ACOG partnership

ACOG – the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – is the world’s leading professional association of doctors, providing high quality medical care for women (see the organization’s official web-site: www.acog.org).

June 5 – 11, 2010. The Russian delegation of the leading perinatal care and reproductive health specialists visited Washington and was invited to visit the ACOG headquarters. The ACOG President, Richard Waldman, welcomed the guests very cordially. The Russian delegation included Dr. Gennady Sukhih, Director of the Kulakov Scientific Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Dr. Natalia Vartapetova, Director of the Institute for Family Health and the IBP MCH Project leading specialists. This was the second time the Russian specialists met with the ACOG leaders. The first meeting took place on May 19, 2010.

In the photo: Dr. Richard Waldman, the head of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Dr. Gennady Sukhih, Director of the Kulakov Scientific Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, and Dr. Natalia Vartapetova, the IFH Director

ACOG is a private, voluntary, nonprofit organization. Among its 52,000 members are the chairmen and staff members of obstetrics and gynecology departments in various colleges and universities, scientists, clinics directors and practicing doctors. More than 90% of the US obstetricians and gynecologists participate in ACOG, including famous and experienced doctors as well as young medical universities graduates. You can hardly imagine a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist, not being a member of ACOG.

ACOG works primarily in the following areas:

·        Increasing the quality of medical care provided for women, serving as a strong advocate for quality health care, stimulating patients’ involvement in medical care;

·        Maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice;

·        Analyzing and summarizing the scientific data;

·        Investigating disputable clinical situations, providing the doctors with necessary assistance in case of legal prosecution;

·        Providing educational services for the professionals;

·        Keeping the members and the public informed of the most important issues in the field of women's health care.

In the photo: The Russian delegation visits the ACOG head office

The visit was very useful and informative for the Russian specialists; they got acquainted with the foreign colleagues’ activities, scientific findings and professional achievements. The ACOG representatives were very glad to share their professional experience with the Russian colleagues and to ensure access to their informational resources. It became clear that both parties were genuinely interested in successful implementation and promotion of joint initiatives and in further extension of professional cooperation, aimed at improving women’s health both in Russia and in the United States. During the visit, the priority partnership areas as well as concrete future cooperation plans were discussed.

Dear Colleagues, Partners and Friends!

The Russian Institute for Family Health works in close cooperation with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists within the framework of the Institutionalizing Best Practices in Maternal and Child’s Health Project implementation. We will keep you informed of cooperation prospects, significant events, joint projects and latest research. Please, follow the web-site news updating!

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