International Scientific and Practical Conference “The Hematologist of the 21st Century” in Almaty: International Dialogue, Case Discussions, and Support for Young Hematologists
On March 14–15, 2026, the Annual International Scientific and Practical Conference “The Hematologist of the 21st Century” was held in Almaty.
The international speakers included professors from leading clinics in Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan:
- Massimo Federico, Senior Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, and Director of the Salentino Cancer Institute, Lecce. President of the Angela Serra Association for Cancer Research, Modena
- Justine Brodard, Specialist in vigilance assessment, haemovigilance, blood transfusion, Swissmedic, Bern, Switzerland
- Rebman E.V., Doctor of Medical Sciences, Privat docent at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, Deputy Head of Oncology and Haematology at the Cantonal Hospital of Neuchâtel
- Troitskaya V.V., Doctor of Medical Sciences, First Deputy Director General, Chief Physician, Federal State Budgetary Institution ‘National Medical Research Centre for Haematology’ of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow
- Babenko E.V., Head of the Cryopreservation Department with the Hematopoietic Cell Quality Control Laboratory at the R. M. Gorbacheva Research Institute of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Transplantation (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
- Kovrigina A.M., Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Pathological Anatomy Department, Federal State Budgetary Institution ‘National Medical Research Centre for Haematology’ of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia
- Baikov V.V., MD, Professor, Head of the Department of Pathological Anatomy of the St. Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov, Head of the Department of Pathological Anatomy No. 2 (Hematopathology) at St. Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov, Head of the Pathomorphology Research Center at St. Petersburg State Medical University named after Academician I.P. Pavlov, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
- Olena L.V, Head of the Department of Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation (Clinical Centre of Oncology, Haematology, Transplantology and Palliative Care, Cherkasy, Ukraine)
- Kovzel E.F., Doctor of Medical Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, Head of the Immunology and Allergology Programme at the UMC, Chair of the Kazakh Society of Immunodeficiencies and the Association of Immunologists, Chief Allergist and Immunologist at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Leading hematologists of Kazakhstan including V.M. Kemaykin; R.M. Ramazanova; L.G. Turgunova; Z.D. Dushimova; A.A. Klozdinsky; I.A. Pivovarov; and others.
The conference also featured the annual “Young Hematologist Competition,” which included hematology residents from five medical universities in Kazakhstan. The winner of the scientific research competition was Zhappargaly Nurken Esengeldiyuly, a second-year hematology resident in the Department of Internal Medicine at S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (supervised by R.M. Ramazanova, MD).
During the conference, complex diagnostic cases were discussed; young hematologists actively participated by presenting their own clinical cases, and complex issues were addressed with expert hematologists and pathologists.
The conference achieved its educational goal of providing new theoretical knowledge and facilitating the exchange of practical experience. A total of about 400 specialists—hematologists, pathologists, laboratory diagnosticians, and others—participated in a hybrid format.
Department of Internal Medicine, S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University
Kazakhstan Professional Society of Oncohematologists
