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Within the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Filatov International Foundation for Biomedical Technologies Development presented a comprehensive project to support young scientists - the Young Medicine Interdisciplinary Forum at the stand of the Eurasian Women's Forum. The Forum is co-chaired by Yekaterina Dibrova, President of the Filatov International Foundation for Biomedical Technologies Development, and Alexey Vyalkin, Director General of EXPOCENTRE AO.

In her opening speech, Inna Svyatenko, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, shared her experience of successful cooperation with the experts of the Filatov Foundation. The Senator also drew attention to the high state significance of the priority areas of the Young Medicine project: support for medical students and young scientists, employment of young medical professionals, development of biomedical technologies, clinical research.

Inna Svyatenko noted that the Young Medicine is organically integrated into the strategic agenda of the Decade of Science and Technology. The senator expressed support for the project and readiness to organise regional support for promising medical scientists within the Young Medicine Forum.

It was noted that due to its interactive format and interesting agenda already the first Young Medicine Forum united more than 60 specialised universities and became one of the platforms of Russian Health Care Week 2021. Thanks were also expressed to Yekaterina Dibrova, President of the Filatov Foundation, for her principled stand on the maximum inclusion of the regions in all events and educational programmes in the field of modern biomedicine.

"Plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, and aesthetic medicine are probably the most patient-oriented fields by nature. At the same time, they are deeply immersed in the economics of health care. We are ready to transfer and transform the accumulated experience within the Young Medicine project for young colleagues," said Professor Natalia Manturova, chief freelance plastic surgeon of the Russian Ministry of Health Care.

One of the winners of the competition held within the Young Medicine Forum, Yulia Topalova, postgraduate student of the Mechnikov North-West State Medical University, spoke via video-conferencing during the presentation about the project of using remote technologies to improve screening diagnostics of unspecified dyspepsia of diseases of the stomach and digestive system.

The 2^nd Young Medicine Interdisciplinary Forum will take place as part of the scientific and practical programme of Russian Health Care Week 2022 on 5-9 December 2022 at Expocentre Fairgrounds.

Press Service, EXPOCENTRE AO