Health Tourism Workshop

Health Tourism Workshop Program

Sağlık Turizmi Çalıştay Programı

20 Ocak 2024, Cumartesi, Saat 10:00

Üsküdar University Health Tourism Application and Research Center (SATUMER) and Üsküdar University Continuing Education Application and Research Center (ÜSEM) organized a 'Health Tourism Workshop Program'. In the workshop, which was held in two sessions and three groups with the participation of experts in the field, the current situation in Türkiye in terms of health tourism, stakeholders and the strengths and weaknesses of human resources working in this field were discussed. In this context, the issues to be considered in the content and presentations of the trainings to be given were also discussed.

The opening speeches of the workshop, which took place at Üsküdar University NP Health Campus İbn-i Sina Auditorium, were made by ÜSEM Deputy Director Bengisu Altınten, ÜSEM Director Mert Akçanbaş, SATUMER Director Asst. Prof. Yusuf Baktır and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine SATUMER Advisory Board Member Prof. Haydar Sur.

Member of the Board of Directors of NPİSTANBUL Hospital Fırat Tarhan and Secretary General of Üsküdar University Selçuk Uysaler also participated in the workshop.

Mert Akçanbaş: "This workshop will be the beginning of the work we will do..."

Noting that they want the sector to continue with higher quality by making good use of the opportunities provided, ÜSEM Manager Mert Akçanbaş stated that "It is our understanding to increase professional competence and to improve the profession and quality in accordance with the aims of continuing education centers. We have been working on these issues for years. We are trying to achieve this with the trainings we provide. In this issue, which is extremely important for our country, such as health tourism, we took immediate action to realize this at the point of opportunity provided by our Ministry of Commerce. We realized that we needed the opinions of experts like you in this regard. I hope that this workshop will be the beginning of our work. We want this sector to continue with higher quality and in a way that will whiten the forehead of our country by making good use of this opportunity provided to us."

Asst. Prof. Yusuf Baktır: "This is the first activity I can propose as the Director of SATUMER"

Drawing attention to the importance of receiving training to make health tourism better, SATUMER Director Asst. Prof. Yusuf Baktır stated that "We applied for this protocol with all the academic support of the senior management of our university and we are proud to be the first university in İstanbul to receive this protocol. The Ministry of Commerce recommends that not only institutions and organizations in health tourism, but also clinics, agencies and tourism service providers receive training to improve the employment conditions of their personnel. It is very important to receive training, especially in the field of foreign language and health tourism. When we thought about how we could make this training more active and planned, we created a workshop under the consultancy of Prof. Haydar Sur. In this workshop, we wanted to convey our own plan, ideas, and what we think as an educator, but if they have something to contribute to us with their knowledge and experience in the sector. We wanted to learn about them. From this point of view, today is a very valuable day. As the Director of SATUMER, it is the first activity that I can propose. That is why it is very meaningful."

Prof. Haydar Sur: "It provides an incredible advantage for the success of education"

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, SATUMER Advisory Board Member Prof. Haydar Sur said that they invited people from critical points with accumulative information. Prof. Sur said that "For the last year, we have tried to do something in this area. We came together with people who have devoted their lives to this very valuable field in İstanbul and established an 'İstanbul Health Tourism Association'. In the event that such a workshop is held, if this is the starting point, these three critical points provide an incredible advantage for the success of the training program for the industry to embrace it, to convey their experiences and roadmaps, and to understand the expectations of the people who will come from the sector. We organized such a workshop. According to the outcome of today's meeting, we will consult 'Has this happened?' We will say, 'This is good, let's continue like this,' after organizing our training activities and this time we will announce our training programs to the sector. We will be waiting for your support in its protection."

The two sessions were held in three groups

In Group A, Retired Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Hüseyin Çelik, Member of the Board of Directors of NPİSTANBUL Hospital Fırat Tarhan, Üsküdar University Instructor Güler Cimete, Acıbadem Representative İdris Sarıaydın, EMP Clinics Representative Yücel Muratoğlu, Üsküdar University Instructor Serkan Yılmaz, İstanbul University Faculty Member Haluk Özsarı were included.

In group B, OHSAD Board Member Cengiz Gül, USHAŞ Representative Ubeydullah Şahin, Üsküdar University Instructor Prof. Selma Doğan, University of Health Sciences Instructor Ali Arslanoğlu, Üsküdar University Foreign Languages Coordinator Dilek Batur, İstanbul Education Academy Member Selma Nama, Kent University Instructor Didem Sur, Private Agency Manager Mevhibe Kılıç, Private Agency Manager Nermin Hanım, Acıbadem Group Doğukan Akgül came together to combine their ideas.

Group ideas were presented to the participants by group representatives.

Afterwards, the participants were presented with a certificate of participation by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and SATUMER Advisory Board Member Prof. Haydar Sur, and the workshop ended after a group photo was taken.

Created Date : 01 Şubat 2024