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USAID Launches New e-Health Program

TIRANA, JULY 15, 2010    The International Virtual e-Hospital Foundation (http://www.iveh.org/), the implementer of USAID’s new telemedicine project, held its first training course today with a group of Albanian health specialists from central and regional health institutions more...

American International Health Alliance (AIHA) supported by USAID in Kosovo held a workshop with participants of MASHAV supported training program covering pediatric updates. In this event was done the distribution of certificates to the participants of this program.
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23 & 24 February 2010 Czech Embassy in Prishtina in cooperation with Ministry of Health of Kosova held a two-day workshop at the TCK

Some of the topics discussed were:
 - Health Care System, Funds and Financing
 - Registration and Distribution of Medicaments
 - Managing Health Institutions.

 Health professionals from Gjakova, Prizren and Mitrovica hospital have attended presentations through live videoconference

November 16, 2009

For Immediate Release – The International Virtual e-Hospital Foundation (www.iveh.org) and the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona are pleased to announce the award from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish Albania’s first National Telemedicine Center.

The Integrated Telemedicine and e-Health Program is a two-year, $750,000 project... read full article

 

October 15,  2009 The 4th International Symposium of General Surgery. This symposium was held in Prishtina

All surgical operations (6) were trasmitted live from the operating theatres of Surgery Clinic in Prishtina into the auditorium of TCK. This connection offered the possibillity of participants to ask questions related to ongoing surgery through a moderator.

These operations were lead by german surgeons from the Clinic of Mannheim, Germany: Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Post, Prof. Dr. med. Peter Kienle, Prof. Dr. med. Marko Niedergethman. In the sperate teams local surgeons have assited also: Faton Hoxha surgeon, Sabri Tmava surgeon etc. details

 

October 13, 2009 Lecture via videoconferencing from Department of Pathology at Vassa Hospital Center in Finland

"Benign Prostate Tumour"

Speaker: Edmond Nushi, Pathologist, Chief of Pathology ward at the Clinical Centre Vaasa, Finland.The lecture was attended by health professionals from the Department of Pathology at the University Clinical Centre in Prishtina

 

October 12, 2009 Continuous Medical Education Program, Ministry of Health. Lecture in the field of Pediatric Surgery. "Esophagus Atrezia" Speaker: Sadik Llullaku, Pediatric Surgeon. The Lecture was attended by dozens of health professionals in regional telemedicine centers in Gjakova, Mitrovica, Prizren and Prishtina through a live videoconferencing connection.

 

June 24, 2009
Continous Medical Education Program (CME); Ministry of Health of Kosova
Lecture in the field of Rheumatology.
“Ankylosis Spondylitis”
Speaker: Idriz Berisha, MD, PhD
Telepresence of regional hospitals telemedicine sites via videoconference: Gjakova, Mitrovica, Peja, Prizren, Peja and Skenderaj

 

May 19, 2009
Continous Medical Education Program (CME); Ministry of Health of Kosova
Lecture in the field of ORL.
“Most Common Problems in Paediatric Surgery" Speaker: Professor Nexhmi Hyseni, Phd
Telepresence of all regional hospital telemedicine sites via videoconference.

May 12, 2009

"Sindroma Cauda Equina" Lecture from Armend Agolli, Neurosurgeon from Sweeden. The lecture was attended by professionals From The UCCK and regional hospitals via live videolink from Prishtina.

 

April 22, 2009 Dr Diego A. Preciado, MD PhD Children's National Medical Center; Center for Genetic Medicine Research at the "George Washington" University, USA, gives a speech for the participants of "1st International Congress of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery of Kosova. The lecture was held live via videoconference to the auditorium of TCK.                                Lecture: "Evaluation and Surgical Management of Pediatric Airway Stenosis"

April 23, 2009
Lecture via live videolink from University of Arizona to TCK and all Regional Hospital Centres around Kosova
Subject: “Cardiotoxic and Neurotoxic poisons”
Lecturer: Frank G. Walter, MD FACEP, FACMT, FAACT
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine with Tenure,
The University of Arizona College of Medicine,
Department of Emergency Medicine, Tucson, AZ

April 22, 2009
Continous Medical Education Program (CME); Ministry of Health of Kosova
Lecture in the field of Cardiology.
Lecture: “Heart Insufficiency”
Speaker: Gani Bajraktari MD, Phd University Clinical Centre of Kosova
Telepresence of all regional hospital telemedicine sites via videoconference.
 

April 17, 2009
Continuous Educational Program (CME) Ministry of Health of Kosova
Lecture: Thorax Tumors
Speaker: Shqiptar Demaçi, MD, Surgeon
Telepresence of all regional hospital telemedicine sites via videoconference.
 

  March 3, 2009 "Emergency Medicine Association of Kosova" held a second professional meeting at the TCK facilities Subjects: "Trauma Emergencies" and "Neurology Trauma"

 

  February 28, 2009 "Kosova Center for Positive Psychotherapy" completed successfully a three day seminar for the students of University of Prishtina, Psychology Department.

 

February 27, 2009 Department of Nursery of  Internal Disease Clinic holds a CME workshop with nurses of UCCK and regional hospitals. Presentations:
"Blood Transfusion", speaker: Arben Visoka, nurse and
"Handwashing" speakers: Shukrije Gerbeshi and Ibadete Sefaja;
February 24, 2009 Dr. Balazs Bodai, USA holds a presentation under the title: "Breast Cancer Research Stamp, The Global Journey" The evnet was attended by medical professionals from UCCK and regional hospitals through videolink.
  January 30, 2009
Nursing Department of Emergency Center of UCCK  held a presentation in series “Blood Transfusion” Speaker: Arben Visoka, nurse.

 
  January 29, 2009
Prof. Ronald Merrell, M.D., F.A.C.S.Professor of Surgery at ther University of Virgjinia, Richmond, USA holds a speech through videoconference under the title " Role of Telemedicine in Disaster Management”

 
January 15, 2009 Kara L Snyder, RN, MS, CCRN Department of Adult Health Services at the University Medical Center of Arizona holds a lecture through a videoconference under the title: "Assesment and Management of Adult Severe Traumatic Brain Injury; Critical Care Phase". The lecture was attended in all regional hospitals of Kosova.

 

January 8, 2009 Rifat Latifi, Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona, USA holds the tenth presentation "Arizona Telemedicine: The way of the future" The presentation through vodeoconnection was transmitted to regional hospitals