On April 26, 2020, at the initiative of the School of Medicine of the Georgian National University SEU, an online panel discussion was held on the topic: "Management of COVID 19 in Intensive Care".
Doctors from the US, Israel, Germany and Georgia leading clinics took part in the discussion. Mr Anzor Chomakhidze, a doctor of intensive care, an anesthesiologist and an invited lecturer at the Georgian National University SEU, moderated the discussion.
The meeting was held through the Zoom app and Facebook Live on the university’s official website. (https://www.facebook.com/seu.edu.ge/).
The aim of the discussion was to share Georgian, European and American experiences and recommendations on the most pressing issues of the current pandemic.
The meeting lasted for 4 hours.
More than 12,000 Facebook users, attended the panel discussion and in the mode of reports and intensive question-and-answer sessions, important issues such as general information about COVID19, ways of spreading the virus, symptoms, progress, its radiological diagnosis, the latest research on the pandemic and of course, therapeutic methods were discussed.
The panel discussion was attended by:
Anzor Chomakhidze
care physician-anesthesiologist
Joe Ann Medical Center
Invited Lecturer at the Georgian National University – SEU
Tamar Zhamurashvili
Physician Pulmonologist
The Charité University Clinic, Berlin
Vasil Khachiashvili
Physician Anesthesiologist-Resuscitator,
Barzilai Medical Center, Israel
Prof. Levan Ratiani
Physician Anesthesiologist-Resuscitator
First University Clinic
Vakho Kaloyan
Physician Anesthesiologist-Resuscitator
New Hospital
Giorgi Gogishvili
Doctor Cardiologist
The medical director of St. John the Merciful Private Clinic
Prof. Maka Buleishvili
Professor of "Georgian National University - SEU"
Physician Therapist
Central University Clinic "Republican Hospital"
Madison Holding Outpatient Excel Expert
Eka Mgeladze
Physician Anesthesiologist-Resuscitator
Joe Ann Medical Center
Irakli Todua
Physician Anesthesiologist-Resuscitator
Coney Island Hospital, New York, USA
Due to the importance of the topic, regular meetings with this platform have been planned.