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Doctor en Análisis Económico Internacional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid (España). Profesor-investigador de la Universidad del Norte (Colombia). Miembro del grupo de investigación “Agenda Internacional" avalado por Colciencias. Premio Innovación Pedagógica Uninorte 2017. Sus líneas de investigación son: Turismo médico, Movilidad sanitaria internacional, Economía e ilegalidad.
Economist member of the OIKOS research group at Universidad de Sucre. His studies focus on economics, finance and decentralization, with a focus on intergovernmental transfers and territorial taxation in Colombia. He has published research on macroeconomic variables and their impact on private higher education. His academic works are available on platforms such as Google Scholar and indexed databases.
Affiliated with Universidad de Sucre. He specializes in pedagogy, didactics and teacher training. He has developed research focused on curriculum evaluation in higher education, applying the CIPP model (Context, Input, Process, Product) to improve educational quality. In addition, he has worked on strengthening inferential reading in elementary school students through cognitive-discursive didactic sequences.
Professor affiliated with the Department of Public Accounting at Universidad de Sucre. She actively participates in the Curricular Committee of the Public Accounting program, where she has proposed evaluations to measure student learning outcomes. She is also part of the GESFOC team, focused on the Systemic Management of Competency-Based Training.
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CONTENT
INTRODUCTION. 7
CHAPTER 1
DEFINITION OF MEDICAL TOURISM: INTERNATIONAL DYNAMICS, BENEFITS, RISKS, AGENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES. 17
Healthcare Systems and Medical Tourism: A
Theoretical and Conceptual Investigation. 22
Risks and Challenges . 28
Concluding Remarks. 43
CHAPTER 2
OVERVIEW OF THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY IN COLOMBIA. 45
General Diagnosis. 46
Regulatory and Promoting Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Concluding Remarks. 67
CHAPTER 3
STATISTICAL APPROACH TO THE HEALTH SECTOR IN COLOMBIA. 70
Figures of the Health Sector in the Last Five Years. 72
Concluding Remarks. 83
CHAPTER 4
OVERVIEW OF THE MEDICAL TOURISM INDUSTRY IN COLOMBIA. 86
General Dynamics of the Colombian Medical
Tourism Industry. 88
Risks and Economic Growth of the Industry. 92
Concluding Remarks. 99
CHAPTER 5
CONTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL TOURISM TO THE COLOMBIAN ECONOMY. 103
Perspectives of the Industry. 106
Concluding Remarks on the Contribution of Medical
Tourism to the Colombian Economy. 112
Ethical Considerations of Medical Tourism in
Colombia: Philosophical and Economic Analysis
Involving Participant Agents . 112
Ethical Concerns and Agents of the Industry. 116
Concluding Remarks. 133
CONCLUSIONS. 147
REFERENCES. 150