Thailand Medical Tourism_Diabetes

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Diabetes
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Summary

• Diabetes treatment in Thailand is widespread.
  Treatment may include glucose monitoring, oral
  medications, insulin replacement therapy, meal
  planning, advice on the use of alcohol, advice on
  sodium use and healthy cooking tips.
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Why Thailand?

• Thailand features internationally accredited
  medical facilities
• Thailand was the first country in Asia to
  achieve JCI accreditation in 2002, and 13
  hospitals are now accredited.
• Many Thai hospitals use Hospital Accreditation
  (HA), a four-stage process that combines
  self-assessment and peer assessment to judge
  performance levels against established
  standards and identify methods of improvement.

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Why Thailand?

• Thailands medical professionals are highly
  qualified

• The physicians, surgeons and nurses have been
  meticulously trained to the highest levels, while
  many specialists have been conducting researches
  and gaining experiences at the worlds best
  medical institutes with some even leading the
  field in which they specialize. 

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Many Thai doctors and surgeons practicing today
have won awards for their work and endeavors and
more than 500 doctors practicing in Thai
hospitals are American Board Certified.
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Why Thailand?

• Cost saving
• The cost of medical treatments in Thailand is
  significantly lower compared to identical
  treatments in the developed world. In fact,
  treatments in Thailand are typically far less
  expensive than elsewhere in the world.
• No waiting lists
• Appointments for treatment can be arranged.
  There are enough qualified surgeons that there is
  little, if any, waiting for scheduling even the
  most complex and invasive procedures.

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Why Thailand?

• Thailands medical technology is state-of-the-art
  
• All of Thailands leading hospitals feature
  state-of-the-art technology Blood Marrow Stem
  Cell Transplant, a complex medical treatment
  program that can offer a cure for many otherwise
  incurable blood or bone marrow diseases and
  certain cancers in adults and children.

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Hospital
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Why Thailand?

• Thailand offers excellent service
• A highly trained treatment team in any Thai
  hospitals can determine precisely a patients
  type of Diabetes and commence a regime of care
  and treatment to alleviate the symptoms.
• Physicians in Thailand develop a management
  system to help the patient cope with the health
  risks involved.

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List of procedures
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Samples of Medical Service Providers

• Bangkok Hospital Pattaya
• www.bangkokpattayahospital.com/en/index.php
• BNH Hospital
• www.bnhhospital.com/
• Bumrungrad International Hospital
• www.bumrungrad.com/
• Piyavate Hospital
• www.piyavate.com/
• Praram 9 Hospital
• www.praram9.com/

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Samples of Medical Service Providers

• Phuket International Hospital
• www.phuketinternationalhospital.com/
• Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital
• www.samitivejhospitals.com/
• Saint Louis Hospital
• www.saintlouis.or.th/

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Medical Tourism Destinations
Bangkok
ChiangMai
Pattaya
Phuket
Koh Samui
Photos provided by Tourism Authority of Thailand
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Post Treatment in Thailand
Shopping
Dining
Sightseeing
Beaches
Spas
Photos provided by Tourism Authority of Thailand
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Thanks to
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