The impact of innovative technologies on students and lecturers' health in the context of current epidemiological situation

Objective: taking into account the current epidemiological situation, to test and implement in the educational process modern distance learning methods for residents and trainees of supplementary professional education courses and assess their impact on the health of students and lecturers. Material and methods. Questionnaires were administered to 98 residents and trainees and 16 lecturers of the Department of Hospital Pediatrics and Neonatology at Saratov State Medical University n. a. V. I. Razumovsky using a specially designed questionnaire. Results. The results obtained testify to the high efficiency of the use of distance learning technologies in the educational process under the conditions of complex epidemiological situation. A high level of students' knowledge assimilation within the basic professional competencies set forth by the requirements of the educational standard and basic educational programs in the discipline of "Neonatology" for residents and trainees of supplementary professional education was noted. The negative influence of unregulated use of electronic platforms on the somatic health of lecturers has been noted. Conclusion. The practice of using modern distance-learning technologies has shown their effectiveness in a difficult epidemiological situation. Further scaling of this experience requires the use of existing regulations on working with computer equipment, aimed at preventing violations of the psychosomatic health of students and lecturers.