introduction: policy makers and decision makers of medical tourism must identify stakeholders who can be affected by and can affect this industry and determine their status for partnership. the aim of this study was to identify and analyze the main stakeholders of medical tourism in isfahan, and provide strategies for developing this industry. methods: a qualitative study was conducted in 2011....

OBJECTIVE To describe how Italian medical societies interact with pharmaceutical and medical device industries through an analysis of the information available on their websites. DESIGN Cross sectional study. SETTING Italy. PARTICIPANTS 154 medical societies registered with the Italian Federation of Medical-Scientific Societies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Indicators of industry sponsorship (...

medical tourism plays an important role in national revenue of many countries; this industry earns about 100 billion dollars for the governments each year. however, tourism is not developed in iran and it is in its initial paces. as a matter of fact, the ministry of health recognized tourism-therapy in 2003. in addition, by doing this, rather than supporting tourism-therapy, the ministry mainly...

Continuing medical education providers' (academia) and industrial relationship is drawing attention all over the world. To date, there are no national commercial support guidelines available in Pakistan to properly regulate cooperation between the two distinct entities. However, the fact is that the future of all continuing medical education depends on pharmaceutical support and the providers a...

We believe the specific development of applications for mobile devices is the most important issue for ensuring the integration of mobile computing within the medical industry. This must reflect the individual device design and the individual user groups.

Steadily increasing competition has changed the underwriting environment in most life insurance companies. This article attempts to explore how heightened competition presents a new challenge for medical professionals employed in the industry.

The relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and physicians is evermore complex and has called attention on both sides. It is evident that, for many, medical ethics, both in dealings and empathy with patients as with the relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and the government, which in their current state are undesirable. Therefore, there is an urgent need for guidelines tha...