Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics
Address: 2 Slovatsky Str., Ternopil, 46001
Tel.: (0352) 527233
Staff of the Department:
Head of Department – DMSc, Assoc. Prof. H. Saturska.
3 Professors: DMSc A. Shulhay, DMSc О. Holyachenko, DMSc H. Korytskyi), 8 Associate Professors (N. Panchyshyn, L. Romaniuk, R. Levchuk, O. Lytvynova, N. Terenda, V. Smirnova, N. Romaniuk, Y. Petrashyk), 2 Assistant Professors (N. Slobodian, L. Lishtaba), 1 Senior Laboratory Assistant (I. Mykulych)
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL MEDICINE, ORGANIZATION AND ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE, AND MEDICAL STATISTICS
ARE STUDIED:
Medical Faculty:
"Medicine - 1 course"
Subject - History of medicine
"Medicine - 4 course"
Subject - Biostatistics
"Medicine - 4-5 course"
Subject - Social medicine and HPO
"Medicine - 4-5 course"
Subject - Social medicine, economy and HPO
Dental Faculty:
"Dentistry - 1 course"
Subject - History of medicine
"Dentistry - 3 course"
Subject - Social medicine and OHP
"Dentistry - 5 course"
Subject - Economic of public health
Institute of Nursing:
"BSN - 1 course "
Subjects - Leadership in Nursing
"BSN - 2 course "
Subjects - Current Topics in Nursing, Elementary statistics, Nursing research
"BSN - 4 course "
Subjects - Current Topics in Nursing, Nursing Research
"RN BSN - 1 course "
Subject - Leadership in Nursing, Medical statistics
"RN BSN - 2 course "
Subject - Current Topics in Nursing, Nursing Research
"MSN - 1 course"
Subject - Advanced Quantitative Methods for Health Research & Medical Statistic,
Understanding Health Care Organizations: Theory, Analysis and Application
"MSN - 2 course"
Subject - Management in nursing
Social Medicine and Organization of Health Care studies the state and dynamics of health of the population, of some of its social, professional and age groups, the factors that cause changes and pathology in the state of public health. It develops measures for improvement of society, rational forms of organization of medical care.
Improvement of health of the society includes: forming harmoniously developed young generation, extending active life and activity of the elderly.
Institutions of medical education are challenged to provide training of professionals able to effectively use theoretical and practical knowledge focused on the development of creative and professional thinking in problem-solving.
The Teaching Staff of Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics
The Head of the Department
DMSc, Assoc. Prof. Hanna S. Saturska
Started working at the Ternopil State Medical Academy from January 2002.
On The Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics from September 2014.
In 1997, she graduated from the Ternopil State Medical Institute.
In 2009, she defended thesis for the degree of candidate of Medical Sciences (specialty 14.03.04 – Pathological physiology) on topic: "Characteristics of the cholinergic regulation of heart at the adrenaline damage of myocardium in animals of different gender with applying of opioid receptors’ modulators".
She is the author and co-author of over 115 scientific works.
In 2016, she defended her doctoral thesis on "Pathogenic features of development of diffuse ischemic-necrotic cardiosclerosis at various sensitivity of an organism to hypoxia", specialty - 14.03.04 – Pathological physiology.
Research interests:
Pathology of heart, myocardium damage, disorders of heart rhythm;
Molecular mechanisms of human pathology;
Mathematical modeling of health management;
Public health.
Professor Arkadii H. Shulhai,
Vice-Rector for Science and Education
Ukrainian scientist in the field of medicine.
Graduated with honors from Kremenets Medical College in 1984. After graduation, he worked as Head of Rural Health Clinics in Bila village of the Ternopil region.
In the years 1984-1986, he did his military service in the armed forces.
In 1992, he graduated from the Ternopil State Medical Institute, specialty "General Medicine".
From 1992, at the Ternopil Medical University: postgraduate student at the Department of Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy (1992-1993), Assistant Professor (1993-1997), Associate Professor (1997-2003) of the same Department; Head of the Student Scientific Society (1993-1995); Head of the University Trade Union (1995-2008); Head of the Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics (2003-2014), Professor of the same Department from 2014; Acting Dean of the Faculty of Postgraduate Education (2006-2007); Dean of the Medical Faculty (2007-2014). Currently: Professor of the Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics, Vice-Rector for Science and Education.
Acting Rector of the Ivan Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University (October 2014 – February 2015).
Research: In 1995, he defended his thesis on "Morphofunctional Characteristic of the Pancreas Vascular Bed under Obstructive Cholestasis Conditions and its Correction." In 2007, he defended his doctoral thesis on "Patterns of Morphological Changes in the Vascular Bed of Small and Large Intestine at Obstructive Jaundice and Different Ways of its Correction"
Awarded the title of Associate Professor in 1999, and the title of Professor – in 2007.
Member of the Academic Council of Ternopil State Medical University, member of the Publishing Board of the CMC of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, member of the Specialized Academic Council.
During the 2009 flu epidemic, he organized the region's single telephone hotline at the University.
Author of 245 scientific papers, 19 patents, 1 textbook, 2 guidebooks, 3 monographs. He has mentored three candidates of medical sciences.
He has received awards from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, note of thanks from the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the Central Committee of the Trade Union of Ukraine, deeds from the Ternopil Region State Administration and the Ternopil Regional Council.
Research interests: organizational and methodological support for the doctors of general practice-family medicine.
Professor Oleksander M. Holyachenko
Started working at the Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics in 1983
In 1963, he graduated from the Medical Faculty of Vinnytsia Medical Institute.
In 1967, he defended his thesis on "History of Development of Medical Work in the USSR (1864-1964)". He defended his Doctoral thesis on "Social and Hygienic Conditions of Providing Accessible Hospital Care to Rural Population" in 1979.
Author of over 200 scientific papers, mostly in the field of Social Medicine, including 21 monographs. His works highlight the history of medicine and healthcare in Ukraine, socio-hygienic aspects of health care, multidisciplinary management of hospitals, economics of Ukrainian healthcare. Co-author of the independent Ukraine's first 3 textbooks on Social Medicine and History of Medicine.
Research interests:
Health reform in Ukraine;
Advantages of general clinical examination of the rural population;
History of Ukrainian medicine;
New approaches to the economics of Ukrainian healthcare;
Mathematical modeling of health management.
Associate-Professor Nataliia Ya. Panchyshyn
Nataliia Panchyshyn works at Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Healthcare, and Medical Statistics from December 2000.
In 1994 she graduated from Ternopil State Medical University in specialty "Medicine". In 1997 she was graduated master's degree in the specialty "internal medicine".
In 2001 she defended thesis for the degree of candidate of Medical Sciences (specialty 14.01.02 – Internal Medicine) on topic: "Syndrome of endogenic intoxication in lupoid nephropathy patients and its correction on the stage of hospitals treatment".
She is the author and co-author 130 teaching and scientific publications.
Research interests:
Mathematic modeling of health care management;
Assessment of work of medical staff at clinical departments;
Key trends of demographic changes in the population of Ukraine.
Professor Hryhorii I. Korytskyi
Started working at the Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics in September 2016
In 1982, he graduated from the Ternopil State Medical Institute, Specialty "General Medicine".
MD since 2016. Defended his thesis on 26.02.2016 at the meeting of the Specialized Scientific Council D 26.613.07 at the P.Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Specialty "Social Medicine".
Research interests:
Optimization of highly specialized medical care for children;
Reforming the healthcare sector in Ukraine;
History of medicine.
Associate-Professor Olha N. Lytvynova
Started working at the Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics in 1992
In 1984, she graduated from the Ternopil State Medical Institute, Specialty "General Medicine". In 1990-1993, she had her residency at the Department of Social Medicine and Organization of Health Care at the Ternopil State Medical Institute, specializing in Social Hygiene and Public Health. In 1992, she graduated from the Ternopil Institute of Finance and Economics, specializing in Social and Economic Planning. In 2000, she graduated from the Academy of Public Administration at the President of Ukraine, Specialty Public Administration, and was awarded the Master's Degree in Public Administration.
Candidate of Medical Sciences since 2003. Theme of the thesis: "Combined Impact of Environmental Factors on the Incidence of Residents of Large Towns (on the example of Ternopil)" (Specialty 14.02.01 – Hygiene). Co-author of the Law of Ukraine "Fundamentals of the Legislation of Ukraine on Health Care"
Author of the books "Management and Leadership in Nursing", "Basics of Economic Theory", monograph "Doctor who Guards the Health", co-author of the guidebook "100 Questions of Economic Theory", co-author of 5 study guides, author of 76 audiovideolectures for the course of Health Economics, Management and Social Medicine, author of over 130 scientific publications.
Co-author of 2 license files: - in the Field of Knowledge 0306 "Management and Administration" Specialty 6.030601 "Management and Administration (by types of economic activity)" Qualification 1482 "Managers (administrators) of Healthcare" Education-qualification level of "Bachelor of Science"; - in the Field of Knowledge 0306 "Management and Administration" Specialty 7.03060101 "Management and Administration (by types of economic activity)" Qualification 1482 "Managers (administrators) of Healthcare" Education-qualification level of "Specialist";
Research interests:
Healthcare management;
Health economics;
Training of managerial personnel in the health system;
Social psychology in management.
Associate-Professor Yurii M. Petrashyk
Started working at the Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics in August 2006
2004 – Master's Degree in International Business Management from the Ternopil National Economic University; 2005 – Master's Degree in English Linguistics from V. Hnatiuk Ternopil National Pedagogical University
2013 – defended his PhD thesis "Ergonyms of the Ternopil region in the late 20th and early 21st centuries".
Authored and co-authored 23 publications, 5 study guides.
Research interests:
Quality of medical services, its features, importance and factors;
Competition in medicine, its impact on the functioning of the health system;
Quantity of healthcare facilities and medical staff;
Information resources for the healthcare.
E-mail – yurii.m.petrashyk@tdmu.edu.ua
Associate-Professor Lyuba M. Romaniuk
Lyuba Romaniuk works at Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Healthcare, and Medical Statistics from September 1984
In 1982 she graduated from Ternopil State Medical Institute in specialty "Medicine".
In 1991 she defended thesis for the degree of candidate of Medical Sciences (specialty 14.02.03 – Social Medicine ) on topic: " The scientific study of population health center in rural medical area"
She is the author and co-author 115 teaching and scientific publications, 3 innovations, 4 private scientific monographs.
Research interests:
Mathematic modeling of health care management;
Key trends of morbidity changes in the population of Ukraine.
Associate-Professor Valentyna L. Smirnova
Started working at the Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics in 1991
In 1983, she graduated from the Ternopil State Medical Institute, specialty "General Medicine". From December 1986 until August 1991 she continued her post-graduate training at the Department of Social Medicine and Organization of Healthcare of the Ternopil State Medical Institute.
Candidate of Medical Sciences since 1992. Theme of the thesis: "Health of Single-Parent Families Living in Rural Areas and Measures for its Improvement" (Specialty 14.00.33 - Social Hygiene and Organization of Healthcare).
She is the author and co-author of 117 publications, 1 textbook, 3 monographs, 1 guidebook and 10 study guides, 3 innovations.
Research interests:
Mathematical modeling of healthcare management;
Evaluation of the medical staff of clinical departments;
Calculating the cost of medical care at the level of family doctor;
Main trends of morbidity in Ukraine;
Examination of temporary incapacity of the population.
Associate-Professor Natalia O. Terenda
Started working at the Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics in 2002
In 1993, she graduated from the Ivan Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University, specialty "General Medicine". In 1995, she got her Master's Degree in the specialty "Therapy". Until 1998, she continued her postgraduate training at the Department of Faculty Therapy of the Ivan Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical University.
Candidate of Medical Sciences since 2001. Theme of the thesis: "Clinical and Immunological Heterogeneity in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with HBs-Antigenemia and its Correction" (Specialty 14.01.02 – Internal Diseases).
Currently working on a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Medical Sciences on the topic: "Development and Establishment of Cardiology in Ukraine"
She is the author and co-author of 62 publications.
Research interests:
Cardiovascular pathology in Ukraine;
Calculation of potential of medical personnel at the secondary level;
Calculation of cost of health care at the secondary level;
Main trends of morbidity in Ukraine;
History of medicine.
Associate-Professor Nina Ye. Romaniuk
Nina Fedchyshyn works at Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Healthcare, and Medical Statistics from September 2003
In 2002 she graduated from Horbachevsky Ternopil State Medical Academy in specialty "Medicine". In 2003 she was graduated master's degree in the specialty "internal medicine".
In 2006 she defended thesis for the degree of candidate of Medical Sciences (specialty 14.02.03 – Social Medicine ) on topic: "Optimization model of care for patients with acute myocardial infarction in rural areas".
She is the author and co-author 98 teaching and scientific publ.
Research interests:
Mathematic modeling of health care management;
Key trends of morbidity changes in the population of Ukraine.
Associate-Professor Rostyslav D. Levchuk
Joined the Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, and Medical Statistics in September 2017
1986 – graduated from the Ternopil State Medical Institute, Specialty " Medicine".
1987 – Ternopil State Medical Institute, internship in the Specialty "Surgery”.
2009 – graduated from the Ternopil National Economic University, direction - Management of Organizations, Specialty – manager-economist.
2017 – defended PhD thesis "Pathogenetic features of enteral dysfunction in terms of brain, skeletal injuries and their combinations" for the degree of candidate of Medical Sciences.
Authored and co-authored 50 publications.
Research interests:
Optimization of highly specialized medical care;
Reforming the healthcare sector in Ukraine.
Public health.
Assistant-Professor Nataliia O. Slobodian
Nataliia Slobodian works at Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Healthcare, and Medical Statistics from September 2003.
In 2001 she graduated from the Faculty of Management in Production of Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University in specialty "Management".
In 2015 she defended thesis for the degree of candidate of Economics Sciences (specialty 08.00.04 – Economics and Enterprises Management) on topic: «Improvement of social and humanitarian component management of economic activity of the industrial enterprise» She is the author and co-author 20 teaching and scientific publications.
Research interests:
Mathematic modeling of health care management;
Key trends of morbidity changes in the population of Ukraine.
Assistant-Professor Liudmyla V. Lishtaba
Liudmyla Lishtaba works at Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Healthcare, and Medical Statistics from September 2013.
In 1998 she graduated from the Faculty of International Business and Management of Ternopil National Economic University in specialty "Economics".
She performs thesis on topic: «Formation of the mechanism of competence of managers in the healthcare system».
She is the author and co-author of about 14 scientific papers.
Research interests:
Mathematic modeling of health care management;
Key trends of morbidity changes in the population of Ukraine.
Senior Laboratory Assistant Iryna M. Mykulich
Iryna Mykulich works at Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Healthcare, and Medical Statistics from September 2015.
In 1999 she graduated from the Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University.
The Department of Organization of Health Care of the Ternopil State Medical University was founded on 1 September 1958. For over 57 years now, its teaching staff is successfully working to address many aspects of health care and medical education in Ukraine.
The Department of Organization of Health Care was founded on 1 September 1958, and began teaching 4th year students.
Assoc. Prof. K. Horshukova
Head of Department in 1958-1972.
Associate Professor K. Horshukova was elected Head of Department.
Assoc. Prof. H. Konopelko
Head of Department in 1972-1983
In 1972, Associate Professor H. Konopelko was elected Head of Department, at the same time holding the position of Vice-Dean, later Dean of the Medical Faculty.
Prof. О. Holyachenko
Head of Department in 1983-2003
From September 1983, the department was headed by Prof. O. Holyachenko. From July 1, 2003 to September 9, 2014, the department was headed by Prof. A. Shulhay, thanks to whose effort, to optimize the training of students, computer classroom was created in the first semester of the academic year 2003-2004.
Prof. A. Shulhay
Head of Department in 2003-2014
Since September 9, 2014, Assoc. Prof. H. Saturska is the Head of Department.
Assoc. Professor H. Saturska.
In 1966, the Department was named Department of Social Hygiene and Organization of Public Health, which greatly broadened the horizons of its study and research. Since 1994 the Department was renamed to Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care. Since 2005, the department was renamed to Department of Social Medicine, Organization and Economics of Health Care, Medical Statistics and History of Medicine.
In 1984, the Republican Courses for the Training of Doctors-Medical Statisticians was launched. During their operation, about 2000 physicians from all the regions of Ukraine were trained. Except for a small period of time (2003-2004; 2012-2015) the course of History of Medicine was taught at the Department.
In 2005, the Department began teaching Introduction to Economics.
Main scientific achievements of the department
- Social and medical regularity of disability in Ukraine have been established.
- The system of full medical checkups in rural area has been substantiated and tested in an experiment.
- Theoretical foundations of the Ukrainian system of medical care in the market condition have been substantiated.
- Foundations, theoretical grounds, definitions of the economics of healthcare as a science have been developed.
- Medical and social regularities of medical care for rural population have been established.
- System of information supply of the Healthcare Department have been introduced at the local level.
- Methods of pricing in the Healthcare System of Ukraine in the marked conditions have been substantiated at the Department.
Scientific seminar "The Formation of Family Medicine in Ukraine"
Visiting Cycle in the city of Khmelnytsk with the doctors-internists of the Postgraduate Education Faculty
Visiting Cycle in Odesa
The staff of the department published a number of textbooks, educational manuals, methodological instructions.