Medicine is now perhaps the most dynamically developing branch of science. This is due to its enormous social significance.
Why are there so many innovations in medicine?
This is primarily due to the fact that the quality of life of absolutely every person depends on its development. A huge amount of money is invested in this industry every year. As a result, innovations in medicine appear almost on a weekly basis.
The high rate of new discoveries in this area is also associated with a large number of enthusiasts who work not only for money, but also to make people's lives easier, better and longer. Among other things, medicine does not have any one priority area, and the science itself is very, very extensive. Therefore, no matter how numerous innovations in medicine are, scientists will still have just a huge field for activity.
Innovations in medicine: examples of discoveries
Over time, the number of serious achievements in this area is growing inexorably. Currently, scientists are already beginning to approach the solution of the issue of donor organs. It has long been announced that this problem will be eliminated on its own after the equipment for laboratory conditions is created. And now it already exists. Moreover, the first data on the practical use of such equipment are already available. Not so long ago, relevant studies have already been carried out in China. Their result was the creation of a mouse liver rudiment. Subsequently, an operation was performed to implant his animal. A few days later, all the vessels fused properly, and the liver itself began to function adequately.
Vision is considered one of the five basic senses and the supplier of approximately 90% of all information for. As a result, the eyes and their functioning will always play a huge role. It is not surprising that many achievements of science in medicine are aimed at maintaining normal or correcting decreased vision.
One that has seen the light of day is the so-called individual telescopic lens. The very principle of their action was developed a long time ago, but they have never been used specifically to improve people's vision. The high cost of the material from which the product is made hinders the mass introduction of such an innovation in medicine. Currently, it is planned to replace it with a cheaper one in order to make the development available to the average buyer.
The fight against malignant neoplasms
To date, it is customary to cope with this most dangerous pathology with the help of surgical treatment, chemotherapy, or with the use of rays that are detrimental to tumors. All these techniques bring not only getting rid of the disease (and not always 100%), but also serious problems for the body as a whole. The fact is that all these methods of treatment have a detrimental effect not only on the sick, but also on healthy tissues. So today, many innovations in medicine are aimed at finding an effective, fast and harmless way to overcome tumor processes.
One of the latest developments is the creation of experimental equipment, the main operating part of which is a kind of needle. It is brought to the tumor and emits special micropulses that cause pathologically altered cells to start the process of self-destruction.
On the role of science in the medical field
It should be noted that modern medicine has made a huge step forward over the past few decades. Without the countless achievements of scientists, this would simply be impossible. The role of science in medicine is currently difficult to overestimate. Thanks to modern technological advances, there are now such diagnostic techniques as endoscopy, ultrasound, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.
Without the development of biochemistry, serious innovations in medicine in the field of pharmacology would be impossible. As a result, doctors would still have to use experimental approaches to treat various diseases.
What has been achieved?
The achievements of science in medicine are truly enormous. First of all, doctors were able to successfully treat those diseases that previously did not leave patients a chance for a normal life. In addition, many ailments have now become possible to diagnose at the earliest stages of their development. Also, innovations in medicine have helped to significantly increase many patients. Over the past century, this figure has increased by about 20 years. At the same time, it is constantly growing at the present time.
Complete diagnostics in a few minutes
For a long time, scientists had the idea to create equipment that would quickly determine the presence and nature of microorganisms that affected the human body. Currently, such a study often takes not even days, but weeks. Recent innovations in medicine provide hope that this state of affairs will not last long. The fact is that Swiss scientists have already been able to invent and create a prototype of an apparatus capable of identifying a microorganism in a particular environment in a few minutes and determining its belonging to a particular species. In the future, this will allow almost unmistakably prescribing rational treatment for any. This will not only reduce the duration and severity of many serious illnesses, but will also help to avoid numerous complications.
prospects
New in medicine appears almost every week. Now scientists have come close to serious discoveries that will allow people with disabilities to regain a sufficient level of social activity. And we are not talking about some. Today, there are already methods that can restore the integrity of a previously destroyed nerve. This will help patients with paralysis and paresis to restore their motor abilities. Now such methods of treatment are still very expensive, but in 5-10 years they will become available to people with quite ordinary incomes.
To demonstrate the deplorable state of medicine in Moldova, local doctors created a video that allegedly performs an operation on a child using a construction drill and rusty wire cutters. And this is against the background of how in developed countries every day there are more and more accurate and and technology. This review is devoted to the ten most interesting of them.
American researchers from Boston have come up with a way that allows a person to perfectly do without the need to breathe air. Just one injection is enough for your body to be adequately supplied with oxygen for half an hour. This will eliminate the tracheotomy procedure and will be very useful in disaster medicine and military field surgery.
Swedish scientists have come up with a way to turn an ordinary DVD player into a universal medical laboratory. It turns out that the disk-reading laser can be used to test blood for various components, DNA testing, and also search for the human immunodeficiency virus in the submitted samples.
Scientists have created a device called Scanadu, which is the real embodiment of the tricorder known from the Star Trek television series and films. This small tool will allow you to determine a person's body temperature, blood pressure, electrocardiogram readings, heart rate and breathing, as well as the amount of oxygen in the blood in a matter of seconds.
The Israeli company Tikun Olam has planted several fields in the north of the country with genetically modified hemp, which does not lead to drug intoxication, but will help doctors and patients in the treatment of cancer, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder and some other ailments.
By the way, about cannabis. In some US states, derivatives from this plant may well be used for medical purposes, for example, to improve mood with depression or get rid of cancer pain. This remedy has become so popular that even a special Autospense machine has appeared that sells it. True, when making a purchase, you must not only pay for the goods, but also indicate a unique digital code received from the attending doctor.
3D printers became widely available only a few years ago, but now they are being used with might and main not only by scientists, engineers and designers, but also by doctors who use these technologies to create prostheses and implants that replace amputated body parts and even bones.
Smart-E-Pants are designed for bedridden patients who are at risk of pressure sores. Every ten minutes, it will send out an electrical impulse that will cause the muscle to contract. And it does not matter that this part of the human body has long been paralyzed.
The 2AI Labs research team has created the O2amp goggles, which measure a person's skin oxygen saturation, hemoglobin concentration in the blood, and heart rate. They can also help locate veins under the skin, reveal internal and superficial injuries, and some types of disease.
Dutch scientists from Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen have created a gel that does not melt when heated, but, on the contrary, solidifies, which makes it look like filamentous protein structures. This substance can be used for injuries to stop bleeding and temporarily "repair" damaged organs, which will allow a person to live before surgery.
Da Vinci is a robot that will not be able to play the guitar, as the creators of the film "Guest from the Future" dreamed about, but will easily carry out the most complex medical operations. True, under the control of a living person who will sit at the droid standing next to the control panel. This complex mechanism will automate many processes and carry out even the smallest manipulations as accurately and confidently as possible.
Today we can observe the grandiose achievements of progress in science and technology, which are involuntarily reflected in modern technologies in medicine. You and I have long been accustomed to such diagnostic methods as computed tomography, ultrasound, Doppler sonography, accustomed to microsurgical and minimally invasive interventions. But progress never stands still. Every year, more and more new technologies appear in medicine, which simply surprise many patients with their capabilities and effectiveness. Many diseases that were considered intractable just a little more than a decade ago are now easily subjected to modern medical interventions.
Innovations concern almost all areas of medicine, but, above all, this applies to those where it is simply impossible to do without high technologies and innovative methods. These include oncology, cardiac and vascular surgery, stem cell therapy, orthopedics, laparoscopic interventions, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, etc.
Separately, it is worth talking about innovations in oncology, since this area is one of the critical ones. In oncology, various other areas of medicine are often intertwined - diagnostics, surgery and microsurgery, plastic surgery, vascular surgery, pharmacology, radiation therapy, etc.
Modern diagnostic methods today make it possible to detect tumors at the earliest stage, when treatment can completely cure the patient of cancer, and most importantly, minimally injure him.
As you know, in oncology, it is most important to make the most accurate diagnosis in order to start treatment faster. The purpose of diagnostics in oncology is to identify the presence of the tumor itself, assess its nature, degree of malignancy, localization and prevalence with the presence of metastases. Today, for these purposes, one of the radiation diagnostic methods can be used - computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, as well as such a new type of diagnostics as positron emission tomography (PET).
A feature of PET is that this method is isotopic, that is, it is based on the registration of radiation from special radiopharmaceutical substances. Thus, this method allows us to evaluate the functionality of the tumor, namely, its nature - malignant or benign. Since this method makes it much worse to assess the anatomical parameters of the formation, it is usually combined with another method of radiation diagnostics, for example, with CT. This combination of two technologies of radiation diagnostics allows to achieve high efficiency. Using PET-CT, "scan" the entire body of the patient, and identify tumors up to 5-6 mm in size. In addition, PET-CT allows you to monitor the effectiveness of antitumor therapy. Separately, it is worth noting such a method as scintigraphy. At its core, this method is, so to speak, the progenitor of PET-CT. In this case, a special radiopharmaceutical preparation is introduced into the patient's blood, after which a scan is performed on a special gamma tomograph. As in the case of PET, scintigraphy allows you to assess the functional state of the organ, but does not allow you to get a clear image of the affected organ.
Of the radiation methods of treatment in oncology, it is worth noting today the methods of stereotactic radiation therapy, the essence of which boils down to one thing - irradiation of the tumor with a thin and powerful beam of radiation from different angles. These methods include Novalis, Gamma Knife, Cyber Knife and proton therapy. The advantages of using the CyberKnife technology are that it allows you to minimize the radiation exposure to the patient and healthy tissues, and is also a completely non-invasive method of treating tumors, which in many cases allows, if not completely destroying the tumor, then stopping its spread without resorting to to the surgeon's scalpel.
Proton therapy, perhaps, is the so-called. the latest fashion, an innovative method of radiation therapy, which uses positively charged particles - protons, dispersed in a special device - a cyclotron. Due to its physical characteristics, proton therapy is considered the most gentle method of radiation therapy for tumors, since it achieves a more selective dose distribution.
Modern chemotherapy in oncology also allows to achieve good results with minimal side effects due to the fact that today the pharmaceutical industry is developing newer and more effective types of drugs.
Targeted cancer therapy is a new direction in oncology and is a molecular targeted therapy. One group of targeted drugs is the so-called. monoclonal antibodies like those involved in the body's immune response. Another group of drugs affects the enzymes needed for cancer cell division. Finally, the third group of targeted drugs blocks the development of new blood vessels in the tissue, thereby disrupting its growth and nutrition.
Stem cell therapy is another promising treatment for many diseases. The essence of cell therapy lies in the fact that, after being introduced into the patient's body, stem cells can replace and stimulate functionally defective cells in organs, and promote reparative processes.
Innovations and joint arthroplasty did not bypass.
Modern endoprostheses make it possible to almost completely restore the activity of a patient with severe arthrosis. Bioprostheses are the very area of orthopedics, which at first may seem like a fantasy. Today, motorized prosthetic limbs allow the amputee to comfortably ride a bike, ski, walk backwards, and climb and descend stairs without difficulty. Such activity is not available to the owners of conventional prostheses.
Bariatric surgery is one of the modern methods of combating obesity. The essence of bariatric interventions is to reduce the capacity of the stomach, narrowing its inlet, as well as bypassing the stomach, intestines or bile ducts to reduce the absorption of nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract. Most of these interventions today are performed by the laparoscopic method, that is, with minimal incisions, minimal trauma to the patient and, accordingly, a reduction in the risk of complications.
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World leadership in the development of medical innovations in the US, Switzerland, UK, Japan and Germany. List of funded projects in the field of innovative medicine and pharmaceuticals. Nanobiopharmaceutical cluster "Biocity" as the main investor.
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"RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY AND PUBLIC SERVICE UNDER THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION"
Tambov branch of RANEPA
Essay by discipline:
"Innovation Management"
"Innovations in Medicine"
innovation medicine nanobiopharmaceutical cluster
Performed:
4th year student, 2 groups
Popova Tatyana Gennadievna
Tambov, 2015
By 2020, the share of imported drugs should be reduced from 80 to 50%, while domestic ones should become innovative, the government decided.
In my opinion, innovations in medicine are understood as original technologies for the production or use of a medicinal or diagnostic product, device or method with a proven level of competitiveness in relation to existing ones. “Today, these are primarily new molecules, new delivery methods, biotechnologies, new principles of diagnostics and treatment,” lists Irina Gushchina, a representative of the Russian office of Pfizer (one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world). diagnostic and therapeutic medical technologies”.
World leadership in R&D of medical innovations is traditionally held by the USA, Switzerland, Great Britain, Japan and Germany. Recently, India and China have been actively declaring themselves. “The United States is far ahead of any country in the world in terms of the number of projects to create new drugs. This was facilitated by the long-term policy of local manufacturers, which are constantly increasing investments in R&D, as well as the insurance medicine system, ”says the director of the department of programs and projects and a member of the board of the Russian Venture Company (RVC).
I think Russia is at the bottom of the list. The share of domestic innovative drugs, even in the domestic market, is a few percent, Vvedensky estimates. About 70% of the production of substances necessary for the production of finished drugs comes from India, China and other countries, and the volume of exports of finished drugs and pharmaceutical substances from Russia is, according to him, less than 0.1% of global sales. The main reasons for this, in his opinion, are the sharp reduction in scientific research in 1990-2007, the developers’ lack of skills and experience in protecting the rights to the results of intellectual activity, the shortage of qualified personnel, the lack of integration into the international biopharmaceutical market, as well as the reluctance of large Russian pharmaceutical companies finance innovative developments. Although in the world the leading role in innovative developments in medicine belongs to big business, notes Gushchina. Small research companies, universities, as well as joint projects of large pharmaceutical companies and scientific organizations are also actively involved in the creation of innovative drugs.
Innovations in medicine are a profitable business, but large investments are required for a long time, explains Igor Pivovarov, CEO of Hematological Corporation LLC (Gemacor). The development of a new drug costs several hundred million dollars and pays off in 5-8 years, and the result will not necessarily be positive.
In the last year or two, the state has taken a number of steps to support innovative pharmaceuticals: development institutions and state-owned companies have been launched, legislation has been adjusted, priorities and conditions for interaction between Russian developers and global pharmaceutical companies have been formulated, says Vvedensky. The Fund for Assistance to the Development of Small Forms of Enterprises in the Scientific and Technical Sphere, the RVC Seed Investment Fund (Russian Venture Company) (2 billion rubles), venture funds with the participation of RVC - Bioprocess Capital Ventures (3 billion rubles) and " Maxwellbiotech (3.061 billion rubles), Rosnano.
This year, RVC will also launch a specialized Biopharmaceutical Cluster Fund, and next year, a special federal targeted program under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Trade should be launched. Biomedical projects should also appear in the Skolkovo science city that is being created. In addition, small and medium-sized domestic companies are becoming more active, their portfolio may contain only a few drugs, but they are innovative and unique in their mechanism of action, Vvedensky adds. He has about 50 such companies - and each has up to 10 drugs.
There are seven funded projects in the field of innovative medicine and pharmaceuticals in the portfolios of RVC funds, and four more have been approved by investment committees.
One of the first projects of the Seed Investment Fund, Oncomax, is developing a therapeutic monoclonal antibody for the treatment of kidney cancer. The drug should be more effective and much cheaper than foreign analogues. Last year, he entered the "golden hundred" of the "Zvorykinsky project" (a program of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs to support innovative developments).
The Supervisory Board of Rosnano approved 14 projects in the field of medicine and biotechnology related to innovative medicine. By the end of 2012, the Hemacor project company (total budget - 1.08 billion rubles) plans to start mass production of diagnostic equipment and disposable test systems that can detect violations of the blood coagulation system and determine the risk of thrombosis and thromboembolism (blockage of the vessel by a detached thrombus) . The device will simulate the natural mechanisms of blood clotting: a blood sample is placed in a cuvette with a specially formed nano-coating that activates the clotting process and allows diagnosing disorders in 30 minutes.
In the field of pharmaceuticals, Rosnano has a joint iPharma project with NP CVT Khimrar (total budget - 5.1 billion rubles). The goal is to create drugs that block or activate a specific biotarget in the human body. For example, an AIDS drug blocks one of the enzymes necessary for the reproduction of the human immunodeficiency virus, and the development of the disease stops. “Our drugs will not have direct analogues, there may be competing drugs, others on their own, but working on similar mechanisms in humans,” says a company representative. “We will fight to make our products more effective and less toxic.”
In addition to Rosnano, RVC and Skolkovo, among the main investors in Russian innovative medical technologies, experts name the Biocity nanobiopharmaceutical cluster. Its main participants are the “daughter” of AFK “Sistema” “Binnopharm”, the Faculty of Biology of Moscow State University. M. V. Lomonosov, Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. Biocity has 11 projects, including a joint project between Binnopharm and Moscow State University, which recently won a state subsidy at the competition of the Ministry of Education and Science. The goal of the project is to create a technological platform for the production of cellular products intended for the treatment of "socially significant diseases" (burns, long-term non-healing wounds, fistulas and other defects of the skin, bone tissue, etc.) using regenerative medicine methods. The subsidy will be directed to R&D, and the production of products will be organized in Zelenograd at the expense of Binnopharm's own funds.
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Innovative enterprises of the future predetermine the further development of the economy and society as a whole.
This is our work, education, medicine, ecology, security, home and other areas of life. Science and technology do not stop and progress rapidly, helping us to facilitate or improve our everyday life. Therefore, in this article, innovative cluster complexes that improve the economic and state condition were considered. We believe that in the future this type of enterprise is extremely important to develop.
Modern society is rapidly progressing, thanks to new technologies. To support this movement, it is necessary to develop enterprises by offering all the necessary resources. The company must have high performance, for this it is necessary to build cluster centers so that the enterprise has everything it needs in one territory. Therefore, the relevance of the topic of this article is due to the fact that in the future it is extremely important to have innovative cluster complexes, helping the enterprise to function most efficiently, satisfying the consumer with greater returns, while developing the state economy.
Innovation is one of the important areas of life, and every person encounters it in everyday life. Innovation is an innovation that helps us to carry out any activity most efficiently, and any enterprise helps us to do our business easier, more rationally. Anything can be expected from our future. Science is developing very rapidly and even the famous writer K.E. Tsiolkovsky long ago predicted that for the first time a person would fly into space only in 2017, but this happened 55 years ago and this proves that innovations help the development of any sphere of life and all this is thanks to people and innovative enterprises.
We can also predict and dream about flying skyscrapers, cleaning robots, teleportation and other seemingly magical and unrealistic things, but this is realizable! We can contribute to this by organizing the work of enterprises in the most efficient way. How to do it? At the moment, the most famous innovation centers can be considered clear evidence - the Silicon Valley, located in San Francisco and Skolkovo, a complex under construction in Moscow. Huge innovation clusters equipped with equipment, specialists and institutions, everything is located in one place and works smoothly and smoothly. An innovative enterprise of the future must have a huge technical and human potential. The cluster is convenient because it has everything you need in one area. Cluster enterprises provide many bonuses and play a decisive role in economic development. It can be observed that this phenomenon is highly effective. The cluster enterprise will provide a huge number of jobs, and this means benefits for the state, unemployment payments will decrease, i.e. The amount of payments from the state budget is reduced.
In Russia, there are now quite a lot of clusters that deal with innovations and the latest developments.
Many districts have such territorial centers, but the Southern Federal District of Russia cannot yet boast of its innovative complexes.
The government has approved 25 territorial innovation clusters officially operating in Russia. There are much more such innovative associations in the world. Cluster innovative enterprises open up great opportunities for humanity and for the future. In terms of what kind of enterprises will expect us, at a minimum, companies must quickly adapt and change in accordance with changing conditions.
We believe that they should not be limited to responding to trends, but should strive to shape and stimulate them on their own. At the same time, it is advisable to consider market or industry changes as an opportunity to get ahead of competitors. Any enterprise of the future, not necessarily innovative, will have the property of surpassing consumer expectations. The formation and development of partnerships are designed to ensure that an innovative enterprise implements such innovations that can bring success to both customers and their own business. The businesses of the future must integrate to maximize the opportunities of the globalized economy. The organization of their activities should be built in such a way that at any time and anywhere in the world they can have access to the best resources and knowledge, and apply them under absolutely any circumstances.
Innovation in medicine is a profitable business, but it requires large investments for a long time. For example, the development of a new drug costs several hundred million dollars and pays off in 5-8 years.
The world leadership in the development of medical innovations traditionally belongs to the USA, Switzerland, Great Britain, Japan and Germany. Recently, India and China have been actively declaring themselves. However, the United States is still far ahead of any country in the world in terms of the number of projects to create new drugs. This is largely because manufacturers are constantly increasing investments in the development of innovations. Although Russia lags far behind in this direction, it nevertheless boasts of some achievements. We bring to your attention several medical innovations.
IN THE USA
After the decoding of the human genome in 2001, work began on introducing the latest scientific knowledge in the field of post-genomic technologies into clinical practice. First of all, this will make it possible to counteract socially significant diseases, among which one can distinguish oncological diseases and Alzheimer's disease.
But nanodiamonds, which are embedded in contact lenses, will fight against glaucoma. Scientists predict that by 2020 about 80 million people will suffer from glaucoma. If this disease is not started to be treated, then the consequences will become sad - it causes damage to the optic nerve, and then completely leads to blindness. Nanodiamond paired with a drug improves the strength of the lenses. To make the drug better penetrate the eyes, the UCLA researchers added maleate, a compound used in eye drops, to the nanodiamonds of timolol. This remedy belongs to the group of beta-blockers. When used in the form of drops, it lowers the pressure inside the eye, blocking the formation of excess fluid. Timolol begins to work by coming into contact with lysozyme, as well as enzymes, in the composition of tears.
Researchers at the University of Washington and Illinois, using high-definition imaging and 3D printing techniques, have prototyped a thin outer membrane that wraps around the heart. Such a membrane with built-in electrodes can imitate the natural outer shell of the heart muscle - the pericardium. The device completely covers the organ and is able to support its work outside the body. The development was tested on a rabbit heart placed in a nutrient solution. The device can control the work of the heart muscle, detect signs of arrhythmia and cardiac arrest, and, if necessary, send impulses to the muscle, like a traditional pacemaker. The use of multiple electrodes that are in contact with the organ gives the maximum result. At the same time, the efficiency of the device is higher than that of pacemakers.
And with the help of gene therapy, doctors managed to increase the resistance of people with HIV to the immunodeficiency virus. This technique is likely to be the most effective way to treat both HIV and other viral diseases. Tests show that the gene editing method is reasonably safe when used on humans. The researchers used ZFN enzymes to destroy and identify a gene that makes human cells vulnerable to HIV.
In Switzerland
Microscopic robots are developed in the ETH laboratory for targeted drug delivery to the body. When turned off, the devices look like plant pods, and when turned on, they look like a star. It is this form that gives ample opportunities for their use in medicine. The electromagnetic manipulation system allows you to deliver the capsules to the right place. After that, the capsule is irradiated with a laser beam, which changes the physicochemical properties of the hydrogel filling it. The capsule opens and releases the drug pellets.
In Russia
By the end of 2015, Perm State National Research University will create a device capable of quickly, harmlessly and accurately determining the condition of the respiratory organs in patients.
His work is based on the analysis of the impedance (electrical complex resistance) of the respiratory organs to alternating current. This technology will require only the application of electrodes to the patient's body (in part, it resembles manipulation during the registration of an electrocardiogram). The procedure is painless, harmless, and it can be used in monitoring the dynamics of the patient's condition.
And scientists from the Novosibirsk State Medical University have developed a program that can determine the effectiveness of a surgical intervention to remove malignant tumors with an accuracy of 99%.
Experts explain that the program can calculate the remains of cancer cells in "three mouse clicks", highlighting them among the blood, brain tissue, hemostatic substance. In addition to malignant tumors, the program allows you to work with congenital vascular pathology - arteriovenous malformation.
In Singapore
Another innovation is the transdermal glucosamine complex (GLUCOTEK), which is micelles - glucosamine sulfate molecules enclosed in a lipophilic shell. It is used to improve the flow of glucosamine directly into the joint cavity, such a complex is in the drug Chondroxide® Maximum. This is a new drug in the line of products for the treatment of joint pain.
Chondroxide® Maximum has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and chondroprotective effects, is available in the form of a cream for external use. The active substance is glucosamine sulfate, which helps to restore the cartilaginous surfaces of the peripheral joints and joints of the spine, restores their function, reduces the need for NSAIDs, and therefore reduces the likelihood of side effects from the use of the latter from the gastrointestinal tract. It is thanks to the transdermal glucosamine complex that Chondroxide® Maximum cream has a high bioavailability comparable to injectable forms of glucosamine and almost 2 times higher than the bioavailability of oral forms of glucosamine 1 . This, in turn, determines the high efficiency of Chondroxide® Maximum, comparable to injectable and tablet forms of chondroprotectors 2,3 . Thus, Chondroxide® Maximum cream can be called an alternative to systemic (tablets and injections) chondroprotectors. The drug is supplied to Russia and sold in our pharmacies.
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On June 8–9, Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, hosted the Second Regional Social Innovation Forum, where 85 subjects of the Russian Federation presented the best practices of social work aimed at achieving the main goal - the development of social infrastructure and improving the quality of life of Russians. Forum participants could visit discussion platforms and an exhibition of innovative social projects of the subjects of the Russian Federation.
The large-scale event opened with a plenary session, where the speakers shared their experience in implementing innovative social practices in the regions. The Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Veronika Skvortsova delivered a welcoming speech, talking about the work done by the department to improve the quality and accessibility of medical care in the country.
“The Second Regional Social Innovation Forum embodies not only the unity of all branches of government at the federal and regional levels, but also the connection with the entire civil society to solve the main task – improving the quality of life of our citizens and creating conditions in which Russians will live happily ever after . The Ministry of Health is an example of a public and state cluster for solving the problems that medicine faces today,” Veronika Skvortsova noted at the plenary session.
The speaker stressed that the Ministry of Health consistently introduces the most modern technologies and methods in all processes of medical care.
Thus, over 10 years, the volume of high-tech assistance in Russia has increased 16 times and is increasing every year in those areas that are most in demand by citizens. According to Veronika Skvortsova, already in 2016, 936,000 patients were provided with high-tech medical care, and this year it is planned to significantly exceed this figure.
It is also important that high technologies have become available to the population of our country: already 932 medical organizations, most of which are regional, have the opportunity to provide high-tech assistance in various medical fields. Moreover, over the past three years, some types of high technology have moved from elective to emergency medicine.
“In 2016, the Russian Federation was one of the first to introduce thromboextraction technologies that allow saving patients who were doomed to death three years ago due to thrombosis of large vessels. And the multidisciplinary introduction of new rehabilitation technologies at the earliest stages of the disease allowed us to reduce primary disability. Now more than 60% of patients who have suffered vascular accidents leave clinics on their own legs, with full recovery or minimal functional impairment,” the head of the Ministry of Health said.
Innovations in the field of health care are also aimed at providing citizens with comfortable access to medical care. According to Veronika Skvortsova, information and digital healthcare technologies are currently being actively developed. Thus, to date, more than 90% of the regions have fully digitalized the work of ambulances, including the introduction of GLONASS technology.
The Minister of Health also noted that every year more and more new additional electronic opportunities appear. In this regard, the following tasks will be solved already in the coming year: 14 million citizens will be able to create a personal account of the patient "My Health" on the Unified Portal of Public Services; the formation of a multilevel system of telemedicine consultations between medical organizations of the federal and regional levels will be completed. And from 2019, remote monitoring of the health of patients from risk groups will be introduced using individual devices that measure blood pressure, pulse, glucose and cholesterol concentrations, position in space, etc.
“Currently, the Ministry of Health has prepared a new priority project aimed at increasing the availability of primary health care. As part of the implementation of this project, about a thousand feldsher-obstetric stations and rural medical outpatient clinics will be built. A new impetus will be given to the development of traveling forms of work,” Veronika Skvortsova emphasized.
The speaker noted that innovative approaches can be not only technological, but also organizational, and cited as an example the actively developing Lean Polyclinic project, the implementation of which allows dividing the flow of healthy and sick patients, reducing the waiting time for a doctor's appointment, etc. “Already 20 regions have joined this project. Our task is to spread it and make the help that people receive in polyclinics become more comfortable and accessible throughout the country,” the head of the Ministry of Health said.
At the end of her speech, Veronika Skvortsova thanked the leader of the social movement Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko, Galina Nikolaevna Karelova and all the leaders of the social direction, and also cordially congratulated her colleagues on the social worker's holiday and wished them deep satisfaction from serving their profession.
Ekaterina Kudryavtseva,
news agency of the Eurasian Women's Community
Revolutionary changes are taking place today in various fields. Medicine in this regard also tries to keep up, despite its traditional conservatism. New drugs, new methods of treatment, new technologies are being introduced into medicine. Most outdated treatments are not without radical changes.
What we could see only in science fiction books a couple of years ago is now being actively discussed at medical conferences dedicated to innovation. Great emphasis has recently been placed on computer technologies that are being introduced into surgery and used for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.
In the medicine of the future, an important role is assigned not to the treatment of diseases, but to their prevention and early forecasting. The introduction of diagnostic devices is undergoing great development. Predicting the disease makes it possible to save on the treatment of the patient.
Thanks to the Internet, it is possible to conduct consultations remotely, which saves time not only for the patient, but also for the doctor.
Personal electronic medical record
One of the stages in the improvement of modern medicine is the personalization of data and increased communication between doctors. Easy access to the medical history allows you to prescribe timely effective treatment.
Medical records management may gradually move to the network. "Cloud" software is used to store large amounts of information on the Internet. Thanks to the Internet, doctors from different clinics have access to patient data. Electronic medical records make it possible to learn about the health of the patient in a timely manner, to prescribe effective treatment. Linking the equipment of a medical institution into a single network will make it possible to receive examination data on portable devices of doctors. In the United States of America, some clinics already operate in this manner. Doctors have tablets that receive information about the patient: what medications are prescribed, test results, etc.
The introduction of Internet technologies saves the time of the patient and the doctor. No need to get to the clinic, you just need to turn on the computer and you can contact the medical institution. Some doctors in Russia are already practicing Skype consultations. Video calls make it possible not only to conduct a survey, but also to make a general examination, which is often enough for a general idea of a person’s health. If you still need a meeting with a doctor, then you can also make an appointment via the Internet. Such a service can already be found today in some clinics, including in Moscow.
How will diseases be diagnosed in the future?
The development of medical technologies goes to ensure that people can monitor their health on their own. Today in every house you can see tonometers. Patients with diabetes use portable glucometers.
Pressure measuring devices, scales and other portable equipment are equipped with wireless transmitters that allow you to immediately transfer data to a computer and keep track of your health.
Modern technologies are moving medicine towards new discoveries and high-quality services to the population. What innovations are used in the industry and what are their advantages, read in the article.
Modern technologies in medicine are not only the latest medical equipment, but also industry-specific software that automates all work processes. The latest technologies make it possible to carry out the most complex operations, examinations, speed up the processing of laboratory tests, consult and examine patients at a distance, and much more. With the help of special programs for medical centers, work with clients is built up, their health status is kept, interaction between structural units is ensured, the warehouse of drugs is controlled, settlements are made with patients and staff, etc.
Application of modern technologies in treatment
Modern diagnostic equipment
One example of the use of computer technology is a CT scanner. The results obtained during irradiation of the patient are processed by special programs, and three-dimensional images of the studied organs and tissues are created. According to them, the doctor makes accurate diagnoses, evaluates the development of the disease and recovery after surgery. Another example is radiovisiographs in dentistry. They allow you to display images of teeth on a computer, and not on film. The accuracy of the image is much higher, you can study the problem in detail from different angles by enlarging the picture, make accurate measurements of root canals, etc. At the same time, the radiation load on the patient is significantly reduced.
With the development of technology, it has become possible to perform laparoscopic operations instead of open ones. Using special equipment with cameras, the doctor performs manipulations through the smallest incisions on the body. Such operations are much easier to tolerate, after them the recovery process is faster, they have fewer side effects, the stitches are almost invisible.
The processing of laboratory analyzes on modern equipment has become faster and more accurate, and this affects the speed of diagnosis, the effectiveness of treatment, and the processing of large volumes of biomaterials.
Telemedicine
With the help of computer technology, it has become possible to provide assistance to patients at a distance, and this makes medical services more accessible. Such online consultations are necessary for residents of remote areas, in emergency situations, for patients with disabilities or who are in a confined space. The doctor can conduct a virtual examination, get acquainted with the results of examinations and tests, prescribe treatment and conduct regular monitoring of the state of health.
In addition, telemedicine includes online conferences, meetings, training, rapid exchange of scientific discoveries, holding emergency committees for patients, etc.
Medical programs
Profile programs for medical institutions automate the work of clinics - from the registry to settlements with insurance companies. For example, industry solutions for medicine based on 1C from the First BIT company are developed for multidisciplinary centers and specialized offices. In particular, there are computer programs for dentistry, ophthalmology, and even programs for veterinary clinics.
Benefits of automating medical activities:
- electronic document management (electronic patient records, data exchange between departments);
- the paper work of doctors is reduced to a minimum;
- standardization of work of medical staff;
- improving the efficiency and quality of services;
- simplifies the control of the warehouse of drugs and materials;
- transparency of financial activities;
- prompt receipt of reports;
- convenient settlements with patients and employees;
- increasing customer loyalty.
Medical programs include all kinds of mobile applications for clients. With the help of them, you can independently make an appointment, find out information about the medical institution, doctors and ongoing promotions, leave reviews, keep a schedule for taking medications. These functions are available in the BIT.Med mobile application. Using the software, you can create an electronic book of reviews and suggestions, where patients can evaluate the quality of services, leave comments, fill out questionnaires, etc. Such a function is implemented in the BIT.Quality application.
Software solutions take into account all the nuances of medical specialization and the work of the institution, therefore they are finalized individually or created on a turnkey basis. This means that special software can be implemented in any branch of medicine and in institutions of various sizes.
In general, modern technologies, like scientific discoveries, stimulate the development of medicine and improve the level of public services.
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