Medical and Dental Tourism: Is it something you would consider?

 Secondary

 

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability 

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

Philosophy

Cooperative Learning Activity

 

 

1. You will be working in pairs, initially, for this activity.

Do you know anything about Medical and Dental Tourism? According to The Conversation 25 October 2018 

Australians spend up to A$300 million each year on health-care costs abroad. As part of this phenomenon, each year around 15,000 of us are travelling overseas for cosmetic surgery tourism, including dental procedures.

Read the rest of the article, write down other interesting facts and share with each other.

 

2. There are significant risks with surgeries overseas but the cost is considerably lower. Read this next article from The Conversation 8 April 2016 about Medical Tourism and its risks

 

Again, list down any facts or figures that you think are significant.

 

3. The last article to read and think about is an ABC Report from PM in 2013.

 

4.

 

As a class group, you are going to have a Philosophy Community of Inquiry using the previous three articles as stimulus material.

Follow the procedure from the link above and list down all the questions that arise from these articles.

Discuss ONE of the "Thinking Questions".

 

5.

Reflection. Medical and Dental Tourism: Is it something you would consider?

Using Consider All Factors Strategy as a group, write down your answer to this question in a paragraph stating your reasons.

 

 

 

Do we REALLY have to go on holidays?

Middle  Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

 

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT capability

Australian Curriculum Cross Curriculum Priorities: Sustainability Priority

Cooperative Learning Activity

 

 

1. In groups of 4 - 5 students, describe your best holiday. Go into detail:

• What was the weather like?

• How did the weather effect your mood

• What was the dominant smell of your holiday?

• What were the activities you did? With family? With friends?

• Do you remember what your body felt like doing these activities?

 

2. The Conversation 15 October 2018 explores the use of VR technology for travel. Is it something you and your family would consider? Why? Why not? Read this article and list down the good and not so good aspects of this type of holiday experience.

 

 

3.

As a class, discuss

"VR technology gives a new meaning to 'holidaying at home'. But is it a really a substitute for travel?"

Using the Consider All Factors Analysis, look at the following aspects:

• Affordability

• Experiences normally not achieved

• the meaning of "holiday"