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Departament of Therapy and Geriatrics

History Data:

Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics (first and for long time alone in former USSR) was organized in 1970 in Kyiv Medical Institute for Postgraduate Education (Rector – Prof. M.Umovist) on the ground of Gerontology Institute for purpose of physicians postgraduate education in the field of geriatrics. The first Head of Department was Director og Gerontology Institute, academician of AMS USSR Chebotarev D.F. (as part-time work).

Prof. Kalinovska O.H. was elected as Head of department in 1972. Department consisted of 4, then 6 lecturers: Ass.Prof. V.Halaka, Ass.Prof. V.Dzhemailo, Ass.Prof. P.Orlov, Ass.Prof. A.Shmidt, Ass.Prof. M.Chebotariov. They all have been followers of Academician of Ukrainian AMS Prof. Korkushko O.V., which was also one of the part-time lecturer of our Department in 1972-1974.

Since 1990 Prof. A.Tokar, MD, PhD (laureate of State award of Ukraine) was the head of Department. He was Principal geriatrician of Ukrainian Health Ministry as well.

In 2001 Department was renamed as Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Department and Dr.Leonid Stadniuk, MD, PhD, was elected as Head of Department (in 2002). In July 2005 he also headed State educational geriatric Centre (SEGC) which was founded by Department and Gerontology Institute (approved by Ukrainian Health Ministry). The main task of SEGC is conducting of work on standardization of pre- and post-graduate education of medical and social workers, and also volunteers and general population for medical and social assistance of elderly people.

Up to 1991 Department provided postgraduate education and specialization for 200-300 physicians from different regions of Ukraine. Department also conducted extramural courses in Samarqand, Andizhan, Leningrad, Ulianovsk, Barnaul, Petrozavodsk, Samara and also in Sophia (Bulgaria). We also consulted local people for organization of Geriatrics Department in Leningrad, Samara, Poltava and Minsk. Since 1991 Department conducted extramural courses on different geriatrics topics in many Ukrainian cities. We develop and review programs and educational plans of geriatric courses, and also programs for training of interns and family physicians in geriatrics. Moreover we develop programs and conduct educational courses for medical teachers from medical institutes.

Members of Department are constantly making some research, mainly in the geriatric cardiology. We investigate changes of hemodynamics and metabolism and methods of treatment in arterial hypertension, age-dependent changes of myocardial vulnerability based on magnetocardiographic investigations. Department provided few scientifical researches after requests from Ukrainian Health Ministry, took a part in Presidential program “Health of eldrly people”, National program of fighting against arterial hypertension, scientific researches of Gerontology Institute of Ukrainian AMS. As clinical base of Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Center Department takes a part in clinical investigations of local an international medicines, including multi-center international trials.

Teaching and Methodological Activities:

Department provides following courses of postgraduate education:

Specialization (1 month) — geriatrics

Pre-attestational(1 month) — geriatrics

Thematical —

1. “Pharmacotherapy of internal diseases in elderly patients”

2. “Aging and echocardiography”

Internship (2 years).

Conditions for education:

1. Gerontology Institute of AMS which consists of 7 departments and 240 beds (cardiology, internal medicine, clinical epidemiology, orthopedics, stroke survivors rehabilitation, extra-pyramidic insufficiency and aging changes of nervous system) and out-patient department. We have our separate 10 beds in this Institute.

2. MEDBUD hospital (for course on echocardiography)

Scientifical activity:

Department has following directions for scientifical work:

1. Optimization of arterial hypertension management in elderly in connection to pharmacokynetics and genetical markers

2. Magnetocardiographic diagnosis of heart diseases

3. Assessment of reno-protective action of angiotensin antagonist in patients with diabetes mellitus and investigation of new medicines for heart failure management.

SEGC works in collaboration with Committee for pensioners and disabled persons affairs of Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament), Ukrainian Health Ministry and Labor and Social policy Ministry, governmental and non-governmental organizations, which provide medical and social help for elderly people, conduct pre- and post-graduate education of medical and social workers, sociologists, psychologists.

International Activities:

Department and SEGC organize medical conferences. First international conference “The role of education of elderly people, their family members and volunteers for organization of medical help in Ukraine” will be held in February 16-17, 2006 in Kyiv.

Address of the department:

67, Vyshgorodska, Kyiv
tel. 431-05-19, fax 430-33-51