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Website: www.isofs-global.org
UNPFA reports that Obstetric Fistula is a Widespread Problem in South Asia. ISOFS is in Asia (represented by Prof Fahmida Zabin) doing a lot to change the story.
There are very active members of ISOFS managing sensitive Fistula health research projects in Western European and the USA (represented by Ambreen Sleemi)
Dr Biqis Al Sayied Ahmed Al Jailani is the Middle East Representative of ISOFS overseeing the activities of committed members in line with ISOFS goals.
ISOFS has representatives in West Africa (Dr Ayuba Abdullah) , Central Africa (represented by Dr Clovis Ourtching ), East Africa (Dr Hillary Mabey) and Southern Africa (Dr Lenny Starforth),
ISOFS has membership representatives in different countries of America
ISOFS was primarily setup to tackle the spread of Obstetric Fistula in Asia and Africa. Today, with the awareness made, we have more Fistula Health related manpower than when we started.
We are also interested in rehabilitation of women with fistula who have experienced long isolation. To achieve this, we partner with communities, National and International agencies to achieve this
Our team of experienced Fistula health professionals across Africa, Asia and Europe have been of use in training help hands to fill the gap created from time to time.
ISOFS owns and Manage an online research Journal , a repository for recent finding in Fistula related health research. We also publish quarterly Newsletters on developments in Fistula Health Communities around the world. You can follow us by subscribing to our Newsletters on this website.
ISOFS hold regular annual conferences in different parts of the world. The 2020 (8th) conference of the society will be held in Mozambique after the recently hosted event in Nepal, South East Asia.
Find series of textbooks each with a specific topic setting evidence-based standards.
This series has been developed for setting evidence-based standards in the training and management of the
The mechanism is pressure necrosis of the soft tissues between the fetal head and the
maternal sacrum bone
There is a high tendency to spontaneous healing as demonstrated by the fact that 837
women healed without any surgical intervention during the first 3-6 months post partum;
many of them already during the first 2 months.
Membership is in two categories as given below.
Membership of ISOFS is in two categories namely;
1. Fistula Surgeons: This a category for members who are professionally trained (both practicing and retired) Fistula Surgeons
2. Non - Fistula Surgeons: This is a category are members who are not Fistula Surgeons but practicing in related discipline. Non-Medical practitioners who are stakeholders can also be considered.
Terms apply visit the membership registration page, fill and submit the form available there
Membership is renewed annually. The information on Membership fees and renewal are as given below.
ISOFS MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION
Membership Category | Membership fees | Annual Renewal fees |
Full Member Fistula Surgeon | $100 | $50 |
Associate Member | $150 | $50 |
Annual Conferences are usual announced prior to each conference year. We advise that you subscribe to our newsletters and receive regular and well timed updates on such and other activities of ISOFS. That way you won't miss out on information about the next conference. You can also click here to contact us for more information on this.
Our Journal publications are done once per year. We advise you to visit out online journal for all the required information on how to publish and when to publish. Click here to visit our journal
ISOFS is an young organization, developed with few dedicated fistula surgeons from Africa and Asia. We have made great strides with members from Europe too.
At present ISOFS has more than 300 members from all over the world, specially from Africa and Asia. ISOFS is working with several partners who are having same goal of improving quality of life of women.
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Functional Female Pelvis Anatomy for Reconstructive Surgery
Setting standards by evidence-based practice
Functional Pelvis Anatomy in the female based on the Conservative/Surgical Management of the Obstetric Trauma as practiced in the National Obstetric Trauma Project in Nigeria.
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"ba hanya and total cervix/uterus prolapse" innovative 5-day workshop as pilot hajiya gambo sawaba general hospital zaria
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Obstetric Trauma Surgery Art & Science
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Obstetric Trauma Surgery Art & Science
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Step-by-Step Reconstructive Surgery based on findings and outcome
Setting Standards by Evidence-Based Practice
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Volume 148, Supplement 1, January 2020
Where we currently stand on obstetric fistula treatment and prevenon
Treatment and preven????on of obstetric fistula have seen gains over the last 20 years. There is room to improve surgical cure rates and to prevent them
A standardised training curriculum and guide to current best practice
This manual has been a global collaborative effort by expert and trainee fistula surgeons, professional health organisations and individuals committed to alleviating the suffering of women with obstetric fistula.
Dear Colleagues Abstract submissions for the 2022 ISOFS Conference are now open. As in the past, the ISOFS Conference Scientific Committee is accepting abstracts for the Maputo Conference..
31 October - 4 November, 2022 Maputo - Mozambique
Genital Tract Fistula Repair Camp at City of Multan Punjab
Du to the worsening cases of COVID-19, the scheduled Conference for this month has now been shifted to November 2021.
The 8th International Conference of the Society of Obstetric Fistula Surgeons (ISOFS) will now be held March 10th - 13th 2021 in Maputo, Mozambique. Pre-Conference meeting will take place on 8th - 9th March 2021.
Day 1, 4th April In the Beginning of March 2017, I was invited by Physicians Across Continents (PAC) to join a team of Surgeons on a ‘risky’ journey to save Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) patients in Mogadishu Somalia.
International Journal of Obstetric Trauma (IJOTR) is calling for research paper for consideration in her current edition.
SOUTHERN AFRICAN ISOFS REGIONAL MEETING - MALAWI 2019 01/May/2019 Southern African Regional Meeting for Malawi is slated for October 2019.
Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital is offering a $3,000 grant for research in obstetric fistula.
Denis Mukwege (/m?k?we??i/;[1] born 1 March 1955)[2][3] is a Congolese gynecologist. He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been raped by armed rebels
