Matveenko Ludmila Vasilivna

Category: Higher

Education:

• Bogomolets National Medical University in Kiev

Areas of professional development:

• regular attendance of conferences, courses on pediatric phthisiology and related specialties;
• implementation of European methods of diagnostics and treatment;
• practical application of world innovations.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• Pediatric phthisiology.
• «I supervise children from the first day of birth till the age of 18. Therefore it is necessary to find approach to young children and adolescents».
• «In Ukraine, a TB outbrake has been registered since 1995. We actively deal with it. In recent years, we have seen the TB rate to decline. We have great hopes that in the near future we will be able to reduce the epidemic threshold».

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• pulmonology;
• immunoprophylaxis;
• general pediatrics.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• «I have two children, and I dedicate all my free time to my family».

Doctor's advice:

• «TB prevention has two aspects. The first one is all the actions aimed at maintaining a good immune system. They include a healthy lifestyle, «rest period - study» regiment and adequate nutrition. The second one is specific prophylaxis. This includes vaccinations to be administered to all the infants still in the maternity hospital, as well as regular check-ups by way of a Mantoux test. The latter allows to detect the ingress of infection at an early stage». «Parents should always understand what is happening with their child, as well as the action plan of the doctor. Then the parents more actively and carefully follow all medical recommendations». «A good doctor should be an excellent diagnostician, who can find the right treatment. Another essential aspect is the ability to find approach to the patient, establish a psychological contact with him, so that he could tell not only about the disease, but also about the concurrent factors. For tuberculosis, it is of great importance to diagnose microsymptoms which cannot be immediately noticed».