In 2020 the most important health crisis for the World Health Organization (WHO) as well the priority on the agenda of ministries of health in every country is the COVID-19 pandemic. The rapid rate of spread of this infection has devastated the humanity as a whole and made significant changes in every life on earth. It is not more than 6 months since the WHO has declared the COVID-19 infection a pandemic, and we now see the true tragedy from the death toll that it has brought globally.
Unfortunately Armenia is not immune from this disaster, the rate of infection and death rate has been increasing dramatically especially from the end of May and well into month of June. The health care workers as well as authorities are in dire need for finding the effective defense mechanism against this infection. There are multiple studies under way and many different strategies have been suggested, however we still need scientifically proven methods to identify, control the spread, treat and prevent the infection as well as design strategies to attend the pre-pandemic health care issues.
This conference addresses thisglobal problem by discussing the experience gained through the period of pandemic worldwide,hence the name –“Lessons Learnt”. The goal is to scale the efforts and shift the course of action in finding the suitable ways to face current surge in infection as well as to address the correct way to return attention to other, usual and pre-pandemic health care matters.
Experts from across the world will be discussing related topics in 4 major categories, the epidemiology of COVID-19 including the comparison of defense strategies globally, clinical issues in general population, subspecialty topics in pregnancy and pediatric population with COVID, and finally the effect on health care industry, innovations, role of information technology and strategies to return to normal work in health care centers. The lectures will be followed by live Q&A sessions by moderators in a virtual format to address concerns from participants.
International Center for Professional Development – ICPD is cognizant of its duty in honoring those who have dedicated their career to improving healthcare education in Armenia and within the framework of its goal to provide the resources to continuously improving knowledge and experience in the field of healthcare has initiated the 1st Dr. Raffy Hovanessian International Digestive Disease Virtual Conference.
For 40 years, Dr. Hovanessian led a vibrant private practice in Northwest Indiana. Through his efforts at Fund for Armenia Relief and as a Board member of the Armenian American Health Professionals Organization (AAHPO), Dr. Hovanessian has been an activist leader in supporting continuing medical education to physicians in Armenia.
Conference Chair:
Asadur Jorge Tchekmedyian, MD, Uruguay
Keynote Speaker:
John P. Bilezikian, MD, USA
Target Audience:
Gastroenterologists, Endoscopists, Hepatologists, Internal Medicine, Surgeons, Pediatricians, Pediatric Surgeons, Practicing Internists, Family Physicians, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases Specialists, Nutritionists, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Assistants, Surgeons, Oncologists, Pathologists, Diagnostic Imaging Specialists, Clinical Nurse Specialists
Official Language:
English with simultaneous interpretation into Armenian
Duration:
? 16:00 – 23:20 ?? / Yerevan
? 8:00 – 15:20 ?? / New York
? 13:00 – 20:20 GB / London
Registration is required
The International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) is cognizant of its duty to honor those who made substantial contributions to advancement of healthcare and medical education in Armenia. The ICPD is proud to be the organizer of the 1st Professor Edgar Housepian Clinical Neuroscience Symposium on Epilepsy.
Professor Edgar Housepian was an internationally-renowned neurosurgeon at New York’s Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, whose daily activity was oriented to the creation for the sake of a human being, the community and the Country. He led the launch of still operating multiple Continuous Medical Education Programs designed for medical personnel of Armenia and Artsakh. His inexhaustible dedication and open-mindedness very much contributed to improvement of the health care system of Armenia.
Epilepsy surgery has proven to be very effective in treating refractory focal epilepsies in children and adults, by achieving seizure freedom or partial seizure control well beyond any other medical or dietary therapies. It still remains inaccessible in countries with limited resources for economic reasons and lack of well-organized epilepsy surgery centers. Starting in 2016 together with European colleagues the epilepsy surgery program has been initiated in the country. Since then a number of patients were operated successfully. We believe that sharing the knowledge and experience in 2 days virtual conference will further strengthen the field and promote international collaboration.
Symposium Chair: Dr. Biayna Sukhudyan, MD, PhD
Co-chairs: Dr. Sevak Badalyan, MD; Dr. Samson Khachatryan, MD, PhD; Dr. Petia Dimova, MD, PhD
Target Audience
Adult and pediatric neurologists, adult and pediatric neurosurgeons
Symposium Language
English with Armenian simultaneous translation
Duration
2 days, 4 hours per day
Registration required!
The International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) is cognizant of its duty to honor those who made substantial contributions to advancement of healthcare and medical education in Armenia. The ICPD is proud to be the organizer of the Virtual Symposium on Updates on Pediatric Surgery, dedicated to Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Dr. Albert Vanyan, who stood at the origins of the formation of modern pediatric surgery in Armenia since 1965. He had a great contribution to the formation of children's surgical services (general surgery, thoracic surgery, neonatal surgery, urology, orthopedics and traumatology, neurosurgery) in the country, working at the newly established Yerevan Children's Hospital (now the Surb Astvatsamayr Medical Center), where he worked until the end of his surgical and teaching career. He passed away in summer of 2022 at his 90th.
Updates on Pediatric Surgery is designed for both practicing, in-training pediatric surgeons, general surgeons and non-surgical physicians interested in the pediatric surgical field. This online webinar will be conducted by collaboration of pediatric surgeons from Washington DC and Armenia.
This comprehensive series will cover updates in the treatment of common pediatric surgical problems, the latest surgical techniques and innovative procedures, including minimally invasive surgery as well as the management of other pediatric surgical diseases.
Leading experts will discuss the management and treatment options from a pediatric surgical perspective. This series assists in decision-making for multiple areas of pediatric surgical practice. The subject matter selected is a cross-section of the cutting-edge surgical practice of today and new developments in pediatric surgical field.
The intention of the program is to increase knowledge of pediatric surgical disease, to analyze the result of new approaches or techniques for managing disease and to examine new concepts in surgical science. The intended result of this activity is increased knowledge, performance, competence, skill and enhanced patient care regarding pediatric surgical disease, analyzing new approaches or techniques for managing disease and examining new concepts in the pediatric surgical science.
Symposium Chair
Dr. Mikael Petrosyan, MD, MBA
Symposium Co-Chairs
Dr. Ara Babloyan, MD, PhD
Dr. Nikolay Dallakyan, MD, PhD
Key faculty from the Joseph E. Robert Jr. Center for Surgical Care at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Target audience: Pediatric surgeons, pediatric anesthesiologists, ICU physicians, newborn surgeons, pediatricians, general surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, pediatric thoracic surgeons, urologists, neurosurgeons, ENT doctors, oncologists, maxillo-facial surgeons, family doctors and pediatricians, neurologists, rehabilitation specialists, perioperative nurses
Symposium Language
English with Armenian simultaneous translation
Duration
2 days, 4 hours per day
The International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) is cognizant of its duty to honor those who made substantial contributions to advancement of healthcare and medical education in Armenia. The ICPD is proud to be the organizer of the 2nd Professor Edgar Housepian Clinical Neuroscience Symposium on Pediatric Neurosurgery.
Professor Edgar Housepian was an internationally-renowned neurosurgeon at New York’s Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, whose daily activity was oriented to the creation for the sake of a human being, the community and the Country. He led the launch of still operating multiple Continuous Medical Education Programs designed for medical personnel of Armenia and Artsakh. His inexhaustible dedication and open-mindedness very much contributed to improvement of the health care system of Armenia.
With advances in healthcare and improved survival from communicable disease in pediatric population especially in low- and mid-income countries, there is an increased need for neurosurgical procedures. Despite the influx of knowledge and equipment from diaspora which resulted in improvements in pediatric neurosurgery in post-Soviet Armenia, there is still a need for continuous learning to be able to reach comparable levels of advanced health care systems.
This symposium will create an opportunity for pediatric perioperative neurosurgical specialists in Armenia, to meet their peers from well-known neurosurgical centers in USA and Europe virtually, exchange ideas, and share experience discussing new technologies and techniques.
This symposium provides focused, comprehensive knowledge to neurosurgeons with a specific interest in pediatric, stereotactic and functional neurosurgery.
Goals
At the end of this symposium, the participants will be able to:
Course Format
This two-half day virtual symposium will take place on October 6 and 7, 2023, at 16:00-20:00 Yerevan time and will be moderated to allow questions and answers by participants.
Co-Chairs: Garni Barkhoudarian, MD, FAANS (USA), Prof. Ruben Fanarjyan, MD, PhD (Armenia)
Scientific Committee: Nara Lalazaryan, Niko Arzumanyan, Sevak Badalyan
Target Audience
Neurosurgeons, Neurologists, Anesthesiologists and Critical Care Specialists, Neurophysiologists, Neonatologists, Pediatricians, Oncologists, Rehabilitologists, Neuroradiologists
Symposium Language
English with Armenian simultaneous translation
Registration required!
The Allergy/Immunology International Hybrid Symposium of Armenia, is organized by the International Center for Professional Development (ICPD) and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). The conference will take place from May 17 through May 18, 2024. Our symposium aims to bring together a diverse audience, including allergologists, immunologists, Family Physicians, pediatricians, infectologists, dermatologists, pulmonologists, anesthesiologists, intensivists and emergency doctors, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of our work. For more information and to view the agenda, please visit our website at Allergy/Immunology Symposium The conference will be held in hybrid format. Attendees have the option to join us either in person at the Holiday Inn, Yerevan Republic Square Hotel Conference hall, or virtually via the Zoom platform. Registration is mandatory for both in-person and online attendance, ensuring a seamless experience for all participants. The in-person attendance is limited to a maximum capacity of 120 individuals. Once this limit is reached, only online registration will be available.