Kushnir Halyna Mykhailivna

Education:

• Vinnytsia National Medical University named after M.I. Pirogov, specialty "General Medicine";
• National University of Health of Ukraine named after P.L. Shupyk, internship in "Internal Diseases";
• National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery named after M.M. Amosov, specialization in cardiology

Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:

• active participation in leading cardiology conferences, such as the III and IV Vinnytsia Course of Cardiology Intervention, Visualization, and Stimulation, the XXI Kyiv Course on Coronary Revascularizations, the Annual Congress of Cardiologists of Ukraine, and the II National School of Therapists of Ukraine;
• regular attendance of specialized events, particularly on atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease at the Heart Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine;
• constant participation in workshops related to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiomyopathies, the effects of anticancer therapy on the heart, the use of echocardiography in cardiology practice, and analysis of clinical cases in internal medicine, including PRO CARDIO workshops.

Areas of professional development:

• many years of experience working in the intensive care unit of the cardiology center. Experience in managing patients with acute cardiological conditions, such as myocardial infarction, unstable angina, acute heart failure, pulmonary embolism, and arrhythmias. Specialization in the management of patients after cardiac interventions (stenting, bypass);
• constant participation in scientific and practical conferences and workshops on cardiology, particularly on topics such as cardiomyopathies, anticancer therapy and the heart, echocardiography;
• prize winner of the All-Ukrainian ProECG Marathon – 2021, 2022.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• prevention of cardiovascular diseases: risk factor assessment, prevention of heart attack and stroke, lifestyle, nutrition, and physical activity recommendations;
• diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiovascular disorders: hypertension (high blood pressure); ischemic heart disease (IHD), angina, cardiomyopathies; heart failure, shortness of breath, swelling; arrhythmias: tachycardia, bradycardia, extrasystole, atrial fibrillation; pulmonary embolism, syncope (fainting) states;
• monitoring and treatment of patients with arrhythmias, including after pacemaker implantation;
• consultations for pregnant women with gestational hypertension, arrhythmias, and other cardiac diseases;
• management of patients with congenital or acquired heart defects;
• monitoring patients with corrected heart defects;
• postoperative care for patients after myocardial infarction, stenting, and bypass surgery.