Who we are:
The Initiative on Standard Of Practice
In Childbirth (ISOPIC) aims to formulate and
contribute to evidence-based practices in childbirth and maternal
health care in Lebanon, as well as to participate in the dissemination
of these practices. The initiative is a collaborative effort by
a team of dedicated practicing obstetricians from various hospitals
and medical centers from all regions in Lebanon.
Our Objectives:
The objective of ISOPIC is to establish a model of best practices
in obstetric care in Lebanon. ISOPIC also aims to operationalize
and help ensure that these standards are adopted and practiced at
a national level.
Our Plan of Action:
ISOPIC is working along the following:
-
Developing an initial core group to standardize antenatal package,
antenatal record, and intrapartum practice protocols
- Inviting more members from different areas of Lebanon to the
ISOPIC membership willing to propagate the objectives of the initiative.
- Promoting evidence- based practices in maternal health through:
accumulating available evidence, research, advocacy, and dissemination.
- "Branding" or "franchising" ISOPIC members'
practices so that their standards of maternal care services are
similar in terms of quality and "women- friendliness".
- Advocating through holding regular meetings and discussions with
various stakeholders and utilizing the media to promote the initiative
and its objective and to help reach women.
Our Members:
| Core Members |
Organization of Affiliation |
| Dr. Rim Abu Rustom |
Nini Hospital |
| Dr. Abdallah Adra |
Nini Hospital |
| Dr. Rabih Chahin |
Rafic Hariri Teaching Hospital |
| Dr. Faysal El Kak |
CCCC Research Team Dissemination Coordinator |
| Dr. Georges El Kehdy |
St. Georges Hospital |
| Dr. Jihad Ezzeddine |
Makassed Hospital |
| Dr. Zolfikar Hachach |
Rafic Hariri Teaching Hospital |
| Dr. Farid Matar |
Trad Hospital |
| Dr. Adnan Mroueh |
American University of Beirut Medical Center |
| Dr. Walid Saghir |
Lebanese University |
| Dr. Muhieddine Seoud |
American University of Beirut Medical Center |
Our Sponsor:
The Choices and Challenges in Changing Childbirth network is under
the auspices of the Center for Research on Population and Health (CRPH)
at the Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut,
Lebanon. It has been supported generously by the Wellcome Trust (UK)
since 2001.
Other sources of funding have included the Population Council, the
Ford Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA). |
Dissemination
Initiative
on Standard Of Practice In Childbirth (ISOPIC)