Department of Neurology

International cooperation

Clinical Base: Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 3, Neurology Department
Contacts: +380677885597, viktoriya.krylova@gmail.com

Participation of Neurology Department Staff in International Conferences, Symposia, Congresses, and Other Events

M. Prokopiv, Head of the Department

  1. International Scientific and Practical Conference “Science, World View and Modern Youth,” August 8-11, 2023, San Francisco, USA.
  2. 12th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Scientific Progress: Innovations, Achievements and Prospects,” Munich, August 21-23, 2023.
  3. XXIV International Scientific and Practical Conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine “Rehabilitation of Military Personnel with Cardiocerebral Lesions, Prevention of Complications,” November 1-2, 2023, Kyiv, “Bioflavonoids in the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke” (online).
  4. International Scientific and Practical Conference “Innovative Technologies in the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Neurological Diseases During Wartime,” March 29-30, 2024, Kharkiv.
  5. XXV International Scientific and Practical Conference “Multimodal Medical and Social Aspects of Cerebral and Cardiovascular Pathology During Wartime (Diagnostics, Rehabilitation, Prevention of Complications),” May 14-15, 2024.
  6. International Scientific and Practical Conference “Resilience Under Stressful Conditions: Addressing Neurological and Psychological Issues of Today,” May 15-16, 2024 (online).

I. Sokolova, Professor

  1. Master Class “Ultrasound Doppler in Brain Diseases,” September 11-13, 2023, Organizer.
  2. 20th Annual World Congress of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. Presentation: “Cognitive and Psychoemotional Features in Patients with Explosion-Related Traumatic Brain Injury,” Los Angeles, USA, February 16-19, 2023.
  3. 4th Regional Ukrainian Congress on Controversies in Neurology, Kyiv, Ukraine, November 16-17, 2023. Section Leader “Multiple Sclerosis,” Moderator, Presentation: “PIRA vs. RAW – What Is More Relevant for Decision Making on Immunotherapy?”
  4. 21st Annual World Congress of SBMT, March 15, 2024, Larysa Sokolova, Yaroslav Saminin. Topic: “Insomnia Among Combatants with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.”
  5. International Scientific and Practical Conference “Resilience Under Stressful Conditions: Addressing Neurological and Psychological Issues of Today,” May 15-16, 2024 (online).

A. Dovbonos, Associate Professor

  • International Scientific and Practical Conference “Resilience Under Stressful Conditions: Addressing Neurological and Psychological Issues of Today,” May 15-16, 2024 (online), Conference Secretary, Moderator.
  • Global Science: Prospects and Innovations. Proceedings of the 5th International Scientific and Practical Conference, United Kingdom, Liverpool, Cognum Publishing House, December 28-30, 2023. Presentation, Article.

Yu. Krylova, Associate Professor

  • The 10th European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC 2024), May 13-17, 2024, Basel, Switzerland (offline).
  • International Scientific and Practical Conference “Resilience Under Stressful Conditions: Addressing Neurological and Psychological Issues of Today,” May 15-16, 2024 (online).

O. Svystelnyk, Associate Professor

  • International Scientific and Practical Conference “Purple Day – International Epilepsy Awareness Day,” March 21, 2024. Presentation: “Modern Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Focal Forms of Epilepsy.”
  • International Scientific and Practical Conference “Resilience Under Stressful Conditions: Addressing Neurological and Psychological Issues of Today,” May 15-16, 2024 (online).

P. Potapova, Assistant

  • 20th Annual World Congress of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. Chair of the Section, Co-Author of the Presentation “Cognitive and Psychoemotional Features in Patients with Explosion-Related Traumatic Brain Injury,” Los Angeles, USA, February 16-19, 2023. Award Laureate for Humanitarian Service and Leadership, 2023.
  • International Scientific and Practical Conference for World Health Day 2023 and the 75th Anniversary of the WHO on the Topic “Health for All,” Kyiv, Bogomolets NMU, April 6, 2023. Presentation.
  • 21st Annual World Congress of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics. Chair of the Section, Key Speaker of the Panel Discussion, Poster Presentation “Assessing the Implementation of HealUA Mobile Application for Peer-to-Peer Neurology Consultations in Ukraine During Wartime,” Los Angeles, California, USA, March 14-17, 2024.

Participation of Neurology Department Staff in International Internship Programs

L. Heletiuk, Associate Professor

  • Training/Internship on the “Medscape” Distance Learning Platform, USA (6 credits), successfully completed the course “Academic Integrity: Online Course for Teachers” supported by the American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS (60 hours, 2 ECTS credits).

S. Turchyna, Associate Professor

  • International Advanced Training Courses “Non-Formal Education in the Training of Bachelors and Masters in EU Countries and Ukraine.” Lublin (Republic of Poland) June 26 – July 3, 2023 (online).

P. Potapova, Assistant

  • Scholar of the Harvard Scholar at Risk Program, 2024. Clinical Internship in Clinics Affiliated with Harvard Medical School – Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Spaulding Rehabilitation Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Representation in Associations

  1. Larysa Sokolova, Professor – European Academy of Neurology
  2. Larysa Sokolova, Professor – European Stroke Organisation (ESO)
  3. Volodymyr Melnyk, Professor – European Academy of Neurology
  4. Tetiana Cherenko, Professor – European Academy of Neurology
  5. Victoria Krylova, Associate Professor – European Academy of Neurology
  6. Victoria Svystilnyk, Associate Professor – European Academy of Neurology
  7. Tetiana Dovbonos, Associate Professor – Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
  8. Kateryna Potapova, Assistant Professor – Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT), EAN, AAN, GMKA

Participation of Neurology Department Staff in International (Multicenter) Studies

Department staff members, including Professor Larysa SokolovaProfessor Volodymyr MelnykAssociate Professor Tetiana Dovbonos, and Assistant Professor Svitlana Sholomon, participate in multicenter, randomized studies on the efficacy and safety of drugs for the treatment of all types of multiple sclerosis.

Participation of International Researchers in Conferences Organized by the NMU Neurology Department

Dr. Alexander Razumovsky, PhD, FAHA, NVS – President and Director for TCD Global and TCD Consultant for SpecialtyCare

    • Master class “Ultrasound Dopplerography in Brain Diseases,” held at the NMU Neurology Department, September 11-13, 2023.

Dr. Alexander Razumovsky, PhD, FAHA, NVS – Advisory Board Member, Neurosonology Specialty Group of the WFN; President, TCD Global, Inc.

    • Workshop on Transcranial Dopplerography, Dnipro, Mechnikov Hospital, September 14-17, 2023.

Dr. Kenneth Green, DMD, Commander US Navy (Retired)

    • Workshop on Transcranial Dopplerography, held at the NMU Neurology Department, September 11-13, 2023.
    • Workshop on Transcranial Dopplerography, Dnipro, Mechnikov Hospital, September 14-17, 2023.

Publishing Activities of the Department

The staff of the Neurology Department have published a number of papers in the proceedings of international scientific-practical conferences, including: San Francisco, USA, August 8–11, 2023; Munich, Germany, August 21-23, 2023; Chicago, USA, 2024; Tokyo, Japan, 2024; Toronto, Canada, 2023; Boston, USA, 2023; United Kingdom, Liverpool, Cognum Publishing House, December 28-30, 2023.

Professor Larysa Sokolova and co-authors published the paper titled “Neurological Practice in the Time of War: Perspectives and Experiences from Ukraine” in Seminars in Neurology, Volume 44, Issue 2, 225–232. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1782515.

Scientific Conference Organized by the Neurology Department of NMU Named After O.O. Bogomolets

The National Medical University named after O.O. Bogomolets, together with MedIvent LLC and the Public Organization “Association of Neurologists of Kyiv,” held an international scientific-practical conference titled “Resilience in Stressful Conditions: Addressing Neurological and Psychological Challenges of the Present” on May 15-16, 2024, in an online format.

Dr. Serhiy Zemskov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation at NMU named after O.O. Bogomolets, delivered the welcoming speech and opened the event. The moderators were Dr. Maria Prokopiv, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Neurology Department at NMU named after O.O. Bogomolets, and Associate Professor Tetiana Dovbonos, Candidate of Medical Sciences, from the Neurology Department.

The conference featured presentations from 11 department staff members and 2 of our PhD students, who shared the results of their recent scientific research and observations on neurological patients. The total number of registered participants at the conference was 4,531. The event included the following sections:

  • Cerebrovascular Pathology: Discussion of Current Issues”
  • “Resilience in Stressful Conditions: Focus on Mental Health”
  • “Multiple Sclerosis: Analysis of Current Issues”
  • “Neurological and Psychological Assistance in Wartime Conditions”
  • “Back Pain: Patient Management Tactics”
  • “Complex Patient in Neurological Practice: From Symptoms to Treatment”

A total of 26 presentations were delivered over the two days of the event. At the end of the first day, Dr. Maria Prokopiv, Head of the Neurology Department, conducted a practical master class titled “Modern Classification of Strokes in the Vertebrobasilar System: Accurate Diagnosis.”

 

Opening Remarks by the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation of NMU Named After O.O. Bogomolets, Professor Serhiy Zemskov

Moderator: Professor Maria Prokopiv, Head of the Neurology Department at NMU Named After O.O. Bogomolets.

The report of Professor Melnyk V.S.

Presentation by Associate Professor V.O. Svystilnyk. Moderator – Associate Professor T.A. Dovbonos

Associate Professor V.Yu. Krylova at the 10th European Stroke Organisation Conference, May 13, 2024, Basel, Switzerland.

Associate Professor V.O. Svystilnyk. Presentation at the International Scientific and Practical Conference “PURPLE DAY – International Epilepsy Awareness Day,”

March 21, 2024