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Armenian Medical International Committee has a new home page -
please see https://www.amicworld.org/ or www.amic.ca

Stay tuned for the

7th International Medical Congress of Armenia 2027

Chaired by  Prof. Armen Muradyan, YSMU Rector

?Simultaneous Translation During the Congress
We'd love to hear about your experience with the translation program. 

Read more at https://amicnow.org/297

The translation for the Congress was provided through the Wordly.ai program. This seemed like a reasonable alternative to hiring live translation, which would have been expensive, equipment-intensive, and likely limited to the plenary sessions. 

Collaboration in action: Drafting a National Dental Prevention Policy    for Armenia

The Dental Health session at AMWC2025 included a roundtable discussion to develop a national dental health model.  The planning committee met online regularly for several months leading up to the Madrid Congress, a collaboration spanning from California to Yerevan.

Dental disease is considered "a neglected epidemic" and may be related to so many other diseases like heart disease and diabetes.

We are proposing a national dental prevention program for Armenia, beginning with young children. Part of the discussion includes dental prevention measures (fluoride varnishes and dental sealants) in the schools in addition to those that could be performed by pediatricians especially for preschool children such as topical fluoride varnishes, a preventive measure. We anticipate compilation of a formal proposal to address education of children and their caretakers, school programs and "more drastic" measures like salt fluoridation and a sugar tax.  Stay tuned for further discussions between now and the 7th IMCA in 2027.

	We used Wordly.ai to provide translation assistance at AMWC2025.  This includes AI-generated voice transcription and translation into multiple languages in real time using Wordly.ai
	Another option for small groups is Polyglotte.am,which allows written translation between up to 5 languages. The Demo version is easy to use. See the Polyglotte page at https://amicnow.org/248

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(public service announcement)

PAY ATTENTION TO COPYRIGHT WHEN USING ONLINE IMAGES IN YOUR WEBSITES

Our local SF organization was contacted regarding images of the evacuation from Artsakh used on our association website earlier this year.  PicRights International Inc contacted us via snail mail on behalf of Reuters and demanded payment of $700.  Removing the images from the website was not sufficient.  They lowered the charge by 30% to $490 after we explained how it happened.  Had we defaulted, we might have ended up on the losing side of a court case with the associated legal fees.

While I wish this could have ended differently, I consider the amount not excessive, for an education in intellectual property, and ultimately for supporting journalists who traveled to a hostile zone to capture those images

-JM

 The Armenian Medical International Committee (AMIC) exists as a coordinating umbrella for various Armenian medical associations located throughout the world. We aim to encourage cooperation and reduce duplication of efforts.

To this end, we maintain this database of Armenian healthcare providers and a directory of healthcare related projects serving Armenian communities.