On December 7th, 2023, the fourth lecture of the rehabilitation medicine lecture series was held. This lecture was part of the joint German-Ukrainian project 'Partnership between hospitals - partners strengthen health' in cooperation with Altmühlseeklinik Hensoltshöhe (Germany) and the municipal enterprise 'Poltava Regional Clinical Hospital named after M. V. Sklifosovskyi' (Ukraine). Dr. Richard Häne, a specialist in orthopedics and traumatology, gave a lecture on "Rehabilitation after polytrauma and fractures". As a senior physician, he primarily cares for orthopedic patients. He gained extensive experience in operative and conservative treatment of patients with diseases of the knee, shoulder, and hip joints, as well as degenerative diseases of the spine and joints during his work as a specialist in an acute care hospital. Additionally, Dr. Richard Häne holds medical qualifications in physical therapy and spa therapy.
Nataliya Merkel, a senior doctor in the geriatric rehabilitation department, provides translation and leads the lecture.
The project 'Partnership between hospitals - partners strengthen health' is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) as part of the grant program 'Support of partnerships in the field of health care' of the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).