On February 26–27, 2020, 500 doctors gathered in Lviv for the International Scientific Symposium “Cardiovascular Care in the Practice of a Family Doctor: Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention”. Family doctors, therapists, paediatricians, neurologists, endocrinologists from the Western regions of Ukraine came to Lviv National Medical University to receive a certificate confirming the continuous professional development.
Within the framework of the symposium, master classes on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiac rehabilitation were held.
The co-organizer of the event is the Department of Cardiology of the Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education (head – professor Maryna Dolzhenko) and the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations (president, Lviv Honorary Ambassador – professor Andriy Bazylevych).
Kornelia Kotseva, Professor at the King`s College, gave a lecture and focused on the features of treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases according to international recommendations and research data of EuroAspire IV and EuroAspire V.
