Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy
Educational activities
On September 24, 2024, a joint meeting of the student research group of the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy and the student research group of the Department of Medical Psychology, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy was held. This meeting became an important event for the student community, because it united two areas of medicine – clinical pharmacology and mental health problems, which are particularly relevant in modern medical practice.
The invited lecturer – Viktoriya Serhiyivna Potaskalova, psychiatrist, psychotherapist, associate professor of the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, candidate of medical sciences, presented a thorough report on the topic “Risks in treatment with antidepressants and ways to overcome them.” In her report, Victoria Sergeyivna emphasized the risks accompanying the use of antidepressants in the treatment of patients with depression and other mental disorders, and also provided practical recommendations for their minimization. In particular, the issue of interaction of antidepressants with other drugs, risk management of adverse reactions and problems related to the withdrawal of antidepressants was considered.
The topic of the meeting aroused lively interest among the participants, since the use of antidepressants is one of the key directions in modern psychopharmacology, and the correct understanding of the approaches to their appointment is important for both doctors and pharmacists. Every year, the number of patients who need antidepressants is increasing, so knowledge about how to avoid possible complications and optimize treatment becomes especially important.
43 graduates of higher medical and pharmaceutical education took part in the event, including 20 students of medical faculties, 23 students of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Mental Health, 8 students of the pharmaceutical faculty, 3 intern doctors.
The meeting became an important platform for the interdisciplinary exchange of knowledge and experience, and also contributed to raising the level of awareness of future doctors and pharmacists in such complex issues as the rational use of antidepressants and improving the quality of psychiatric care.
On May 1-2, 2024, the intensive “The World Inside Woman” on the topic “Induction of labor” was held, which gathered numerous participants wishing to deepen their knowledge in this field. During two days, 10 lectures from 5 sections were presented: obstetrics, endocrinology, pediatrics, clinical pharmacology, physiology.
From the department of clinical pharmacology and clinical pharmacy, reports were made by:
- Maryna Savchuk (student of the 6th year of the Faculty of Medicine No. 2): “Pharmacological methods of labor induction: misoprostol”
- Zavodyak Diana (fourth-year student of the Faculty of Pharmacy): “Pharmacological methods of labor induction: mifepristone.”
The pharmacological properties of misoprostol and mifepristone were discussed in detail; safety and risks of use for mother and child; when and to whom it should be prescribed with special care, etc.
The head of the group of the department of clinical pharmacology and clinical pharmacy, candidate of biological sciences, Assoc. Olena Temirova, who emphasized the importance of knowledge about pharmacological methods of labor induction for obstetricians-gynecologists and pharmacists.
The “WIW 4.0: Induction of Labor” intensive enriched participants’ knowledge, inspired further research and established connections between specialists from different fields of medicine.
In April 2024, students of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Bogomolets National Medical University, as part of the All-Ukrainian project “Student to Student”, read video lectures on current topics for their colleagues from other institutions of higher medical education. In them, they drew attention to the global problem of antibiotic resistance, which is one of the ten biggest threats to humanity.
Thus, 4th-year student Yaroslava Govorova and 5th-year student Viktoriya Mostova shared their findings on the topics “Antibiotic resistance: causes and ways to overcome” and “Rational antibiotic therapy in children.” Since the topics related to important issues of practical medicine and pharmacy, the listeners joined the event with interest.
During the lectures, future pharmacists talked in detail about the process of administration of antimicrobial drugs in accordance with updated industry standards and regulatory documents, informed about modern infectious challenges faced by health care institutions. Considerable attention was also paid to the issue of antibiotic therapy in children, which requires special care and knowledge.
Her lectures, which aroused the interest of the listeners and motivated them to further study, students of O.O. Bogomolets was trained at the department of clinical pharmacology and clinical pharmacy under the leadership of the head of the department, professor Mykola Khaitovich and assistant professor Olena Temirova.
We would like to remind you that the “Student to Student” project was initiated by the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Internal Medicine of the Kharkiv National Medical University with the aim of popularizing educational activities among students, encouraging them to creative work and innovations. Students prepare and present video lectures on complex topics of medicine and pharmacy, thus making learning more accessible and interesting.
On April 24, 2024, a meeting of the section “Clinical pharmacology and clinical pharmacy” was held as part of the Spring Scientific Session. A total of 10 experimental studies were presented by students of the Bogomolets National Medical University, Vinnytsia National Medical University named after MI Pirogov and Kharkiv National Medical University. Research into the role of pharmaceutical care in various fields of medicine, specifics of prescribing certain groups of drugs, analysis of patient therapy and treatment effectiveness, and risk management when using drugs were the areas of work.
Jury (Doctor of Medicine, Prof. Khaitovich M. V., Doctor of Medicine, Associate Professor Potaskalova V. S., Doctor of Medicine, Associate Professor V. O. Polovynka, Doctor of Biology Ph.D., Assoc. Professor O. A.) noted the high quality, relevance, presentation of research, as well as the excellent organization of the event.
After the closed discussion, the following results were announced: 1st place – Anastasia Georgievna Barbashova, Anastasia Valeryivna Vovk; 2nd place – Bogdan Ihorovych Kokhan, Ilya Serhiyovych Lagovskyi 3rd place – Olga Vasylivna Byeda, Vladyslav Yuriyovych Hetmanchuk, Kateryna Valeryivna Melnyk, Iryna Savchenko Iryna, Alina Valentinivna Turovets.
“The best work on the administration of antimicrobial drugs” – Mostova Viktoriya Oleksandrivna.
“The best work on optimizing the pharmacotherapy of children with allergic rhinitis” – Heydarova Gulnar Farasimovna.
“The best work on phytotherapy” – Kosovska Tonya Oleksandrivna.
April 16 – 17, 2024 at the Bogomolets National Medical University named The 8th All-Ukrainian Universiade on Clinical Pharmacology was held in remote format. Students of 5 institutions of higher medical education of Ukraine took part in the Universiade. As part of the Universiade, an Olympiad and a scientific-practical conference of students and young scientists were held. The winners were:
Individual competition: I – Victoria Mostova (NMU), II – Ulyana Zhilyuk (DDMU), Victoria Bevzyuk (NMU, 1 Med and Pharm CJSC), III – Oleksandra Osypova (NMU), Angelina Korolchuk (NMU), Sayde Osmanova (NMU).
“Expert video content” competition: I – Anastasia Barbashova (KhNMU), II – Anastasia Bazhenova (NMU), Osmanova Sayde (NMU); ІІІ – Ivan Bashmakov, Ulyana Zhilyuk (DDMU), Kateryna Topolyuk (KhNMU), Sofia Kharlampovych (NMU).
Team competition: I – Valery Pilypchuk (captain), Anna Orlova, Diana Pekelna, Vladyslava Pysmenyuk (NMU), Kateryna Topolyuk (captain), Anastasia Barbashova, Lina Konoplia, Zarna Alina (KHNMU); II – Bashmakov Ivan (captain), Zhilyuk Ulyana, Sorokina Iryna, Meladze Yana, Nikulin Dmytro (DDMU); Sayde Osmanova (captain), Iryna Hrynyvych, Valeriya Golovash, Alina Probita, Yana Chaika (NMU); Oleksandr Mykhaylenko (captain), Tetiana Kostyuk, Victoria Mostova, Emir Blali (NMU). ІІІ – Yehor Chufytskyi (captain), Sofiya Sedykh, Kateryna Levchenko, Gezun Artur (NFaU); Sofia Kharlampovych (captain), Nataliya Petryk, Darya Logvinchuk, Yuliya Gelerova, Kateryna Klymenko (NMU); Chhalo Oleksandra (captain), Smiyuha Taisia, Ushakova Sofya, Fedorovich Solomiya, Maria Yanushevich.
December 12-13, 2023 at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy of the Bogomolets National Medical University The Interfaculty Competition in Clinical Pharmacology was held. The interfaculty competition in clinical pharmacology is an important event that contributes to increasing the level of knowledge of students in this discipline, helps to acquire skills in solving clinical problems, promotes the development of critical thinking and the ability to prepare presentations of scientific works. The participants were students of 4-5 years of medical and pharmaceutical faculties of the University. They solved clinical cases, performed test tasks, presented their own thematic videos and gave reports.
The interfaculty competition in clinical pharmacology was conducted in a remote format and included two separate competitions: an individual test on solving clinical cases and test tasks, as well as expert video content.
44 students of our University took part in the individual test, who had to solve 4 clinical cases and 40 test tasks. According to the results of the tests, the 5th-year students of the Faculty of Pharmacy Oleksandra Osypova, Emir Blali, Sofia Ushakova, Ruslana Lagovska and the 4th-year student Angelina Korolchuk won.
29 students of NMU took part in the contest of expert video content. They had to prepare a video of up to 5 minutes on the topic of clinical pharmacology or pharmaceutical care. The video clip had to contain relevant, structured and interesting information. The winners of the contest of expert video content were Diana Pekelna, Victoria Mostova, 5th year students of the Faculty of Pharmacy, and Yaroslava Govorova, 4th year student. The winners of both competitions were awarded diplomas and valuable gifts.
As part of the competition, NMU students also took part in the scientific and practical conference “Clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care: modern trends”, where they presented reports on current topics of clinical pharmacology and pharmaceutical care.
On April 12, 2022, on the basis of the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy of the National Medical University named after O.O. The 6th Universiade on Clinical Pharmacology was held remotely in Bogomolets.
The Universiade was attended by 70 students from 4 institutions of higher medical education of Ukraine (Vinnytsia National Medical University named after M.I. Pirogov, National Medical University named after O.O. Bogomolets, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University and National Pharmaceutical University). As part of the Universiade, an Olympiad and a scientific-practical conference of students and young scientists were held.
The Olympiad included individual written tasks on clinical pharmacokinetics, clinical pharmacodynamics, drug interactions, adverse drug reactions, personalized pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular diseases, diseases of the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, rational antibiotic therapy.
36 students successfully passed the 1st round of the individual competition (a test of 40 test tasks in 30 minutes), 11 students with the best results were admitted to the 2nd round. According to the results of the II round (solving 3 situational problems within 20 minutes), the winners were determined:
1st place: Perevozic Yanina (NMU);
2nd place: Iryna Koss (NMU);
3rd place: Bokoch Vladyslav and Kovalchuk Olga.
The scientific and practical conference of students and young scientists "Current issues of clinical pharmacology, clinical pharmacy and pharmacotherapy" was held in video mode on the Zoom platform. 17 reports were presented, heard and discussed.
The jury chaired by the head of the department of clinical pharmacology and clinical pharmacy of NMU named after O.O. Bogomolets, Professor Khaitovich M. V. noted the high level of reports in terms of relevance, scientific novelty, practical significance, level of presentation and mastery of the material of the speakers.
According to the results of the jury, the first place in the scientific and practical conference was divided between N.A. Ogorodnik. (IFNMU) and the team of authors V.V. Vovk, O.V. Trut, V.V. Vavilova, Yu.V. Slyusarenko. (VNMU); 2nd place went to Y.M. Turchyn. (NMU) and Lavrinenko D.O. (NMU); D.S. Ostapets took third place. (NMU) and K.O. Halaka (NMU).
In addition, a number of students won in the nominations: Vishnu Gopinath (VNMU) – for the originality of the presented treatment for COVID-19, Krat Yu.O. (NMU) – for the best report on pharmaceutical care, Vinnytska D.I. (NMU) – for the best report on clinical pharmacology, Fedirko V.V. (NMU) – for the practical implementation of emergency medical aid in wartime, Zhurakivska O.V. (IFNMU) – for the best experimental work, I. Maslivets (NFU) – for the best report on pharmacotherapy.
March 19–20, 2019 at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy of the National Medical University named after O.O. The 3rd All-Ukrainian Universiade on Clinical Pharmacology was held in Bogomolets.
41 students from 10 higher educational institutions of Ukraine (M.I. Pyrogov Vinnytsia National Medical University, Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy, Zaporizhia State Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, National Medical University of Bogomolets University, National Pharmaceutical University, Sumy State University, Odesa National Medical University, Kharkiv National Medical University).
March 20-21, 2018 at the National Medical University named after O.O. Bogomolets by the department of clinical pharmacology and clinical pharmacy (head – professor M. V. Khaytovych), the department of scientific work of students of the National Academy of Sciences and the Council of SNT named after O.A. The 2nd All-Ukrainian Universiade on Clinical Pharmacology was held in Kyselya. 46 students from 11 higher educational institutions of Ukraine registered to participate in the event (12 students studying pharmacy or clinical pharmacy and 34 students studying medicine). In the past 2016-2017 academic year, 5 Ukrainian universities and 23 participants took part in the first Universiade.
On December 27, 2017, at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy of the National Medical University named after O.O. Bogomolets, the results of the 3rd Interfaculty competition for students in clinical pharmacology were summarized.
The competitive tasks included a written answer to 20 test tasks and 4 situational tasks from clinical pharmacology. The time for processing tasks is 45 minutes.
23 students of the 5th year of the Faculty of Medicine No. 2, 62 students of the 5th year of the Faculty of Stomatology, 36 students of the 5th year of the Faculty of Pharmacy (full-time education) and 38 students of the 4th-5th years of the Faculty of Pharmacy (part-time education) took part in the competition.
The best result was demonstrated by students of the 5th year of the Faculty of Pharmacy (full-time study) – an average of 19.3 points; in 2nd place – students of medical faculty #2 – 17.2 points on average; on the third – students of the dental faculty – an average of 17.0 points; on the fourth – students of 4-5 years of the Faculty of Pharmacy (correspondence form of study) – an average of 16.5 points.
March 21–22, 2017 at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy of the National Medical University named after O.O. The All-Ukrainian Universiade on Clinical Pharmacology was held in Bogomolets. The Universiade was dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the beginning of teaching clinical pharmacology at the Kyiv Medical Institute, the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the National Medical University named after O.O. Bogomolets
