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Fund for Armenian Relief's Fellowship Alumni Association
29 Rubinyants Street,
Yerevan, Armenia
Contact: Armine Gasparyan,
Program Assistant
Tel: (3741) 249677, 249675
E-mail: [email protected],
[email protected]
Web: www.farfaa-salzburg.am
OMI/FARFAA SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
"ANESTHESIOLOGY"
Yerevan, July 25-26, 2005
FARFAA - Salzburg Medical Seminars Program, the Open Medical Institute (OMI)
program of the American Austrian Foundation, as well as the Armenian Society of
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care and Armenia Pain Control and Palliative Care
Association organized a Satellite Symposium on "ANESTHESIOLOGY". The symposium
was sponsored by the American Austrian Foundation and of FAR (Fund for Armenian
Relief).
It took place on July 25-26, in Yerevan. About 150 anesthesiologists, from
different hospitals of Armenia both from the capital and province attended.
The chairmen of the symposium was Professor Gagik Mkhoyan, the head of the
Armenian Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care .The symposium was lead
by Dr. Sudhir Diwan and Dr. Aarti Sharma from Weill Medical College of Cornell
University, New York, USA..
Some of the lectures during the symposium were "Opioids and Chronic Pain",
"Neuropathic Pain: Current Concepts", "Interventional Pain Management" (by Dr.
Sudhir Diwan), "Overview of Neonatal Physiology and Anesthesia", "Pediatric
Airway Interventional Pain Management", "Management of Congenital Cardiac
Problem for Non-cardiac Surgery", "" (by Dr. Aarti Sharma ). Several case
presentations were demonstrated on "Case of Missed Aspiration", "Iatrogenic
Injury of Trachea" (by St G. Lusavorich MC), "Rare Complication of Difficult
Airways Management", "Presentations of Clinical Cases" (by EMC),
"Intra-operative Extubation" (by Khojalu MH), "Fatal Complication after General
Anesthesia" (by St Nerses Mets MC). .
The goal of the symposium was to present the latest information on the
experience and the knowledge of the international faculty members to Armenian
doctors.
Participants positively evaluated the symposium and organizing committee thanks
to the high level of presentations, interesting discussions and established
connections.
On July 25-26, the guest lecturers paid visits to Yerevan hospitals.
We hope that this program will continue in the future and will help to enhance
the practice of local specialists through the gained theoretical knowledge and
discussions.
Dr. Gevorg Yaghjyan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Reconstructive Microsurgery, Heratsi
Yerevan State Medical University (www.plasticsurgery.am)
Local Seminars Coordinator, FARFAA-Salzburg (www.farfaa-salzburg.am)
Chair, Educational Committee, Armenian Medical Association (www.armeda.am)
58 Abovyan street, 375025 Yerevan, ARMENIA
Phone. (374-10) 56-0636
Fax. (374-10) 54-2898
Email: [email protected]
Fund for Armenian Relief's Fellowship Alumni Association
29 Rubinyants Street,
Yerevan, Armenia
Contact: Armine Gasparyan,
Program Assistant
Tel: (3741) 249677, 249675
E-mail: [email protected],
[email protected]
Web: www.farfaa-salzburg.am
OMI/FARFAA SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM
"ANESTHESIOLOGY"
Yerevan, July 25-26, 2005
FARFAA - Salzburg Medical Seminars Program, the Open Medical Institute (OMI)
program of the American Austrian Foundation, as well as the Armenian Society of
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care and Armenia Pain Control and Palliative Care
Association organized a Satellite Symposium on "ANESTHESIOLOGY". The symposium
was sponsored by the American Austrian Foundation and of FAR (Fund for Armenian
Relief).
It took place on July 25-26, in Yerevan. About 150 anesthesiologists, from
different hospitals of Armenia both from the capital and province attended.
The chairmen of the symposium was Professor Gagik Mkhoyan, the head of the
Armenian Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care .The symposium was lead
by Dr. Sudhir Diwan and Dr. Aarti Sharma from Weill Medical College of Cornell
University, New York, USA..
Some of the lectures during the symposium were "Opioids and Chronic Pain",
"Neuropathic Pain: Current Concepts", "Interventional Pain Management" (by Dr.
Sudhir Diwan), "Overview of Neonatal Physiology and Anesthesia", "Pediatric
Airway Interventional Pain Management", "Management of Congenital Cardiac
Problem for Non-cardiac Surgery", "" (by Dr. Aarti Sharma ). Several case
presentations were demonstrated on "Case of Missed Aspiration", "Iatrogenic
Injury of Trachea" (by St G. Lusavorich MC), "Rare Complication of Difficult
Airways Management", "Presentations of Clinical Cases" (by EMC),
"Intra-operative Extubation" (by Khojalu MH), "Fatal Complication after General
Anesthesia" (by St Nerses Mets MC). .
The goal of the symposium was to present the latest information on the
experience and the knowledge of the international faculty members to Armenian
doctors.
Participants positively evaluated the symposium and organizing committee thanks
to the high level of presentations, interesting discussions and established
connections.
On July 25-26, the guest lecturers paid visits to Yerevan hospitals.
We hope that this program will continue in the future and will help to enhance
the practice of local specialists through the gained theoretical knowledge and
discussions.
Dr. Gevorg Yaghjyan, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Reconstructive Microsurgery, Heratsi
Yerevan State Medical University (www.plasticsurgery.am)
Local Seminars Coordinator, FARFAA-Salzburg (www.farfaa-salzburg.am)
Chair, Educational Committee, Armenian Medical Association (www.armeda.am)
58 Abovyan street, 375025 Yerevan, ARMENIA
Phone. (374-10) 56-0636
Fax. (374-10) 54-2898
Email: [email protected]