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Annette Pühringer responsible for training at hectec

January 30, 2012 | Author: | Posted in Medical & Pharmaceuticals

(Landshut/Germany) Since early 2012 Annette Pühringer (52) has had responsibility for all training activities at hectec GmbH. Since 1994, hectec GmbH has specialized in the development and sales of operation planning programs for orthopaedic surgeons and clinics. Before joining hectec GmbH, Mrs. Pühringer performed a variety of roles at healthcare clinics and as a technical …

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AboutKidsHealth.ca looks into how the Microsoft Kinect can aid in surgical procedures

April 5, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Hardware

With eight million units sold in its first 60 days on the market, the Microsoft Kinect’s impact on the gaming industry is phenomenal. But developers are just beginning to realize the potential of Kinect for use in medicine, reports AboutKidsHealth.ca, leading online Canadian source for children’s health information. Kinect is a type of technology that …

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Over half of UK women want quick fix lunch hour Botox

April 8, 2010 | Author: | Posted in Cosmetics & Personal Care

FOR IMMEDIATE ONLY APRIL 2010 Over half of UK women want quick fix lunch hour Botox Research conducted by the UK’s only cosmetic treatment review website reveals that 52% of women would have Botox in their lunch hour, and 42% admitted that the decision would be impulsive. The UK’s only cosmetic treatment review website, www.goodsurgeonguide.co.uk …

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Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) welcomes introduction of “Visa on Arrival” and recommends to Indian Government to further open up the scheme to boost growth of medical tourism and enhance volume of foreign patients arrivals to India.

March 8, 2010 | Author: | Posted in Health

The Indian Government recently announced tourist visa on arrival for citizens of five countries – Japan, New Zealand and Singapore, in an effort to promote tourism. This facility has been found very useful not only by holiday tourists but also by a large number of foreign patients who now find it very convenient to plan …

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IMTA recommends streamlining of Medical Visa norms to further boost medical tourism to India.

February 4, 2010 | Author: | Posted in Health

“M Visa – Medical Visa”  Indian government’s pioneering initiative to encourage growth of medical  value travel to India  was introduced  in 2005,  but in the last five years  very few overseas patients have chosen to apply for Medical  Visas  as the scheme has inherent flaws that actually hassle the foreign patients  who avail of  it. …

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Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) participates in the Incredible India “Medical tourism road shows held by Indian Ministry of Tourism.

January 29, 2010 | Author: | Posted in Healthcare & Hospitals

India’s Ministry of Tourism  organised four  impressive Road Shows  during October, 2009 in the high potential markets  in the Middle East at Dubai, Doha, Kuwait and Jeddah. These road shows were supported by  Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) and many of IMTA’s leading members that included leading lights from Indian Hospitals, Wellness services providers, Government …

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IMTA to promote Medical Tourism to India at FICCI Namaskar Africa -14-16 January 2010 at Lagos, Nigeria

January 16, 2010 | Author: | Posted in Healthcare & Hospitals

Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) has partnered with FICCI – India’s leading business federation to promote Medical Value Travel to India from the African Continent.  Namaskar Africa’ – an Indian business expedition to Africa  is being organised by FICCI from 14-16 January 2010 at Lagos Nigeria with due support from Ministry of Commerce, Government of …

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IMTD 2009 – The first ever Indian Medical Travel Conference & Expo held at Toronto, Canada draws tremendous response.

January 16, 2010 | Author: | Posted in Trade Shows

“IMTD 2009” held at  Metro Toronto Convention Centre,   Canada from November 20th to  22nd 2009,  drew huge interest from not only hundreds of Canadians who visited the show to know more about the value proposition offered by Indian hospitals, but also massive media interest and also active participation by the Ontario Health Department and Indo  …

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Indian Hospitals, Wellness and Medical Tourism players join forces to make India the Global Healthcare Destination – Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) launched.

January 16, 2010 | Author: | Posted in Joint Ventures

Leading Indian Hospitals, Healthcare providers (both Modern Medicine and Traditional Indian Medicine), Travel and Medical Tourism Industry providers have come together to form an industry association – Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) that aims to work together to make India the leading global healthcare destination. The phenomenon now popularly known as Medical Tourism is often …

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