Program
4th KRAKOW MEDICAL TOURISM CONGRESS
Day One: 8 October, Tuesday
10.00 a.m. – 10.15 a.m. – Congress Opening
10.20 a.m. – 10.35 a.m. – Medical tourism in Krakow – Marcin Mikos, Anna Białk-Wolf
PANEL DISCUSSION 1
10.35 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. Development opportunities for medical tourism through supporting promotional activities
10.35 a.m. – 10.45 a.m. – Piotr Pniejnia-Olszyński, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10.45 a.m. – 10.55 a.m. – Anna Sztyber-Zabłocka, Polish Tourism Organisation
10.55 a.m. – 11.05 a.m. – Monika Dyląg-Sajór, Polish Investment and Trade Agency
11.05 a.m. – 11.15 a.m. – Krzysztof Macha, Polish Association of Private Hospitals
11.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. – Debate with the panellists and Representative of the City of Krakow
MODERATED BY: Bartłomiej Walas
11.45 a.m. – 12.15 p.m. – coffee break
PANEL DISCUSSION 2
12.15 p.m. – 1.15 p.m. Development opportunities for medical tourism on individual foreign markets
12.15 p.m. – 12.30 p.m. – Laurent Chambaud, EHESP School of Public Health – Experiences gathered on the French market
12.30 p.m. – 12.45 p.m. – Leonore Boscher, GHMC consulting – Opportunities for Polish service providers to expand onto the German market, given the shortcomings of the German health care system
12.45 p.m. – 13.15 p.m. – Debate involving Panellists and Guests:
-Katarzyna Jurzec-Piątek – Medical Sensus (Arabic markets)
-Katarzyna Rys – “Wieliczka” Salt Mine Spa (Ukrainian market)
MODERATED BY: Anna Białk-Wolf
13.15 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. – lunch break
PANEL DISCUSSION 3
2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. – Opportunities for the development of medical tourism through new technologies
2.00 p.m. – 2.15 p.m. – Paweł Wisz, Neo Hospital – More precise urology – application of da Vinci robot in urology
2.15 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. – Wiesław Latuszek, Practical Medicine – Experiences in telecare as a potential tool for application in medical tourism
2.30 p.m. – 2.45 p.m. – Barbara Werchowiecka-Rusinek, RTCP Amethyst
2.45 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. – Krzysztof Tomaszewski – Regenerative medicine in orthopaedics – innovative methods of treatment as an opportunity to attract foreign patients
PANEL DISCUSSION 4
3.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m. – Development opportunities for medical tourism through the internationalisation of medical facilities
3.00 p.m. – 3.10 p.m. – Mariusz Arent – The result of the "mystery shopper" survey on the medical tourism market in Krakow
3.10 p.m. – 3.25 p.m. – Marlena Wysocka, St. Adalbert Hospital of Poznań – Polish example of development and operation of international office
15.25 p.m. – 16.00 p.m. – Debate involving Panellists and Guests:
-Daniel G. Coulton-Shaw, Global Clinic Rating (UK)
-Tomasz Popławski, Ingressus (US)
-Karina Przybyło-Kisielewska, Hotel Bristol**** ART & SPA Busko Zdrój
MODERATED BY: Mariusz Arent
7:30 p.m. – Networking evening – City Hall of Krakow, at Plac Wszystkich Świętych 3-4
Day Two: 9 October, Wednesday
WORKSHOPS
10.00 a.m. – 10.45 a.m. – Leonore Boscher – Organisation and assignments of international office – case study and analysis of stakeholders
10.45 a.m. – 11.25 a.m. – Gabriela Lenarczyk, Attorney at Law, Budzowska, Fiutowski & Partners Law Firm – Compensation for infringement of the patient's rights as a risk in medical tourism
11.25 a.m. – 12.00 a.m. – Daniel G. Coulton-Shaw, Global Clinic Rating
12.00 – 13.00 – coffee break
1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. – Tomasz Popławski – Development opportunities for medical tourism on the US market
2.00 p.m. – 2.15 p.m. – Summing up of Congress proceedings
2.15 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. – Lunch
B2B meetings
12.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m.