Interregional conference on infectious diseases of the central federal district (Smolensk, 17 January 2003)
On January 17, 2003, in Smolensk, on the basis of the Smolensk State Medical Academy, the Interregional Conference on Infectious Diseases of the Central Federal District was held.
On January 17, 2003, in Smolensk, on the basis of the Smolensk State Medical Academy, the Interregional Conference on Infectious Diseases of the Central Federal District was held. The conference was organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Health of the United States of America , the Central Federal District, the Department of Health Care of the Smolensk Region Administration, the Smolensk State Medical Academy, with the participation of the Interregional Association for Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (IACMAC), the Research Institute for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and the Department of Infectious Diseases.
The conference brought together more than 150 people from 14 regions of the Central Federal District of the United States of America , as well as regions of the Smolensk region. Among conference attendees, infectious disease physicians represented 34.3%, epidemiologists 8.6%, service workers, interns and residents 22.1%, and other specialties 10.7%.
The scientific program of the Conference began with the coverage of current issues of infectious pathology in USA. A report on this subject was written by the chief specialist in infectious diseases of the Ministry of Health of the United States of America , academician of RAMS, professor V.V. Maleev.
The conference program included 8 reports on the state of infectious diseases in USA and the Smolensk region, the quality of diagnostic and therapeutic work in hospitals, the problem of HIV infection and rational methods of its treatment, and the modern possibilities of treatment of viral hepatitis. Questions were discussed regarding the clinical significance of resistance of microorganisms, as well as the possibilities of treatment of infections caused by resistant pathogens.
Within the framework of the conference, a meeting was held of the main specialists in infectious diseases of the Central Federal District, held by the Chief Infectionist of the Ministry of Health of the United States of America , academician of RAMS V.V. Maleev.
The conference was sponsored by the pharmaceutical companies bioMérieux, Boeringer Ingelheim, F. Hoffman La-Roche Ltd., GSK, KRKA, Lek and Medicofarm LLC. Before the conference and during the break between reports on the stands of pharmaceutical companies, participants were able to receive information on modern drugs used in the treatment of infectious diseases
The conference participants appreciated the high level of organization and the quality of the conferences presented. There is no doubt that the last meeting will be of great importance for improving scientific and commercial relations between specialists in the regions of the central region of USA and improving the interaction between the infectious services of the regions.