The Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy was founded in 2000. From the time of its foundation, until 2002, it had been headed by professor V.V.Romanenko, Doctor of Medical Sciences, since 2002, by Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor A.V. Khapaliuk, since 2009 until the present time, it has been headed by A.G.Zakharenko.
Academic activities
The department offers advanced training and retraining courses in clinical pharmacology.
The courses of advanced training focus on the actual issues of diagnostics and treatment in therapy and are oriented to the practical needs of public health services. A special attention is given to pharmacotherapy of diseases of the internal organs based on the principles of demonstrative medicine and results of multicentral international researches.
The department offers advanced training courses on clinical pharmacology for clinical pharmacologists, teachers of clinical disciplines working at medical educational establishments, deputy chief doctors, therapists and surgeons, urologists, obstetricians, gynecologists, sports medicine doctors, clinical residents, pharmacists.
Retraining courses on clinical pharmacology are offered for physicians, who studied at Pediatrics Faculty and Faculty of General Medicine in medical universities.
Since 2009, there have been organized chargeable advanced training courses for pharmaceutists - «Clinical pharmacology in pharmaceutist’s practice». Since 2012, there have been organized chargeable courses for physicians of all specialties - «Rules for clinical trials of drugs (GCP) ».
The main advanced training courses for physicians and pharmaceutists:
- Algorithms of pharmacotherapy of internal diseases from a perspective of evidence based medicine (for therapists, cardiologists, rheumatologists, pulmonologists, allergologists, immunologists, anesthesiologists, intensivists, general practitioners, clinical pharmacologists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, nephrologists, lecturers, working in healthcare system);
- Clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy in obstetrics and gynecology (for obstetricians-gynecologists, clinical pharmacologists, general practitioners, lecturers, working in healthcare system);
- Clinical pharmacology and drugs used in the treatment of heart and vessels diseases (for cardiologists, anesthesiologists and intensivists, therapists, clinical pharmacologists, general practitioners, lecturers, working in the healthcare system);
- Clinical pharmacology and rational pharmacotherapy (for all physicians, )
- Clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy in surgery (for physicians of surgery specialties, clinical pharmacologists);
- Clinical pharmacology and rational pharmacotherapy (for physicians of therapy specialties, lecturers, working in the healthcare system );
- Clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy in urology (for urologists, surgeons, nephrologists, clinical pharmacologists, general practitioners, lecturers, working in the healthcare system);
- Clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy in sports medicine (for physicians of sports medicine, surgeons, neurologists, therapists, pediatricians, traumatologists, emergency physicians, general practitioners, clinical pharmacologists, lecturers, working in the healthcare system);
- Clinical pharmacology and drugs used in cardiology (for cardiologists, therapists);
- Basics of clinical pharmacology and rational drug circulation (for heads of drug-stores and their deputies, pharmaceutists);
- Algorithms of pharmacotherapy of internal diseases from the perspective of evidence-based medicine (for therapists, cardiologists, rheumatologists, pulmonologists, allergologists and immunologists, anesthesiologists and intensive care specialists, general practitioners, clinical pharmacologists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, nephrologists, lecturers, working in the healthcare system);
- Basics of clinical pharmacology and rational drug circulation (for heads of pharmacies and their deputies, pharmacists);
- Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory therapy at the diseases of internal organs (for therapists, cardiologists, rheumatologists, pulmonologists, allergologists and immunologists, anesthesiologists and intensivists, general practitioners, clinical pharmacologists, gastroenterologists, infectionists, nephrologists, lecturers, working in the healthcare system);
- Pharmacotherapy of the diseases of heart vessels and brain (for cardiologists, neurologists, anesthesiologists and intensivists, therapists, clinical pharmacologists, lecturers, working in the healthcare system);
- Clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy in dentistry (for dentists, lecturers, working in the healthcare system);
- Clinical pharmacology (for clinical residents);
- Clinical trials according to the rules GCP (for all physicians);
- Clinical pharmacology and domestically made drug products (for pharmacists);
- Clinical pharmacology in the practice of pharmacist (for pharmacists);
- Clinical pharmacology and drugs from herbs (for pharmacists);
- Actual issues of clinical pharmacology and pharmacy (for heads of pharmacies, their deputies, pharmacists);
- Algorithms of pharmacotherapy for retail pharmacist (for pharmacists);
- Optimization of pharmacotherapy of the most widespread cardiovascular diseases with the application of instrumental methods of diagnostics (sonography, holter monitoring, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, exercise tolerance tests) (for therapists, cardiologists, general practitioners, clinical pharmacologists, lecturers, working in the healthcare system).
The main forms of training:
Lectures, seminars, participation in scientific, clinical, hospital clinical and anatomy conferences. Practical sessions are held with the demonstration of patients, clinical discussions are widely used. Listeners regularly participate in hospital rounds, try to evaluate the results of modern laboratory and instrumental examinations, constantly master their practical skills.
Research activities
The research activities carried out the department are the following ones: development of new methods of diagnostics and treatment of cardiovascular and respiratory system diseases: cardiac failures, metabolic syndrome, chronic obstructive lung disease, pneumonia.
The main areas of scientific activities:
- Scientific research «To develop and implement method of endovascular ultrasound recanalization of occlusions of magistral arteries of lower limbs, adviser - professor I.E. Adzerikho,
- Scientific research «To develop and implement pharmacoeconomically-proved recommendations in the selection of rational empiric antibacterial therapy of patients with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia », scientific adviser – associate professor A.G.Zakharenko
- Reproductive security of antibacterial drugs.
To develop drug for prevention and adjunct therapy of osteoporosis on the basis of composition of amino acids, calcium salts, cholecalciferol and to master its production at the Republican unitary enterprise «Belmedpreparaty», adviser - associate professor A.G. Zakharenko
State Scientific and Research Program «Creation of drug to treat metabolic osteopathies», adviser - professor A.I. Khomenko
Method of complex evaluation of cardiorespiratory system and disease prognosis with the application of 6-minute test, index of Borg and validated questionnaires have been implemented.
Method of endovascular ultrasound recanalization of chronic occlusions of lower limb magistral arteries has been implemented (Instruction for Use of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus has been approved).
Endovascular treatment methods with the application of stents with drug covering at CHD with diabetes have been implemented.
Clinical activities
The department renders consultative care to healthcare establishments of Minsk region. Professors and associate professors of the department consult patients at Professor’s Medical Advisory Center of BelMAPE. Lecturers of the department carry out emergency consultations in the filed of the republican air medical services.
