Bioethical Aspects in Modern Cardiosurgery of Coronary Artery Disease

The paper focuses on ethical issues, provides data on personality qualities and socio-ethical factors necessary for the professional activity of a cardiovascular surgeon. The aim. To identify the most relevant bioethical aspects, personality traits necessary for a cardiovascular surgeon to carry out his/her professional activities. Materials and methods. Analytical review of scientific publications was performed using the abstract database of scientific libraries, text database of medical and biological publications as well as analysis of observations of our own research works. Results. The main stages of development of surgical treatment of coronary artery disease in Ukraine are highlighted. Analysis of the basic bioethical aspects which take place in a profession of cardiovascular surgeon is carried out. Important personality traits which are necessary for professional activity in cardiac surgery are established. Ethical principles and problems that take place in modern cardiovascular surgery are analyzed. Autologous transplantation which takes place during reconstructive shunt surgery is emphasized. Conclusions. High-tech diagnostic and treatment technologies in cardiac surgery, their specificity, irreversibility of biomedical experience and certain event (intervention) to prolong life and improve health of the patient place new demands on the cardiac surgeon and require special responsibility. Today’s cardiac surgery requires not only high-tech skills in using modern methods of operations, responsibility, but also comprehensive support of aspects of biomedical ethics in the treatment of patients.

Possibilities of 3D Simulation Models in Continuous Professional Development of the Cardiovascular Surgeon

The development of medical science and the technical support of hospitals leads to the annual appearance of new instruments in the hands of the cardiovascular surgeon. The improvement and expansion of the series of X-ray endovascular catheters and electrodes, as well as the differences between similar models from different manufacturers, forces the doctor to either take a new instrument into the operating room without prior approbation with the risk of reducing the effectiveness of treatment or use old, familiar equipment, which reduces the possibility of using the entire range of consumables and prevents personalization medical care.

Benefits behind barriers in physiology education

The COVID-19 pandemic forced academics to switch to online teaching whether they were prepared or not. The speed and enthusiasm with which educators embraced online teaching suggest that challenges change the perspective for the better. The teaching challenges with the current coronavirus situation mimic the poliovirus attack Dr. Arthur C. Guyton encountered. Dr. Guyton was forced to switch his career from becoming a cardiovascular surgeon to a physiology educator and a researcher. His immense contributions to the field of physiology is an example of how challenges can bring benefits. Flipped teaching has been gaining attention among educators because of its ability to engage students in learning. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed educators to adopt this instructional design based on its conduciveness to technology, as well as its blend of both asynchronous and synchronous components of online teaching. Just like Dr. Guyton’s enormous impact on medical education and research in spite of the challenges he faced, we must be creative during this pandemic through innovative teaching methods, which will serve as a gift for the future of physiology education.