[Peculiarities of post-graduate education of primary healthcare providers].

Positive emotional environment, adequately organized verbal and non-verbal communication are the primary components of post-graduate education of primary healthcare providers. The ability of teachers to activate relevant sensor channels in the listeners during lessons is an indispensable prerequisite for enhancing their learning and training skills.

[The state of arterial walls in patients with different characeter of atherosclerotic process and latent infection].

Examination of patients differing in manifestation of the atherosclerotic process revealed stable clusters of parameters characterizing the state of arterial walls, presence of infection, immune status, metabolic patterns, and risk factors. Relationship between these variables suggests the dependence of the atherosclerotic process on latent infection, reduced reactivity of the immune system and the action of metabolic factors.