"Leaders' Summit" Held by Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa...

The first of the "Leaders' Summit," to be held each year by Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa under a different theme, was held at the Historic Campus of Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine under the theme "Expectations and Proposed Solutions in International Health Services," with the participation of academics, hospital managers, public and private sector representatives, and relevant stakeholders. Secretary General İsmail TAŞDEMİR attended the event on behalf of TÜROB.

At the summit, developments, problems, proposed solutions, and expectations in health tourism worldwide and in our country were evaluated. In 2023, the number of patients expected to come to Türkiye for this purpose is projected to reach 1,250,000, with revenue reaching 2 billion dollars. The expectation for 2024 is an increase of 10 percent on this figure.

As part of the summit, following the opening speeches delivered by Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Rector Prof. Dr. Nuri AYDIN and Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Şuayip BİRİNCİ, the panel "Experiences in International Health Services," moderated by Prof. Dr. Alper CİHAN and Prof. Dr. Zekayi KUTLUBAY, was held with the following panelists: Bilal EKŞİ - General Manager of Turkish Airlines A.O., Dr. Reşat BAHAT - President of OHSAD, Uğur GENÇ - Board Member of Memorial Health Group and Executive Board Member of Turgut Aydın Holding, Tahsin GÜNEY - General Manager of Acıbadem Health Group, Meri İSTİROTİ - Group Coordinator of Liv Hospital, Vahit KAPICIOĞLU - Vice Chairman of the Board of Dünyagöz Hospital, Banu KÜÇÜKEL - Chairman of the Board of Güven Hospital, Esen GİRİT TÜMER - Vice Chairman of the Board of Medicana Health Group, and Prof. Dr. Gazi YİĞİTBAŞI - Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Istanbul Medipol University.