Due to military invasion of Russia in Ukraine, the needs of children with congenital anomalies and disabilities and their families have increased dramatically. OMNI-Net team launched the "Help Us Help Them" initiative, in which we provide assistance to families of children with disabilities. Families of children with developmental disabilities need constant support and help! The war [...]

The series was organized and performed by OMNI-Net and partners from the University of California (San Diego, USA) and Emory University (Atlanta, USA). LEADING DEVELOPERS of the series: - Professor Wladimir Wertelecki, Corresponding Member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and the Argentine Academy of Sciences; Doctor Honoris Causa of the Lviv National Medical University [...]

On June 4-6, 2023, a workshop on fetal and postnatal management in rare diseases (myelomeningocele and lower urinary tract obstruction) was held in Krakow, Poland. Due to the cooperation program of OMNI-Net, International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (IFSBH), and European Reference Network “Rare Urogenital Diseases & Complex Conditions” (ERN eUROGEN) aiming to improve [...]

Congenital anomalies (CA) are the main cause of infant mortality in developed countries. The purpose of this Day around the world is to raise public awareness about the causes of CA, introduce CA primary prevention programs, expand the network of informational resources and care services for patients and their families. The problems associated with CA [...]

The goal of these events is the better early recognition, care and prevention of alcohol induced embryonal and child development. Presentations in English are translated into Ukrainian. Comprehensive presentations by nine experts are expanded by discussion, questions and answers contributed by additional international experts.

On April 7-8, 2022 there will be the European Conference “Health and education outcomes of children across Europe with congenital anomalies”.  The conference welcomes healthcare professionals, academic researchers, educators, leaders in healthcare and education, students, parents and carers, and any others who work or are interested in the field of congenital anomalies. The Conference aims to […]

January 3-9 січня, 2022 World Folic Acid Awareness Week is an opportunity to raise awareness and increase efforts to educate women of childbearing age and mothers on the role of folic acid in the prevention of severe congenital malformations of the spine and brain. These abnormalities - spina bifida and anencephaly - are neural tube [...]

During October 21-22, 2021 I.Y. Gorbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University held an All-Ukrainian conference with international participation "Medical and social problems of childhood." As part of this conference, a section on spina bifida was held on October 22. Reports presented in the section included: Mykhailo Lovga, MD. SURGICAL CORRECTION OF SPINA BIFIDA AND HYDROCEPHALY Volyn [...]

THEMES Prevention perspectives (W. Wertelecki, MD, USA), 15 minutes, at the start of each webinar Prenatal perspectives – embryo-fetogenesis (Y. Melnyk, MD, Kyiv) Neurosurgery – Spina Bifida (M. Lovga, MD, Lutsk) Neurosurgery – Hydrocephaly (M. Lovga, MD, Lutsk) Long term multidisciplinary health care (O. Boyarchuk, MD, Ternopil) Neurogenic urinary bladder (V. Dydiuk, MD, Lutsk) Intestinal neurogenic dysfunctions (K. Hlushko, MD, Ternopil) Orthopedic management (V. Odarchuk, […]