A Public Lecture was Organized by CIU Medical Students’ Scientific Society (MSSS) within the Framework of World Immunization Week

A public lecture was held within the framework of the World Immunization Week on May 13. The event was organized by the Medical Students’ Scientific Society (MSSS) of Caucasus International University.

“Allergy as a Disease of the 21^st Century” - Allergist-immunologist of the Center of Allergy and Immunology, member of the National Committee of Experts on Immunization Safety, expert, CIU Associate Professor, Bidzina Kulumbegov spoke about this issue, and Head of the Department of Anesthesia and Surgery of Caucasus Medical Center, President of the School of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology of Georgia, CIU Invited Lecturer, Tsotne Samadashvili, presented the topic “Anaphylactic Shock - a Serious Consequence of an Allergic Reaction” - to the audience.

Vakhtang Tsivtsivadze, Chancellor of Caucasus International University and Magda Tortladze, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, welcomed the guests at the public lecture.

“Allergy has become particularly significant in the 21^st century. The World Health Organization predicts that by 2050, half of humanity will have some form of allergy. These are very common diseases. At the meeting, we placed emphasis on respiratory system and food allergies. We talked about the most difficult form of allergy, such as anaphylaxis. We shared practical recommendations on the management of anaphylaxis and general issues related to the recognition of allergic diseases. I think this will help students make the right choice and advance professionally, so that our assistance to patients and the population is more effective and at the same time, more qualitative”, said Bidzina Kulumbegov.

“My presentation was about allergy, one of its most dramatic complications, anaphylactic shock, and its management. With today’s lecture, I wanted to provide my young colleagues with the correct rules for managing the mentioned disease”, stated Tsotne Samadashvili.

“The public lecture series, which began at CIU Faculty of Medicine, aims to inform the audience about various medical advances, research results or health-related issues, which in itself implies a review on evidence-based medicine. These lectures provide an opportunity for experts in the field to share their knowledge and experience with a wider audience, including students, faculty, academic and administrative staff, health professionals and the general public. In addition, public lectures can be a form of life-long learning for health professionals. They can focus on new models of treatment, developing technologies and updates of medical guidelines or clinical research results,” said Magda Tortladze, Dean of CIU Faculty of Medicine.

CIU Medical Students’ Scientific Society (MSSS) permanently plans to hold similar events. We are going to raise the most relevant topics, follow the international medical calendar and focus on the issues that will be the most significant at the relevant time”, claimed the president of MSSS, Mariam Shulaia.

The audience attending the public lecture had the opportunity to ask questions to the speakers, which led to an active discussion.

Caucasus International University administration, academic/administrative staff and students of the Faculty of Medicine attended the public meeting.