(Russian version) “Hilton Tashkent City” Hotel in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, hosted a scientific and practical conference “INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE TREATMENT OF RHINOSINUSITIS”. The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Association of Doctors of the Republic of Uzbekistan in scientific partnership with the Representative Office of Pharmaceutical Company “Bionorica SE” (Germany) were organizers of this event. Specialized journal “Medical Express” was the information partner in this event. Vice-Rector for Academic Affars at Tashkent Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education (TIPME), Kasymova Munira Sadykjanovna and the Chairperson of ENT Department of the Association of Doctors of Uzbekistan, Professor of the Teaching Department for ENT Diseases at Tashkent Medical Academy, Dr. Med. Habil. Kh.E. Shaykhova, welcomed the conference participants. The focus of the conference was to highlight the benefits of Sinupret® Extract for treatment of acute uncomplicated inflammatory diseases of the paranasal sinuses (acute uncomplicated rhinosinusitis). Professor V. Popovich, Head of the Department of Otorhinolaryngology with the Course of Head and Neck Surgery, the Chairperson of the Expert Panel of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine delivered a presentation entitled “Sinupret® Extract. The Powerful Effects on Rhinosinusitis from the Evidence-Based Medicine Position”. In his presentation, the professor pointed out that the medicine produces a combined therapeutic effect on human body emphasizing that the key effect of the medication is the capacity to regulate production of mucus during rhinorrhea. He added that using the medicine from the onset of a common cold accompanied with rhinorrhea significantly expedites the recovery and prevents development of purulent complications (e.g., maxillary sinusitis, frontal sinusitis and others). Head of the Clinic and Professor of Ghent University, C. Bachert (Belgium), spoke next with a presentation “Sinupret® Extract: From Clinical Studies to Guidelines”. During his speech, he noted that Sinupret® Extract is an effective plant-based alternative to antibiotics for treatment of upper respiratory tract diseases. During the conference, a direct online broadcasting was set up for doctors from Samarkand, Bukhara, Andijan and Urgench cities in Uzbekistan.   “Medical Express” Press Correspondent. “Medical Express” Photo and Video Reporter.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Satellite symposium “New Possibilities of IHD Therapy” The capital of Uzbekistan hosted the VII Eurasian Congress of Cardiology at “International Tashkent”. The organizers of the congress were the Eurasian Association of Cardiology, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Association of Cardiologists of Uzbekistan, and the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Cardiology. Medical Express Journal is a regular information partner of the congress. Elmira Basitkhanova, Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Nurdinjon Ismoilov, the Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Parliament of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ravshanbek Kurbanov, “Hero of Uzbekistan”, Director of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Cardiology, Academician of the Academy of Science of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Dr. med. habil., made opening statements at the congress. The scientific agenda of the congress was dedicated to contemporary dimensions and achievements in cardiology as a science globally, new trends in prevention, diagnostics and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, development and practical use of innovative medical technologies in cardiology, challenges and prospects in laboratory and instrumental diagnostics, evidence-based pharmacotherapy for cardiovascular disease, setting up new registers, and improvements in quality of cardiologic care to the population. Academician R.D. Kurbanov (Uzbekistan) presented “Objectives and Development Prospects in Cardiologic Service in the Light of Ongoing Health Reforms”, Academician I.E. Chazova (Russia) gave a speech on “Russian 2019 Recommendations on Diagnostics and Treatment of Arterial Hypertension”, Academician A.G. Mrochek (Belarus) reported on “Problem of Sudden Cardiac Death. Significance of Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances”  and Academician Yu.P. Ostrovskiy (Belarus) gave a talk on “Ten Years of Heart Transplantation in the Republic of Belarus”. Satellite symposia “New Possibilities of IHD Therapy”, “Current Issues Concerning Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease”, “Possibilities of Interventional Cardiology: Today and Tomorrow” and others were organized within the frameworks of the congress. The congress agenda included sessions such as “Innovative Approaches to Diagnostics and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Cardiac Failure”, “Progress and Challenges in Cardiology of the 21st Century”, “From Arterial Hypertension to Ischemic Heart Disease: Better Ways to Detect and Treat”,  “Cutting Edge Issues of Arrhythmology” and others . The congress also included plenary sessions, a school of cardiology, master classes, exhibition of pharmaceutical products and medical equipment. More than 250 delegates from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Hungary, Germany, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Moldova, Italy, India, Poland, Russia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Switzerland, Japan and other countries attended the congress. Medical Express Correspondent Medical Express Photo and Video Reporter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Tashkent hosted a satellite symposium “New Possibilities of IHD Therapy” organized by “Les Laboratoires SERVIER” Pharmaceutical Company – key partner of the congress – within the frameworks of the VII Eurasian Congress of Cardiology. Medical Express Journal was an information partner of the congress and symposium.             Preventive and Emergency Cardiology Chair Professor, Department for Postgraduate Continuous Education (DPCE), I.A. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy (Sechenov MMA), Head of Laboratory for Functional Testing Methodology and Prudent Pharmacotherapy of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sechenov MMA and Municipal Clinical Hospital No. 59, Professor Maria G. Glezer, Doctor of Medical Science. New Possibilities of IHD Therapy  А link to the video (Russian version) Professor Maria G. Glezer presented evidence-based information about a ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease) case management strategy, prevention of complications, improvements of outcomes, elimination or mitigation of angina pectoris and myocardial ischemia as well as improvements in patients’ quality of life. Discussed issues concerned pharmacological therapy for improvement of treatment outcomes and necessary interventions to achieve blood pressure normalization. An ODA National Multicenter Observation Program to assess the efficacy and therapeutic response to daily practical use of Preductal OD 80 mg for treatment of stable angina pectoris was presented.  Therapy aimed at correction of changes in energy metabolism, which is essential in case of ischemia, was described because it prevents initial stages of myocardial cell damage.               Junior Research Associate, Laboratory of IHD and Atherosclerosis, Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Cardiology, Winner of 2016 Contest of Young Scholars. Nizamov, U. I. (Tashkent, Uzbekistan). Contemporary Dimensions of Anti-ischemic Therapy. Clinical Case Study А link to the video (Russian version) The presentation focused on ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease) with emphasis anti-ischemic therapy using the example from a specific case. The presenter introduced a strategy for management of these cases. The speaker stressed the importance of reviewing a combination of anti-ischemic medications, which influence the treatment outcome in such patients and assessing the risk stratification for conducting revasculation. Medical Express Correspondent Medical Express Photo and Video Reporter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSION OF OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF MULTIMORBID PATIENTS IN THE AREA OF CARDIOLOGY, NEPHROLOGY AND DIABETES “ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND COMORBID CONDITIONS: UPDATES ON APPROACHES TO DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT ON THE BASIS OF RECOMMENDATIONS” On 9 November 2018, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, hosted a Cardio Forum 2018. As many as 670 doctors from Tashkent and the regions took part in the forum. This large-scale event held under the aegis of the Association of Cardiologists of Uzbekistan and European Society of Cardiology in close cooperation with Berlin-Chemie/Menarini Company.               Academician R. Kurbanov, addressed the participants with welcoming words at the Forum opening ceremony and underscored the high relevance of hypertention treatment, especially, the high incidence of comorbid conditions: diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, CRD, COPD, cerebrovascular diseases and others, which affect the course, nature and severity of complications, which frequently obscure diagnostics, and, indeed, determine specifics in choosing antihypertensive medications. In this context, cardiologists require extensive knowledge of concomitant diseases with the view of preventing a risk for development of life-threatening complications.               Professor Athanasios J. Manolis (Greece), the President and General Secretary of the Mediterranean Association of Cardiology and Cardiosurgery, delivered a presentation “Arterial Hypertension: A Critical Approach of the Recently Published ESC/ESH and ACC/AHA Guidelines” . a link to the video               A presentation on “Control of Heart Rate and Blood Pressure” was made by Deputy Director for Science, Republican Specialized Center for Cardiology (RSCC) of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Shek A.B.                  Professor G. Khamidullaeva, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Arterial Hypertension, RSCC of the Republic of Uzbekistan, gave a presentation “Treatment of Arterial Hypertension in Chronic Renal Disease”.                                  Professor Jan T. Kielstein  (Germany) - a leading expert in therapy of renal diseases and arterial hypertension, cardiovascular risk in patients on dialysis at the Center for Cardiovascular Research at Blood Purification  Academic Teaching Hospital Braunschweig - spoke about “Hyperuricaemia - an Update in its Role in CV and Renal Disease”. a link to the video               Clinical case studies, robust discussions, a great number of questions to the presenters made the Forum relevant and meaningful for all the participants, which, undoubtedly will serve as the groundwork for improvements in care for thousands of patients and reduction in the risk of cardiovascular complications.a link to the video               “Medical Express” correspondent “Medical Express” photo and video reporter                    

“BIONORICA SE” Pharmaceutical Company’s CEO and  Chairman of the Executive Board, Professor Michael A. Popp, gave an exclusive interview to “Medical Express” Journal about effective treatment methods using innovative plant-based medicines presented at the Fifth Congress of Urologists in Uzbekistan and noted that Uzbekistan is a unique country with remarkable potential for scientific research. — Professor Popp, how does “BIONORICA SE” manage to effectively combine centuries-old knowledge with current achievements of scientific and technological progress? — “BIONORICA SE” uses the knowledge of history and empirical knowledge passed on by my grandfather to my father, who was also a physician specializing in research and production of plant-based medicines. At the same time, extensive experience of physicians including urologists underlies our developments. In combination, this enabled us to devise a completely new approach to using plant-based medicines. We think about how we can do the best state-of-the art modern science, we develop clinical protocols and conduct clinical studies with our products and we are very happy that at the end we succeed. We can show, for example, that our Canephron is as good as Fosfomicin in a patient with an uncomplicated urinary tract infection without the use of antibiotic in the first line. In almost 84% of monotherapy, our plant-based medicine was sufficient and female patients did not need an additional antibiotic leading to a high successful treatment rate, which was, in principle, impossible in the past. However, this success requires a lot of money and a lot of trust and belief in your product.    — The Fifth Convention of Urologists of Uzbekistan is taking place today. Developments regarding which medicine did “BIONORICA SE” present to the participants of this scientific forum? — One of key areas that we are exploring and presenting within our production are plant-based medicines. It is very important that you have the best raw materials. It means you have to take a lot of efforts to ensure constant homogenous quality of the product. It is important for each natural product to have the best quality of raw materials. Then, you need the best way of production, a modern way of production, to produce a good plant-based herbal medicine. Today, we presented Canephron that enabled us to show our newest developments. The newest developments show how Canephron works pharmacologically. It is important to point out that findings of clinical studies proved the effectiveness of this medication in treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections. We have currently proven that Canephron acts as good as Fosfomicin in cases of uncomplicated urinary tract infection. It is important because antimicrobial resistance of pathogens to various antibiotics, which eventually stop to work, is a problem that is so huge that even the World Health Organization focuses on it. — Dr. Popp, you've been coming for more than 10 years to Uzbekistan, could you, please, share your impressions? — About 10 лет years ago, I was fortunate to visit your country and back then I was astonished with the organization of the forum that took place in Tashkent and we were connect by video with doctors in Samarkand, Khiva and other cities and it worked. Today, I was pleasantly surprised to learn about two innovations – a questionnaire for acute cystitis developed in Uzbekistan and translated into 19 world languages and internationally validated, which we use in our scientific research. Secondly, a unique patient registration system was introduced in Uzbekistan and being introduced in several other countries. Today, I am convinced once again that Uzbekistan is a unique country with remarkable potential for scientific research.   “Medical Express” correspondent “Medical Express” photo and video reporter                                                                                                            

Tashkent hosted the Fifth Congress of Urologists in Uzbekistan with international participation entitled “Modern Technologies in Diagnostics and Therapy of Urological Diseases”. The event was organized by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Society of Urologists of the Republic of Uzbekistan. “Medical Express” Journal had a role of an information partner of the congress.                   The congress agenda included 6 plenary sessions dedicated to modern global achievements in urology. Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Professor A. M. Khadjibayev, opened the congress. The Head of Uzbekistan’s Society of Urologists, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Farkhad Akilov, and Director of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center for Urology, Chief Urology Consultant to the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Sh. Mukhtarov addressed the participants of the congress with welcoming remarks. Leading urologists from Germany, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, the United States of America, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan attended the congress. Professor Michael Popp (Germany) made a presentation on “The phytoneering principle: Researched phytomedicines in times of growing antibiotic resistance”.             A presentation "Do we Need Always Antibiotic Therapy to Treat Uncomplicated Cystitis? New Aspects from Guidelines" was delivered by Professor Kurt G. Naber (Germany).           Professor Bj?rn Wullt (Sweden) made a presentation on “Bacteria and Host Interaction in UTI with New Perspectives on Non-antibiotic Treatments”.           A presentation “"Change of a Paradigm in UTI: quo vadis?" was delivered by Professor Florian M. Wagenlehner (Germany).              Dr. Jakhongir Alidjanov presented “Aspects of Symptom-based Diagnostics of the Lower UTI”. Other plenary sessions including “Modern Technologies in Urology”, “Modern Diagnostics and Therapy of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms”, and “Modern Aspects of Men’s Health” were also organized for the participants of the congress. “Medical Express” correspondent. “Medical Express” photo and video reporter.?