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BACKGROUND: The level of iodine consumption by the population largery determines the spectrum of thyroid pathology. To date, in the Russian Federation, iodine-deficiency disorders (IDD) occupy a leading position in the structure of all thyroid diseases. Chronic ID leads to adverse health consequences and significant economic costs for their elimination on a national scale. However, the spectrum of thyroid pathology is not limited to the problem of ID, and the study of other thyroid diseases is also of interest.AIMS: to assess the dynamics of prevalence and incidence of IDD and other thyroid diseases in the entire population of the RF for the period 2009–2018, using official state statistics.MATERIALS AND METHODS: the main epidemiological indicators (incidence and prevalence) of thyroid diseases in the entire population of the RF were analyzed using official state statistics. The analyzed period is 2009–2018. There was no medical intervention. To assess the dynamics of prevalence and incidence, a linear regression models were constructed, the slope of the trend line was calculated.RESULTS: the data were analyzed in accordance with the structure of diseases presented in the statistical reporting: goiter, thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, congenital iodine deficiency syndrome. For the ten-year period 2009–2018 there is a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of various forms of goiter, thyrotoxicosis, congenital iodine deficiency syndrome in the entire population of the Russian Federation. During the observation period, an increase in the incidence of thyrotoxicosis was revealed. With regard to the incidence of congenital iodine deficiency syndrome, only an upward trend was revealed. Despite the fact that during the observation period the number of new cases of various forms of goiter decreased, the prevalence of goiter among the population of the Russian Federation remains high: 1.2% of the population by January 1, 2019. with the growth of autoimmune pathology, improvement of the level of diagnosis, and also, in some cases, with overdiagnosis (for example, when diagnosing autoimmune thyroiditis in individuals with asymptomatic carriage of antithyroid antibodies). The current approaches to iodine prophylaxis are not effective enough.CONCLUSIONS: the results of the analysis indicate mainly an increase in the high prevalence of thyroid pathology among the population of the RF against the background of regional events. The problem of ID remains unresolved, which dictates the need to introduce universal mandatory salt iodization in the territory of the RF.

The authors analyze the teaching contents of CLIL courses, evaluate the learning outcomes and professional development opportunities offered by these courses and comment on their implementation in the training process with account of the current practices implemented in European universities. Approaches to CLIL course content planning and design, methods and tools of students' performance assessing, and suggestions on lecturers' retraining are investigated within this paper. Specific features of CLIL courses are revealed by the authors. The research performed allowed elaborating the conceptual scheme of a CLIL course. The authors come to the conclusion that implementation of CLIL in educational process of higher schools is rather perspective area.

Acute and chronic thyroid diseases are the most frequently detected disorders being second only to diabetes mellitus.The World Health Organization points out that thyroid diseases’ incidence tends to grow every year. The present paper consists of clinical practice guidelines that consider etiology, clinical course, diagnostics and treatment of acute and chronic inflammatory thyroid diseases (except those of autoimmune type).The clinical practice guidelines provide an important working tool for clinicians including specialty physicians and medical experts. Containing structured and concise information on the specific nosology, diagnostic methods and treatment tips these guidelines allow medical specialists to quickly resolve difficulties and choose the most efficient and personalized treatment (following strict principles of evidence-based medicine at the same time).The clinical practice guidelines were drawn up by highly-skilled professional team of specialty physicians approved by the Expert Council of Russian Federation’s Health Department. These guidelines contain the most complete and up-to-date information required to diagnose acute and chronic thyroiditis, provide patient care and treatment.The working group publishes the present paper in the professional journal dealing with endocrinology topics to improve healthcare quality and refine treatment of acute and chronic thyroiditis (autoimmune thyroiditis excluded). It is advisable to acquaint as many endocrinology and general (family) medicine specialists as possible with the full text of these clinical guidelines.

Object: The stability of the financial market is one of the most important components of the inflow of capital into the country and ensuring economic growth. Cognitive modeling of stability of the Russian financial market is carried out.Purposes: Drawing up a cognitive map of the Russian financial market, impulse modeling of changes in its segments in order to find the main factors of stability of the national financial market.Methodology: Cognitive research methods: cognitive analysis and cognitive modeling.Result of research: The stability of the financial market is formed due to the cumulative effect of all its segments. However, the Russian financial market is most sensitive to changes in the money market, foreign exchange market, corporate and government borrowing market. Despite the sanction’s restrictions, the domestic market remains dependent on international financial markets.Application: The results are applicable in the formation of financial and monetary policy of the country.Summary: Achieving stability in the financial market requires constant attention from the regulator for liquidity in the market, stability and predictability of the national currency. The priority direction of development of the state financial policy in the near future should be the establishment of relations with leading players in the world financial markets and international financial institutions.