All-Russian conference "Epidemiological Safety of Medical Activity" is being held in Ufa

On April 22-23 in Ufa, in the Toratau Congress Hall, the All-Russian Scientific, and Practical Conference with international participation "Epidemiological Safety of Medical Activity" is being held. The organizers of the event are the Ministry of Health of Russia and Bashkortostan, Bashkir State Medical University, the National Association of Specialists for Control of Infections Associated with Medical Care Provision (NASKI).

The forum is attended by epidemiologists of healthcare authorities and institutions and Rospotrebnadzor, medical doctors, bacteriologists, clinical microbiologists, clinical laboratory diagnostics doctors, parasitologists, healthcare organizers, Roszdravnadzor specialists, nursing specialists, and others.

Among the issues discussed are the measures to ensure the chemical and biological safety of the Russian population, the realities and prospects of vaccination, ensuring the quality and safety of medical activities, a risk-based approach to the prevention of infections associated with the provision of medical care.

"Today, amid the coronavirus infection spread, issues related to the epidemiological safety of medical organizations are gaining particular relevance," the chairman of the NASKI, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, head of the epidemiology department at Sechenov Moscow State Medical University, Nikolay Briko said. "It should be noted that this year has become a year of new technologies in Russia. The success is impressive - this is the development of test systems, three effective vaccines against coronavirus infection, drugs for treatment and prevention. Our scientists have made a great contribution to ensuring epidemiological security."

The scientist strongly recommends everyone gets vaccinated against COVID-19.

"Vaccination is the most effective measure that humanity has come up with. It is due to vaccination that life expectancy has increased by 25 years over the past century. Today we can control more than 50 infections, polio, measles, rubella, and eradicated smallpox. COVID-19 is no exception; only vaccination can break the epidemic chain", Nikolai Briko added.