Publications

SFU Medical Tourism
Research Group

medtour@sfu.ca

Publications

2013

  • An Overview of Barbados' Medical Tourism Industry - Version 2.0
  • Johnston, R., V.A. Crooks, J. Snyder, H. Fraser, R. Labonté, and K. Adams.
  • 2013
  • Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
  • Ethical and legal implications of the risks of medical tourism for patients: a qualitative study of Canadian health and safety representatives’ perspectives
  • Crooks, V.A., L. Turner, I. Glenn Cohen, J. Bristeir, J. Snyder, V. Casey, and R. Whitmore.
  • 2013
  • BMJ Open
  • Understanding the impacts of medical tourism on health human resources in Barbados: a prospective, qualitative study of stakeholder perceptions
  • Snyder, J., V.A. Crooks, L. Turner, and R. Johnston.
  • 2013
  • International Journal for Equity in Health

2012

  • Use of medical tourism for hip and knee surgery in osteoarthritis: A qualitative examination of distinctive attitudinal characteristics among Canadian patients
  • Crooks, V.A., K. Cameron, V. Chouinard, R. Johnston, J. Snyder, and V. Casey.
  • 2012
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • An Overview of Barbados' Medical Tourism Industry - Version 1.0
  • Johnston, R., V.A. Crooks, J. Snyder, H. Fraser, R. Labonté, and K. Adams.
  • September 2012
  • Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
  • "I didn't even know what I was looking for...": A qualitative study of the decision-making processes of Canadian medical tourists
  • Johnston, R., V.A. Crooks and J. Snyder.
  • 2012
  • Globalization and Health, 8: 23
  • Special Issue of Developing World Bioethics on Medical Tourism
  • Co-edited by Snyder, J. and V.A. Crooks
  • 2012
  • Developing World Bioethics, 12(1)
  • New Ethical Perspectives on Medical Tourism in the Developing World
  • Snyder, J. and V.A. Crooks.
  • 2012
  • Developing World Bioethics, 12(1): iii-vi
  • Perceptions of the Ethics of Medical Tourism by Canadian Patients: Comparing Patient and Academic Perspectives
  • Snyder, J., V.A. Crooks, and R. Johnston.
  • 2012
  • Public Health Ethics, 5(1): 38-46
  • Beyond Sun, Sand, and Stitches: Assigning Responsibility for the Harms of Medical Tourism
  • Snyder, J., V.A. Crooks, R. Johnston, and P. Kingsbury.
  • 2012
  • Bioethics
  • Narratives of Emotion and Anxiety in Medical Tourism: On State of the Heart and Larry’s Kidney
  • Kingsbury, P., V.A. Crooks, J. Snyder, R. Johnston, and K. Adams.
  • 2012
  • Social & Cultural Geography, 13(4): 361-378

2011

  • Understanding the Health and Safety Risks for British Columbia’s Outbound Medical Tourists
  • Crooks, V.A., J. Bristeir, L. Turner, J. Snyder, V. Casey, and R. Johnston.
  • November 2011
  • Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
  • Perspectives on Canadians' Involvement in Medical Tourism
  • Crooks, V.A., J. Snyder, R. Johnston, P. Kingsbury.
  • September 2011
  • Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
  • Perspectivas sobre el involucramiento de los canadienses en el turismo médico
  • Crooks, V.A., J. Snyder, R. Johnston, and P. Kingsbury.
  • September 2011
  • Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
  • Perspectives sur la participation des Canadiennes et des Canadiens au tourisme médical
  • Crooks, V.A., J. Snyder, R. Johnston, and P. Kingsbury.
  • September 2011
  • Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University
  • Risk Communication and Informed Consent in the Medical Tourism Industry: A Thematic Content Analysis of Canadian Broker Websites
  • Penney, K., J. Snyder, V. Crooks, and R. Johnston.
  • 2011
  • BMC Medical Ethics, 12: 17
  • An industry perspective on Canadian patients' involvement in medical tourism: Implications for public health
  • Johnston, R., V.A. Crooks, K. Adams, J. Snyder, P. Kingsbury
  • 2011
  • BMC Public Health, 11: 416
  • Fly-by medical care: Conceptualizing the global and local social responsibilities of medical tourists and physician voluntourists
  • Snyder, J., S. Dharamsi, V.A. Crooks
  • 2011
  • Globalization and Health, 7: 6
  • What do we know about Canadian involvement in medical tourism? A scoping review
  • Snyder, J., V.A. Crooks, R. Johnston, P. Kingsbury
  • 2011
  • Open Medicine, 5(3)
  • The 'Patient's Physician One-Step Removed': The evolving roles of medical tourism facilitators
  • Snyder, J., V.A. Crooks, P. Kingsbury, K. Adams, R. Johnston
  • 2011
  • Journal of Medical Ethics, 37: 530-534
  • Promoting Medical Tourism to India: Messages, Images, and the Marketing of International Patient Travel
  • Crooks, V.A., L. Turner, J. Snyder, R. Johnston, and P. Kingsbury
  • 2011
  • Social Science & Medicine, 72: 726-732
  • What Canadian Family Physicians Need to Know About Medical Tourism
  • Crooks, V.A. and J. Snyder
  • 2011
  • Canadian Family Physician, 57(5): 527-529
  • Issues and Challenges in Research on the Ethics of Medical Tourism: Reflections from a Conference
  • Snyder, J., V.A. Crooks, and L. Turner
  • 2011
  • Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, 8: 3-6

2010

  • What is Known about the Effects of Medical Tourism in Destination and Departure Countries? A Scoping Review
  • Johnston, R., V.A. Crooks, J. Snyder, and P. Kingsbury
  • 2010
  • International Journal for Equity in Health, 9:24
  • What is Known About the Patient's Experience of Medical Tourism? A Scoping Review
  • Crooks, V.A., P. Kingsbury, J. Snyder, and R. Johnston
  • 2010
  • BMC Health Services Research, 10:266
  • Medical Tourism and Bariatric Surgery: More Moral Challenges
  • Snyder, J. and V.A. Crooks
  • 2010
  • American Journal of Bioethics, 10 (12): 28-30
  • Regulating Medical Tourism
  • Crooks, V.A. and J. Snyder
  • 2010
  • The Lancet, 376 (9751): 1465-1466.
  • Three Academics' Perspective on Medical Tourism: Reflections on a Trip to Southern India
  • Johnston, R., V.A. Crooks, and J. Snyder
  • 2010
  • Medical Tourism Magazine, 17: 94-96
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