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NFOG is aiming to facilitate visits to Centres of Special Skills or Interest throughout the nordic countries.

We are making a list of Centres that are willing to accept visitors within NFOG´s program.

Those (departments/clinics) who wish to be considered as Centers of Special Interest can send applications to the chairman of the National Boards.
After approval the information will be forwarded to the NFOG webmaster to be posted here


Norway:

   
Ultrasound/fetal medicine:  St.Olav Hospital, Trondheim  
Diseases of the Pelvic floor: UNN Tromsø/AHUS, Oslo  
Endoscopic Surgery: Oslo University Hospital, Ullevå  
PCO/Endometriosis: Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet  
Fistulae: KK,Haukeland, Bergen  
Gyn.oncology: Oslo University Hospital, Riks-Radiumhospitalet
Extreme adipositas and pregnancy: OUH; Rikshospitalet  
Transplantation, rare diseases and pregnancy: OUH, Rikshospitalet  

Denmark:    
Urogynecology Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby The centre performs treatment of prolapse, urinary- and analincontinence. The center perfoms both advanced urogynecological surgery and has a great volume of out patient surgery. There is a strong multidisciplinary teamwork.
Oncology: Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby
Contact: charsoeg@rm.dk

The centre performs surgical treatment of all gynaecological cancers, including advanced surgery for ovarian cancer, sentinel node for vulva cancer, and laparoscopic/robot assisted surgery for endometrial and cervical cancer. There is a strong multidisciplinary teamwork.

Oncology Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
Contact lundvall@rh.dk
The gynecological centre takes care of all kinds of gynecological cancer. The centre has been elected as a “Centre of excellence” in 2010 and is also ESGO certified for education of experts in the field. We perform by international standards, a multidiciplinary approach and surgery in the form of laraposcopy including robot surgery and open procedures for all gynecologial cancers. The department has a strong tradition for teaching and learning with students and doctors on all levels of education.
Endometriosis Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Concerning endometriosis the department is one of two centres in Denmark performing surgery for the advanced cases of endometriosis. The treatment is performed by a team of doctors and nurses and is medical as well as surgical. The surgery is performed by laparoscopy and as robot surgery. The surgical team for the advanced cases consists of gastro surgeons and gynecologists who have special skills in treating rectovaginal and intestinal endometriosis.
Endometriosis Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby.

We are one of two Danish centres specializing in diagnosis and treatment of advanced endometriosis. The team is multidisciplinary with four specialized nurses and four senior doctors. We have a large patient volume for both medical and surgical treatment of endometriosis.  For special cases we work closely with urologists, gastro- and plastic surgeons. Furthermore the centre is part of a laparoscopic training unit for both pre- and postgraduates.

Center for minimal invasive treatment of benign uterine disease Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby.

The fibroid team in Aarhus consists of two specialists in interventional radiology with 9 years’ experience in uterine embolization, two endoscopists with special interest in advanced endoscopic treatment of fibroids and adenomyosis and one MRI specialist. 

Fibroid treatment


Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen The department has a long tradition and experience in treating fibroids and uses all modalities including embolisation. The treatment is mainly performed by two doctors.
Fertility treatment Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby

Contact: U.B.Knudsen, MD, Ph.D.
Fertility Clinic/Centre for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

We are willing to accept visitors within NFOG´s program.

We are one of three University Clinics in Fertility treatment in Denmark. The Clinic covers subspecilialities such as Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for more than 100 diseases, Cryo-preservation and fertility treatment afterwards and advanced Andrology. We have a large patient volume with fertility challenges as several of the patients have co morbidity that needs attention for which reason collaboration with several specialists is part of everyday practice. The Clinic employs more than 25 professionels (specialized nurses, biologists, laboratory technicians, secretaries and six senior doctors of which one is professor in Reproductive medicine). Research covers new methods for selection og embryos, psychological factors and infertility, virus in infertility, role of Antimüllerian hormone in PCOS, and life style factors in infertility. The department has a strong tradition for teaching and learning with students and doctors at all levels of education.

 

 
Subspecialist training in gynecologic oncology.
A survey on the subspecialist training in gynecologic oncology in the Nordic countries has been made.
14 centers are interested in exchange of fellows from other countries, and they are all able to educate the fellows.
The results of the survey are described in an article in AOGS (link).
Names and email addresses of the contact persons in the 14 centers can be found on this list (link). 
(August 2011)