Transfusiology as a medical specialty in modern Russia (25th anniversary of the introduction of the specialty «Transfusiology» into the nomenclature of medical and pharmacological specialties)

Introduction. Twenty-five years ago, on May 29, 1997, a new specialty «Transfusiology» appeared in the nomenclature of medical and pharmacological specialties, which was due to the dictates of time. By this time, blood transfusion was used in patients with various diseases in the vast majority of medical institutions. As a result of the approval of regulatory legal acts, the basis for giving the discipline an independent status was created.Aim – to analyze the formation of the specialty «Transfusiology» in Russia.Main findings. To conduct historical-genetic research, a set of methods was used, including research and generalization of experience, methods of monographic description and modeling, and a group of analytical methods. The sources of information were regulatory legal acts. The documents, consistently developed over two and a half decades, made it possible to formulate the duties, rights and responsibilities of a transfusiologist, as well as solve the issues of certification and postgraduate education, developed qualification characteristics, and instructions for assigning the highest, first and second qualification categories in transfusiology. Priority was given to surgeons and therapists who had the opportunity to obtain a qualification category in the specialty «Transfusiology» corresponding to their previous specialty. In 1998 the position of chief freelance transfusiology specialist was introduced. Currently, blood transfusion is offered in 38 out of 49 medical care profiles.