Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF WFUMB IS TO BRING SUSTAINABLE ULTRASOUND PROGRAMS TO THE UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE WORLD TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTHCARE THROUGH COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, AND EDUCATION.
THE WORLD FEDERATION FOR ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY (WFUMB) IS DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF ULTRASOUND BY ENCOURAGING RESEARCH, PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, DISSEMINATING SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING IN THE WORLD COMMUNITY USING ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY. THEREFORE, THE MISSION OF WFUMB IS TO BRING SUSTAINABLE ULTRASOUND PROGRAMS TO THE UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE WORLD TO IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTHCARE THROUGH COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, AND EDUCATION.
ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY JOURNAL: WFUMB PUBLISHES ORIGINAL PEER-REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS ON SIGNIFICANT NOVEL ADVANCES IN CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC, INTERVENTIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS, NEW AND IMPROVED CLINICAL TECHNIQUES, THE PHYSICS, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, AND THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ULTRASOUND AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BIOEFFECTS. EXTENDED CRITICAL REVIEWS OF SUBJECTS OF CONTEMPORARY INTEREST IN THE FIELD ARE ALSO PUBLISHED, IN ADDITION TO OCCASIONAL EDITORIAL ARTICLES, CLINICAL AND TECHNICAL NOTES, BOOK REVEIWS, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR AND A CALENDAR OF FORTHCOMING MEETINGS. IT IS THE AIM OF THE JOURNAL TO MEET THE INFORMATION AND PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLINICIANS, SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO CONSTITUTE THE BIOMEDICAL ULTRASONIC COMMUNITY.
COMMITTEES AND LIAISON ACTIVITIES: WFUMB HAS SEVERAL COMMITTEES INCLUDING SAFETY AND EDUCATION. THE SAFETY COMMITTEE PREPARES SAFETY GUIDELINES CONCERNING THE PROPER USE OF ULTRASOUND EQUIPMENT WHICH IS USED BY PRACTITIONERS AND EDUCATORS. THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE DEVELOPS CURRICULUMS FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINNG FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO WORKING ON AN ON-LINE CURRICULUM FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.
EDUCATION PROGRAMS: WFUMB HAS ACCREDITED SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL CENTERS OF EDUCATION, WHICH THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF LOCAL ULTRASOUND SOCIETIES, OFFER ACCREDITED MEDICAL ULTRASOUND EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, WHILE INCREASING THE LOCAL SOCIETY'S EXPERTISE IN EDUCATION. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, WFUMB PROVIDES QUALIFIED VISITING PROFESSORS TO ENHANCE THESE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. CENTERS ARE LOCATED IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH; KAMPALA, UGANDA; CARACAS, VENEZUELA; TIMISORA, ROMANIA; JAKARTA, INDONESIA; ULAANBATAR, MONGOLIA; LOME, TOGO; LAGOS, NIGERIA; ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA; NAIROBI, KENYA; AND ASUNCION, PARAGUAY. IN GENERAL, EACH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING AT LEAST ONE COURSE PER YEAR. WFUMB'S EDUCATION PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR RENOWNED ULTRASOUND LECTURERS TO SPEAK AT COURSES IN DEVELOPING AND EMERGING REGIONS OF THE WORLD IN COOPERATION WITH A LOCAL ULTRASOUND SOCIETY WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR REGION. WFUMB'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SUBSIDIZES TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO VISIT AND TRAIN AT ESTABLISHED ULTRASOUND EDUCATION CENTERS. WFUMB ALSO PROVIDES SPEAKERS TO OTHER INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION COURSES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jacques Abramowicz Md | TREASURER, 2017-2019 | 3 | $0 |
| Adrian Goudie Md | SECRETARY, 2017-2019 | 3 | $0 |
| Harvey Nisenbaum Md | IMM PAST PRES, 2017-2019 | 3 | $0 |
| Seung Hyup Kim Md | PRESIDENT-ELECT, 2017-2019 | 3 | $0 |
| Christian Nolsoe Md | PRESIDENT, 2017-2019 | 3 | $0 |
| M Cristina Chammas Md | VP 2, 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Christoph F Dietrich Md Phd | VP 1, 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Westerway | COUNCILOR, 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Sudhir Vinayak Md | COUNCILOR, 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Yi-Hong Chou Md | COUNCILOR, 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Hassen A Gharbi | COUNCILOR, 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Luis F Chavarria Estrada | COUNCILOR, 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Odd Helge Gilja | COUNCILOR, 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 |
| George Condous | COUNCILOR, 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Iwaki Akiyama | COUNCILOR, 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Blaivas Md | COUNCILOR, 2017-2019 | 1 | $0 |
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