AUA CHS and AAMA Continue Medical Webinar Series for Health Community

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YEREVAN, Armenia — The American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) continues its collaboration with the Armenian American Medical Association (AAMA) of Boston by organizing a series of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) events for health providers. The purpose of this collaboration is to offer an educational and experience-sharing platform for health providers of Armenian origin, both those living and working in the United States and those in Armenia. 

These educational events are conducted in the form of webinars and clinical case discussions, focusing on common chronic health issues, specifically current approaches to their management and prevention. The topics are selected based on the expressed interest of healthcare providers working in Armenia.

The second event of the medical CPD series, titled “Type 2 Diabetes Management in Primary Care,” took place on January 25. It brought together healthcare providers from Armenia and the United States, with a record number of around 400 participants. 

During the event, Dr. Sally Salpy Vanerian, a practicing primary care physician and a residency preceptor at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System in Boston, Massachusetts, presented didactics of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, followed by multiple short cases with different scenarios of patients with Type 2 diabetes. After each clinical case, Dr. Shant Parseghian, chair of Endocrine services for Winchester Hospital, director of Montvale Endocrine and Diabetes Center, and medical director of Diabetes Performance, BILHPN, initiated discussions, addressing important topics such as differentiating between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, indications for the newest medications, reutilization of old anti glycemic agents in the new era, and contemporary approaches to insulin-therapy, among others.

The recording of the event is available on the AUA CHS YouTube Channel. CHS will continue to organize similar events in collaboration with AAMA, covering important health topics. 

The Armenian American Medical Association (AAMA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1972 that represents Armenian-American physicians in the Greater Boston area. AAMA’s mission is to promote excellence in healthcare in Armenian communities and support the professional development of healthcare professionals. Through collaboration with partners in the U.S. and abroad, the organization works to improve the delivery of healthcare, medical education, and research in Armenia. AAMA continuously cooperates with various governmental and non-governmental organizations in Armenia, aiming to support the healthcare and professional needs of Armenian communities.

The AUA Turpanjian College of Health Sciences works actively to improve population health and health services in Armenia and the region through interdisciplinary education and development of health professionals to be leaders in public health, nursing, health services research and evaluation, and health care delivery and management.