e-Grand Rounds: Cardiology

On February 7, 2007 Mereja Likariv held its third international eGrandRounds program. This live interactive academic conference on selected topics in cardiology linked 21 rural and urban sites in Ukraine (16), the United States (4), and Slovakia (1). Physician-specialists in adult and pediatric cardiology, internal medicine, general / family practice, surgery and intensive care participated. International Fund Ukraina 3000 hosted Hospital to Hospital Program representatives and international guests.

Mr. Olexander Aleksandrovych, Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of Ukraine in the US, graciously opened the session. Presentations were delivered live in Ukrainian and in English with real-time translation to Ukrainian. Participants communicated via text chat throughout the program and by audio link during live interactive discussion after presentations.

From Washington, DC, USA:
Introduction
Roxolana Horbowyj, MD, FACS

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: the other hypertension
John T. Berger, MD
Director, Cardiac Intensive Care
Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Divisions of Critical Care Medicine and Cardiology
Children’s National Medical Center

English Version | Ukrainian Version

From Dolyna, Ukraine
An EKG Network for Tele - consultations
Myroslav Tarnavsky, MD
Cardiologist
Dolyna Central Rayon Hospital

From Kyiv, Ukraine
Sudden Cardiac Death
Sergii Gavryliuk, MD
Senior Cardiologist
Kyiv City Hospital №1

English Version | Ukrainian Version

From Lutsk in Kyiv, Ukraine
Congestive Heart Failure: Current recommendations and practical applications
Andriy Yahensky, MD, PhD
Director, Volyn Regional Center of Cardiovascular Disease
Lutsk City Hospital

English Version (coming soon) | Ukrainian Version

From Washington, DC, USA:
Primary Intervention in Myocardial Infarction: Percutaneous Angioplasty
Yuri Deychakivsky, MD
Interventional Cardiologist, Maryland Heart P.C.
National Institutes of Health Heart Center at Suburban Hospital

English Version (coming soon) | Ukrainian Version

Interactive Discussion
Programs are planned based on participant feedback with intent to meet participant interests and needs for improving health care delivery in their communities through international collaboration.

Project Mereja (Sitka) Likariv ‘eGrandRounds’ program is a volunteer project initiated by the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations, made possible through collaborations with ICoDE Systems, LLC, the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, and the International Fund Ukraine 3000.