OTDYKH SPA & HEALTH Conference 2014

9:00-9:50

Registration

9:50-10:00

Conference opening. Welcome Address of the Conference Moderator
Nadezhda Manshina, Russian Union of Tourism Industry

Session 1. Health projects and destination on the map of Russia

10:00-10:35

Crimea: the territory of health
Elena Yurchenko, Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of the Crimea

10:35-11:10

Medical tourism development trends in Stavropol region
Natalia Tarasova, Head of ORL clinic of the “Rus” sanatorium medical centre, “Rus” sanatorium

Session 2. Current trends, forecasts for the future, modern marketing tools

11:10-11:30

Health tourism statistics by countries and destinations
Nadezhda Manshina, Russian Union of Tourism Industry

11:30-12:05

The procedure of recreational facilities selection for purchasing vouchers for people who has a right for state social assistance
Eugeniy Pisarevsky, Deputy Head of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation

12:05-12:40

Website Promotion of Medical Clinics in the Russian Internet: New Trends, Opportunities, and Issues
Yuriy Fedulov, Branch Manager of “Ashmanov & Partners”

12:40-13:00

The Integration of Value-Added Services in Medical Tourism
Grazvydas Morkus, Director of Lithuanian Medical Tourism Cluster

13:00-13:40

Coffee break

Session 3. Practical course on health tourism. Everything about you want to know but were afraid to ask

13:40-13:55

Global trends in health tourism. Why it is profitable to sell health tourism services

13:55-14:15

Main trends in health tourism. A short course of terminology to understand what we sell

14:15-14:50

Successful sales of health tourism services. Practical course of booking and positioning health services providers

Andrea Szegedi, Health Tourism Expert, “Hungarian Tourism”

Session 4. International destinations of medical tourism

14:50-15:25

Using of Ayurvedic practices for expanding medical tourism opportunities
Anna Carrillo-Arcasa, President, the Russian-Indian Ayurvedic Association
Dilipkumar Kurikkasseril.V.T., Vice-president, the Russian-Indian Ayurvedic Association, MD, professor, dean of faculty of Ayurveda of Kozhikode University, head of the department of preventive medicine of College of the Ayurveda of V.P.S.V, India,

15:25-15:45

Benefit of Health Tourism in Turkey and What we can do with Russia
Mehmet Kadir Ocal, Director, Health Tourism, Sage International Consultancy

15:45-16:05

Medical Tourism to Israel – why?
Larisa Safran, Managing Partner, ILMED (S.L.) Ltd., Israel

16:05-16:25

The water and medicine for the purpose of health and good feeling
Natasha Nikolich, Head of medical and wellness on the destination, Sava hotels & resorts

16:25-16:45

Lottery drawing among the Conference delegates
Special prize: weekend trip for two in Luxe Studio in Foresta Festival Park Hotel provided by Marco Polo Hotel Management