Every year, the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) together with its partner organizations kicks off the year’s business agenda by hosting the “Russia and the World” Expert Forum (Gaidar Forum) at the request of the Russian Government. In 2022, the Forum was held in a combined “television” format: experts facilitated the discussions from specially equipped studios, while participants followed them online. The key events at the Forum were centered around the topics that will be of paramount importance for Russia in the near future: social sector, education and healthcare, construction and environment, digital transformation and technological development, government for the people, and regional development.
Director General of Almazov Centre, President of the Russian Society of Cardiology Evgeny Shlyakhto took part in the Forum as a moderator of the expert session titled “Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases: from Population Health to High-Tech.” The fight against cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains a key priority for the development of the healthcare system and the implementation of demographic objectives facing the Russian Federation. The spread of coronavirus infection has exacerbated the need for treatment and prevention of acute CVDs, as COVID-19 itself is a factor increasing the risks of adverse post-infectious cardiovascular events and triggering the debut of chronic and life-threatening cardiac conditions.
The experts discussed the prospective strategy for combating chronic non-communicable diseases in view of the international and Russian experience, the accessibility of drug provision and introduction of innovations as a condition for achieving life expectancy targets. The discussion further focused on medical information systems as a driver to improve the quality of medical care for patients with cardiovascular diseases and explored the possibilities for a comprehensive approach to the management of cardiology and cardiovascular surgery patients in the context of the pandemic.
Evgeny Kamkin, Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation; Evgenia Kotova, Director of the Department for Monitoring, Analysis and Strategic Development of Health Care; Ricardo Martin, Managing Director, Medical Devices, Johnson & Johnson Russia & CIS; Farhad Riahi-Nejad, Global Head New Comm Partnership Models and Healthcare Systems Engagement, Novartis took part in the discussion.