HealthLeaders Media Global - September 9, 2008 | A Final Word on International Accreditation


A Final Word on International Accreditation Rick Johnson, Senior Online Editor While we wait for the Medical Tourism Association to provide more information about its plans for a certification program, others in the industry have weighed in on the group's abortive accreditation attempt. [Read More]
		Sept. 9, 2008

Editor's Picks

Bangkok Hospital develops recovery apartments
In an effort to better facilitate care for international patients, Bangkok Hospital has added a number of apartments to its main campus. These areas offer hotel-like accommodations while also providing patients a place to recover from medical procedures close to hospital care. [Read More]

Hungarian dentists inflate practices in UK
Every once in a while a marketing promotion really surprises me. In this case, Hungarian dentists are setting up inflatable clinics in the UK to show British how professional their services are and drum up their dental travel business. When I think of blow-up structures, carnival rides come to mind, not dentistry. [Read More]

Develop from the middle
HealthLeaders Media Editor-in-Chief Jim Molpus met recently with the leadership team from Scripps Health, San Diego. He came away with a management tip from CEO Chris Van Gorder about leadership development that's worth reading. [Read More]

Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center offers $2.9 million in grants
Nearly $3 million in grant funding from the the Cleveland Clinic's Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center will be dedicated to assist heart-related companies in developing products and services. Already, a previously obtained $60 million grant is helping to develop heart-related projects and services. [Read More]

Pfizer to withdraw global marketing applications, conduct new trial
Pfizer, Inc. will globally withdraw all dalbavancin marketing applications, which include the U.S. new drug application and the European marketing authorization application, for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections in adults. Pfizer now plans to conduct an additional clinical trial with dalbavancin. [Read More]

Global Health Headlines

Health chiefs battle to bring back Iraqi doctors
AP/Yahoo News, September 7, 2008

At least 7 babies died from bacteria in Cuban hospital
Miami Herald - September 4, 2008

People in poorer areas of England less likely to survive cancer, figures show
The Guardian, September 4, 2008

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