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II International Seminar on Medical Tourism and Wellness


The Organizing Committee of the II International Medical and Wellness Tourism Fair (FITSaludCuba) invites you to participate with a scientific paper in the II International Seminar on Medical Tourism and Wellness, one of the main activities of FITSaludCuba. This event will take place as part of the 16th edition of the “Health for All” Trade Fair, which will be held in Havana from April 21 to 24, 2025.

Objective of the Seminar: To boost the development of the medical tourism and wellness industry focused on Cuba, fostering the exchange of knowledge and experiences among researchers, professionals, and entrepreneurs.

Date and time: Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM, and Thursday, April 24, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.


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Topics

  • 1. Innovative achievements of science at the service of Health Tourism.

    2. Health Tourism Management.

    3. Alliances for the development of Health Tourism.

    4. Global trends in the tourism market of Health.

    5. Sustainable Health Tourism.
    6. Health Tourism and addiction rehabilitation.

    7. Medical tourism and insurance.

    8. Wellness Tourism.

    9. International marketing and electronic commerce.

    10. Other topics relevant to the objective of the seminar.

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Scientific Committee

President

Dr. C. Pedro Luis Véliz Martínez

Director of the National Council of Health Scientific Societies

Secretary

Dr. C. Antonio Barciela Peña

Specialist. Science and Technological Innovation, CSMC, S.A.

Member

Dra. C. Katy C. Herrera Lemus

Director Center for Studies of Management Techniques (CETED), University of Havana

Member

Dra. C. Lisandra Torres Hechavarría

Dean of the Faculty of Tourism, University of Havana

Member

Dr. C. Rigoberto García Gómez

Director of the Cira García Central Clinic

Forms of Participation

Presential seminar

It will take place in the launch area of ​​the FITSaludCuba stand at Pabexpo.

Virtual Seminar

  • Speaker: authors of works (recorded presentations or posters) selected by the Scientific Committee of the Seminar to be published on the virtual platform of the event.               
  •    Participant with the right to intervene online through the chat room to ask questions and brief comments.     

It will take place on the virtual platform

Each of these forms and modalities of participation will be accredited by the National Council of Scientific Health Societies of the Republic of Cuba through a diploma issued in digital format.

Program

9:30-10:00 a.m. 10:00-10:20 a.m. 10:20-10:50 a.m. 10:50-11:30 a.m. 11:30-11:50 a.m. 11:50-12:30 p.m. 12:30-1:30 p.m. 1:30-2:10 p.m. 2:10-2:30 p.m. 2:30-2:50 p.m. 2:50-3:30 p.m. 3:30-3:50 p.m. 3:50-4:10 p.m. 4:10-4:50 p.m. 4:50-5:00 p.m.

9:30-10:00 a.m.

Access, registration (accreditation check)

10:00-10:20 a.m.

Opening Speech // Dr. Yamila R. de Armas Águila, President of CSMC, S.A.

10:20-10:50 a.m.

Conferencia: Conference “Overview of the Russian outbound medical tourism market”// Evgeniy Chernyshev, President of the Russian Association of Medical and Academic Tourism

10:50-11:30 a.m.

Panel: “Communication in health tourism”// Moderator: Lic. Laura Domínguez Fernández, Head of the Communication Department at CSMC, S.A. // Participants: Lic. Xenia López González, General Director of Advertising and Sponsorship at the Institute of Information and Communication; M.Sc. Eviel Ramos Pérez, designer and Head of the Visual Communication program at ISDI; and M.Sc. Ismary Núñez Broño, Director of Information and Communication at BioCubaFarma.

11:30-11:50 a.m.

Presentation: “Cuban model of quality accreditation in health: humanizing sustainable excellence in a world of inequality”. // Dr. Sc. Lázaro Luis Hernández Vergel, Head of the Quality Department, “Cira García” Medical Center.

11:50-12:30 p.m.

Panel: “Innovation in the management and development of wellness tourism” // Moderator: Dr. Iliana Reyes, Head of the International Services Department at CSMC, S.A. // Participants: Raquel Bosch Azcona, Corporate Director of ZEM Wellness Clinic Altea in Alicante, Spain; and Rafael Villanueva Baena, Commercial Director of the Blue Diamond Resorts Cuba chain, from Spain.

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Break

1:30-2:10 p.m.

Panel: “Advanced Cell Therapy in Cuba. Alliance between NeoRegen Mexico, the National Institute of Hematology of Cuba and Cuban Medical Services”. // Moderator: M.Sc. José Osmel González Güemez, General Director of NeoRegen. // Participants: Dr. Hady Keita, President of the Latin American College of Regenerative Medicine; and Dr. Wilfredo Roque García, Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Immunology.

2:10-2:30 p.m.

Presentation: “Innovative achievements of science at the service of health tourism: Spine surgery at the Cira Garcia Central Clinic”// Dr. Ernesto Emilio Fleites Marrero, Head of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Group, “Cira García” Medical Center.

2:30-2:50 p.m.

Presentation: “Innovative achievements of science in the service of health tourism: Artificial Intelligence and its impact on early diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases”. // M.Sc. Alexander Valdés Martín, M.D., Head of the International Medical Service at the Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery.

2:50-3:30 p.m.

Panel: "Research results on vascular damage in the service of Health Tourism". (CIS La Pradera)// Moderator: Dr. Sc. Marelys Castro Iglesias, Head of the Functional Rehabilitation Service.// Participants: Dr. Sc. Danay Castro Iglesias, Specialist in Internal Medicine; and Dr. Sc. Loida Torres Pérez, Head of the Clinical Laboratory. CIS “La Pradera”.

3:30-3:50 p.m.

Presentation: "Importance of multidisciplinary consultation in the preparation of personalized treatment programs. Clínica Central Cira García"// M.Sc. Rosa Lucía González Entenza, Head of Specialties at the Dental Center, “Cira García” Medical Center. // Co-authors: Dr. Ángel Felipe Alfonso, Head of the Dental Center, and Dr. Karen Gutiérrez Muñoz, Head of the EGI Service, both from the “Cira García” Medical Center.

3:50-4:10 p.m.

Presentation: "Innovative achievements of science at the service of health tourism: The innovative idea of Cuban treatment for retinitis pigmentosa"// Dr. Sc. Lázaro Joaquín Pérez Aguiar, General Director of the “Camilo Cienfuegos” International Clinic.

4:10-4:50 p.m.

Panel: "Stimulating and protecting tourism development in Cuba: role of wellness tourism". Relevant research results from the Faculty of Tourism of the UH"// Participants: Dr. Sc. Alejandro Delgado Castro, Vice-Rector of the University of Havana (UH); Lic. Taybel Balmaceda Díaz, Professor at the Faculty of Tourism, UH; and Jessica Robaina Amaro, 4th-year student at the Faculty of Tourism, UH.

4:50-5:00 p.m.

Closing of the first day // Dr. Víctor Ernesto Felipe Tamayo, Vice President of Business at CSMC, S.A.

Programa 24 de abril

9:30-10:00 a.m. 10:00-12:40 p.m. 12:50-1:00 p.m.

9:30-10:00 a.m.

Access, registration (accreditation check)

10:00-12:40 p.m.

Panel:  "Impact of the International Rehabilitation Program to addictions in foreign patients treated in Cuba"

Moderator: Dr. Carmen Borrego Calzadilla, Head of the Mental Health Section at the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba.// Participants: Lic. Lisbeth Hernández Montero, Psychotherapist on the medical team at the "El Quinqué" International Health Center, Holguín; and M.Sc. Gabriel Pérez Almoza, Psychologist and Psychotherapist on the medical team at the “El Quinqué” International Health Center, Holguín.

- Presentation “The commercialization of the rehabilitation program for patients with addictive disorders in a therapeutic community in Cuba”// M.Sc. Gabriel Pérez Almoza.
 -Presentation "Cuba, international expert in rehabilitation of addictions: impact of the therapeutic community". // Lic. Lisbeth Hernández Montero
- Presentation "Oral health and wellness: dental care in Cuba to foreign drug-dependent patients". // M.Sc. Miguel Osvaldo Rodríguez Garrido, Doctor of Stomatology at the International Clinic of Guardalavaca, Holguín; and M.Sc. Mirleidy Mesa Pupo, Doctor of Stomatology at the International Clinic of Guardalavaca, Holguín.
- Projection of video testimonial of a patient who has been rehabilitated from addictions// Communication Department, CSMC, S.A.
- Presentation of the book "The strength of the community: transforming lives trapped in addictions" // M.Sc. Gabriel Pérez Almoza.

12:50-1:00 p.m.

Closing Speech. // Dr. Yamila R. de Armas Águila, President of CSMC, S.A.

Instructions for paper authors

To submit their work to the Scientific Committee of the Seminar, participants must register on the event's virtual platform (https://cubasalud.sld.cu/). The admission period will be extended until February 28, 2025. The rules for the presentation and publication of works will be the same as those of the International Convention "Cuba Salud 2025". Papers that meet the formal and quality admission requirements will be summarized and published as part of the Congress Minutes, unless their authors request otherwise.



An essential requirement to participate in the Seminar To attend the Seminar, is to be registered in one of the modalities of participation in FITSaludCuba and to have paid the corresponding registration fee. For more information about the registration process, contact ventas@smcsalud.cu.