1st International Conference on Jewish Medical Ethics in Switzerland

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Dr. Yoram Blachar elected president of WMA

October 9, 2007

 An achievement for Israel in the international arena: Dr. Yoram Blachar elected as President of the World Medical Association Defeated two other candidates by an overwhelming majority 

An achievement for the State of Israel: The World Medical Association (WMA) General Assembly elected Dr. Yoram Blachar, president of the Israeli Medical Association, as the next president of the organization. He was chosen after an overwhelming victory, defeating two other candidates from New Zealand and India. Dr. Blachar recently ended two terms as chairman of the WMA council. His election as the president of the organization is a rare achievement that confirms the deep admiration that the WMA has for Dr. Blachar’s accomplishments and the standard of medicine in Israel.

employment of New Immigrants and Returning citizens as Physicians and Researchers

  Call for proposals for the employment of New Immigrants and Returning citizens as Physicians and Researchers under the auspices of the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption and The Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Health

In accordance with the policies of the Government of Israel that places “priority in strengthening and developing the northern parts of Israel”, the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, by means of the Center for Absorption in Science and the Chief Scientist of  the Ministry of Health will grant 4 scholarships for the absorption of medical doctors (new immigrants as well as returning citizens) in hospitals in the northern areas of Israel, who will dedicate half of their working hours to research.

An eye for your eyes only

During Rosh Ha Shana Channel 2 in Israel aired a short report on two Israeli eye doctors providing treatment to people in the Kukuma refugee camp in Northern Kenya. Both doctors returned last month from this program.  You can see the clip by entering the following link: 

http://www.keshet-tv.com/VideoPage.aspx?MediaID=23256&CatID=250&CurrentCatID=331 

Please note that the clip is in Hebrew but just looking at the clip you could see the amazing work being done. A few details – the doctors are Dr. Nir Zeider from Rambam and Dr. Drora Zarfati from Haemek. The doctors were there for 11 days, saw 500 patients and operated on 70.  

British Medical Journal poll on boycott

    My ”Rapid Response” to the boycott proposal was published on line and appears below and at (along with others): 

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/335/7611/124#172783 

Please pass this on to all your members and colleagues and note that we have also opened a section on our English website relating to the boycott. Many thanks for your support. Warm WishesEsti Esti Sherbelis
International Public Relations Officer
Israeli Medical Association
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35 Jabotinsky St. Ramat Gan 52136
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Tel: +972 3 6100424Fax: +972 3 6100477 

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At a February meeting at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York,

 organized by Dr. Abe Berger, Chairman of the IMA World Fellowship in the USA, Dr. Yoram Blachar spoke before a delegation of doctors.

From Gaza to Sheba for life

 Gaza baby treated at Israeli hospitalMDA ambulance transfers baby with heart defect from Gaza Strip to Sheba Medical Center for life-saving operation
May 30, 2007

A Magen David Adom ambulance transferred an eight-day-old Palestinian baby from Gaza to the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer Sunday evening.  This humanitarian act took place during one of the more difficult days in terms of Qassam launchings, during which a 36-year-old Oshri Oz was killed in Sderot   The baby suffered from a congenital heart defect and without proper treatment would not have survived long. He was transferred to the Erez crossing, where an MDA ambulance was waiting to transfer him to hospital, ventilated and in an incubator.  “We transfer patients from the Gaza Strip under fire on a daily basis,” said Moshe Vaknin, deputy manager of Lachish region of MDA.

Physicians from 22 countries gather at the IMA World Fellowship International Conference

Physicians from 22 countries gather at the IMA World Fellowship International Conference

Over two hundred physicians from five continents convened in April at
Jerusalem’s Inbal Hotel with dozens of Israeli colleagues for discussions on “Advanced Technologies in Medicine”, “Medicine and the Holocaust” and “Medical Ethics”, topics that veered into a variety of other subjects, including Complementary Medicine.

The event was the 18^th IMA World Fellowship International Conference, organized by the Israel Medical Association World Fellowship – an organization of primarily Jewish physicians from around the world, established over 50 years ago to promote solidarity with Israel and raise money for Israeli fellowships abroad and exchange programs with
Israel. “Our main goal is to enhance mutual exchange among physicians for long-term bonds,” said Dr. Tzaki (Itzhak) Siev-Ner, the Fellowship’s chairman. At the opening session, Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres advised his audience to enjoy their visit and not to read many newspapers. “They have their role to inform you, but don’t let them blind you,” the indefatigable Peres said. While newspaper readers will easily conclude that the
Middle East is “sick,” there are bright spots, such as the fact that a growing number of Israeli Arabs are studying in institutions of higher learning, and some are physicians. In fact, Jewish and Arab doctors and nurses work harmoniously in hospitals and clinics around the country, Peres added. At the two Hadassah University Medical Centers in Jerusalem, about 10% of doctors are Arabs, while at theEmek
Medical
Center in Afula, they constitute 30%. “More education means more progress and a better future for all.” Peres suggested the opening in the
Galilee of a fifth medical school (opposed by the existing four, that prefer instead to expand) and staffed by the “best brains” to promote development in the area. He also invited the Diaspora physicians to participate in Israeli medicine by promoting cooperation projects, including those using telemedicine and joint research.