Information on the III plenum of the Russian Association of Endocrinologists

Abstract

On May 11–13, 1995, the 3rd Plenum of the Russian Association of Endocrinologists on the organization of care for patients with diabetes was held in Moscow (Center for Rehabilitation of the Sanatorium named after A. I. Herzen). The agenda included two issues: monitoring late complications of diabetes mellitus and discussing the federal diabetes mellitus program. In his opening remarks, the chairman of the Russian Association of Endocrinologists acad. RAMS I. I. Dedov highlighted the state of medical care in Russia. In recent years, there has been a steady decline in specialized care for patients with diabetes, in particular insulin supply. According to the reports of the chief endocrinologists of the regions and territories, over the past 3 years there have been situations when out of all insulin preparations only insulin or short-acting, or medium-acting, were available. This situation was observed not only in remote areas, but even in Moscow and the Moscow region. The acceleration of the convocation of the plenum of the Russian Association of Endocrinologists was due to a serious situation that arose in connection with the entry into medical practice of insulin of Russian-Polish production in violation of the order established by the Pharmacological Committee of the Russian Ministry of Health.