III Russian international congress of neurologists to be held in Kazan
7 October 2014, Tuesday
On October 7, at a briefing at Tatarstan Government House, Tatarstan Minister of Health Adel Vafin said that 2, 000 delegates and guests from Russia, CIS, Europe and North America will take part in the 3d Russian International Congress of neurologists “Cerebrovascular pathology and stroke” that will open on October 8 in Kazan.
Russian Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova is expected to take part in the congress.
Adel Vafin informed participants of the briefing that 14, 000 patients with acute cerebrovascular diseases are hospitalized in the republic every year. According to the minister, 17 vascular centres equipped with state-of-the-art computed tomographic scanners are successfully working in the republic.
Head of the Department for Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics of Russian national research medical university named after N.I. Pirogov, chief neurologist of Russian Ministry of Health Evgeny Gusev said that 450, 000 strokes are registered in Russia every year. At the same time, stroke is often a result of other diseases.
“It is important that 1.5 thousand Russian and international leading experts, neurologists with a great experience in rendering aid to patients will take part in the congress. It enables developing optimal criteria to help patients” Evgeny Gusev said.
More than 80 per cent of patients are taken to vascular centres with possible strokes in Tatarstan. Specialists say that timely prevention of the disease is important.
Summing up, Evgeny Gusev expressed gratitude to regional leadership for support in organizing the congress of neurologists and said that Tatarstan society of neurologists is one of the best in Russia.
Main issues to be discussed at the congress will be epidemiology of vascular cerebropathy, risk factors and pathogenesis of acute and chronic cerebrovascular pathology, issues of rehabilitation and prevention. Special emphasis will be put on the use of new medical and invasive technologies in clinical practice.
Russian Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova is expected to take part in the congress.
Adel Vafin informed participants of the briefing that 14, 000 patients with acute cerebrovascular diseases are hospitalized in the republic every year. According to the minister, 17 vascular centres equipped with state-of-the-art computed tomographic scanners are successfully working in the republic.
Head of the Department for Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics of Russian national research medical university named after N.I. Pirogov, chief neurologist of Russian Ministry of Health Evgeny Gusev said that 450, 000 strokes are registered in Russia every year. At the same time, stroke is often a result of other diseases.
“It is important that 1.5 thousand Russian and international leading experts, neurologists with a great experience in rendering aid to patients will take part in the congress. It enables developing optimal criteria to help patients” Evgeny Gusev said.
More than 80 per cent of patients are taken to vascular centres with possible strokes in Tatarstan. Specialists say that timely prevention of the disease is important.
Summing up, Evgeny Gusev expressed gratitude to regional leadership for support in organizing the congress of neurologists and said that Tatarstan society of neurologists is one of the best in Russia.
Main issues to be discussed at the congress will be epidemiology of vascular cerebropathy, risk factors and pathogenesis of acute and chronic cerebrovascular pathology, issues of rehabilitation and prevention. Special emphasis will be put on the use of new medical and invasive technologies in clinical practice.
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