Department of PediatricsShevchenko Tetiana A, Candidate of Medical Sciences, PhD, Associate Professor. In 2006 she graduated from the Pediatric Faculty of the Bogomolets National Medical University. During 2006-2008 she studied in the internship in the specialty “Pediatrics”. During this period she she received her master’s degree in the same specialty and graduated with honors in 2008. During 2008-2010 she studied in clinical residency at the Department of Pediatrics № 4 of the Bogomolets National Medical University. During 2011-2017 she studied in full-time postgraduate studies at the Department of Pediatrics № 4 of the Bogomolets National Medical University. In 2019 she defended her dissertation a Candidate of Medical Sciences degree on “Effeciency of correction of oxidative stress in children of type 1 diabetes patients” and received the scientific degree of a candidate of medical sciences. In 2017-2023 she worked at the Department of Pediatrics № 4 of the Bogomolets National Medical University. She was responsible for medical work at the Department of Pediatrics № 4 of the Bogomolets National Medical University. Since September 2023 she has been working as the Head of the Department of Pediatrics of Kyiv Medical University. She has 30 published scientific and educational and methodological works, including 5 articles in leading foreign editions, which are included in the Scopus and Web of Science science databases, a patent for an invention of Ukraine, two information letters about innovations in the field of healthcare in Ukraine. Work experience: professional experience in “Pediatrics” – 17 years, teaching experience – 12 years. Scientific and practical interests are pediatrics, ultrasound diagnostics
The department teaches the following educational components of the EPP 222 “Medicine”: Mandatory educational components of the EPP, professional training: – Propaedeutics of pediatrics (lasts 5.6 semesters in the 3rd year of study) – Pediatrics (lasts 7-12 semesters in the 4th-6th years of study) – Children’s infectious diseases (lasts 10.11 semesters in the 5th and 6th years of study) Mandatory educational components of the EPP, practical training: – Care for patients on the basis of the pediatric department inpatient unit (4th semester, 2nd year of study) – Nursing practice and basic medical skills on the basis of the pediatric department inpatient unit (6th semester, 3rd year of study) – Industrial medical practice in the pediatric department of the hospital (8th semester, 4th year of study) – Industrial medical practice in the pediatric department of the primary health care center (10th semester, 5th year of study) – Pre-diploma practical training (including preparation for OSP(K)I. Pediatrics (12th semester, 6th year of study) Selective components of the EPP: – Communication skills in the work of a pediatrician – Clinical examination of a child of different ages – Laboratory and instrumental diagnostic methods in pediatrics – Pediatric parasitology – Emergency conditions in childhood The following educational components of the EPP 221 “Dentistry” are taught at the department: Mandatory educational components of the EPP, clinical sciences: – Pediatrics (7th semester, 4th year of study) Educational components are taught to Ukrainian-speaking and English-speaking higher education applicants. Practical classes, lectures, educational practice and industrial medical practice are conducted.
The department staff of the Department of Pediatrics creates a favorable environment for learning and development. Our teachers are experienced specialists who constantly improve their qualifications by attending conferences, courses and trainings. Thanks to this, students have the opportunity to master modern knowledge and skills necessary for successful professional activity. To ensure a high-quality educational process, the department is developing new educational and methodological materials for practical classes and lectures in accordance with the educational and professional program 222 “Medicine” and 221 “Dentistry”. Interactive teaching methods are being introduced.
The topic of the research work “Coronavirus disease in children. Diagnosis, treatment, prevention” is nearing completion. The aim of the work was a comprehensive study of the features of the course of COVID-19 in the pediatric population hospitalized in the infectious diseases department of Kyiv. The results obtained allowed us to analyze in detail the clinical manifestations of the disease in different age groups and compare them with domestic and international data. This contributed to the clarification of diagnostic criteria and the development of effective strategies for the treatment of COVID-19 in children. Results of the research work:
Printed works of the department’s staff. The Department of Pediatrics is beginning a new stage of scientific research, the purpose of which will be: Deepening the understanding of the causes of children’s diseases. Development of new methods of diagnosis and treatment. Creation of effective prevention programs. Improving the quality of life of children and their families. A new topic of research work of the department is actively being developed in the following areas: Child nutrition: studying the impact of diet on the physical and mental development of a child, the prevalence of food allergies and food intolerances, developing recommendations for balanced nutrition in different periods of childhood. Allergic diseases: analysis of the causes of the increase in allergic diseases in the child population, developing strategies for diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Endocrine pathology: studying disorders of the endocrine system in children, studying new methods of diagnosis and treatment of endocrine diseases. Hereditary diseases: studying the genetic causes of hereditary diseases in children, screening programs and early diagnosis. Deficiency states: studying the prevalence of vitamin, mineral and other nutrient deficiencies in children with various pathologies, developing recommendations for correcting their level and monitoring in dynamics.
The department conducts medical work in medical institutions of the city. The main bases of the department are Children’s Clinical Hospital №5, Children’s Clinical Hospital №6.
In 1992, Valery Volodymyrovych created the Kyiv Medical University, whose work was based on the need to introduce the most effective, scientifically sound methods and means of folk and alternative medicine to the complex therapy of diseases in the system of medical institutions of Ukraine. The implementation of this concept was reflected in the functioning and development of a new type of higher medical educational institution, the training of whose students today is a combination of the principles of classical and folk and alternative medicine, which V.V. Pokanevych dreamed of. In 1994, the Department of Pediatric Diseases was organized, headed by Petro Stepanovych Moshchych – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Academy of Medical Sciences, the New York Academy of Sciences, laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, the awards of St. Volodymyr and Yaroslav the Wise, honorary titles of European institutions, the Institute of the Ukrainian Academy of Medical Sciences. The Department was located on the bases of Children’s Clinical Hospitals No. 5 and No. 8 of the city of Kyiv. The department taught such disciplines as pediatrics, pediatric infectious diseases to students of the medical and dental faculties. A scientific student group worked. Under the leadership of Moshchych P.S., the department considered the problems of heart disease in childhood and pathology of the neonatal period. Later, the department was headed by: Marushko Yuriy Volodymyrovych, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor (2005-2008). Author of more than 800 scientific papers, co-author of 13 monographs, 7 textbooks, 66 teaching aids, 13 methodological recommendations, 12 industry innovations. The priority of the research performed is confirmed by 51 author’s certificates and patents of Ukraine. Yuriy Volodymyrovych Marushko successfully trained highly qualified personnel in pediatrics. Professor Marushko Yu.V. continued to study the problems of pediatric cardiology, paid attention to emergency conditions in pediatrics, morbidity of young children. From 2009 to 2013, the department was headed by Pisotskaya Stalina Artemivna, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor. At this time, the department worked on improving methodological developments in the disciplines taught at the department. From 2014 to 2015, the department was headed by Platonova Elena Mikhailovna, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor. Under the leadership of Platonova O.M., the department organized an international scientific and practical conference dedicated to the problems of childhood health. The next head of the department was Samarin Dmytro Viktorovich, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor. From 2017 to 2023, the Department of Pediatric Diseases was headed by Zaslavskaya Anna Oleksandrivna, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor. In 2021, the Academic Council of the university approved a new name for the department – the Department of Pediatrics. During this period, the department organized an all-Ukrainian student Olympiad, in which students from various higher medical universities of Ukraine participated. The department holds various events with students to improve the level of knowledge and consolidate the material, in particular, business clinical games, brain ring, cognitive and interesting lectures for children in schools with the participation of senior students. During this period, the department studied the issues of infectious diseases in children, the problems of immunization of the child population, and attention was also paid to the issues of pediatric parasitology. The Department of Pediatrics has graduated about ten Masters of Medical Sciences, more than 50 pediatrician interns. Since 2023, the Department of Pediatrics has been headed by Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Shevchenko Tetyana Antonivna. Currently, 5 associate professors, candidates of medical sciences work at the department. Active work is underway to popularize the specialty of pediatrics among students of the medical faculty. For in-depth study of pediatrics, the department has created selective educational components: Communication skills in the work of a pediatrician, Clinical examination of a child of different ages, Laboratory and instrumental diagnostic methods in pediatrics, Emergency conditions in childhood. The scientific club of the pediatrics department continues to work and develop, to which students who are interested in pediatrics and working with young patients are invited. Currently, the scientific club of the pediatrics department is visited by about 20 students of different courses. In recent years, despite all the difficulties, our students have been actively participating in the scientific activities of the department. The pediatrics department examines the problems of feeding children of the first year of life, allergic diseases of childhood, hereditary diseases, metabolic disorders, and endocrine pathologies. The results of the students’ scientific work were presented at the scientific and practical conference with international participation “IRIP-2024: International Platform of Integrative Pediatrics” in memory of the outstanding pediatrician, academician of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine Vitaliy Hryhorovych Maidannik” on April 17-18, 2024, the scientific and practical conference of young scientists “Medicine in Wartime” on the Day of Science in Ukraine, Kyiv Medical University, Kyiv, May 16, 2024. The staff of the department constantly improve their professional qualifications. They attend international conferences abroad (“International Medical Cooperation of Ukraine and Poland: Win – Win Technologies”, 10/27/2023 in Katowice, Poland; international scientific and practical conference of students and young scientists “Innovative Horizons in Medicine and Technology: Views of Young Scientists” 12/13/2024 in the Polish Campus of the Ukrainian State University of Medicine, Katowice). On November 20, 2024, the Department of Pediatrics organized a scientific and practical conference of young scientists for World Children’s Day and International Pediatrician’s Day: “Rare Cases in Pediatrics”, in which students, members of the scientific club of the Department of Pediatrics and intern pediatricians of the Kyiv Medical University, as well as students of the SEC “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, KNU named Taras Shevchenko, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, and the Bogomolets National Medical University. Currently, the Department of Pediatrics is located on the basis of the municipal non-profit enterprise “Children’s Clinical Hospital No. 5”, Kyiv and the municipal non-profit enterprise “Children’s Clinical Hospital No. 5”, Kyiv.
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