A major scientific and practical conference on contemporary medical aspects of comprehensive rehabilitation has commenced in Odesa. The event is organized with the participation of the Odesa National Medical University and the Rehabilitation Management Association. 

Over the next two days, leading specialists will discuss pressing issues related to rehabilitation assistance in Southern Ukraine, including: the implementation of a patient-centered approach in a cluster hospital setting, collaboration between medical and non-medical rehabilitation service providers, the development of adaptive sports, and the provision of technical rehabilitation aids and social assistance.

The Director of the Odesa City Health Department, Levon Nikoghosyan, spoke about the establishment of a unified rehabilitation service system in the city. 

Comprehensive assistance involves extensive engagement from healthcare institutions of various ownership forms, social services, sports organizations, and non-governmental organizations. Eight city medical facilities have multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams, and a dedicated department has been created within the Health Department to ensure effective coordination.

Medical institutions in Odesa have signed agreements with the National Health Service of Ukraine, allowing them to provide outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation, as well as psychological support at no cost, under the state medical guarantee program. 

Odesa's medical professionals continuously adopt the best practices from Ukraine and around the world to implement innovative rehabilitation technologies and methodologies in the city's healthcare facilities.

«Rehabilitation assistance is one of the most crucial aspects of today. The consequences of war for our society can only be addressed through quality and effective rehabilitation», emphasized Levon Nikoghosyan, director of the city's Health Department.