FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics)

📢 FIGO announces new leadership for 2023-2025! Congratulations to our Division Directors-elect: - Dr @Megan Wasson (USA) - Benign Surgery - Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe (Ireland) - Maternal & Newborn Health - Dr Aparna Sridhar (USA) - Sexual & Reproductive Health Together with 15 new committee vice chairs, these accomplished leaders will help shape the future of women's health worldwide! 🌍 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/evMBub75

Time is running out! Don't miss the opportunity to share your groundbreaking work with a global audience of experts and decision-makers in women’s health. Submit your abstract and have your say in FIGO Cape Town 2025 by 1 November 2024: https://ow.ly/B27P50TSGx6

With 2 million women affected by obstetric fistula globally, the Committee on Obstetric Fistula aims to reduce suffering from this condition. Dr Rachel Pope, Committee Chair, envisions a FIGO partnership with surgeons to create an evidence-based classification scheme for all surgeons, researchers and trainees to implement in their practice by 2025. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eFzKMXUh

Only one week left to submit your research for FIGO Cape Town 2025. Be part of the conversation on critical areas like clinical obstetrics and sexual health. Don’t miss this chance to present your work to a global audience of experts and decision makers in the field of gynaecology and obstetrics. Read our guidelines and submit by 1 November : https://ow.ly/crq350TKxJz

🚨 New International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics & FIGO paper: Opportunistic salpingectomy (OS) is a promising strategy to reduce ovarian cancer risk by 42-77% in average-risk women! OS adds no significant risk, preserves hormonal function & can be performed during routine surgeries. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/jqFY50TOAvh #OvarianCancer #FIGO #Gynecology #OpportunisticSalpingectomy #WomensHealth

🌍 Join us for an insightful webinar on the critical link between heavy menstrual bleeding, iron deficiency, and reproductive health! 🩸 Discover how iron impacts cognitive & physical function and why correcting anaemia is essential before surgery or during pregnancy for better fetal outcomes. 📅 Date: Thursday 07 November 2024, 14:00 UTC 🕒 Language: English (with live French & Spanish interpretation) 🔗 Register now: https://figo.ooo/3UeQiMi

In a FIGO at 70 interview, Former FIGO President John Sciarra reflects on FIGO’s growth, from centralising operations and expanding projects, to addressing maternal mortality and advancing global women’s health. He hopes for continued progress, more collaboration with member societies, and a renewed focus on reporting women’s health issues worldwide. Read here🔗: https://lnkd.in/ee9AMDGr

🌍 FIGO joins the Global HPV Consortium to accelerate cervical cancer elimination! 💉 We are thrilled to announce that FIGO is officially partnering with The Global HPV Consortium, housed at the Sabin Vaccine Institute. Together, we will work towards the elimination of cervical cancer through prevention, screening and treatment. ✨ Frances Longley, CEO of FIGO: "At FIGO, we know that the fastest way to improve women’s health is through collaboration. Joining the Global HPV movement is key to achieving our 90-70-90 targets on our path to 2030." ✨ Anuradha Gupta, Sabin Vaccine Institute: "Gynaecologists and obstetricians are vital in advising on vaccination and providing care. Together, FIGO and the Global HPV Consortium will strengthen networks and build the capacity of healthcare professionals." Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/e9N8gwkZ

Webinar Alert: New advances in reproductive medicine Led by FIGO's Prof. Hrishikesh Pai, in collaboration with AOFOG, IFFS, and FIGO's REI Committee. Join us for the latest breakthroughs in fertility treatments, covering advancements in ART, genetic screening, cryopreservation and personalised medicine. Learn about innovations like CRISPR, ovarian tissue freezing and non-invasive embryo testing to improve patient outcomes and success rates. Register here: https://figo.ooo/3TBKRGJ

📢 Call for Papers – Menopause and Mental Health 🧠 The International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics invites submissions for original research, reviews, and case reports on mental health during perimenopause. With hormonal fluctuations influencing mood and anxiety disorders, addressing mental health is key to improving quality of life for women in this transition. ✨ We welcome perspectives from underrepresented groups and authors in low- and middle-income countries to explore diverse experiences of menopause. 🗓️ Submission deadline: 28 February 2025 Learn more and submit: https://ow.ly/Ke8v50TNLuj #WorldMenopauseDay2024