RESUMO
In connection with the upcoming changes in the professional education in Russia, there is a need to adapt the existing system of training of anesthesiologists. We sent questionnaires to 831 anesthesiologists to identify their opinion about the planned transition to continuous medical education. We found that the majority of respondents do not object to the implementation in practice of this system, especially if the educational model will be adapted to the specific requests of practitioners. Reorganization of the system of higher and additional professional education requires state educational and medical institutions, and public organizations of the effective interaction. Public professional organizations should play the more active role of facilitators of the educational process.