Healthcare system of the Russian Federation: From medical aid to medical support

The 3rd Annual International Conference «Contemporary Medical Centres. Investments. Equipment. Personnel», which is aimed at the discussion of the healthcare system problems and development prospects of the Russian Federation, was held on October the 14th – 15th in Saint Petersburg.

The participants have visited Saint Petersburg medical centres on the first day of the Conference, on October the 14th. They have visited the Federal Almazov Medical Research Centre including the treatment and rehabilitation complex №2, the construction of which had been finished at the beginning of 2015. The height of the complex is 20 floors; it is equipped with a helipad in emergency and urgent transplant delivery cases. The excursion to the opened in May 2015 multidisciplinary centre Scandinavia “North Clinic” has been organized for the participants of the Conference as well. The day has been finished with the visit to the DTC IIBS Centre of radiosurgery, radiotherapy and oncology. Radio surgical installation equipment Gamma Knife and robotized system Cyber Knife have been demonstrated to the participants of the Conference. These equipments provide an opportunity to render medical aid to the patients with a high risk of complication development after surgery invasion.

The business part of the Conference has been held on October the 15th. It was attended by around 100 specialists and experts in medical sphere. The Deputy Chairman of the Healthcare Committee of Saint Petersburg Yana Kabushka has opened the Conference with the welcoming speech.

The Head of Department of Healthcare Institutions Development of the Healthcare Committee of Saint Petersburg Igor Gonchar, Chairman of the Board of Association of Medical Societies for Quality Guzel Ulumbekova, President of the Interregional Union of Medical Insurers Dmitriy Kuznetsov, Deputy General Director of SM Clinic Igor Galkin, Managing Partner of the Group of Medical Companies Euromed Aleksandr Abdin, Chairman of the Board of the Group of Companies DTC IIBS Arkadiy Stolpner, Deputy General Director for Commercial Affairs of the Medical Company AVA-PETER Aleksey Vlasov, Head of Development of International Moscow Medical Cluster of Skolkovo Foundation Ayrat Khabibov, General Director of NIPK Electron Co Aleksandr Elinson have made reports.

Key topics of the Conference:

• Healthcare system of the Russian Federation: state policy and source of financing;
• Public and private partnership in medical sphere: legal aspect, experience of regions and effective models;
• Complex management of a medical centre: quality, service, patient flow;
• Medical equipment and medicines ensuring of medical centres;
• Development of preventive medicine and diagtostics.

Animated discussion on the most important aspects of medical centres development and healthcare of the Russian Federation in whole has taken place during the sessions of the Conference. Practical recommendations for public authorities and medical organizations will be formed on the basis of the Conference results.