Improving the level of medical competencies in the field of managing patients with spinal muscular atrophy 5q through the implementation of a program of additional professional education

The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of the additional education program "Multidisciplinary approach to managing patients with a confirmed diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy 5q" (36 hours) (hereinafter referred to as the SMA5q AEP) as a tool for improving the level of competence of doctors included in the multidisciplinary team for providing medical care to patients with SMA5q, and to report on the results of its implementation. Material and methods. The materials filled in by the course teachers and students who completed training under the SMA5q DPO Program were used. These materials were entrance control forms, final certification forms and certification reports, which were provided by the Institute of Higher and Continuing Professional Education of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "Academician N.P. Bochkov Medical Genetic Research Center" Results. As of January 2025, 136 students from 39 regions of the Russia had completed the training. During the final assessment of the training program, all students demonstrated a relatively high level of competence in completing test tasks: 70%-80% correct answers were given by 96 students, 81%-90% - 36, 91%-100% - 4. At least one control question was answered by 42 students, two - 85, and all three questions - 9 doctors. Conclusions. The SMA5q AEP has proven effective in improving the competencies of doctors who make up a multidisciplinary team. The implementation of the SMA5q AEP can increase the availability and effectiveness of high-cost pathogenetic therapy for patients with SMA5q.