Browsing by Author "Forna, Norina Consuela"

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Criterii și standarde economice în turismul medical actual
(INCE, 2022) Forna, Norina Consuela; Murariu, Alice; Forna, Doriana Agop; Donea, Lorenza; Forna, Norin
Medical tourism, defined as "travel outside the country of residence, with the aim of obtaining medical care" is a contemporary reality, arising as a result of the phenomenon of globalization of tourism, on the one hand, and health care systems, on the other hand. In the past, the term referred only to the travel of patients from less developed countries to developed ones for medical treatments not available in the country of origin. Currently, three trends are emerging in medical tourism: the first refers to attracting patients for balneology procedures, the second refers to the provision of medical rehabilitation care, and the last trend is the one that offers specialized treatments of aesthetic surgery, dentistry, cardiac and orthopedic surgery. For the individuals interested in health services, the cost and quality of health infrastructure and medical personnel are the key factors involved in the decision to receive medical care abroad. In addition, they are associated with very high fees that patients cannot cover from health insurance, such as dental implants. Inevitably, the COVID 19 pandemic had bad consequences for medical tourism as well, through travel bans, the fear of contacting the disease and the deterioration of the quality of life of many patients. In conclusion, although a long period of time is needed for medical tourism to return to pre-pandemic standards; it represents an economically attractive alternative, both for the patient and for the countries providing these medical documents.
Inequalities regarding the oral health system in Europe and Romania
(INCE, ASEM, 2024) Forna, Norina Consuela; Murariu, Alice; Agop Forna, Doriana; Donea, Lorenza; Forna, Norin
The health status of the population is a complex phenomenon that expresses the health characteristics of the members of a community viewed as a whole, taking into account a series of biological, social and economic determinants. Among the socio-economic determinants that act at the individual level are financial income and the level of education. At the population level an important determining factor is represented by the national health policy. This refers to providing the population with medical personnel, financing and access to specialized medical services. In Romania, in contrast to the industrialized countries in Europe, the health policy is characterized by a chronic underfunding, with unfavorable effects on the state of oral health. Vulnerable populations, such as rural residents, as well as those with low incomes or the uninsured, have reduced access to specialized treatments due to the lack of dental offices in the respective areas, health insurance, and high costs. The improvement of public policies regarding the oral health of the population requires that the political decision-maker correctly identify the problems and find methods for an adequate budget allocation.
Turismul medical și stomatologic în cazul creșterii economice și globalizării
(INCE, 2022) Forna, Norina Consuela; Murariu, Alice; Forna Doriana Agop; Donea, Lorenza; Forna Norin
Turismul medical este considerat la ora actuală un sector strategic pentru dezvoltarea economică a țărilor în curs de dezvoltare, deoarece aduce beneficii substanțiale la produsul intern brut, fiind segmentul din turism cu cea mai mare creștere la nivel mondial în ultmii 5 ani. Condițiile necesare dezvoltării turismului medical presupun îndeplinirea unui cumul de factori: mână de lucru calificată și de calitate, infrastructură cu o tehnologie de ultimă generație, existența unor servicii complementare turistice. România a devenit o destinație pe harta turismului medical prin următoarele facilități: număr mare de medici specialiști, clinici și cabinete, precum și recunoașterea internațională a sistemului educațional medical din Romania. În plus, ofertele de turism medical beneficiază de avantajul costurilor reduse pentru procedurile medicale și de produse turistice adiacente avantajoase. Medical tourism is currently considered a strategic sector for the economic development of developing countries, because it brings substantial benefits to the gross domestic product, being the segment of tourism with the highest growth in the world in the last 5 years. The necessary conditions for the development of medical tourism presuppose the fulfillment of a combination of factors: qualified and quality labor, infrastructure with a state-of-the-art technology, the existence of complementary tourist services. Romania has become a destination on the map of medical tourism through the following facilities: a large number of specialists, clinics and practices, as well as the international recognition of the medical education system in Romania. In addition, medical tourism offers the advantage of reduced costs for medical procedures and advantageous adjacent tourism products.