On May 28, 2021, Samarkand State Medical Institute hosted an international scientific-practical conference "Topical issues of pediatric surgery, traumatology, pediatrics and anesthesiology-reanimatology" with main purposes to discuss urgent issues of fundamental and clinical medicine and practical health care, as well as to organize and improve the quality of education in medical universities. The conference was dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the Honored Worker of Health, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Makhmud Akhmedov (1927-2010). This event was attended by over 180 representatives of Medical Universities and Scientific and Practical Centres of Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

  First Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Director of the Republican Specialized Center for Surgical Angioneurology, Amrillo Inoyatov, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan and the Russian Academy of Sciences, honored worker of science, Sh. Karimov, Rector of SamSMI, Jasur Rizaev, Head of the Institute of Pediatric Surgery of the National Medical Research Center for Child Health, Corresponding Member of RAS, S. Yatsyk addressed to the participants of the international conference their welcome speeches and wished them success.

  At the plenary session of the international scientific forum reports of scientists and researchers of the republic and abroad on actual issues of children surgery, traumatology, pediatrics and anesthesiology and reanimatology were presented, as well as life, works and outstanding contribution of Prof. M.A. Akhmedov to development of children surgery in the region.

  The conference focused on sectional meetings, which were dedicated to discussion of current issues of pediatric surgery and traumatology, pediatrics, anesthesiology and reanimatology, rehabilitation medicine and medical rehabilitation in the work of the practitioner, as well as issues of concerning medical education and training of medical staff.

  The International Scientific and Practical Conference "Topical issues of pediatric surgery, traumatology, pediatrics and anesthesiology-reanimatology" will undoubtedly contribute to the improvement of level of teaching fundamental and clinical disciplines at medical universities, further development of children surgery, traumatology, pediatrics and anesthesiology-resuscitation in the region, training of medical personnel in the republic, further development of international cooperation of medical professions.

SamSMI Press Service