Firstov Stepan

Firstov

Stepan

Physician, Politician, Social Activist, Associate Member of the World Medical Association

«The most important condition to implement the human right to health is professionally skilled and responsible for their work physicians. To protect a physician means to protect a patient.»

Stepan Firstov

Home News Session of the Society of doctors of Russia.

Session of the Society of doctors of Russia.

12 January 2021

December 21, 2020 took place the first renewed Presidium session of the Society of doctors of Russia scheduled after the third congress.

For reference: The All-Russian public organization Society of Doctors of Russia was established on January 25, 2013 in Moscow on the platform of the all-russian public organization Association of health care workers, becoming a continuation of the traditions of the Moscow-St. Petersburg medical association, which had been established in Russia in 1880. The All-Russian public association of Society of doctors of Russia today represents 18 all-russian public professional organizations on the main medical specialties (the Russian Society od Surgeons, the Russian scientific medical association of therapists, the Dental association of Russia, the Oncologists association of Russia and etc.). These includes represantatives of university, scientific and pedagogical communities, doctors of various specialties.

The agenda included issues on activity directions of the Society; on responsibilities sharing of the managment members; on the calendar events plan and etc.

The Presidium was held in a combined format. Many members participated in the session remotely.

In his speech, the President of the Society of doctors of Russia, Academician O. Yanushevich, notes, that over the past 7 years, the Society of doctors of Russia has become the largest professional public association of doctors, which has representatives in 62 regions of the Russian Federation (has regional branches) and represents the interests of more than 375 thousand russian doctors. Its collective members are 18 professional medical associations and communities. The Society of doctors of Russia demonstrates steady growth and replenishment of individual and collective members.

«What are the main results of the 7 years of work? Our opinion is valid and asked now, and we are involved in work. We are established as a federal public organization,» noted O. Yanushevich.

As the main tasks of the Society for the next period, the President of the Society of doctors of Russia identifies development strategy (development and strengthening of the regional branches, increasing the number of members of the Society — individual and collective), joint work with the authorities to improve the legislative and regulatory framework of healthcare, organization of systematic work to protect the interests of all doctors and each individual.

According to O. Yanushevich, the Society of doctors of Russia should take position of the leading expert of medical community in Russia in the field of Health and maximize its representation and participation in the implementation of the state national policy in the areas of Health, Education and Demography. The Society of doctors of Russia should continue its active work as part of the public and business council, the expert group and the project committee of the National project of the Health.

By the President of the Society of doctors of Russia the main objectives are identified: increasing of legal literacy of physicians; active participation in public discussion and implementation of legislative initiatives; improving the legal and regulatory framework; legal support of doctors in situations of criminal prosecution (mediation, pre-trial settlement, lawyer support); support of professional activities of doctors, and insurance of their professional responsibility. At the suggestion of O. Yanushevich, it was decided to create a commission for the legal protection (support) of doctors in the structure of the Council of the Society of doctors of Russia, which will coordinate work in this area.

In his speech, O. Yanushevich said, that more than 73 thousand doctor-members of the Society of doctors of Russia – since the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic — have been involved in the diagnosis, treatment, patronage and rehabilitation of patients with a new coronavirus infection. 70% of them continue this work to the present time. More than 29 thousand doctor-members of the Society of doctors of Russia, while providing care to COVID-19 patients, fell ill themselves. 129 doctor-members of the Society of doctors of Russia selflessly fulfilling their medical duty died. The members of the Presidium held a minute of standing silence to honor the memory of their colleagues who died in the performance of their professional duty.

The President of the Society noted, that the Society, as one of the founders of the All-Russia People's Front, should be more active on all platforms of the All-Russia People's Front, defending the positions of the medical community and the interests of doctors.

O. Yanushevich emphasized, that the Society of doctors of Russia needed a development strategy for the near and long-term period, as well as a roadmap for the implementation of the strategy. It was proposed to establish a working group of the Council and the Presidium of the Society to implement development strategy and a roadmap. The proposal was supported unanimously.

In conclusion, O. Yanushevich noted: «We, the doctors of Russia, need to continue to unite – our success is in unity, conduction of a constructive dialogue with the authorities and achieve our goals, to raise the prestige of the doctors and the profession, to protect doctors – everyone, to defend the interests of patients, to act consistently and purposefully. Together we are force! We work honestly and conscientiously for the benefit of doctors and patients, for the benefit of our Motherland! Only together and only forward!»

The second item on the agenda was devoted to the distribution of responsibilities within the management members of the (the Presidium and the Council) Society of doctors of Russia on new convocation. Within two months, a survey was conducted among the members of the Presidium and the Board of the Company, taking into account personal wishes for a possible direction of activity (functionality). Based on the results of the survey, a project on member activity of the Council and the Presidium was formed, which was sent out in advance to all the members of the Presidium and the Council. All the participants of the meeting voted for its approval.

The third question (on the calendar plan of events of the All-Russian public organization Society of doctors of Russia and professional medical communities within the Society) was reported to the participants of the session by the Executive Vice-President, General Secretary of the Society E. Prazdnikov. A draft calendar plan of the work of the Society and professional medical communities within the Society for 2021 was presented.. He thanked the representatives of public medical organizations and associations for their active work on this issue and asked them to study the submitted draft plan for possible changes by December 25, 2020. Based on the results of the adjustment of the submitted calendar plan the electronic version will be published by January 15, 2021.. Copies of the printed version of the plan will be sent to the state authorities of the Russian Federation, territorial subjects of the Russian Federation, ministries and departments, and the electronic version of the plan will be posted on the official website of the Society.

Next, the floor was given to the member of the Presidium of the Society, Head of the regional branch of the Society of doctors of Russia in the Chelyabinsk region, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Chelyabinsk Region Stepan Firstov.

Stepan Firstov reported to the members of the Presidium on the first conference of the regional branch of the Society of doctors of Russia held on 15.12.2020 in Chelyabinsk. Stepan Firstov stressed the importance of the event, noting that such events should be held on a regular basis, as they allow us to discuss and solve the most important issues and problems of the medical community in a particular region, which undoubtedly facilitate and positively affect activity of doctors. One of the key problem, that was voiced during the last conference, is the «turnover» and shortage of medical personnel, which requires serious work to be solved and discussions at all levels of the legislative authorities. Concluding his speech, Stepan Firstov noted, that in each region of Russia there are specific problems for this subject of the Russian Federation in the medical community, which must be solved individually in each region.

The members of the Presidium supported the proposal to hold regional forums of the Society on a regular basis.

The date of the next congress was approved (January 25, 2021), after which the President of the Society, academician O. Yanushevich, congratulated all present members with the upcoming New Year, and also wished good health and professional success in 2021.

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