“MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IN EMERGENCY AND URGENT MEDICINE” — CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE 220th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY MARIINSKY HOSPITAL

Abstract

In 2023, the City Mariinsky Hospital celebrated its 220th anniversary. In honor of the anniversary, a series of commemorative events were held at the hospital — the opening of the restored Temple of St. Apostle Paul, a ceremonial shot from the Naryshkin Bastion of the Peter and Paul Fortress, a solemn gathering and concert at the Mariinsky Theatre, the unveiling of a monument to Prince P.G. Oldenburg, and a scientific-practical conference “Multidisciplinary Approach in Emergency and Urgent Medicine”. This publication is focused on the conference held on December 8, 2023, its preparation, 8 sectional sessions, more than 70 scientific reports, lively discussions, exchange of experiences and opinions, scientific and museum exhibition, and of course the participants (over 650 specialists from St. Petersburg and regions of Russia). The idea of organizing scientific-practical conferences at the Mariinsky Hospital is not innovative; similar events are regularly held by the institution authorities and are part of its century-old traditions. The educational goal of this event was take the conference audience through modern trends, technologies, methodologies, and research results based on a multidisciplinary approach in emergency and urgent medicine. Two master classes: “Bedside Ultrasound Evaluation of Patients in Critical Condition in a Multi-profile Emergency Medical Station” and “Algorithms for the Safe Use of Electrosurgical Equipment”, were held at the hospital site and preceded the conference. In general, the multidisciplinary experience of providing medical care presented at the conference sessions and reported in this publication, has proven to be of great importance not only for the healthcare system of the city of St. Petersburg but can also be effective for the entire healthcare system of the Russian Federation.