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March 1, 2010
Olympics gone, economy the next focus
The provincial and federal budgets come down this week (Tuesday and Thursday respectively) shifting public focus from medal counts to economic realities. SFU experts available for comment on budgetary details include:
Doug McArthur, public policy, 604.786.0016 (cell); doug_mcarthur@sfu.ca
Jon Kesselman, public policy, 604.264.9812; kesselman@sfu.ca
Richard Harris, economics, 778.782.3975; 604.961.0590 (cell); rharris@sfu.ca
Daniel Shapiro, dean, business, 778.782.5155/4183; dshapiro@sfu.ca
Aidan Vining, business, 778.782.5249; aidan_vining@sfu.ca
Andrey Pavlov, business, 778.782.5835; andrey_pavlov@sfu.ca
Mark Moore, business, 778.782.7713; mark_moore@sfu.ca
Peter Klein, business, 778.782.5605; peter_klein@sfu.ca
The ethics of ‘medical tourism’
Medical tourism is what some call the practice of travelers from wealthy nations going to low- and middle-income countries to seek out medical services. The practice is being studied by SFU health scientist Jeremy Snyder, who along with other health scientists and medical geographers from SFU has just returned from a visit to hospitals engaging in medical tourism in Chennai, India. Snyder, who gives a talk on campus Wednesday, Mar. 3 (Blusson Hall Rm 9660, 4:30 p.m., Burnaby campus), says while medical tourism has been praised for allowing visited countries to increase revenues and improve health infrastructure, critics charge it may undercut access to health care by the poor. The researchers undertook a broad literature review and plan to survey patients next. Snyder is also involved in a project gauging Canadians views on medical tourism.
Jeremy Snyder, 778.782.3258; jeremy_snyder@sfu.ca
The provincial and federal budgets come down this week (Tuesday and Thursday respectively) shifting public focus from medal counts to economic realities. SFU experts available for comment on budgetary details include:
Doug McArthur, public policy, 604.786.0016 (cell); doug_mcarthur@sfu.ca
Jon Kesselman, public policy, 604.264.9812; kesselman@sfu.ca
Richard Harris, economics, 778.782.3975; 604.961.0590 (cell); rharris@sfu.ca
Daniel Shapiro, dean, business, 778.782.5155/4183; dshapiro@sfu.ca
Aidan Vining, business, 778.782.5249; aidan_vining@sfu.ca
Andrey Pavlov, business, 778.782.5835; andrey_pavlov@sfu.ca
Mark Moore, business, 778.782.7713; mark_moore@sfu.ca
Peter Klein, business, 778.782.5605; peter_klein@sfu.ca
The ethics of ‘medical tourism’
Medical tourism is what some call the practice of travelers from wealthy nations going to low- and middle-income countries to seek out medical services. The practice is being studied by SFU health scientist Jeremy Snyder, who along with other health scientists and medical geographers from SFU has just returned from a visit to hospitals engaging in medical tourism in Chennai, India. Snyder, who gives a talk on campus Wednesday, Mar. 3 (Blusson Hall Rm 9660, 4:30 p.m., Burnaby campus), says while medical tourism has been praised for allowing visited countries to increase revenues and improve health infrastructure, critics charge it may undercut access to health care by the poor. The researchers undertook a broad literature review and plan to survey patients next. Snyder is also involved in a project gauging Canadians views on medical tourism.
Jeremy Snyder, 778.782.3258; jeremy_snyder@sfu.ca