom
●  93,00 eur per person and per day in a single bedroom

Above stated prices include the tourist tax.

To book the hotel room, please fill in the online registration form available on the web page and mail to info@milenjhoteli.hr ending with 31^st of March 2010; After that day, the booking of accommodation is on request.


Applications for participation, exhibition and advertising

Penta d.o.o.
PCO
Andrije Hebranga 20
10 000 Zagreb
Contact person: Ana Jurašić
e-mail: a.jurasic@penta-zagreb.hr
Phone: +3851 462 86 15; +3851 455 32 90

How to register

Please contact conference organizer Penta; e-mail: a.jurasic@penta-zagreb.hr

Payments

All payment fees are made upon invoice sent by conference organizer Penta to the account stated on the invoice.

Confirmations

You will receive a confirmation letter and invoice of payment by e-mail.

How to make hotel reservation

Hotel reservation is done directly to Hotel Milenij: info@milenijhoteli.hr

Cancelling reservation

Registration cancellation can be made only in written form and the following cancellation conditions will appear:
●  Until 16^th of April: full refund minus administrative fee of eur 15,00
●  From 16^th of April: no refund

Cancelling hotel accommodation
In case of cancellation or changes to reservation, same must be made within 48 hours prior to arrival. Otherwise, for stays up to 3 nights, you will be charged for 1 night stay. For stays over 3 nights, you will be charged for 3 nights stay.

All refunds will be made after of the Conference.

Under auspicies of:

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of RH
Ministry of Tourism of RH
Ministry of Economy, Labor and Entrepreneurship of RH
Croatian Dental Chamber
Croatian Medical Chamber
Croatian Physioterapeutic Chamber

Tehnical organizer

Penta d.o.o.


Organizing Committee

Ass. Prof. Miljenko Bura - President
Prim.dr. Ivan Bačić,
Emil Bratović,dipl. iur
Prof. dr. sc. Mato Bartoluci
Dr. Meri Bura,
Dr.sc. Miroslav Dragičević,
Prim. dr. sc. Goran Ivanišević,
Mr.sc. Damir Novotny,
Doc.dr.sc. Zdravko Špirić

Co-organizers
Croatian Dental Chamber

City of Opatija

Tourist Board of Opatija




Partners
Thalassotherapia Opatija

Horwath

Adriainvest

Vidicom d.o.o.

Basler osiguranje d.d.

Oikon d.o.o.

Generalturist

Europian Medical Travel Alliance