RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINNISH CLINICAL PROTOCOL ABOUT DRUG THERAPY OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN THE TEACHING OF FAMILY MEDICINE ON THE PREGRADUATE LEVEL

Abstract

Introduction. The high medical and social significance of hypertension in the practice of the primary care physician (PCP) determines the relevance of improving the teaching effectiveness of this topic within the framework of the pregraduate medical education program.

The aim is to analyze the actual aspects of expediency of introducing the provisions of the European clinical protocols of PCP (Finland) regarding arterial hypertension into the practice of teaching discipline GP–FM at the stage of pregraduation education.

Conclusion. European protocols for primary health care (Finland), established on the basis of evidence, are clear, structured and understandable for the mentality of doctors in Ukraine. The algorithms for the appointment of medical therapy, depending on the severity of hypertension in ambulatory practice, set out in the Finnish protocols, should be introduced into clinical practice and educational process of studying the discipline "General Practice – Family Medicine" at the pregraduate level of higher medical education.