Mumbai, August 26, 2019: In a unique initiative, an online learning program, Connect, has been launched to accelerate specialised knowledge and skills enhancement amongst the Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in India, by the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), in partnership with DocMode.

The platform will offer continued e-learning for medical practitioners on the innovative and significant development in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, facilitating secure women healthcare delivery in India.

“The country still has a maternal mortality ratio of about 174 per 100,000 live births and most of the cases are attributed to complications during labour and childbirth. The quality of care before, during and after birth can considerably reduce the ratio in developing nations. Under our theme-We for Stree – Safer, Stronger, Smarter; Connect is a step towards imparting knowledge and skills for better healthcare outcome in women across India,” said Dr. Nandita Palshetkar, President, FOGSI (Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India)

Further speaking Dr. Palshetkar stated that “coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress and working together is a success.”

Connect is part of E-Pathshala, a digital learning initiative of FOGSI, to promote online teaching by eminent senior and respected teachers from premier academic institutes all over India.

“The association will create a massive resource of continuing education provided by leading experts from FOGSI. It will generate one central hub of knowledge for physicians to access the latest advances and extensive training regardless of geographical location,” said Hans Lewis, Founder and CEO, DocMode.

On the outreach of the association, Paulson Paul, Founder and COO, DocMode, said: “We provide authoritative, comprehensive and interactive learning programmes for health professionals across the world. The association will go a long way in broadening knowledge, advancing excellence and enhancing coverage for health outcomes.”

The live lectures will be available on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Each lecture spans 60 minutes of which 15 minutes will be meant for question and answer session.

Doctors who are unable to attend the live lectures need not worry as they can later attend the archive lecture and get accounted for one Indian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (ICOG) credit point.

About: DocMode:

DocMode is a global platform that provides authoritative, comprehensive and interactive learning programs for Health Professionals; Doctors, Nurses, Allied and Medical Students - across the world. The platform encourages scientific, evidence-based practice, documentation, inter-professional, cross-industrial learning, doctor-patient interaction, research work and training skill-based courses. DocMode aims to form a value-based online learning experience for health professionals globally.

About FOGSI

The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) is the professional organization representing practitioners of obstetrics and gynecology in India. With 252 member societies and over 36,000 individual members spread across the country, FOGSI is one of the largest membership-based organizations of specialized professionals.

FOGSI  encourages and disseminate knowledge, education and research in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, to  promote preventive and therapeutic services related to the practice of obstetrics and gynecology for betterment of the health of women and children in particular and the wellbeing of the community in general, to advocate the cause of reproductive health and rights and to support and protect the interest of practitioners of obstetrics and gynecology in India.