Committees

The Federation has set up a number of committees to be responsible for its concerns in certain areas of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

There are thus:

  1. Maternal & Perinatal Health Care Committee
  2. Oncology Committee
  3. Reproductive Endocrinology Committee
  4. Journal Committee, which supervises the Asia Oceania Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (now renamed Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Research)
  5. Population Dynamics Committee
  6. Endoscopy Committee
  7. Ultrasound Committee
  8. Urogynecology Committee
  9. Fellowship Selection Committee
  10. AOFOG Advisory Committee

These committees report to the Council and General Assembly, which is normally held every two years in rotation during congresses of the Federation.


ASIA & OCEANIA FEDERATION OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY CHAIRPERSONS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES (1979 - 2011)

Education Committee
Note: During the Council Meeting and General Assembly in Seoul, Korea, October 2005, this committee was approved to be dissolved.
1979-1981
1981-1983
1983-1985
1985-1989
1989-1993
1993-2000
2000-2002
2002-2005
Dr J F Correy
Dr J F Correy
Dr J F Correy
Dr Peter Elliott
Professor R J Seddon
Dr Shahida Zaidi
Professor Biran Affandi
Dr. Sudha Sharma
Australia
Australia
Australia
Australia
New Zealand
Pakistan
Indonesia
Nepal
Ethics Committee
Note: During the Council Meeting and General Assembly in Seoul, Korea, October 2005, this committee was approved to be dissolved.
1989-1991
1991-1993
1993-1995
1995-1998
1998-2000
2000-2002
2002-2005
Professor S Sakamoto
Prof M Mizuno/Dr Jose Relacion
Professor Heung-Tat Ng
Professor Heung-Tat Ng
Professor Heung-Tat Ng
Dr D K Tank
Professor Joseph Schenker
Japan
Japan/Philippines
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
India
Israel

Maternal & Perinatal Health Care Committee

Consensus Workshop on Electronic Fetal Surveillance

1985-1987
1987-1989
1989-1991
1991-1993
1993-1995
1995-1998
1998-2000
2000-2002
2002-2005
2005-2007
2007-2009
2009-2011
2011-2013

Professor R V Bhatt
Professor R V Bhatt
Professor R V Bhatt
Professor S Dasgupta
Professor S Dasgupta
Dr Brian R Spurrett
Dr Brian R Spurrett
Dr Alec Ekeroma
Dr Alec Ekeroma
Professor Tsuyomu Ikenoue
Professor Tsuyomu Ikenoue
Dr Shyam Desai
Dr Shyam Desai

 

India
India
India
India
India
Australia
Australia
New Zealand
New Zealand
Japan
Japan
India
India

Oncology Committee

1979-1981
1981-1983
1983-1985
1985-1987
1987-1989
1989-1991
1991-1993
1993-1995
1995-1998
1998-2000
2000-2002
2002-2005
2005-2007
2007-2009
2009-2011
2011-2013 

Professor S Takeuchi
Professor S Takeuchi
Professor S Takeuchi
Professor S Takeuchi
Professor S Takeuchi
Dr Peter M Elliott
Dr Peter M Elliott
Professor Seung-Jo Kim
Professor Seung-Jo Kim
Professor Seung Jo Kim
Dr Abdul Aziz Yahya
Dr Abdul Aziz Yahya
Professor Joo-Hyun Nam
A/Prof Tay Eng Hseon
A/Prof Tay Eng Hseon
Prof Kazunori Ochiai

Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
Australia
Australia
Korea
Korea
Korea
Malaysia
Malaysia
Korea
Singapore
Singapore
Japan

Reproductive Endocrinology Committee
Note: During the Council Meeting and General Assembly in Seoul, Korea, October 2005, it was passed and approved that the name of the committee will be changed from Reproductive Biology to Reproductive Endocrinology

1989-1991
1991-1993
1993-1995
1995-1998
1998-2000
2000-2002
2002-2005
2005-2007
2007-2009
2009-2011
2011-2013

 

Professor Yoon Seok Chang
Professor Yoon Seok Chang
Professor Yoon Seok Chang
Professor Kamal Buckshee
Dr D K Tank
Professor Shin Yong Moon
Professor Shin Yong Moon
Dr. Rohana Haththotuwa
Dr. Rohana Haththotuwa
Dr. Rohana Haththotuwa
Dr. Jaydeep Tank

Korea
Korea
Korea
India
India
Korea
Korea
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
India

Population Dynamics Committee

2002-2005
2005-2007
2007-2009
2009-2011
2011-2013

Professor Biran Affandi
Professor A. B. Bhuiyan
Professor A. B. Bhuiyan
Professor Pratak O-Prasertsawat
Dr. Mario A. Bernardino

Indonesia
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Thailand
Philippines

Menopause Committee
Note: During the Council Meeting and General Assembly in Seoul, Korea, October 2005, this committee was approved to be dissolved.
2002-2005 Professor Khunying Kobchitt Limpaphayom Thailand
Endoscopy Committee

2002-2005
2005-2007
2007-2009
2009-2011
2011-2013

Dr. Joseph Kurian
Dr. Joseph Kurian
Professor Joo-Hyun Nam
Professor Joo-Hyun Nam
A/Professor Yoke Fai Fong

India
India
Korea
Korea
Singapore

Ultrasound Committee

AOFOG accredited OBGYN Ultrasound Training Centers

Antenatal Fetal Surveillance (a 344 MB powerpoint presentation)

2002-2005
2005-2007
2007-2009
2009-2011
2011-2013

Dr. Chinnaiya Anandakumar
Dr. Chinnaiya Anandakumar
Dr. Chinnaiya Anandakumar
Dr. Azen Salin
Dr. Leung Kwok Yin

Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Indonesia
Hong Kong

Urogynaecology Committee

2002-2005
2005-2007
2007-2009
2009-2011
2011-2013

Professor Tsung-Hsien Su
Professor Tsung-Hsien Su
Professor Tsung-Hsien Su
Professor Tsung-Hsien Su
A/Professor Masayasu Koyama

 

Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan
Japan

Fellowship Selection Committee

2000-2005
2005-2007
2007-2009
2009-2011
2011-2013

Professor Geoffrey Bishop
Professor Geoffrey Bishop
Professor Suporn Koetsawang
Professor Suporn Koetsawang
Professor Suporn Koetsawang

Australia
Australia
Thailand
Thailand
Thailand

AOFOG Advisory Committee

2000-2005
2005-2007
2007-2009
2009-2011
2011-2013

Professor Shoichi Sakamoto
Professor Shoichi Sakamoto
Dr. Peter Elliott
Dr. Peter Elliott
Professor Vallipuram Sivanesaratnam

Japan
Japan
Australia
Australia
Malaysia

Constitutional Change Committee (AD HOC) 2000-2005 Professor Ramesh D. Pandit India