24.06-06.07.2016 – VSMU students participation in the Republican forum of active rehabilitation of wheelDepartment users as assistants, Pinsk;

08.08-13.08.2016г. – students participation in mini-forum of active rehabilitation for people with cervical spine injury “TETRA” as assistants, Minsk;

Students-volunteers of the Vitebsk State Medical University help Vitebsk Care-Home for the Elderly and Disabled in organizing the trip and accompaning wheelDepartment users to forum of active rehabilitation for people with cervical spine injury "TETRA";

Volunteer team of the project "Sanatorium at home" together with social workers from Territorial center of social service of Pervomaisky district of Vitebsk held 4 ten-day course of ergotherapy with the elderly;

15.09.2016 - training of new volunteers for the project “Sanatorium at home” was conducted;

22.09.2016 - on the basis of sanatorium "Letsy" in the framework of the European School of preventive gerontology for moderators of healthy lifestyle the dean of the Faculty of Health Protection read a lecture "Modern methods of physical therapy in anti-aging therapy."

On the basis of the Territorial center of social service of Pervomaisky district of Vitebsk held a photographic contest “How I want to see myself in old age”, devoted to International Day For the elderly (1 October 2016). The group of volunteers (responsible are the 5th year student of medical faculty Najafova S.G. and the 2nd year student Beyduk A.A.) produced a series of photographs with the participation of teachers and staff of Vitebsk State Medical University.

According to the Order of Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee № 291р dated 08.22.2016 № 291r on the basis of Cultural and Business Centre "Vitebsk" in September 30 and October 1, 2016 a specialized exhibition "Vitebsk for Healthy Lifestyle - 2016" was held.

As part of the Faculty of Health Protection activity in the exhibition-fair a lecturer of the Department Kashkina V.V. showed a presentation and video-complexes and practical skills on the theme “Fitballs in Physical Rehabilitation”, a senior lecturer of the Department Zygmant I.V. presented a master class “Nordic Walking With Sticks”, a teacher Soroko E.L. showed the simulator to evaluate the coordinatory skills "firm hand" and master classes “The joints exercises”, “Coordinatory Chinese Gymnastics in the Prevention of Dementia."

In October 6, 2016 Republican scientific practical conference “Innovational Methods in Geratriatrics” was held in Minsk.

Dean of the Faculty of Health Protection of Vitebsk State Medical University, the Head of the Department of Medical Rehabilitation Candidate of Medical Sciences Docent Olenskaya T.L. presented the report “The Syndrome of Cognitive Impairment in Elderly: Basic Aspects of Medical and Social Rehabilitation”.

«Sanatorium at Home»

Photographic contest “How I want to see myself in old age”

Stands for exhibition “Vitebsk for a Healthy Lifestyle”