International Society of Obstetric Fistula Surgeons

Master Trainers

Master trainers are individuals responsible for maintaining the fidelity of the in-house trainers they have trained and for providing the broader dissemination of fistula surgery with fidelity. Master trainers are the only ones vetted and approved to conduct trainings of in-house trainers. In order to achieve Master Trainer status, individuals must have: An extensive...

Evaluation reports

The philosophy of the National Nigeria VVF project is: to provide a professional service concentrating upon the immediate (surgical) management of the obstetric fistula patient to bring the service towards the patients which means multiple “small” repair centers within their own community throughout Africa and not a single white elephant in the capital to work for or...

Operation Reports

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Fistula centres

Details of master trainers, trainers and fistula centres have started to be uploaded into a master document which can be found here. Over time this will be expanded to include personal biographies which will be able to be accessed via members profiles along with operation reports. Country information sheets Welcome to our country information master sheet – these...

Conferences

2012 ISOFS Conference Bringing Evidence and Sustainability into Management of the Obstetric Fistula. ISOFS 2012 will be held in the vibrant country of Bangladesh. The conference promises to attract hundreds of leading scholars and practitioners working in the field. ISOFS 2012 will consist of two days of single-track peer-reviewed papers, two days of open sessions...

Standards

The practice of obstetric fistula surgery on the African and Asian continents has major implications, not only for the individual woman, but for society as a whole. Although all women with fistulas would benefit from expert advice, for many there is little agreement concerning standards of care. This is partly because obstetric fistula management is a rapidly expanding...

Training

In National VVF project Nigeria doctors and nurses introduced/trained in the basics of the complicated complex trauma of the obstetric fistula and its (surgical) management during a training programme of 14 day. The strategy for this novel type intensive training is to make sure the quality of patients and training is guaranteed. There were some 120-140 hours of...

Journal

The International Journal of Obstetric Trauma (IJOTR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access publication of ISOFS devoted to publishing articles in all fields of obstetric trauma. It aims to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and findings from researchers across different cultures and also seeks to promote the transfer of knowledge between...

What is ISOFS?

The International Society of Fistula Surgeons (ISOFS) is the leading international professional body for those engaged at the forefront of the treatment and rehabilitation of women with the obstetric fistula. ISOFS is an organisation built on excellent service and professional integrity. Since its founding in 2007 ISOFS mission has been to advance fistula care by driving...

Founding Members of ISOFS

The International Society of Obstetric Fistula Surgeons (ISOFS) was formed in 2007 because of the recognition among prominent fistula surgeons working in Africa and Asia that there are more than two million obstetric fistula survivors in the world.

Mission

The International Society of Obstetric Fistula Surgeons (ISOFS) mission is to promote the highest standards for obstetric fistula care for women in a safe, effective and ethical manner.

To realise this mission ISOFS works in cooperation with national and international health care providers, academic centers, and educators with expertise and interest in the obstetric fistula and has as its principles:

1. To promote the acquisition of knowledge and the improvement of

Objectives

ISOFS’ specific goals are to:

• stimulate the professional advancement of obstetric fistula practice by promoting it as a specialized field in its own right
• develop ethical standards and guidelines for obstetric fistula practice to ensure a high standard of services around the world
• educate its members and update them on current advances in obstetric fistula care through periodical and scientific meetings.
• provide a scientific focus for obstetric fistula management

Since its founding in 2007 ISOFS mission has been to advance fistula care by driving forward the quality of services for both members and women. We achieve this through fostering and disseminating good science that leads to better practice. In this way ISOFS fulfils its goal to support fistula surgeons in providing women with the most effective treatment available and the high-quality care they deserve.

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