CURRENT ASPECTS OF THE CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION OF DOCTORS ON MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH MULTIMORBIDITY AND COMORBIDITY.

Objective: The aim: Тo assess the current approaches to training doctors to manage patients with multimorbidity or comorbidity and the awareness of physicians of the State Institution of Science "Research and Practical Center of Preventive and Clinical Medicine" State Administrative Department (SIS "RPC PCM" SAD) of this problem.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 88 medical doctors of SIS "RPC PCM" SAD were interviewed anonymously, using the specially designed questionnaire. The age of respondents varied from 32 to 72 years; the average age was 53,1±1,2 year; the average length of service was 27,8±1,4 years.

Comorbidity in patients with chronic coronary syndromes: prevalence and assessment.

Objective: The aim: To carry out an evaluation of comorbidities in CCS patients having undergone PCI for stable coronary artery diseases (planned) or PCI in myocardial infarction (urgent) with the aim of justifying the best management strategies.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: We carried out an analysis of comorbid pathology spreading and the evaluation of multiple comorbidities using of Combined Age Charlson Comorbidity Index (CA-CCI) - in 138 patients below 75 yrs having undergone urgent and planned PCI. These patients were divided into two groups; the Ist one included 60 patients with urgent PCI (angioplasty with stent), the 2nd group - 78 patients with planned PCI.