Edited by Malcolm Cooper (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan), Kazem Vafadari(Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan) and Mayumi Hieda (St. Luke Clinic, Oita, Japan)
Abstract
The era of globalization allows for more connectivity between nations and cultures. This increase in international association gives citizens more availability to take advantage of opportunities in other nations, such as medical assistance and accompanying services. Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism focuses on the emerging phenomena of international travel by patients in search of improved healthcare services and treatment, wellness programs, and complementary recreational activities. Including extensive coverage and case studies focusing on patient mobility and new opportunities for health services across borders, this authoritative reference source is essential to the needs of healthcare providers, nonprofit organizations, students, and medical professionals seeking relevant research on the relationship between global travel and access to healthcare. This publication features innovative, research-based chapters spanning the spectrum of medical travel issues including, but not limited to, customer perceptions, ethical considerations, reproductive medicine, social media use, family caregivers, organ transplants, human trafficking, and surrogacy concerns.
Contents
Chapter 1
Health and Wellness: A Background to Medical Tourism (pages 1-17)
Malcolm Cooper
Chapter 2
Medical Tourism or ‘Medical Examination and Treatment
Abroad': An Economic Study of the Phenomenon
(pages 18-30)
Yasuo Uchida
Chapter 3
Dive with the Sharks: A Content Analysis of the Medical
Tourism Supply Chain (pages 31-43)
Yudi Fernando,
Lee Hwee Khei
Chapter 4
The Psychology of Medical Tourism (pages 44-57)
M. Hieda
Chapter 5
Customer-Perceived Value of Medical Tourism (pages 58-78)
Eunhee Sung, Wilson Ozuem
Chapter 6
The Ethics of Medical Tourism (pages 79-88)
Nader Ghotbi
Chapter 7
The Role of Medical Tourism in Emerging Markets (pages 89-109)
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Chapter 8
Medical Nomads: An Emerging Arm of Medical Tourism (pages 110-121)
Hitoshi Noguchi
Chapter 9
Reproductive Medicine and Medical Tourism (pages 123-138)
Takafumi Utsunomiya
Chapter 10
The Surrogacy Trail
(pages 139-152)
M. Hieda
Chapter 11
“Almost Invisible Scars”: Medical Tourism to Brazil (pages 153-161)
Alexander Edmonds
Chapter 12
An Early Pioneer of Medical Tourism's Use of the Internet
and Social Media (pages 162-172)
Phillip D. Pardo
Chapter 13
Gathering Medical Tourism Information through Algorithmic
Text Analysis of Tweets (pages 173-188)
William Claster, Nader Ghotbi, Subana Shanmuganathan
Chapter 14
Stress Relief across Borders
(pages 189-205)
Tomiyo Fukagawa
Chapter 15
Tourism for Welfare, Transformation, and Spiritual
Development (pages 206-217)
Sarang Shirish Nandedkar
Chapter 16
Respite Tourism for Family Caregivers (pages 218-231)
Robert Holda
Chapter 17
The Dark Side of Medical Tourism?: End of Life Choice, Human
Trafficking, and Organ Transplants
(pages 232-244)
Malcolm Cooper, Mayumi Hieda
Chapter 18
Potentials and Prospects of Medical Tourism in Chennai,
India (pages 246-257)
Muthukumar Thilakavathy
Chapter 19
Health Tourism in Iran
(pages 258-280)
A. Ayoubian
Chapter 20
Singapore and Malaysia
(pages 281-293)
Jerry Eades, Malcolm Cooper
Chapter 21
The Development, Nature, and Impact of Medical Tourism in
Bangladesh (pages 294-309)
Azizul Hassan, Mojib Uddin Ahamed, Muhammad Shoeb-Ur-Rahman
Chapter 22
The Americas (pages
310-326)
Phillip D. Pardo
Chapter 23
The Emerging Markets of the Asian Region (pages 327-349)
Kazem Vafadari
Chapter 24
Inbound, Outbound, and Domestic: The Current Situation in
the Chinese Medical Tourism Market
(pages 350-363)
Kazem Vafadari
Chapter 25
The Growth of Medical Tourism: Recent Trends and Issues (pages 365-378)
Jerry Eades
