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The contribution of society of sanitarians in the organization and establishment of sanatoriums for tuberculosis diseased treatment at the beginning of the 20th century is showed in the article. The efficiency of treatment held in sanatoriums, including good nourishment, koumiss and sun baths is also presented.

One of the important social risk factors for the birth of a child with pathology in our time is tobacco smoking, with both mother and father. Goal: assess the formation of motivation for motherhood by questioning women with tobacco. Material and Methods. To carry out the research, we used the "Methods of Investigating Motives for Preserving Pregnancy" according to L. N. Rabovalyuk, N.A. Kravtsovoy; methodology "Motives for the conception of a child" by OA. Urusova. Results. When analyzing the results using the method "Motives for conceiving a child" (OA Urusova), in 45.7% of the women studied, an inadequate type of motivation for motherhood was revealed. An unconstructive motive is the high desire of the subject to have a being that will embody her unrealized dreams and plans. 54.3% of mothers, as the predominant type, have an adequate type of motivation for maternity. In addition, the motives for responsibility for the life of the child, the joy of motherhood, the awareness of the child's own values, the desire to have it for the sake of positive life goals and himself are revealed. Conclusion. Timely detection of inadequate motivation for motherhood and proper prioritization will reduce the percentage of pathological pregnancy, increase the birth rate of healthy newborns.

The article is devoted to medical, scientific, pedagogical and public activities of A. G. Ge -professor of Imperial Kazan University, the prominent scientist dermatologist and venereologist of the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries, the founder of the Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases and Kazan school of dermatologists and venereologists.

 Higher education is based on the assimilation of theoretical knowledge acquired in the process of teaching, practical skills and the development of intellectual abilities leading to self-development and creative thinking. The ultimate goal of education is the education of the student's need for cognitive activity, the result of which will be competence in the profession, the ability to think in the terms of the dermatovenereology subject materials and the khowledge of it.

 The article presents the biography of R. Willan ar|d his scientific and practical contribution to the development of European clinical medicine in the second half of the 18 century and in the establishment of world scientific dermatology.

 This article presents brief biographical information of I. K. Sukhostav. It describes his scientific and practical contribution to the control of epidemics, and to the development of sanitary health services in the Saratov region.

Aim: to study the effectiveness of in-depth preventive counseling as one of the forms of information and training technologies for prevention of hypertension. Material and Methods. On the basis of the district hospitals of the Saratov region the analysis of volume and quality of preventive work in the group of persons with risk factors under investigation in the study of prevention and patients with arterial hypertension trained in Health School. Results. Analysis of the effectiveness of Schools for patients with arterial hypertension showed an increase in the number of people achieving the target blood pressure level from 32 to 42% and reducing the number of patients hospitalized for hypertensive crises, in comparison with the previous year by 22%. Conclusion. Schools for patients with arterial hypertension teach patients to correct risk factors and to control their disease.

Objective: to determine the effectiveness of the Atlas of Ophthalmic Instruments for Smartphones (the application for smartphones) in optimization of the educational process of students, residents, and ophthalmologists. Material and methods. On the Android platform there had been created and placed in the Google Play an application "Ophthalmic Instruments" with illustrations and description of ophthalmic surgical instruments. Next, a survey had been conducted of users of the application (1005 respondents). To this was applied a specially designed questionnaire in English. Results. According to the survey, the average score among students (652 users) is 4.9; among residents (281) 4.7 and doctors (72) and 4.6. Conclusion. Obtained data allow to conclude that the use of interactive mobile applications positively influences the optimization of the educational process and can be considered as a new and effective form of tutorials.

The aim of the article is to present biographical data of Professor L. G. Gorchakov describing his scientific and practical contribution to the development of Russian Medicine, to the public health organization in Saratov and to the training of medical staff at Saratov Medical Institute.

Saratov Journal of Medical Scientific Research 2017; 13 (2): 309-313. The article is devoted to the role of professor V. I. Razumovsky in the development of Saratov University and the development of medical science in the Saratov province.