First results and prospects of the Khabarovsk Branch of Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution on the provision of organizational and methodological support to ophthalmological clinics in the Far Eastern Federal District

This article evaluates the first results of operation of the Organizational and Methodological Department (OMD) of the Khabarovsk Branch of S. Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution during the period 2018–2021. The OMD was established in February, 2019 as part of the Khabarovsk Branch in order to ensure effective interactions between the Branch as a national medical research center (NMRC) and affiliated 3rd level medical organizations situated in the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD). A number of organizational procedures were implemented, including connection of the NMRC to the Unified State Health Information System, monitoring of the level of ophthalmological care in affiliated medical organizations, identification of bottlenecks in the interaction between the NMRC and affiliated medical organizations, establishment of a system of telemedicine consultations concerning difficult medical cases. Over the period 2018–2021, 32 visits to regional clinics were implemented, 24 knowledge transfer projects were realized, a scientific and educational module “Age-related macular degeneration, dry form” was developed. In addition, the effectiveness of implementation and application of clinical recommendations, including quality assessment criteria for the “Ophthalmology” profile in affiliated medical organizations, was assessed. Over this period, 657 telemedicine consultations were held, as a result of which 23.3%, 73%, and 86.3% of patients were admitted to the Khabarovsk Branch in 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively. Business relations were established with the senior executive authorities of regions where the affiliated medical organizations are located. The OMD activity during the period 2018–2021 resulted in the establishment of a clear system of organizational and methodological support to 3rd level medical organizations located in the FEFD. 

1. Egorov VV, Kolenko OV. 30 years of guarding health of people of the Far East of Russia. Results and prospects. Modern technologies in ophthalmology. 2018;(2):17–20 (In Russ.).

2. Kolenko OV, Egorov VV. On the provision of high-tech ophthalmological medical care by the specialists of the Khabarovsk branch of Eye Microsurgery ResearchC named after S.N. Fedorov under the Health Ministry of Russia to the residents of the Far East Federal District in 2018. Public health of the Far East. 2019;(1):15–9 (In Russ.) doi: 10.33454/1728-1261-2019-1-15-19

3. Egorov VV, Sorokin EL, Badogina SP. Provision of high-tech ophthalmic care to inhabitants of the Far Eastern Federal District. Achievements and unresolved problems. Fyodorov Journal of Ophthalmic Surgery. 2015;(1):43–7 (In Russ.)

4. Egorov VV, Sorokin EL, Badogina SP, Barabanova GI, Dyachenko YuN, Lisnevskaya GV. Work of the Khabarovsk branch of the Federal State Institution «Eye Microsurgery» named after academician S.N. Fedorov of Rosmedtekhnologii» to improve ophthalmological care for residents of the Far Eastern Federal District. Public health of the Far East. 2008;(2):2–6 (In Russ.)

5. Ukaz Prezidenta RF ot 07.05.2018 g. № 204 (red. ot 19.07.2018 g.) «O natsionalnykh tselyakh i strategicheskikh zadachakh razvitiya Rossiyskoy Federatsii na period do 2024 goda» (In Russ.). URL: http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/43027 (Accessed March 18, 2022).

6. Ofitsial›nyy sayt Rosstata (In Russ.). URL: https://rosstat.gov.ru/ (Accessed March 18, 2022).

7. Kolenko OV, Pshenichnov MV, Sorokin EL, Grekov MG, Kozhevnikova EN. First experience using telemedicine technologies in ophthalmology of the Far Eastern Federal District of the Russian Federation. Fyodorov Journal of Ophthalmic Surgery. 2021;(4):57–63 (In Russ.) doi: 10.25276/0235-4160-2021-4-57-63