On September 27, 2024, the OSMU Department of Pediatric Surgery and Reproductive Health for Children and Adolescents, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of the Omsk Region, held a master class at the Omsk Regional Children's Clinical Hospital. The event featured Aleksander Yu. RAZUMOVSKY, MD, PhD, Corresponding Member of RAS, Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Chairperson of the Presidium of the Russian Association of Pediatric Surgeons. The event also included the Interregional Scientific Conference «Surgery of the Pancreaticoduodenal Zone in Children».
The master class by the leading pediatric surgeon of Russia drew significant interest from professionals. The event attracted a remarkable turnout, with nearly all pediatric surgeons from the Omsk Region in attendance, joined by general surgeons, esteemed professors from the Siberian State Medical University and Tyumen State Medical Universities, and doctors from leading clinics in Tomsk and Novosibirsk. To broaden its reach, the event was live-streamed, engaging over 300 participants online.
The event was opened by Eleonora N. KROLEVETS, Deputy Minister of Health of the Omsk Region, and on behalf of Prof. Maria A. LIVZAN, OSMU Rector, Corresponding Member of RAS, the welcome speech was delivered by Prof. Elena B. PAVLINOVA, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs. They congratulated the Conference participants and wished them fruitful work.
During the master class, two surgeries were performed: a laparoscopic removal of two pancreatic cysts and a spleen cyst in a 7-year-old girl, followed by the laparoscopic excision of a pancreatic cyst in a 12-year-old girl. Attendees had the privilege of observing Professor RAZUMOVSKII's exceptional surgical technique firsthand, engaging with him throughout the procedures by asking questions and exchanging insights on the various stages of the operations.
The second half of the event was devoted to a Scientific Conference focused on the surgical treatment of the pancreaticoduodenal zone in children. The keynote address on the latest advancements in pediatric surgery was delivered by Prof. Aleksander Yu. RAZUMOVSKY. Complementary research findings were presented by Professor Andrey V. PISKLAKOV, MD, PhD, along with doctors from the Omsk Regional Children's Clinical Hospital, and experts from the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Tyumen State Medical University.
The master class and Conference were held in a friendly atmosphere, where participants openly discussed complex situations and challenges, raised pressing questions, and gained invaluable knowledge from Russia's leading pediatric surgeon.
OSMU Department of Pediatric Surgery and Reproductive Health for Children and Adolescents