On October 23, 2025, as part of the 5th International Conference “Biosafety and Modern Rehabilitation Technologies: Theory, Practice, and Prospects”, a discussion panel titled “Integration of Sociological, Epidemiological, and Geoanalytical Approaches to Monitoring the Health Status of the Population in Ukraine” was held within the framework of the project “Development of a Methodology for Disease Prevention Based on Monitoring the Health Status of the Population and Risk Factors”, supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and implemented jointly with the State Scientific Institution “Center for Innovative Health Care Technologies” of the State Management of Affairs.
Key topics for discussion included:
- Methodological foundations for population health monitoring;
- Challenges in standardizing health assessment criteria;
- Prospects for the use of geoanalytical approaches and IT tools in monitoring health status and risk factors.
Participants of the panel discussion and expert debate:
- Tetiana Hruzyeva, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Higher Education of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Public Health, Bogomolets National Medical University;
- Borys Palamar, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Doctor of Ukraine, Director of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Bogomolets National Medical University;
- Oleh Ziukov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Honored Doctor of Ukraine, Medical Director of the State Scientific Institution “Center for Innovative Health Care Technologies” of the State Management of Affairs;
- Olena Oshivlova, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Honored Doctor of Ukraine, Deputy Medical Director of the State Scientific Institution “Center for Innovative Health Care Technologies” of the State Management of Affairs for Organizational and Methodological Work and Quality of Medical Care;
- Serhii Soloviov, Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Pharmacy, Shupyk National University of Health of Ukraine;
- Anna Ishchenko, Director of the Educational and Scientific Center of Applied Sociology “Socioplus”;
- Alla Hryhorenko, Candidate of Medical Sciences, former Head of the Department of State Supervision of Sanitary Legislation Compliance of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection (2017–2023), Deputy Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine (2008–2015);
- Ihor Khudetskyi, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Acting Head of the Department of Biosafety and Human Health, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute;
- Oksana Biloshytska, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, First Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute;
- Yurii Vykhlyaiev, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Department of Biosafety and Human Health, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute;
- Tetiana Harnyk, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, President of the All-Ukrainian Public Organization “Association of Specialists in Folk and Alternative Medicine of Ukraine,” Professor at the Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Valeology, and Health Technologies in Sports, Vernadsky Taurida National University;
- Hanna Inshakova, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Bogomolets National Medical University;
- Oleksandr Halkin, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute — Moderator of the panel discussion.
Outcomes
Following the discussion, a resolution and recommendations were developed regarding the formation of a methodology for disease prevention based on population health monitoring and risk factor assessment.
We express our sincere gratitude to all participants, guests, and researchers of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute for their productive dialogue and valuable contributions!
