The Pluzhnikov Readings took place in Kazan.

From September 15th to 16th, 2017, Kazan hosted the Annual All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation, "IX Pluzhnikov Readings," dedicated to current issues in the diagnosis and treatment of upper respiratory tract and maxillofacial diseases. This event is held annually in various cities across Russia. This year, Kazan was chosen as the venue for the "Pluzhnikov Readings" for a reason, as the local medical school is one of the most renowned in Russia, making an invaluable contribution to the training of true professionals. The conference program, in addition to educational lectures by leading Russian and international specialists, included a master class on "Coblational (Cold Plasma) Dacryocystorhinostomy." This unique technique, performed for the first time in Russia, was performed by Vladimir Nikolaevich Krasnozhen, MD, Professor, Chief Otolaryngologist of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan in Kazan, and Head of the Otolaryngology Department at the Kazan State Medical Academy. The program of the "Pluzhnikov Readings" also included an exhibition of manufacturers of medical equipment and drugs. This year, the company "ElePS" demonstrated its new products to the Conference visitors: - a new rhinoshaver handle with a direct aspiration channel [http://eleps.ru/katalog/rinoskopiya-rinooborudovanie-sheyver-dlya-rinoskopii/shr2_2_sheyver_rotatsionnyy_shr_01_eleps_rukoyatka_ro_1/], which facilitates the cleaning process; - a new endoscopic video camera EVK - "ElePS" (Full HD endoscopic color video camera with digital processing and a built-in recording device) [http://eleps.ru/katalog/po-vidam-produktsii-oborudovanie-endovideokamery/evk_003_81_r_videokamera_endoskopicheskaya_evk_eleps_full_hd_endoskopicheskaya_tsvetnaya_videokamera/], the main feature of which is visual control of the recording process on an auxiliary monitor and the ability to view recorded photos and video files. The exhibition also featured the full range of ELEPS products for otolaryngology [http://eleps.ru/katalog/rinoskopiya/] – optical tubes (rhinoscopes, laryngoscopes), endoscopic illuminators, rhinoscopic shaver, radio wave apparatus, EHVCh-200, and a set of instruments for ENT surgery. It should be noted that this year the Conference attracted a large number of participants in the field of otolaryngology from Kazan, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Cheboksary, as well as foreign colleagues from Germany, Belgium and Egypt. The conference program included presentations on the most pressing issues in otolaryngology and ENT surgery: Modern methods of diagnosis and therapy of ENT diseases; Surgical methods of treatment of diseases and injuries of the head and neck; Complications after surgery; Chronic diseases of ENT organs; · Pediatric otolaryngology; · Prevention and diagnostics of upper respiratory tract diseases; · Oncology of ENT organs; · Allergology and immunology in otolaryngology; · Current issues of ophthalmology; · Consolidation of ophthalmologists and otolaryngologists in managing a patient with dacryocystitis; · Pulmonological issues in differentiating the diagnosis; · Laryngeal surgery and postoperative conservative treatment of this category of patients. Date: September 15-16, 2017. Venue: Kazan, Petersburgskaya str., 1, Grand Hotel Kazan.