The IMTJ Academic Conference will take place 23-24 May 2018 in Athens, in conjunction with the IMTJ Medical Travel Summit (21-24 May 2018). On the theme of “Medical tourism: Evaluation for future improvement’, the IMTJ Academic Conference brings together scholars from academic and research institutions from around the world to critically examine and discuss macro and micro-level issues of medical tourism such as: • Evaluating government policy and strategy to develop medical tourism. • Examining the impact of geo-political events and risks on medical tourism • Evaluating clinical performance and patient experience in medical tourism market • Identifying factors to improve the effectiveness of policy and strategy • Identifying factors to improve service quality and safety for medical tourists. To find out more and to submit a paper, visit the conference web site: https://summit.imtj.com/academic-overview/ For further information about the call for papers, please contact the Chairman of the Academic Advisory Board, Professor Ki Nam Jin, Yonsei University, South Korea [email protected] or IMTJ on [email protected]