Travel medicine in Eastern Europe—The Hungarian way

Felkai, Péter

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2008.04.002

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“…This is particularly evident in the choice by patients undergoing dental treatment, among which crowns and veneers are very common. Poland's competitors are primarily Hungary, and also Croatia and Lithuania (Felkai, 2008;J on as-Berki, Csap o, P alfi, & Aubert, 2015). proved that this is due to the factors such as availability, cost, tourism, negative experience of National Health Service care, and dissatisfaction with UK private options.…”

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Medical tourism services and medical tourism destinations in Central and Eastern Europe - the opinion of Britons and Germans

Lubowiecki-Vikuk

Dryglas

2019

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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The aim of this paper is to identify preferred Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) medical tourism destinations (MTD) and medical services in the context of socio-demographic determinants. The computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) method was used. A total of 282 completed self-administered questionnaires were collected from Britons and Germans, who constitute a large segment of medical tourists in CEE. Subsequently, the responses were analysed using the chi-square test and the method of logistic regression function. The results indicated that the chosen destinations and medical services vary depending on gender, age and nationality. The survey results have implications for scholars, allowing them to understand the way Britons and Germans evaluate MTDs and medical services in CEE, as well as for medical tourism facilitators/brokers and destination management organisations engaged in the process of creating a medical tourism product. The obtained results have also implications for further research related to the development of medical tourism in CEE.

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Medical tourism services and medical tourism destinations in Central and Eastern Europe - the opinion of Britons and Germans

Lubowiecki-Vikuk

Dryglas

2019

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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“…The main destinations of Hungarian travelers are other EU countries [31]. Consequently, the public perception is deeply entrenched that no medical advice is required, and travel advice is not sought.…”

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Involving pharmacists in the provision of pretravel advice — A campaign in Hungary. Preliminary report

Felkai¹

2009

Clinical and Experimental Medical Journal

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By the end of World War II, a real "travel industrial revolution" has occurred in the Western democracies. A rapidly growing number of holidaymakers preferred to spend their holidays abroad, with travel becoming increasingly popular. One by one, previous colonies became independent and looked for income, often introducing tourism as the simplest source of finance. In At the end of the 20 th century, a real "travel industrial revolution" occurred in the Eastern European countries. The possibility of traveling abroad without restriction resulted in a new wave of international tourism, both from east to west and vice versa. Unfortunately, the greatest impediment seems to be the disinterest of Hungarian travelers in the healthcare culture of travel. International data indicate that even people from countries with a much more well-developed traveling tradition fail to avail themselves to any degree of the possibilities offered by travel-related prophylaxis. To make the things even worse, the overwhelming majority (94.9%) of Hungarian travelers abroad travel within the European continent, where the endemic infections are not so frightening, and the hygienic conditions are good. Therefore the travel advice is even more neglected. The lack of proper travel advice sources (e.g. travel clinic, travel medicine professionals) in our country also facilitates the uninterested manner of traveler. In order to give a simple, but comprehensive and widespread possibility for travel advice, the author and his colleagues elaborate a program for health promotion. The provision of medical advice by the pharmacist is a well-accepted practice worldwide. Pharmacists should be considered a possible counseling source in the field of travel medicine, therefore they are considered a primary source of travel advice in Hungary. Obviously, an appropriate training and educational program is needed in travel medicine. The basic elements of that training and the body of knowledge are discussed. Author introduces a complex campaign for travel health promotion, with the help of pharmacists, who are uniquely positioned to increase patient access to the prevention and advice on travel-related medical problems.

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“…Hazánkban ez a tudományág már "in fl oribus" alakult ki, lényegében Magyarország Európai Unióhoz való csatlakozásával egyidejűleg [3]. Mivel az utazásorvostan tevékenysége minden ország-ban a helyi sajátossághoz kapcsolódik, hazánkban a tudomány "négylevelű lóheréje", azaz 4 jól defi niált szubdiszciplínája alakult ki, a megfelelő háttérszakmákra támaszkodva, és meghatározott prevenciós és kuratív szinteket alkotva [4] (1. ábra).…”

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A sürgősségi ellátás új területe: az assistance orvostan

Felkai

2015

Orvosi Hetilap

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A nemzetközi utazások száma a második világháború óta töretlenül növekszik. Az utazók igénye a biztonságra megnőtt, ennek ellenére utazás előtti tanácsadáson csak kevesen jelennek meg. Az utazók 50%-a valamilyen egészségügyi problémával találkozik útja során, és a biztosító segélynyújtó csoportja -az assistance szolgáltató -elrendezi, fi gyelemmel kíséri a külföldi betegellátást. A segélynyújtó csoportnál dolgozó orvosnak multidiszciplináris tudásanyaggal kell rendelkeznie a biztosítástechnikai és közegészségügyi, jogi ismeretek mellett. Amennyiben a beteg nem folytathatja útját, haza kell hozni. Az orvosnak azonban a beteg hazakísérése és a külföldi beteg helyszíni ellátása is a feladata. Ezen tevékenységek különböznek a hétköznapok gyakorlatától, és a váratlan, sürgősségi helyzetek kialakulása miatt azt kritikus betegek ellátásában jártas orvosnak kell végeznie. A megbetegedett utazók külföldön való ellátását, illetve a külföldi utazók itthoni orvosi ellátását az assistance orvostan tárgyalja. A protokollok létrehozása, az assistance orvostanban való jártasságot igazoló licencvizsga kialakítása a kritikus betegek ellátását végző szakemberek feladata. Orv. Hetil., 2015, 156(20), 808-812. Kulcsszavak: betegszállítás, utazásorvostan, intenzív terápia, sürgősségi ellátás, oxiológia Assistance medicine, a novel discipline of emergency medicineThe number of international travels has been continuously increasing since World War II. Though the travelers' demand for safer ways of travelling appeared, only a handful of them sought pretravel advices. This is the reason why 50% of the travelers have to face some kind of medical problem during their journey. If they have travel insurance, the company's assistance team organizes, monitors and covers their abroad treatment. A doctor of the assistance team has to fi nd her/his ways in various fi elds: not only a multidisciplinary medical knowledge is a must for a professional like this, but she/he needs to have a good grasp of the basic idea behind the insurance policy, too. Also, she/he should be familiar with the public health care systems of different countries and some legal knowledge is also needed. If the patients are unable to continue their trip, they must be repatriated. Making a decision about the repatriation's timing and modality requires interdisciplinary medical experience and the approach of a critical care/emergency doctor. Among further tasks for the assistance team's doctor one can fi nd medical escort and on-spot medical visit for foreign patients. Both of these two aforementioned medical activities are highly different from -for examplea general practitioner's routine. That is the reason why an assistance doctor has to be familiar with the critical and emergency care. Organizing and monitoring medical treatment for a traveler abroad, providing medical escort, making decisions about repatriation and providing medical help for a foreign patient all fall within the competence of a new medical discipline, the assistance medicine. Creating a body of knowledge, ...

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Travel medicine in Eastern Europe—The Hungarian way

Cited by 8 publications

References 17 publications

Medical tourism services and medical tourism destinations in Central and Eastern Europe - the opinion of Britons and Germans

Medical tourism services and medical tourism destinations in Central and Eastern Europe - the opinion of Britons and Germans

Involving pharmacists in the provision of pretravel advice — A campaign in Hungary. Preliminary report

A sürgősségi ellátás új területe: az assistance orvostan

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