THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE “DOCTORS AND NURSING: TRANSFORMATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR AND CONTINUOUS RECOVERY”

The 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference “Doctors and Nursing: Transformation in the Conditions of War and Continuous Recovery” held in Lutsk on May 16–17, 2024, was a worthy continuation of the first Conference “Doctors and Nursing – Medical Front in Ukraine and the World” launched by the Volyn Medical Institute in 2023. Traditionally, the Medical Forum coincides with International Nurses’ Day, celebrated annually on May 12. The objectives of the Conference were to draw the attention of the medical community to the importance of the nursing profession, to demonstrate the relevance of scientific research in the field of medicine and nursing in the world and Ukraine, and to promote the achievements of medical science and practice in Volyn Oblast. The international scientific and practical conference was organized by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, State Institution “Center for Nursing Development of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine,” Volyn Oblast Council, Volyn Oblast State Administration, Healthcare Department of the Volyn Oblast State Administration, Municipal Institution of Higher Education “Volyn Medical Institute” of Volyn Oblast Council, I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Volyn Orthodox Theological Academy, Private Higher Educational Institution “Lviv Medical University,” Vilnius University (Lithuania), Shevchenko Scientific Society, UN Development Program Ukraine. More than 120 speakers from the USA, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine presented their reports on current medical science and practice issues, physical and psychological rehabilitation of combatants, interprofessional integration in overcoming the consequences of war, etc. In total, about 1500 participants attended the Conference. A student scientific forum, “Days of Student Science,” was launched during the Conference.