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TSMU researchers took part in international pediatric conference

On March 30, 2018, the First Pediatric Ukrainian-Lithuanian School of Respiratory Diseases and the 22nd Vilnius International School of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology took place in Vinnytsia. The event was organized under the auspices of the Ukrainian Academy of Pediatrics with the support of the Podilsky Pediatric Association, Pirogov Vinnytsia National Medical University, the Department of Health of Vinnytsia Regional State Administration and Vinnytsia City Council. Ternopil delegation on this event included associate professors of the Ternopil State Medical University Department of Pediatrics №2 Svitlana Continue reading →

TSMU scholar participated in Open Medical Institute seminar on Medical Education

On February 4 – 11, 2018, associate pediatrics professor of Ternopil State Medical University Natalia Haliiash took part in the seminar Medical Education, organized by the Open Medical Institute (OMI) with the financial support of the American Austrian Foundation (AAF) and Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economics of Austria. The goal of OMI is to disseminate and implement the latest medical knowledge and practices among the medical community of Central and Eastern Europe. A number of professors and staff from our university have already Continue reading →

TSMU scientists took part in the conference Current Issues of Medical Care for Newborns

Regional Scientific and Practical Conference for Neonatologists of the Ternopil region Current Issues of Medical Care for Newborns  took place on November 21st, 2017. The conference was dedicated to World Prematurity Day. Administration of Ternopil State Medical University has invited guests from Poland: prof. Barbara Królak-Olejnik, Head of the Department of Neonatology, Wroclaw University of Medicine, and Dr. Agnieszka Jalowska, to participate in the conference. Professor Barbara Królak-Olejnik Dr. Agnieszka Jalowska The conference took place in Ternopil Regional Children’s Hospital. Its chief physician, Dr. Hryhorii Continue reading →

TSMU teachers and students of took part in Kids’ Festival

In 2009, events in connection of the World Prematurity Day took place for the first time in Vienna. In St. Michael’s Square, professors at the University Clinic Angelica Berger and Arnold Pollack launched 500 white balloons into the sky to signify the number of prematurely born children during the year. Since then, World Prematurity Day is marked in all European countries. On November 17, 2017 for the second year, Ternopil had Kids’ Festival, celebration of victory of life. These kids are sometimes called preemies, hurries, Continue reading →

TSMU scientists participated in the XXXIII International Symposium of the Polish Neonatology Society

The Symposium of the Polish Neonatology Society took place in Cracow, Poland on October 12-14, 2017. Participatin in it were well-known Polish scientists Prof. Maria-Katarzyna Borszewska-Kornacka, Prof. Janusz Skalski, Prof. Ewa Helwich, Prof. Ryszard Lauterbach, Prof. Jolanta Sykut, Prof. Janusz Gadzinowski, Prof. Jan Mazela, Prof. Ewa Gulczyńska, Prof. Janusz Książyk, as well as scientists from Ukraine: Prof. T.K. Znamenska, Prof. T.M. Klymenko, Prof. Y.S.Korzhynskyi. Joining them were international experts from the United States (Prof. Monica Epelman, Prof. Smeeta Sardesai), Germany (Prof. Christopher Fusch), Italy (Prof. Continue reading →

TSMU scholar participated in the 3rd Summer Conference on Neonatology

Assistant professor of the Department of Pediatrics Iryna Sarapuk participated in the Summer Conference on Neonatology, which took place on September 5-8, 2017 in Avignon, France. In the Palace of the Popes, where the conference took place. Summer Conferences on Neonatology are held annually and attract leading neonatologists of the world. This year’s conference was attended by scientists from Switzerland, Great Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the United States and Canada. Discussed during the meeting were a wide range of issues related to the diagnosis, Continue reading →

A team of Ternopil State Medical University doctors brought outpatient care to children in rural area

A team of pediatric doctors from Ternopil State Medical University have visited little patients in the village Uvysla. Assistant professors of pediatric diseases and pediatric surgery Tamara Vorontsova (team leader), Liubov Volianska, Vira Synytska, Pavlo Hoshchynskyi, assistant professor of otorhinolaryngology, ophthalmology and neurosurgery Kateryna Aleksevych and neurologist Volodymyr Musienko examined the children and consulted their parents. Nearly 400 boys and girls live in Uvysla, including about 300 children under the age of 14. The nearest medical clinic is located in the district capital, 20 kilometers Continue reading →

TSMU scientists participated in the XVI Congress of the Polish Society of Experimental and Clinical Immunology

Scientists of Ternopil State Medical University associate professor the Department of Childhood Diseases and Pediatric Surgery Maria Kinash and assistant professor of pediatrics Natalia Haliyash on 8-10 June 2017 took part in the XVI Congress of the Polish Society of Experimental and Clinical Immunology in Warsaw. Participating in the Congress were 350 specialists from around the world, sharing their knowledge in treating diseases of the immune system, discussing the challenges facing the field of immunology in Poland and in the world, and codifying professional standards. Continue reading →

Ternopil State Medical University joined World Primary Immunodeficiency Week events

For the second consecutive year TSMU joins the world-wide activities to observe World Primary Immunodeficiency Week. This year, the events were supported by the NGO “Rare immune diseases”, association of pediatricians of Ternopil region and joined by leading Ukrainian immunologists. On 25 April 2017 head of Shupyk NMAPE Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Pediatric Immunology Professor Alla Volokh, head of TSMU Department of Children’s diseases and Pediatric Surgery, Professor Oksana Boyarchuk and Deputy Director of the organization “Rare immune diseases” Oksana Strielnykova visited the Continue reading →

TSMU international students shared the warmth of their hearts with orphaned children

Ternopil State Medical University international students don’t miss opportunities for doing good deeds. On 6 December members of Ternopil branch of European Medical Students Association together with their mentors, Associate Professors of the Pediatrics Department Natalia Haliiash and Svitlana Nikytiuk visited Ternopil regional Children’s Home Maliatko with a charity program “Teddy Bear”. The event aimed to instill in children a positive attitude towards doctors. International students achieved the goal using games and by teaching kids simple medical procedures, such as heart and lung auscultation.   Continue reading →