Friday 4 May
13.15 – 14.30

In 2016, BMJ began a three-year global programme to improve differential diagnosis of infectious diseases and especially dangerous pathogens across the Caucasus region. Through our close partnerships with national governments and other leading healthcare institutions, we are jointly implementing a programme focused on building clinical capacities to improve the diagnosis, management and treatment of infectious diseases across the region.

During this session, you will learn about how the BMJ Clinical Decision Support Training Initiative has been implemented in Ukraine, the impact and importance of ensuring sustainability.

BMJ recognises the important role our local partners play in integrating the programme into healthcare practice. We have invited Dr Yaroslav Diakunchak a family physician based in Kiev, to discuss the day-to-day challenges of disease management and ongoing learning needs. One of the main challenges he faces is making sure that he adheres to international guidelines when making clinical decisions. He recently started using the BMJ Clinical Decision Support Training Initiative and will share his thoughts on how his clinical experience has changed since. We invite the audience to discuss the need of addressing national medical education and challenges surrounding communicable and non-communicable disease management.

After this session participants will:

• Understand the role of e-learning and clinical decision support in improving the diagnosis, management and treatment of infectious diseases


• Understand the challenges in improving healthcare in Ukraine and apply lessons learned in similar low and middle income countries


• Understand the effectiveness of public/private partnerships to achieve sustainable healthcare goals

Kieran Walsh, Clinical Director, BMJ; UK
Yaroslav Diakunchak, Central District Primary Health Care Centre; Ukraine
Elena Novichkova, Country Implementation Lead, BMJ; Ukraine