EOF: Great potential for Greece in the medical congress tourism
According to figures from the National Medicines Agency (EMA), the last four years the number of medical conferences held in Greece has oktaplasiastei, bringing significant revenues in the tourism business and added value to the Greek scientific community. Specifically, in 2011 took place in Greece only 6 conferences and the following year 15. These numbers have more than doubled in the year 2013, and made 34 international conferences, while this year the number of international conferences has exceeded 50 (until the end of November). The perspectives of congress tourism by attracting major international scientific conferences in Greece, undertakes to highlight the AEO, as announced Monday in a press conference the president of EMEA Mr. Dimitrios Lintzeris, the Professor of Cardiology, University of Crete and Director of Cardiology PAGNI , v. President of the European Society of Cardiology Mr. Panagiotis Bardas and the coordinator Director of Cardiology Asclepius Voula, president of the International Congress of Hypertension 2014 Mr. Athanasios Manolis.
"We must and we can highlight the Greece at the meeting place of the international medical world. Our country, utilizing its comparative advantages, its history, its geographical location, natural environment, climatic conditions, has the potential to host large international conferences, which involve eminent health scientists.
EOF as the official body for certification of medical conferences wants to have its own contribution to the establishment of the country's medical conference destination, "said Mr. Lintzeris. Allies initiative EOF is Greek doctors who excel abroad. First step to promote this national goal, according to Mr. Lintzeri is the organization, the day after tomorrow, Wednesday, December 17, Conference on "Greece Medical Conference Destination" at the Amphitheatre of the War Museum.
"We must and we can highlight the Greece at the meeting place of the international medical world. Our country, utilizing its comparative advantages, its history, its geographical location, natural environment, climatic conditions, has the potential to host large international conferences, which involve eminent health scientists.
EOF as the official body for certification of medical conferences wants to have its own contribution to the establishment of the country's medical conference destination, "said Mr. Lintzeris. Allies initiative EOF is Greek doctors who excel abroad. First step to promote this national goal, according to Mr. Lintzeri is the organization, the day after tomorrow, Wednesday, December 17, Conference on "Greece Medical Conference Destination" at the Amphitheatre of the War Museum.