Leadership Meeting Conducted

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The Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ESOG) conducted a leadership meeting for its ESOG-ACOG-CIRHT Collaborative Project at Intercontinental Hotel on September 13, 2018. Attending the meeting were executive board members and thematic area leaders of the project from ESOG’s side experts from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIEHT).

During the meeting reports of the various achievements since April, were presented 2018 by leaders of each thematic area. A discussion was also held on how to take the project forward beyond its termination period.

The ESOG-ACOG-CIRHT collaborative project was launched in June, 2016 with the objective of addressing four thematic areas: Resident Ship, CME, Journal and Certification and Accreditation. The thematic areas to be addressed by the collaborative project later added three more areas to its list: IT, PR & Communication and Leadership Development. The issue of medical ethics was added later as yet another focus area of the project.

Created: 18 September 2018

Pedagogy Training Conducted

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The Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ESOG) conducted a pedagogy training at Intercontinental Hotel on August 2-4, 2018. The training was given to program directors, junior faculty members and senior residents from 12 institutions hosting Ob-Gyn departments. Giving the training were experts from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

The training was planned and administered under the Residency Thematic Area of the ESOG-ACOG-CIRHT Collaborative Project. The ESOG-ACOG-CIRHT collaborative project was launched in June, 2016 with the objective of addressing four thematic areas: Resident Ship, CME, Journal and Certification and Accreditation. The thematic areas to be addressed by the collaborative project later added three more areas to its list: IT, PR & Communication and Leadership Development. The issue of medical ethics was added later as yet another focus area of the project.

Created: 22 August 2018

ToT Conducted on E-Learning Instructional Design

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The Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ESOG) conducted a Training of Trainers (ToT) on E-Learning Instructional Design at Capital Hotel, Addis Ababa on July 16-19, 2018. The training was meant to provide trainers with skills necessary to develop E-Learning Instructional Materials.

Organized by the Continuing Medical Education (CME) committee under ESOG-ACOG-CIHRT Collaborative Project, the training brought trainees from ESOG, the Ethiopian Medical Association, the Federal Ministry of Health, the Ethiopian Public Health Association and other institutions. Experts from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) were providing the training.

With a full implementation of E-Learning Center, members and other health professionals will be able to attend CMEs online, from where they are. Skills acquired at the training will be used to develop E-Leaning materials to be used during E-Learning sessions.

The ESOG-ACOG collaborative project was launched in June, 2016 with the objective of addressing four thematic areas: Resident Ship, CME, Journal and Certification and Accreditation. The thematic areas to be addressed by the collaborative project later added three more areas to its list: IT, PR & Communication and Leadership Development. The issue of medical ethics was added later as yet another focus area of the project.

Created: 31 July 2018

Women’s Health Forum Conducted

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Roche Diagnostics in collaboration with St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) and the Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ESOG) conducted Women’s Health Forum 2018 at Radison Blue Hotel, Addis Ababa on July 12, 2018. Entitled- Doing Now What Patients Need Next, the event brought together participants from Addis Ababa and the regions, many of whom were ESOG’s members.

The event involved a series of CMEs on various topics. Epidemiology and prevention of female genital cancer, primary HPV DNA testing in cervical cancer screening, in vitro fertilization in low resource settings and noninvasive perinatal testing are some of the topics covered by different speakers mainly from Roche. A panel discussion was also held on Women’s Health.

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Created: 16 July 2018