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April 2011

"Together to Health"

THIRD INTERNATIONAL ARMENIAN MEDICAL CONGRESS

Yerevan, Armenia

July7 - July9, 2011

Dear Info-Flash readers,

"Together to Health" is the theme of the Third International Armenian Medical Congress of Armenia (http://www.3imca.com) as shown above.

Together, Armenia and the Diaspora have the responsibility and the capacity to improve Armenia’s healthcare system. Although the healthcare system has improved tremendously during the last two decades, its various needs do call for our collective efforts.

The Armenian Medical Associations of the Diaspora have each their particular activities and programs and their yearly missions in Armenia and its regions.

This Congress however,  is offering you the opportunity to go and present your activities to all the attendees, to meet other Diaspora and local colleagues, as well as members of the health authorities, to learn about the current needs of the country, and if you decide to present a lecture, to introduce new scientific and medical perspectives.   

Please pay attention to the following Progress Report sent from the organizers of the Third International Armenian Medical Congress of Armenia. We will be sending other Progress Reports periodically during the run-up to the Congress.

The Organizing Committee with all its sub-committees is now fully and regularly meeting.

 If you have already decided to attend the Congress, it is time to register. If you have decided to participate in the Congress, it is time to send your abstract. You will have thus helped the Organizing Committee members in their work. The Scientific Committee will also be completed in a few days and its members’ names will be announced.

PROGRESS REPORT

3rd International Medical Congress of Armenia, July, 7-9, 2011

President:  Prof. Derenik Doumanian

Contacts: Eva Movsesyan, MD –Secretary: Tel. (37410)236 030,   Fax (37410) 284170, secretary.movsesyan@3imca.com ; public.zarayelyan@3imca.com

The Organizing Committee of the Third International Medical Congress of Armenia is pleased to inform you about the developments in the Congress organization.  

-The Organizing Committee convenes meetings on a weekly basis.

-From March, 2011, the web site of the 3rd International Medical Congress of Armenia (www.3imca.com) has been "gradually" updated and is now fully functioning.

-The Scientific Council is established.  Members of Scientific Council were approved and their confirmation was received. They will review, assess and comment on scientific abstracts received from authors and will choose abstract presentation ways.

-The Chairmen of Scientific Committee is Prof. Ara Babloyan, Co-Chairmen – Prof. Juri Tunyan and Co- Chairmen Ass. Prof. Gevorg Yaghjyan. The remaining names will soon be announced.

-The list of plenary lectures will be announced soon.

-The abstract submission is in progress, and Organizing Committee sincerely request all interested specialists to complete the abstract submission procedure prior to the deadline – April, 15, 2011.

-The online registration is open. The deadline for "early bird" registrations is May 1, 2011.

We are looking forwards to meeting you all in Yerevan in July.

Organizing Committee of 3^rd  International Medical Congress of Armenia

1. The Congress  Committee  was formed and is functioning. 

2. The Congress slogan "TOGETHER FOR HEALTH" was endorsed.

3.  The Congress tri-lingual web-site (www.3imca.com) was formed and is fully functioning which enables online registrations, abstract submissions and payments.

4. The Congress Scientific Committee was formed involving well-known medical professionals from Armenia and  the Armenian Diaspora.

5. The Ministry of Health of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was informed about the Congress with the aim of organizing the participation of doctors from Artsakh.

6. The agreement was established with the Minister of  the Armenian Diaspora H. Hakobyan  to submit information about  the Congress and its participation-invitation on the Ministry official web-site and  in the "Armenians Today" online newspaper.

7. The agreement was established with the   non-governmental organization (NGO) "Russian-Armenian Union" for  co-organizing  Armenian doctors’ database.

8. The Congress preliminary  program  was worked out.

9. The Congress activities are  being carried out among the young doctors of Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora to foster warm  human communication  and  promote the inspiration of their professional  prospective affairs.

10. The Congress Scientific Committee is carrying out selection work for   plenary lectures and abstract submission printing.

11. The collaboration with the "Armenian Competitiveness Fund" is performed  to organize  a round-table  discussion on nuclear medicine within the Congress.

12. Teleconferences are foreseen to be held with the Armenian four district hospitals (in Ijevan, Hrazdan, Goris, Armavir)  and with  the hospital in Stepanakert  within the Congress.

13. The agreement was established with the tour agency to accommodate the Congress participants in the hotels.

14. The preliminary cultural programs were worked out.

15. Preparatory affairs for ordering badges (conference bags, pads, pens) and obtaining souvenirs  for the Congress participants are being carried out.

16. The database of RA organizations involving seven main groups(clinics, medical institutions, pharmaceutical and medical equipment importing organizations, high tax-payer organizations, banks and TV companies) was formed  to sponsor the Congress. Letters about the Congress were posted  to the potential sponsor organizations (135 in number).