How often should women do a breast exam? Is it necessary to do an annual examination or consult a doctor when there are already complaints? The topic is explained by Head of Mammology and Breast Surgery Service of MC Erebouni Dr. Nerses Beberyan. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer. Despite this, the treatment rates are quite high. And the key is the early detection of cancer. The earlier the tumor is detected, the easier it will be to go through the treatment process. How can cancer be detected earlier? Before the age of 40, women should undergo an ultrasound exam once or twice a year, and after 40 years, a preventive mammographic examination is necessary. There is no need to be afraid of mammography. This makes it possible to detect cancer at the earliest stages.
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Screening tests in pregnancy. When should a pregnant woman undergo a screening examination? Screenings during pregnancy are presented by the head of the Center for Women's Reproductive Health of the Maternity Clinic of MC Erebouni Dr. Anahit Stepanyan. Screening is a complex of exams that allows you to assess the health of an unborn child. The first screening is carried out at 11-13 weeks of pregnancy and includes ultrasound and biochemical blood tests. Thus, it is possible to assess the risks of chromosomal disorders of the fetus, as well as major anomalies of organ systems. The second screening test is carried out within 18-22 weeks of pregnancy. This is a detailed assessment of all organs-systems of the fetus, during which it is possible to assess the problems of fetal development.
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Maternity School is in Maternity Clinic of MC Erebouni. During the meeting with expectant mothers, doctors each time present the most discussed and interesting topics related to pregnancy and newborn care․ The next meeting in Maternity School was organized by the Head of Women's Health Center of Maternity Clinic Dr. Anahit Stepanyan. Obstetrician-gynecologist Ani Aharonian presented the most frequently asked questions during pregnancy. How to eat, how to stay beautiful and well-groomed, myths and reality. These were the main topics of this meeting. The purpose of the Maternity School is to inform pregnant women, as well as interactive communication with various specialists and with each other. During the next meeting, doctors will touch upon the nutrition of newborns. ...
Erebouni Medical Center is the biggest medical institution in the Republic of Armenia where people get multiprofile, high- quality medical care in accordance with world standards.
Thanks to scientific, clinical and educational activities of the specialists, collaboration with leading medical institutions, constanty adopted modern technologies from the leading companies: Siemens, Dragger, Schtorz, Rosh, Olympus, Erebouni Medical Center has gained wide recognition in our country as well as abroad.
Training, specialization and continious education of the Center's specialists at the leading clinics of the world and their participation at international scientific meetings allow to introduce continuously the newest acievements in medicine into the practical activity of the Center.
The patients have possibility to obtain a consultation and a second opinion of the leading specialists from Germany, France, Russia, USA and other countries regarding diagnostics and treatment provided at Erebouni MC.
Erebouni Medical Center is one of the clinical bases of Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi and Armenian Medical University, where the students get education for Batchelor's degree and Master's degree or specialization in clinical residency. The Center is also the clinical basis for post- graduate and continious medical education. There are given wide oppportunities for research in the Center including doctoral and postdoctoral research study.
Erebouni Medical Center, paying great attention to the training of nurses in accordance with international educational standards and programs, is also the main clinical basis for «Erebouni» Medical College.
The individual approach to each patient – is the pledge of qualified medical care. It is the motto and main principale of the work of Erebouni Medical Center.
Administration and the team of the Erebouni Medical Center make all efforts for ensuring the high- quality, effective and safe treatment for patients.
Erebouni Medical Center was founded in 1991 on the basis of clinical hospital «Erebouni». The center has passed the creative way of establishment and development, and today it is the biggest medical center of Armenia, which realizes clinical, research and educational activities, thanks to which it has obtained recognition in our country as well as beyonds its borders.
Erebouni Medical Center has 8 basic clinics: Diagnostics, Surgery, Therapy, Emergency Medical Care and Ambulance, Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery. There are located more than 40 specialized departments, and also Maternity Home and Outpatient clinic.
The medical center is equipped with modern diagnostic, medical and surgical equipment, as well as extended instrumental base, which allows performance of a wide range of diagnostic and laboratory examinations.
Due to the profile integration in MC Erebouni the new multidisciplinary specialized units, equipped with the modern complete sets of professional equipment was created:
Cardiology & Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic which covers the functional and invasive diagnostics of cardiovascular diseases, interventional cardiology and arrhythmology, endovascular and cardiovascular surgery;
Neurology & Neurosurgery Clinic with extensive integrated functional and invasive neurodiagnostics, intensive and interventional treatment of stroke (Stroke Center), spinal surgery and neurosurgery;
Emergency Medical Care & Ambulance Clinic with specially equipped highly specialized teams of emergency care, which has all facilities to perform emergency diagnostics;
Multiprofile Surgery Clinic with a variety of narrowly specialized surgical departments which creates an opportunity for activities of highly professional multi-disciplinary surgical team.
In the highly equipped, comfortable and high quality Maternity Clinic of MC Erebounievery year there are registered more than 3700 deliveries, and approximately 27000 women every year get in-patient treatment in the departments of surgical and conservative gynecology. The out-patient service of Maternity Home serves approximately 200.000 women per year.
The Center for Women's Reproductive Health, established in cooperation with the Bet Israel Hospital (Boston) and UCLA Medical Center, for the first time in Armenia has introduced a program of prevention of precancerous diseases, family planning, new protocols for the management of high-risk pregnant women and others.
The ambulance service of Erebouni Medical Centerrealizes timely mobilization of more than 200 severe patients per month from Yerevan and other regions of Armenia with provision of qualified emergency medical aid and their further specialized treatment organization in appropriate departments of the Center.
Today, more than 402 physicians work at the MC «Erebouni», including academicians and professors, 10 doctors with Grand PhD degree (Doctors of Medical Science), 35 doctors with PhD degree (Candidates of Medical Science), and also 618 nurses. More than 600 patients per day get inpatient care in different departments of MC «Erebouni».
The Center provides medical services to inhabitants of Armenia as well as to foreigners.
Erebouni Medical Center has huge contribution not only in the development of the medical science of Armenia, but also in the development and the extension of a spectrum of medical services in general. The staff of Erebouni Medical Center constantly works out new projects and programs for modernization and improvement of medical services, every now and then re-equipping the technical facilities of the clinic with new equipment from leading companies such as Siemens, Dragger, Storz, Rosh, Olympus. Erebouni MC is constantly enlarging its collaboration with most famous clinics of the world, and creates new opportunities for multilateral cooperation of Armenian doctors with leading foreign specialists.
MC Erebouni is also one of the main bases for the clinical chairs of medical universities and colleges in the country, and its staff performs not only clinical but also education activities. There are all necessary conditions and facilities for both undergraduate (bachelor and master degree) and postgraduate (clinical residency, specialization) trainings, as well as for specialization and research.
On the basis of MC Erebouni doctoral and PhD students actively conduct their research projects. Today MC Erebouni is one of the major medical institutions of the country, which is the basis for multicenter clinical studies, and its staff is managing the joint multicenter clinical research projects.
Erebouni Medical Center has been repeatedly nominated at the competition «National Trust» and was awarded with the title «The Best Medical Organization» and «The Best Provider of Medical Services».
Erebouni Medical Center has also multitude international prices, which indisputably testifies to its international acknowledgement.
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