From May 17 to May 28, 2021, doctors of the «Mediker» medical center were trained by the employees of the "Medical University of Karaganda" NJSC. This training was conducted with a trip to the city of Zhanaozen, Mangistau region. The group from the university was represented by: chief freelance occupational pathologist of the Republic of Kazakhstan, chief physician of the professional health clinic of the PHC Institute of «MUK»NJSC, doctor of medical sciences, professor of the department of internal diseases - Amanbekova Aigul Ukenovna, occupational pathologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor of the Department of Internal Diseases - Koigeldinova Sholpan Sekerbaevna and freelance occupational pathologist of the Karaganda region, head of the consultative and diagnostic department of the clinic of professional health, Ph.D. - Akynzhanova Saule Akynzhanovna.

Practical doctors of various specialties participating in preventive medical examinations of industrial workers employed in hazardous working conditions of oil and gas refineries were given lectures and practical classes on the examination of professional suitability and the examination of establishing the connection of diseases with the profession, as well as on individual occupational diseases with analysis methods of diagnosis and treatment.

As you know, the detection rate of occupational pathology in the Western region and, in particular, in the Mangistau region, is extremely low. Meanwhile, despite the improvement of technological processes at oil and gas processing and oil production enterprises, there is an impact on the body of workers of such harmful factors as hard physical labor with overstrain of individual organs and systems, vibration, industrial noise, and toxic substances of oil products at workplaces.

In this regard, the leaders of the Medical Center noted the great practical importance of this training in terms of improving the quality of preventive medical examinations, early detection and prevention of occupational diseases.