In TSMU the Leading Psychiatrists and Psychologists Demonstrate the Teachers and Students How to Work with Patients Suffering from Posttraumatic Syndrome

On January 18-22, 2016, more than 20 representatives from five regions of Ukraine take part in training sessions, workshops, master classes presented by leading psychiatrists and psychologists of Ukraine at Ternopil State Medical University. This event is held due to the project on elective courses implementation in post-traumatic stress disorder. The teachers of A.Krupynskyi Lviv Institute of Nursing and Laboratory Medicine, Zhytomyr Institute of Medical Nursing, two medical colleges in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Cherkassy Medical Colleges participate in it. The volunteers and social workers from all these cities and students of the Academic and Research Institute of Nursing of TSMU also joined it.

The project “Nurses Initiative for Alleviation of Personal Trauma” is being implemented in Ternopil State Medical University, which is supported by the Embassy of Canada in Ukraine (https://www.tdmu.edu.ua/en/2015/11/24/ambassador-extraordinary-and-plenipotentiary-of-canada-in-ukraine-roman-vashchuk-visited-tsmu/).

The Rector of Ternopil State Medical University Professor Mykhailo Korda wished all participants of the training program effective work and development of skills. He presented the results of the project implementation and introduced a representative of the Canadian Embassy in Ukraine Yulia Kvitka.

 The Rector of Ternopil Medical University Mykhailo Korda expressed gratitude to partners from Canada, who supported the important initiative of TSMU for ATO soldiers to fight with posttraumatic syndrome. MacEwan University (Edmonton) and Ukrainian Resource and Development Centre, as a part of the University, helped and supported us a lot. Canada Ukraine Foundation and its President Victor Hetmanchuk, Ukrainian Foundation for College Education and its President Ernest Skakun helped to develop study materials. Canadian Embassy in Ukraine and Canada Fund for Local Initiatives also assisted TSMU. The university administration also appreciates the cooperation of the project partner – Non-Governmental Organization “Ukrainian Society of Overcoming the Consequences of Traumatic Events”.

“A number of events are being held due the project. Some of them are for the Bachelor’s degree students in Nursing. The students study and develop practical skills persistently. Some other events are for the teachers of other universities to study how to work with patients suffering from posttraumatic syndrome. Lectures and workshops are delivered by famous psychologists and psychiatrists who help the war-stricken. They show new teaching techniques and ways to solve this problem. At the end of this training program the representatives from other universities will share this experience with their colleagues and students. This is also important for social workers and volunteers who work with the mobilized ATO soldiers and other war-stricken with heavy stress”, the Head of the Academic and Research Institute of Nursing Svitlana Yastremska said.

She also added that an intensive theoretical training took place during the first two days (on January 18-19) and the workshops were held afterwards.

 “The national conference will be held in February. The results of this project will be discussed. The implementation of this elective course is important for every medical university and college, because we will face the posttraumatic syndrome for a long time. This course should be also implemented for postgraduate education of physicians”, Svitlana Yastremska noted.

Press Service of Ternopil State Medical University