[The possibilities and advantages of conducting multicenter clinical trials on the basis of outpatient clinics in Moscow].

The article presents the special role of the outpatient unit (urban polyclinics) in the system of urban medical organizations, which has significant development potential in the field of clinical research. This activity became possible due to the systematic work on equipping outpatient clinics with the most modern diagnostic equipment, the availability of specialists trained in the organization and conduct of clinical trials according to the international rules of good clinical practice. A special value lies in the fact that the polyclinic network has an extensive database that includes millions of patients and provides the opportunity to perform the highest level of medical expertise and research.

[The professional burnout of medical workers and its determining factors].

The study was carried out using survey technique applied to sampling of workers of the first three polyclinics of Moscow. The method was based on international questionnaire Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) that permitted to consider characteristics of activity of medical professionals. The analysis of results of study demonstrated that overall prevalence of burnout among doctors is 17%,among nursing personnel - 21%, among non-medical personnel - 19%.