NMRRC PROVIDES ORGANIZATIONAL, METHODOLOGICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE TO THE REGIONS

At the end of July 2024, a team of specialists from the  FSBI “National Medical Research Radiological Centre”  of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation visited specialized medical institutions of the Smolensk region. The visit took place within the framework of the supervision of the subjects of the Russian Federation subordinated to the Center.

The specialists were to assess the level of oncological care in the region, together with their colleagues to identify problematic issues and outline measures for the development of oncological service in the Smolensk region. During the working visit the colleagues also had to share their experience in optimizing patient routes and mastering new technologies in cancer diagnostics and treatment.

The experts paid special attention to the ways of attracting new personnel to provide modern and high-tech assistance to the population, because in Smolensk, as part of the federal project to combat cancer, a new building of the oncology clinic with modern surgical and second radiology buildings is being constructed. Thanks to this large-scale project, local oncologists will have new opportunities to develop the structure and quality of medical services.

As part of the visit, specialists from the National Medical Research Radiological Centre got acquainted with the organization of interaction between the oncological dispensary and outpatient oncological care centers and redistribution of patients receiving drug therapy, discussed the plan of technical equipment of the new surgical building and the second radiotherapy department.

The delegation was attended by representatives of the Smolensk Oblast Department of Health Care, who introduced the guests to the prospects of the industry development in the region, the implementation of the Zemsky Doctor program, the tasks of target recruitment of medical students, and the project to familiarize applicants with medical organizations of the region.

Smolensk is one of 39 subjects of the Russian Federation under the jurisdiction of Andrey Kaprin, the Сhief freelance oncology specialist of the Russian Ministry of Health, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Constant and constructive assistance to the regions in mastering new methods of cancer diagnostics and treatment, acquaintance with promising directions in the development of scientific thought, transfer of the best surgical and diagnostic practices are just some aspects of the curatorship of the “National Medical Research Radiological Centre”  of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation as a national research center in the regions.