Results of the VII Forum of pediatric surgeons of Russia

The VII Forum of Russian Pediatric Surgeons was held in a hybrid format on October 21–23, 2021, in Moscow in the auditoriums of two children’s hospitals. The program of the plenary session of the forum included the presentation of the annual award S.D. Ternovsky “For a Great Contribution to the Development of Domestic Pediatric Surgery,” which was awarded to Professor V.G. Geldt. Within the framework of the forum, a symposium “Organization of pediatric surgical care in Russia” and a working meeting of the Russian Association of Pediatric Surgeons were held, at which the status of pediatric surgery as a specialty was discussed, and reports of members of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts on the activities in 2019–2021 were heard. The video session “How I Do It” aroused the genuine interest of all participants both directly in the audience and online (1,045 people). A total of 1568 specialists from 15 countries took part in the forum. Within 4 days of the forum, 138 speakers presented 154 reports. On the final day of the forum, a traditional competition for research works by young scientists took place.

The Forum of Russian Pediatric Surgeons contributes to the broad promotion of innovative ideas and technologies and the integration of domestic specialists into the international professional space. All forum reports are available on the Internet.