The National Congress of Respiratory Medicine was held in a mixed format on December 5-7. The congress was attended by specialists from many countries of the near and far abroad, as well as teachers of the Department of Pharmaceutical Disciplines of the Bolashak Academy.
Congress organizers:
1 Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan,
2 RSE “Hospital of the Medical Center of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan”
3 JSC “National Medical Center”
4 JSC “Astana Medical University”
5 ROO “National Society of Respiratory Medicine”
The main goal of the congress is to unite the efforts of domestic and foreign specialists, strengthen international ties and interdisciplinary cooperation, and solve current problems in respiratory medicine. Within the framework of the forum, a multidisciplinary platform was created for discussing scientific trends, modern technologies, new methods of diagnostics and treatment of respiratory diseases.
The congress program included thematic symposia, round tables, academic sessions, and master classes aimed at acquiring practical skills. Master classes were held in leading clinics at the “workplace” and participants were given accredited certificates and billing hours. The congress included a poster session, a competition for young scientists, an exhibition of medicines, medical products and equipment used in respiratory medicine.
The main areas of the Congress program:
1 Prospects and directions of development of respiratory medicine in Kazakhstan
2 Interstitial lung diseases
3 Modern methods of treatment of acute respiratory viral infections and bronchial asthma
4 Problems and Solutions in Treating Severe Asthma
5 Respiratory failure and intensive pulmonology
6 Infectious diseases, getting vaccinated and childhood infections
7 Allergology in respiratory medicine
8 Diagnosis of respiratory diseases
9 Insomnia and sleep-disordered breathing
10 Comorbid conditions in respiratory medicine