Training for Medical Tourism in Iran

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

2 Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Today, medical tourism is becoming popularized through the upgrading of quality standards essential to providing appropriate and high quality services to those in need. Training is an essential factor in improving the current standards. Medical tourism can provide state-of-the-art treatment for patients.
Methods: This study is a narrative review of studies aimed at investigating the importance of training in medical tourism and to address the question of whether training in the development of medical tourism and attracting medical tourists is feasible.
Results: Medical tourism can provide state-of-the-art treatment for patients. Experts in the field of medical tourism can help a tourist select his/her destination country. The development of medical tourism in Iran means providing high-tech facilities and personnel who are highly-trained in medical tourism, familiarization with the culture of medical tourists, the cooperation of stakeholders, advertisement of medical tourism, and so on.
Conclusion: To develop medical tourism in Iran, in addition to the necessary equipment, the necessary training should also be provided, such as an introduction to medical tourism and the medical tourist and knowledge of the rules and regulations of medical tourism. Participants in training should be stakeholders in both the medical and the tourism sectors. It is necessary to design a training model for Iranian medical tourism.

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International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health
Volume 5, Issue 3 - Serial Number 18
September 2017
Pages 77-83

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  • Receive Date: 05 July 2017
  • Revise Date: 26 July 2017
  • Accept Date: 01 August 2017

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