Presentation of Ukrainian system of postgraduate education on the European Society of Anesthesiology Congress in Berlin

Abstract

In 2014 the Association of Anesth esiologists of Ukraine has become a full member of the European Society of Anesthesiology. In 2015, Ukrainian delegation was invited to participate in an educational project aim of which was to introduce a system of postgraduate education in various European countries. The method of representation – the organization stand “National Village”, where in two A1 posters we have to answer the questions posed by the organizers, as well as introduce its own work. In addition, the stand offered to organize the alternation of experts who could answer questions foreign guests. One of the main differences between the Ukr ainian systems of postgraduate training in anesthesiology from Europe is its extremely short duration – 2 years in stead of 5–6 years in the European system. Th at difference in terms of training was the target of the majority of que stions of our European colleagues. At the Ukrainian stand we offered delegates the European Congress fill in a short questionnaire about how much they are satisfied of residency training in anesthesiology in his own country. This survey we just before the European Congress was conducted among Ukrainian doctors and graduates of our two-year residency. Some results of these surveys were unexpected for us.