[Educational trajectory of forensic medical expert in the system of continuous medical education]. / Obrazovatel'naya traektoriya sudebno-meditsinskogo eksperta v sisteme nepreryvnogo meditsinskogo obrazovaniya.

The objective of the study is to determine the possibility and the right to choose the directions of self-education and self-development by forensic medical experts within the framework of personal and professional development program in the educational trajectory formation. The materials of special and encyclopaedic literature including pedagogical and sociological sciences, as well as legal framework regulating the processes of continuing medical education have been studied. The choice of educational trajectory of forensic physician depending on personal benchmarks, self-education building and participation in educational activities has been defined.

[Conceptual approaches to defining the one-pointedness of forensic expert institutions as a factor determining the effectiveness of their interaction]. / Kontseptual'nye podkhody k opredeleniyu odnoprofil'nosti sudebno-ekspertnykh uchrezhdenii kak faktor, opredelyayushchii effektivnost' ikh vzaimodeistviya.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: Is to identify the effectiveness of cooperation between forensic expert institutions on the basis of approaches to determining their one-pointedness. Legislative and regulatory legal acts regulating forensic expert activity have been studied. Methods of synthesis, analysis and comparison have been used for their processing. The comparison of the carrying out of targeted diversified studies has been conducted. The article substantiates a necessity of uniform approaches to determination of one-pointedness of forensic expert institutions in order to increase the effectiveness of interdepartmental interaction.

[Interdepartmental communication training for forensic medical experts]. / Trening mezhvedomstvennoi kommunikatsii vrachei ­ sudebno-meditsinskikh ekspertov.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: Is to identify the main communication problems encountered by forensic medical experts and specialists during the interdepartmental interaction, and to develop proposals to overcome them. A comprehensive approach was used to achieve the aim of the research, including the carrying out of a qualitative focus group interview of forensic medical experts and resident doctors. The main communicative problems have been determined and proposals for their elimination have been formulated, the types of communication trainings on interdepartmental interaction have been identified.

[Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education - the leading educational institution in the country for the training of forensic medical personnel (for the 90th anniversary from the establishment of the department of forensic medicine)]. / Rossiiskaya meditsinskaya akademiya nepreryvnogo professional'nogo obrazovaniya ­ vedushchee obrazovatel'noe uchrezhdenie strany po podgotovke sudebno-meditsinskikh kadrov (k 90-letiyu so dnya obrazovaniya kafedry sudebnoi meditsiny).

The article presents a detailed analysis of the stages of formation, development and achievements of the forensic medicine department of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, established in 1933 yr. More than 100 resident doctors and 15 PhD students have been trained in the department for 90 years. As a part of additional professional education implementation, more than 800 cycles of training courses for forensic medical and forensic experts and more than 30 cycles of professional retraining for doctors of other specialties have been carried out. More than 160 thous. specialists have been trained at the department since its establishment. Many employees of the department were directly involved in the performance of the most complicated and socially significant forensic medical examinations. The article describes the main achievements and scientific directions of the department's staff activity, directions and prospects of improving the training of forensic medical personnel in the country.

[Epidemiological analysis of violent death and cases of not established death cases in Russian Federation (2009-2018)]. / Epidemiologicheskii analiz pokazatelei nasil'stvennoi smerti i sluchaev neustanovleniya prichiny smerti po Rossiiskoi Federatsii (po materialam 2009­2018 gg.).

The paper presents the results of an epidemiological analysis of statistical data on the number of deaths from violent deaths, which cause has not been established; unidentified and unclaimed corpses in forensic medical expertise in Russia as a whole and in individual federal districts for the period from 2009 to 2018. Percentage indicators and share values of the circumstances due to which the death cause was not established are given. It was found that on the basis of a steady decreasing trend in number of violent deaths, the number of corpses with an unknown death cause is growing, mainly due to putrefactive changes in corpses of adults and due to the burning of children corpses. The presence of a strong correlation between the number of unclaimed and unidentified corpses with the number of forensic medical expertise, when the cause of death was not established, was shown. Based on the analysis results at the macro level (federal districts), some interregional differences in the structure of the analyzed indicators were revealed. The results obtained make it possible to confirm the relevance of existing clusters of scientific research and to form new ones, to place accents in the directions of the postgraduate education of specialists.

[Forensic expertise as a tool for criminalistics prognostication]. / Sudebnaia ékspertiza kak instrument kriminalisticheskogo prognozirovaniia.

The objective of the present study was the criminalistics evaluation of the changes in the structure of the illegal drug market and the volume of drug sales that took place during the recent years. One of the most challenging problems associated with the new situation is the extensive distribution of synthetic cannabimimetics that constitutes one of the most serious threats to the public security. The criminological analysis of the forensic expert practice provided materials for the criminalistics characteristic of the recent events at the criminal drug market in several regions of this country as of 2014 with special reference to the cases of mass poisoning of the young people attributable to the use of the new psychoactive agents. The authors emphasize the important role of forensic medical and other forensic expertises for the identification and comprehensive evaluation of all the factors and circumstances associated with the current situation and characterizing the level of social unsafety under the conditions of the illegal trafficking of the new psychoactive substances. It is concluded that the further improvement of the criminal legislation is urgently needed to strengthen the responsibility for the participation in the subversive and terrorist activities.

[The program for the clinical residency and internship in the speciality 31.08.10 'forensic medical expertise' as a component of the integral educational space]. / Programma ordinatury po spetsial'nosti 31.08.10 Sudebno-meditsinskaia ékspertiza - sostavliaiushchaia edinogo obrazovatel'nogo prostranstva.

The objective of the present study was the development and implementation of the educational program for the training of the highly qualified specialists within the framework the clinical residency and internship in the speciality 31.08.10 'forensic medical expertise' aimed at the adherence to and the maintenance of the systemic approach to the training in compliance with the upgraded regulatory documents at the medical institutions of the Russian Federation authorized to carry out post-graduate educational activities. The residency program for the training of the highly qualified specialists in the speciality 31.08.10 'forensic medical expertise' has been developed and implemented based at the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Medical Expertise with the extension of the elective part of the working residency program in order to provide the delivery of the lectures and holding seminars on the selected issues of forensic medicine and criminalistics. The ongoing modernization of the healthcare system in this country taking into consideration the public needs and the challenges for practical medicine, the necessity of formation of the integral educational medium, the development of the unique systemic approach to the effective training of the highly qualified specialists in forensic medical expertise, and further optimization of the educational process are intended to propel forensic medical education and the training of the forensic medical experts to the qualitatively new level.

[Professional competence of the graduates of the clinical residency and internship in the speciality 31.08.10 'forensic medical expertise']. / Professional'nye kompetentsii vypusknika ordinatury po spetsial'nosti 31.08.10 Sudebno-meditsinskaia ékspertiza.

The objective of the present study was the definition of the basic professional competences of the graduates of the clinical residency and internship in the speciality 31.08.10 'forensic medical expertise'. The program for the acquirement of the basic knowledge, skills, and professional competences needed to be trained in the speciality 31.08.10 'forensic medical expertise' has been elaborated in the framework of the more extensive program for the clinical residency and internship intended for the training of the highly qualified specialists in this discipline. The preliminary list of basic professional competences of a graduate from the clinical residency and internship has been formulated in accordance with the program for the training of a competitive and highly qualified forensic medical experts. The practical professional activities are considered to be an indispensable component of the training and educational process for a future forensic medical expert. It is believed that the strengthening of this training component will greatly contribute to the improvement of the quality of training of such specialists.

[The teaching and guiding forensic medical commission: its significance role in the educational process].

The activities of the Educational and Methodological Association (EMA) for pharmaceutical teaching in the Russian higher education institutions were renewed and updated. The Educational and Methodological Commission (EMC) on forensic medicine is an integral part of EMA. EMC was set up with an object of further developing the system of continuous professional education, implementing the federal state educational standard of the third generation, preserving and maintaing the uniform educational environment. The work of EMC in the field of forensic medicine is of primary importance for the optimization of academic activities in medical higher education institutions and research institutes training personnel for forensic medical facilities.

[Pages from the history of the Department of Forensic Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University].

The history of the Department of Forensic Medicine of I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University is highlighted based on the results of the studies of the relevant literature data and archival materials. The authors lay special emphasis on the organization of the teaching process and research at different stages of the development of the Department, scientific and forensic medical activities of its leading specialists, materials obtained in the course of research, and the contribution to the development of forensic medicine made by outstanding scientists.

[The use of the andragogic model of education at different stages of studying the "forensic medicine" discipline].

The technology of education for adult subjects, i.e. the scientifically-sound system of andragogic principles for the education of adults (both teachers and learners), is considered. Putting these principles into practice leads with a high degree of probability to the achievement of the sought goals of education. These principles as well as the andragogic educational model itself are recommended for a wider application to the system of education for senior students, junior physicians, and resident medical practitioners with a view to improving the efficacy of the educational process.

[Historical aspects of the problem of work capacity evaluation].

This article addresses one of the as yet unresolved issues pertaining to forensic medical examination of certain health problems, namely the absence of an accurate universally accepted approach to the interpretation of the term "working capacity". Historical prerequisites for the evolvement of such notions as "economic criterion" and "disability percentage tables" are discussed with special reference to the estimation of the degree of harm to human health. Analysis of the literature data is used to compare different points of view of the problem and ascertain their validity.

[Toxicomania in servicemen]. / Problema toksikomanii sredi voennosluzhashchikh.

The authors substantiate the urgency of toxicomania among the servicemen. The circumstances of toxicomania, its morphological manifestations, toxic agents used by the toxic substance addicts were analyzed using the materials of 98 observations from medicolegal practice with lethal outcome. The measures to prevent and diagnose the toxicomania are proposed.