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The aim: To determine learners’ (doctors) needs and draw up proposals for upgrading educational communication processes in the “provider-consumer” system of educational services. Materials and methods: The biblio-semantic, biostatistic and sociological methods were used. 754 author questionnaires were processed. Results: The socio-professional characteristics of learning service consumers at Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education were analyzed as well as studied their proposals. Evaluating communication interactions in the “provider-consumer” system of educational services concerned determining the most comfortable organizational modes of education for a consumer, making a careful analysis of the learning service characteristics by “accessibility” and “effectiveness” criteria. The determination methodology and research results can be used by universities and colleges regardless of the educational program specialization. Conclusions: Ensuring the educational communication processes effectiveness in the “provider-consumer” system of educational services is achieved by studying learners’ adaptation according to such principal criteria as organizational modes of education, the learning service accessibility and effectiveness. The learning service providers adjust customer requirements to the capabilities of a particular educational institution (personnel availability, facilities and resources etc.) and so that they ensure competitiveness.

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Objective: to provide proposals of the most important research spheres in human exposome in Ukraine and the resources needed for implementation. Materials and methods. The article contains a literary review of exposome studies since 2012 and comparative analysis of the burden of diseases and their dynamics in Ukraine since 1990 till 2017. Results. In February 2020 the European Network on Human Exposure brought together 126 research centers from 24 European countries and identified 9 global areas of activity. In Ukraine, the most common causes of death due to noncommunicable diseases among people aged 15-49 are coronary heart disease, stroke, cirrhosis, and chronic liver disease, alcohol abuse, and drug use. Conclusion. The participation of Ukrainian specialists and institutions in exposome studies will make a significant contribution to reducing noncommunicable diseases and improving the health of Ukrainians, strengthening the human and scientific potential of higher education and research institutions, providing a strong international partnership for further development of research & practical cooperation with European countries.

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