Clinical recommendations as basis for physicians’ medical activity

On October 3-4 North-Western State Medical University named after I.I.Mechnikov held All-Russian conference with international participation «Clinical recommendations as basis for physicians’ medical activity» dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Department of Family medicine.

The conference was attended by University rectors, representatives of state authorities, academic staff leading Russian and foreign scientists: Prof.Olga U. Kuznetsova, founder and head of the Department of Family Medicine, chief specialist in general practice of Health Committee of St. Petersburg, chief specialist of general medicine of Ministry of Health in North-Western region, national representative in WONCA, Tatiana N.Zasukhina deputy chairman of Health Committee of St. Petersburg, Prof.Gerald Jogerst, University of Iowa, Frod Vartdal, Dean of Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo.

 During the conference were held the workshops:

  • Palliative care in general practice
  • Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis. Outpatient treatment
  • Clinical guidelines in geriatrics
  • Respiratory diseases in general practice
  • Topical issues in cardiology within general practice
  • General practitioners' experiences throughout the world