UMANA News Established 1950 The Newsletter of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America Vol. 12, No.1-4 2247 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622-4828 FALL 2006 Tel: (888)798-6262 Fax: (888)558-6262 Landmark Interactive Teleconference Broadcast to Ukraine In May 2006, First Lady of Ukraine, Kateryna Yushchenko, Poltava, Ukraine. On August 30, 2006 during a 2-hour session, four after meeting with First lady Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of Health live interactive lectures were broadcast from Children’s Hospital of and Human Services Mike Leavitt in Washington, visited Philadelphia Philadelphia. Three lectures were delivered in English by pediatric to meet with doctors, businessmen, and local Ukrainian community ophthalmology specialists, with the assistance of a translator. Oksana representatives. They discussed potential areas of cooperation between H. Baltarowich, MD, of Thomas Jefferson University, spoke in American health institutions and the Ukraine 3000 International Ukrainian on “Ultrasound evaluation of GI causes of right lower Charitable Foundation, created to improve health care in Ukraine. quadrant pain.” This session was linked between the Children’s As a result of this meeting, the Ukrainian Medical Association Hospital of Philadelphia and Poltava, Charkiv, Zhitomyr, Kyiv Hospital of North America liaison of the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical #1, Rohatyn, Dolyna, Pidhaytsi (with Chortkiv physicians attending), Associations, Roxolana Horbowyj, MD, engaged International Berezhany (with Zalishchyky physicians present), and First Lady Medical Programs, Inc. and IcoDE Systems to conduct a live Yuschenko’s Office in Kyiv. interactive teleconference demonstration of lectures broadcast between Audience participation during question and answer sessions Philadelphia and cities in Ukraine. Several area physicians participated revealed the uniqueness of the live session and created much in this live broadcast, wherein multiple cities/sites were connected enthusiasm among participants. Plans are in the making to continue with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Children’s Hospital such sessions as “e-Grand Rounds” between hospitals in the U.S. and of Philadelphia. Ukraine on a regular basis. In August 2006 a 1½-hour live interactive teleconference was broadcast from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital as a pilot project. Lectures were delivered in the Ukrainian language with Ukrainian slides. The lectures included: “Sonographic evaluation of right lower quadrant pain in UMANA women” by Oksana H. Baltarowich, MD, Thomas Jefferson Board of Director’s meeting University “Breast ultrasound” by Roxolana Horbowyj, MD UMANA Foundation Fundraiser at the This landmark teleconference occurred during the Friends UMANA Illinois Debutante Ball of Radiology Conference, which was held in Lviv, Ukraine, a well- known, respected, highly academic, and clinically practical biennial Saturday, January 27, 2007 international radiological conference. The Friends of Radiology in Chicago Conference included 500 participants. Philadelphia was linked with Lviv and Pidhaytsi, another site in Ukraine. All members welcome! A second event took place in late August during the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations Congress held in More than an organization - UMANA is a community! Join or renew your membership in the UMANA today Tel: 1-888-RX-UMANA Fax: 1-888-55-UMANA e-mail: [email protected] www.umana.org UMANA News 1 Guest Editor’s Note For over 10 years Adrian Baranetsky, MD has done a wonderful job as Editor of the UMANA News. We are all grateful for his dedication to keeping us connected and informed. Recent professional demands have led Adrian to take a hiatus from this position, and I have agreed to act as interim Guest Editor. We are pleased to have the newsletter UMANA News back on schedule, keeping you current on UMANA and all of The Newsletter of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America the exciting events our members have been involved with. It is published quarterly by UMANA with the objective to promote good is our hope that you will see a smaller newsletter, more often, fellowship and to uphold and enhance the best interests of UMANA. 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