Hontarenko Elina Oleksandrivna

Work experience: 4 years

Education:

• Zaporizhzhia State Medical University, specialty “General Medicine”, diploma with honors;
• internship in the specialty “Internal medicine”

Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:

• regularly takes thematic improvement courses, in particular on the management of common mental disorders at the primary level and the organization of palliative care in medical institutions;
• regularly participates in specialized conferences where the latest approaches to the treatment and prevention of diseases are discussed.

Scientific activity:

• is actively engaged in research and regularly presents papers at international conferences. Main areas of scientific activity: peculiarities of lipid metabolism in patients with comorbid conditions such as arterial hypertension and hypothyroidism; hygienic assessment of the population's morbidity in conditions of environmental pollution; peculiarities of cardiac remodeling in patients with arterial hypertension and thyroid dysfunction.

Areas of professional development:

• participated in foreign training programs, including a course at the First University Clinic of the Tbilisi State Medical University and clinical practice at the Medical University of Bialystok (Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Internal Medicine);
• experience in inpatient and emergency departments, as well as in managing patients within the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU) as a family doctor. He also serves as a member of the medical advisory committee and head of the mobile palliative care unit.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• preventive examinations;
• pre-vaccination counseling;
• diagnostics and treatment of ARVI, tonsillitis, rhinitis, sinusitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, cystitis, pyelonephritis, therapy for general weakness and fatigue;
• management of patients with unstable blood pressure, heart or chest pain, heart rhythm disturbances, dizziness, tinnitus, and edema. Selection of therapy for blood pressure control and treatment of high cholesterol, as well as management of patients after heart attacks and interpretation of cardiogram (ECG);
• diagnosis and treatment of thyroid nodules, hair loss, obesity, and high glucose levels. Selection of hypoglycemic therapy (except for insulin);
• diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchial asthma;
• diagnosis and treatment of anemia;
• diagnostics of food poisoning, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and exclusion of appendicitis. Management of patients with cirrhosis, hepatitis, steatohepatosis;
• evaluation of test results and referrals to exclude rheumatologic diseases at the initial stage;
• treatment of pregnant women;
• treatment of elderly patients, taking into account the peculiarities of age-related changes.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• endocrinology;
• cardiology;
• palliative care.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• “I am fascinated by traveling, singing and Agatha Christie's works.”

Doctor's advice:

• "Your health is the most precious treasure! Take care of it and don't forget about prevention. Regular check-ups and a healthy lifestyle will help prevent diseases and keep your health at a high level."