Faculty Of Health Scıences
Course Information
| HEALTH TOURISM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Semester | Theoretical | Practice | National Credit | ECTS Credit |
| Hour / Week | |||||
| SKY449 | Fall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Prerequisites and co-requisites | |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Turkish |
| Type | Elective |
| Level of Course | Bachelor's |
| Lecturer | Assoc.Prof.Dr. Abdullah ÇALIŞKAN |
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face |
| Suggested Subject | |
| Professional practise ( internship ) | None |
| Objectives of the Course | The porpuse of this course knowing of concepts of health tourism, researching development of health tourism, researching health tourism sector and analyzed the health tourism in Turkey. |
| Contents of the Course | Content of this course, contain the concept of medical tourism, features and development of health tourism, health tourism sector, regulations in health tourism, types of health tourism. |
Learning Outcomes of Course
| # | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Understanding of concepts, features and types of health tourism |
| 2 | Understanding of development and causes of health tourism |
| 3 | Understanding health tourism sector, industry and regulations |
| 4 | Understanding of patient mobility in the EU and health tourism |
| 5 | Gaining the ability to analyse and assess the health tourism in Turkey |
Course Syllabus
| # | Subjects | Teaching Methods and Technics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Tourism: A Theoritical Framework | |
| 2 | Classification of Health Tourism: Types of Health Tourism | |
| 3 | Features / Characteristics of Health Tourism | |
| 4 | Development of Health Tourism and its Reasons | |
| 5 | Health Tourism Policy and Planning | |
| 6 | Midterm Exam | |
| 7 | Health Tourism Sector/Market | |
| 8 | Health Tourism Industry | |
| 9 | 9 Risk and Safety in Health Tourism | |
| 10 | Regulations in Health Tourism | |
| 11 | Free Movement of Patients in European Union and Health Toruism | |
| 12 | Health Tourism in Turkey: A General Framework and Medical Tourism | |
| 13 | Health Tourism in Turkey: Thermal Tourism | |
| 14 | Health Tourism in Turkey: Tourism for Disabled and Elderly | |
| 15 | Preparation to final exam | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Course Syllabus
| # | Material / Resources | Information About Resources | Reference / Recommended Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aydın D, Şeker S ve Şahan S. (2011). Kamu Hastanelerinde Sağlık Turizmi ve Turistin Sağlığı Uygulama Rehberi. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Ankara. | ||
| 2 | Bahar M. (2009). Tıp Turizmi. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Maliye Bakanlığı, Ankara. | ||
| 3 | BAKA. (2011). Sağlık Turizmi Sektör Raporu. Batı Akdeniz Kalkınma Ajansı (BAKA), Antalya. | ||
| 4 | Bies W and Zacharia L. (2007). Medical Tourism: Outsourcing Surgery. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 46: 1144-1159. | ||
| 5 | Bookman MZ and Bookman KR. (2010). Medical Tourism in Developing Countries. Palgrave Macmillan, New York | ||
| 6 | Reisman D. (2010). Health Tourism: Social Wefare Through International Trade. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham. | ||
| 7 | Yıldırım HH ve Altunkaya Ü (2006). Türkiye?nin Sağlık Turizmi Potansiyeli ve Güçlükler. Hastane ve Yaşam Dergisi, 2(12): 120-123. | ||
| 8 | Yıldırım HH ve Yıldırım T. (2011). Avrupa Birliği Sağlık Politikaları ve Türkiye.Gözden Geçirilmiş ve Güncellenmiş İkinci Baskı, İmaj Yayınevi, Ankara. |
Method of Assessment
| # | Weight | Work Type | Work Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40% | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-Term Exam |
| 2 | 60% | Final Exam | Final Exam |
Relationship between Learning Outcomes of Course and Program Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcomes | Program Outcomes | Method of Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Understanding of concepts, features and types of health tourism | 1͵3 | 1͵2 |
| 2 | Understanding of development and causes of health tourism | 1͵3 | 1͵2 |
| 3 | Understanding health tourism sector, industry and regulations | 1͵3 | 1͵2 |
| 4 | Understanding of patient mobility in the EU and health tourism | 1͵3 | 1͵2 |
| 5 | Gaining the ability to analyse and assess the health tourism in Turkey | 1͵3 | 1͵2 |
Work Load Details
| # | Type of Work | Quantity | Time (Hour) | Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Duration | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 2 | Course Duration Except Class (Preliminary Study, Enhancement) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | Presentation and Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Web Research, Library and Archival Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Document/Information Listing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Workshop | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Preparation for Midterm Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Midterm Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Midterm Exercise | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Final Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Final Exercise | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Preparation for Final Exam | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Final Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | ||||