Vovchenko Oksana Valentinovna

Doctor information: Vovchenko Oksana Valentinovna

Education

Bogomolets Kiev National Medical University

Priority area of practice

• Supervises children from the first year of life;
• Counseling on vaccination, breastfeeding, evaluation of physical and neuropsychological development of a child;
• Counseling children with the respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract diseases, childhood infections.

Other areas of professional interests

• Childhood infections;
• ENT pathologies.

Professional development paths

• Participation in pediatricians Congress, conferences on childhood infections, pediatric gastroenterology, ENT-pathology;
• Thematic improvement courses on ‘Inherited pathology’;
• Publication in the journal ‘Zdorovye rebenka’ (Child`s Health), ‘Start antibiotic therapy of complicated respiratory childhood infections: the way from drug templates to the logical decisions’
• Publication of theses on the Congress of pediatricians (2013);
• Reading of new publications in such journals as ‘Zdorovye rebenka’ (Child`s Health), ‘Z turbotoyu pro dytynu’ (Caring a child);
• Sharing knowledge with colleagues.

Peculiarities of working with patients

‘A doctor should clearly explain the patient the severity of the situation, his diagnosis and a certain plan of further action. Excessive medical terminology sometimes frightens very much making patients look for health problems that do not really exist. In this case the patient can ‘earn’ a psychosomatic sickness. This directly concerns the parents of little children.’

‘A doctor should find an approach not only to a child, but also to his family (mothers, in particular), so that an examination has not left negative emotional impression (screaming, crying, hysterical) on a child.’

About trends in pediatrics

‘Presently, the number of children who often get ill and children with persistent herpes virus infection increases greatly. Most of them simply require vaccination.’

‘Children often suffer from acute respiratory infections, diseases of the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal tract. There are also anomalies in the constitution of children.’

A piece of advice for patients

‘I highly recommend that you look after own health and food, conduct prevention of respiratory diseases, regularly monitor own health condition by means of any methods available (spa treatment, vitamin) and of course – a healthy lifestyle.’

Advantages of Dobrobut medical network

‘We use an individual approach to every patient, and have great opportunities for first-class diagnosis and examination.’

About work

‘A good doctor is a person to whom a mother can hand over the most precious she has: the health and the life of her child. In this case, she will be sure that the doctor would help her in any situation, whether it is a health problem or simply a desire to talk and listen to her soul feelings.’

Hobbies and Interests

‘As for my hobby, I am fond of sewing, embroidery and knitting.’