Between April and June the Georgian Medical Women’s Association (GMWA) carried out the following activities:
On May 2 several members of GMWA - doctors -ophthalmologist, endocrinologist and cardiologist - following their tradition, conducted a humanitarian examination of the members of large and socially disadvantaged families in Dedoplistkaro Municipality Kakheti region. During this visit the patients were given a lecture about the importance of prevention and timely medical consultation in case of symptoms of arterial hypertension and hypothyroidism.
On June 6 GMWA, with the support of its partner pharmacological companies organized a scientific practical conference “Actual topics on Treatment of Internal Diseases” in Chokhatauri, Guria region of Georgia. The conference was accredited in accordance with the program of continuing medical education by the Ministry of Health of Georgia. The doctors who participated received the credit scores of the continuing medical education.
On June 25 the Secretary General of MWIA Dr. Mariam Jashi and the President of GMWA Nino Zhvania met the President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, Dr. Modupe Tunde-Byass in Tbilisi. During the warm meeting participants exchanged ideas about the activities, perspectives and the future International Congress of MWIA in 2028 in Tbilisi.
GMWA members are taking part in the project “Statistics on back pain in Georgia”. In the frame of this project doctors study the rate, the different causes and the effectiveness of Vitamin B12 in treatment of some types of back pain. At the present time more than seven hundred patients have been examined. The preliminary results of this project were announced during conference in Chokhatauri.
