PRESS RELEASE
Fund for Armenian Relief’s Fellowship Alumni Association
29 Rubinyants Street,
Yerevan, Armenia
Contact: Bella Grigoryan
FARFAa_Salzburg Medical Program Coordinator
Tel: (37410) 249677, 541128
E-mail: [email protected]
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OMI/FARFAA VIDEOCONFERENCE
European School of Urology
Weill Cornell Master Class in Urology
Yerevan, July 17th, 2006
Salzburg Medical Seminars Program, the Open Medical Institute (OMI)
program of the American Austrian Foundation, together with FARFAA
(Armenia) and with the technical support of the <<Arabkir >> Medical
Center organized a videoconference on "Urology".
All the equipment and technical support in Armenia was provided by
the <<Arabkir>> Medical Center with the kind support of its chief
Prof. Ara Babloyan.
The videoconference took place on July 17th. 16 doctors from different
Yerevan hospitals have participated.
Dr.Hendrick van Poppel, ESU and Dr. E.D.Vaughan, Well-Cornell , USA
led the seminar. The lectures covered: Bladder cancer, diagnosis
of and new testing methods ( Dr. Michele Donat); Bladder cancer,
management of superficial bladder cancer (Dr. Harry Herr)
The goal of the videoconference was to present the latest information,
experience and knowledge of the international faculty members to
English speaking Armenian doctors.
This was our second videoconference experience with the Salzburg
Medical Seminars Program, (OMI). We hope that this activity will be
continued in the future and more and more Armenian specialists will
be involved in the Salzburg Medical Seminars Program to enhance their
professional level through theoretical knowledge and discussions.
We wish to acknowledge and to express our deep appreciation to
Katharine Aulitzky , Dr. Michele Donat, Dr. Harry Herr, Prof. Ara
Babloyan, John A. Riehl, Dr Gevorg Yaghjyan, Arman Babloyan and
Andreas Thauerer for their assistance and support.
Open Medical Institute (OMI) is a program of the American Austrian
Foundation (AAF) whose main goal is to educate physicians and
health care providers from countries in transition and foster their
professional growth ()
FAR FAA is a non-for-profit organization of medical professionals,
aimed at improving the health care system of the community and
advancing medical sciences in Armenia.