Our Projects

Good healthcare is built upon many partnerships. These SOGC projects, developed through close collaboration with national and international partners, reflect the mutual understanding that improving healthcare requires a collaborative, holistic approach.

Whether it is through building capacity for healthcare internationally, exploring new and efficient models of healthcare delivery, or by providing the public with the information needed to make informed health decisions, all SOGC projects share the single common goal of removing the barriers to improved health.

Contraception Awareness Project A national initiative aimed at raising contraception and safer sex awareness in the public as well as in the medical community.
Canadian Foundation for Women's Health At the Canadian Foundation for Women’s Health, we are working to create a future in which women everywhere can lead healthy lives.
HPV Awareness In fall 2006, the SOGC unveiled its "Spread the Word, Not the Disease" public awareness campaign to educate Canadians about the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted virus that can cause warts, lesions and cervical and genital cancers.
A National Birthing Initiative for Canada To help ensure mothers and babies receive the quality healthcare services they need during pregnancy and childbirth, the SOGC is calling for the implementation of A National Birthing Initiative for Canada.
Health Human Resources In 2007-2008, the SOGC undertook its Health Human Resources Project on Intrapartum Emergency Obstetrical Care with support from Health Canada.
QUARISMA The QUARISMA research project, undertaken jointly by the SOGC and Ste-Justine University Hospital Center, is designed to assess the impact of professional training on the reduction of C-section rates in 16 Quebec hospitals.
MORE^OB The Managing Obstetrical Risk Efficiently Program (MORE^OB) recognizes patient safety as the fundamental principle in healthcare.
Menopause Education and Awareness Program www.menopauseandu.ca is a web site based on SOGC’s 2006 Consensus Report on Menopause, containing science-based information written for the general public as well as health care professionals. Includes patient downloads for clinical use.
Canadian Menopause Coalition Just days before the international observance of World Menopause Day on October 18, an alliance of 14 national health organizations launched the Canadian Menopause Coalition, a diverse national partnership that will put a spotlight on menopause and women’s health at midlife.
Multidisciplinary Collaborative Primary Maternity Care Project Designed to address the human resource shortage crisis that exists in the provision of intrapartum care to pregnant women.

Last Updated October 15, 2009

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