Business Game Changers Radio with Sarah Westall: Medical Tourism – Why are People Seeking Better Health Care Abroad?
08/03/2015 12:00 pm PST
Have you thought about leaving the country and finding a cheaper or better health service somewhere else in the world? If so, you are not alone. Many people through out the world are doing just that. Whether it’s to save money or to take advantage of the cutting edge science in the field, people are leaving their own countries and venturing out to others for surgeries and advice. This week “Business Game Changers” episode welcomes Dr. David Vequist, the founder and director of the Center for Medical Tourism Research located in the HEB School of Business & Administration at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas. The Center is considered the world’s premier academic research center devoted to medical tourism/travel research. David shares with us the latest statistics and research on the subject. He describes many of the issues in this area and where the centers of excellence are located in the world.
You can see more from the Center of Medical Tourism on their website at http://www.uiw.edu/medical-tourism/index.html
Before we get into Medical Tourism, we finish learning about the 7 natures in our “Evolving with your Money” series with Tom Shepard, Founder and CEO of Shepard Financial.
Be sure to tune in next week where we have a longer discussion about these concepts. Tom begins to show us how to use this knowledge to evolve our relationships.You can see more from Mr. Shepard on his company website at www.shepard-financial.com
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