Susanna A. Harutyunyan
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About the doctor
- Specialty
- Pediatrician
- City
- Yerevan · Erebuni
Work experience
1986-1987, district pediatrician of pediatric polyclinic No. 2, Gyumri; 1987-1993, district pediatrician of pediatric polyclinic No. 1, Yerevan; 1993-1999, Head of the "Breastfeeding Counseling and Teaching Resource Center" of the Republican Center of Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology; 1999-2002, health consultant of "Care for Family" organization; 2002-2003, health expert of "Care for Family" organization; 2003-2004, head of health programs of "Care for Family" organization; 1999-2007, senior laboratory assistant of the Department of Pediatrics of NIH; since 2007, Lecturer at the Department of Pediatrics No. 1 of YSMU; since 2007, Pediatrician at the Pediatric Clinic No. 1 of "Muratsan" University Hospital 1979-1985, YSMU, Faculty of Pediatrics; 1985-1986, YSMU, internship in the specialization of pediatrics, Pediatric Hospital No. 3; 1994, Postgraduate education course in Lactation Management, Wellstart International, San Diego, USA; 1998, Postgraduate education course on "Breastfeeding Practice and Policy", London, Great Britain for the following organizations: UNICEF, World Vision, Fund for Armenian Relief, Care for Family, etc.; since 1996, conducting courses for healthcare workers on maternal and child health protection issues at national, regional and international levels, including: conducting a 40-hour course on "Breastfeeding Counseling" (WHO, Tbilisi, Georgia, December 1999); conducting a UNICEF-CHDC course: "Introduction and Monitoring of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes" (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 2009); training on "Breast and Young Child Health and Nutrition" (July 21-26, 2014, Yerevan, Armenia); conducting training on "Introduction of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes" and implementation of monitoring (May 18-23, 2015, Chisinau, Moldova); organizing for medical workers on primary child healthcare issues, including child nutrition, growth monitoring and growth disorders, child development and behavior, child safety and other topics; Participation in 27 international scientific conferences, courses and conventions Consulting in the coordination of 5 national studies "Monitoring of Marketing of Child Food Producing Companies in Armenia" (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2016); Assessment of breast and young child feeding practices in RA healthcare institutions (Member of the Coordinating and Rewarding Committee for the Implementation of the BFHI Initiative); Contribution to the development and implementation of the new national initiative "Baby-Friendly Polyclinic"; Participation in the development of the draft RA Law "On Encouraging Breastfeeding of Children and Child Food Circulation" adopted by the RA National Assembly in 2014; Participation in the development of the national program "Protection, Encouragement and Support of Breastfeeding" (1994) and "National Strategy for Child Nutrition" programs (2006, 2011, 2013, 2015); Expert of the program "Improving Regional Food Security in the South Caucasus", OXFAM (April 2016); Assessment of policy and programs on child nutrition in the RA, implemented according to the "World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative" (September, 2015); since 1998, Founder and President of "Confidence" health NGO; since 2003, Member of the "Coordinating Group for Breastfeeding Encouragement Issues" of the RA Ministry of Health; since 2007, Board Member of the "IBFAN" international network (IBFAN-International Baby Feeding Association’s Network); since 2009, Member of the Geneva Infant Feeding Association (GIFA-Geneva Infant Feeding Association); since 2011, Board Member of the "Armenian Alliance for Maternal and Child Health"; since 2016, Member of NETCODE (Global Network for Monitoring and Support of the WHO "International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and Subsequent Relevant WHO Resolutions"); since 2016, Member of the Public Council adjacent to the Minister of Health of the RAShow in fullShow less
Education
- Postgraduate course on "Breastfeeding Practice and Policy", London, UK
- Postgraduate Lactation Management Education Program, Wellstart International, San Diego, USA
- YSMU, Internship in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital No. 3
- YSMU, Faculty of Pediatrics
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