IX Forum of Pediatric Surgeons of Russia

The traditional IX Forum of Pediatric Surgeons of Russia took place on November 9–11, 2023, at the Izmailovo Hotel, Moscow. The plenary session of the forum included the presentation of the S.D. Ternovsky Prize, “for his great contribution to the development of domestic pediatric surgery”, wherein Professor L.I. Budkevich gave an assembly speech “Combustiology of childhood — a first-person view” (online). Professor A.Yu. Razumovsky presented a report and historical documentary film dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Yuri F. Isakov during the plenary session. The report “Pediatric surgery of the Russian Federation. Figures and Facts” was delivered by Professor D.A. Morozov. The plenary session ended with a message from Professors E.V. Yudina and O.G. Mokrushina, “Antenatal diagnosis of congenital defects”. The video session “How I Do It” included 17 presentations with original medical technologies. The working meeting of the main freelance pediatric surgeons of the constituent entities of Russia and department heads of pediatric surgery was combined with a meeting of the specialized commission “Pediatric surgery” of the Ministry of Health of Russia and was chaired by D.A. Morozov and A.Yu. Razumovsky. The scientific program of the forum included symposia (14), round tables (4), a seminar, and a workshop. Overall, the scientific program included 169 reports, and 645 specialists participated in the forum in person. In total, 1,674 participants were registered at the forum. The total broadcast duration of the forum on the Internet was 49.5 hours. On the final day of the forum, a traditional competition of scientific research works of young scientists transpired. The IX Forum of Pediatric Surgeons of Russia was a scientific and practical event of a federal scale, showing, in an interactive format, the evolution and time frame of current problems of our specialty. The content of the reports and discussion results determined the vector of further scientific development and ways of introducing new organizational solutions and advanced medical technologies into clinical practice.