On 3 December 2024, the “Conference on Achievements and Next Steps” <\/b>took place \u2014 an important event for our project. Together with key partners and guests, we summarized the year’s results, highlighted significant initiatives that contributed to the development of professional medical communities, improved the quality of medical education, and shaped effective healthcare policies. Throughout the day, lively discussions addressed challenges affecting the implementation of initiatives, as well as joint plans for 2025.<\/p>\n
First block of the Conference: medical education<\/b><\/p>\n
The first part of the conference was dedicated to medical education. During the morning panel discussion, “Development and <\/b>i<\/b>mplementation of <\/b>m<\/b>edical <\/b>e<\/b>ducation <\/b>p<\/b>olicy,”<\/b> Mladena Kachurets<\/b>, a policy development consultant for the Ukrainian-Swiss project “Medical Education Development,” Serhii Ubohov<\/b>, head of the Department of medical personnel, education, and science at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, and Olena Nykonchuk<\/b>, deputy head of the Department \u2014 head of the medical personnel coordination Department at the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, presented the results of their work on the document “Strategic directions for nursing development in Ukraine.”<\/p>\n
Olena Nykonchuk<\/b> noted: “We understood that this document would mark the beginning of nursing reform. It can be called a mission, a vision, or an outlook, but it certainly contains everything important that we want to implement. As the Minister said: ‘Before finalizing the document, ask yourself what you see the professional of 2035 looking like, imagine their portrait, and only then approve the strategic directions for nursing development.'”<\/i><\/p>\n
Mladena Kachurets<\/b> added: “This is a true example of synergy, where international partners and the Ministry collaborate on a joint project, resulting in truly powerful initiatives. The developments in the ‘Education’ section are not something new \u2014 they are based on the experience we have gained through cooperation with the community over many years. That is why the discussion document went smoothly \u2014 everyone understood its necessity and importance.”<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One of the key discussion topics was the adoption of the “Regulations on Peer Groups.” Serhii Ubohov<\/b> emphasized: “We are interested in having the Regulations adopted as soon as possible, as it will launch the system of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), particularly for nurses. The document outlines all types of activities and criteria for CPD credit allocation, including peer groups.”<\/i><\/p>\n The topic of medical education continued with two panel discussions: “Improving the <\/b>q<\/b>ualifications of <\/b>m<\/b>edical <\/b>e<\/b>ducators,” <\/b>moderated by Olena Ihnashchuk<\/b>, medical education coordinator of the Ukrainian-Swiss project “Medical Education Development,” and “<\/b>E<\/b>nhancing the quality of medical education through institutional development in <\/b>U<\/b>kraine,”<\/b> moderated by Matvii Khrenov<\/b>, co-founder of the Ukrainian Healthcare Center (UHC).<\/p>\n