MEDICO-LEGAL APPLICATIONS OF FRACTURE HEMATOMA: REVIEW.

This review aimed to elucidate the critical role of fracture hematoma in forensic medicine, with a specific focus on its utility in differentiating antemortem from postmortem fractures. The study seeks to provide a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge on the subject, highlighting the biological and medico-legal implications of fracture hematoma analysis in forensic investigations. A systematic review of literature was conducted, encompassing various scientific databases including PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, focusing on studies published from 2000 to 2024.

Statement of the Independent Forensic Expert Group on Conversion Therapy.

Conversion therapy is a set of practices that aim to change or alter an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. It is premised on a belief that an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity can be changed and that doing so is a desirable outcome for the individual, family, or community. Other terms used to describe this practice include sexual orientation change effort (SOCE), reparative therapy, reintegrative therapy, reorientation therapy, ex-gay therapy, and gay cure.

NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR EFFECTIVE CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICIANS IN GEORGIA.

At all levels--from individual to national- Continuing medical education (CME,) competency-based continuing professional development (CPD) planning should incorporate objectively determined quality, program utilization, and other objective data as well as more subjectively determined needs as perceived by individual physicians. The study aims to conduct self-recognized/perceived needs assessment for CME/CPD among certified physicians working at TSMU University Clinics and TSMU affiliated clinics different regional cities of Georgia: Kutaisi, Batumi, Kareli; Provide quantitative and qualitative analysis of the completed questionnaires to identify discrepancies and find the differences between forecasts and actual data, recognize their causes and devlop recommendations for clinical skills development, new knowledge dissemination, and barrier avoidance. Medical Doctors were interviewed by specially designed on-line surveys in various regions of Georgia, including the capital.

Istanbul Protocol implementation in Central Asia: Bending the arc of the moral universe.

In countries emerging from authoritarian rule, a major challenge is ending often widespread and systematic torture and ill-treatment practices. Between 2011 and 2019, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), in collaboration with the Open Society Foundation (OSF), the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) and regional and local partners, worked to establish effective torture investigation and documentation practices in the Central Asian countries of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. Our approach consisted of activities in three sequential phases - (1) assessment, (2) capacity building, and (3) policy reform.

CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS - ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT STATE.

Nowadays Continuous medical education means motivated continuous professional development based on competencies of medical workforce and other healthcare professionals. Its purpose is to identify and fill a gap in knowledge and practical skills that is determined by the development of technologies and changes, which occur in the healthcare system, the regulatory environment, and society in general. Result of good quality can be achieved with close collaboration of stakeholders and high-quality programs based on the competence, of which basis shall be a solid legislative framework and a relevant motivational environment as for professionals also employers.