On November 16, 2016 lectures "Kidney diseases in the family doctor practice" and "The pain problem in ambulatory practice" were conducted for Chuguyiv family doctors and nurses under the project "Transformation of primary health care in Kharkiv region".

Speakers were Oleksii Korzh, professor, Head of "General practice - family medicine" department of Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate education, Head of Kharkiv Association of family physicians, member of the Kharkiv expert group in medicine reform; and Sergiy Krasnokutskiy, the Associate Professor of "General practice - family medicine" department.

Oleksii Korzh talked about the prevention of kidney diseases and methods of early diagnostic. Sergey Krasnokutskiy explained principles of safe and effective exercises execution for prevention of spine and joints diseases, such as: osteoporosis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis. He also identified the most effective ways to diagnose these diseases and methods of selecting drugs for these diseases treatment.

The project "Transformation of primary health care in Kharkiv region" with the support of Programme Initiative "Public Health" of the International Renaissance Foundation aims to change doctors’ attitudes to their patients and to the treatment process, which will make family doctors key figures in their communities and give them possibilities to protect the interests of their customers.