Medicine

The international anti-doping forum named Clean Sport Without Borders was held in Minsk, Belarus.

Between the 10th and 11th of July, the All-Russian “Sport. Anti-Doping. Health. The Practice of Interdepartmental Interaction" forum took place.

The RIHF and RUSADA organised an anti-doping quiz for fans during the Liga Stavok Big National Team Tour.

The SportMed-2023 international scientific conference on the state and prospects for the development of medicine in elite sport took place.

RIHF representatives participated in the XV anniversary international symposium on sports medicine and rehabilitation.

Chief of the RIHF's medical department Ekaterina Varfolomeeva participated in an open discussion at the "Russia is a Sporting Power" forum.

Within the framework of the federal district tournament for players under the age of 15, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation staged a number of lectures concerning anti-doping regulations at the Sirius Educational Centre.

Representatives of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation participated in the "Russia is a Sporting Power" international forum in Kemerovo.

Medical lectures for young players were held during the Sirius Educational Centre in Sochi.

During the 2022 Black Sea Cup in Sochi, head of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation's medical department Ekaterina Varfolomeeva conducted a training evacuation of an injured player from the ice rink on a stretcher.

On May 13, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation participated in the "Anti-Doping. Focus on the Athletes' Health" RUSADA conference.

Six questions made to the head of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation's medical department Ekaterina Varfolomeeva concerning doping.

At the Sirius Educational Centre, between the 5th and 10th of April, a course of lectures for young ice hockey players were presented by the head of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation's medical department, Ekaterina Varfolomeeva.

As a part of the anti-strategy of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, lectures concerning the matter were given to referees and inspectors of the VHL and WHL for the first time.

On December 20, a meeting concerning anti-doping support for the NMHL, the under 21 Russian championship which is organised by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RIHF), took place.

On November 22, a meeting on medical support concerning the National Youth Hockey League (NMHL) was held.

On November 7, a RUSADA anti-doping seminar was held at the Sirius Educational Centre in Sochi.

On October 21, a meeting was held concerning the issues of medical and anti-doping support for the matches of the National Junior Hockey League.

Between the 13th and 15th of July, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RIHF) and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) held educational seminars for specialists responsible for organising work to prevent and combat doping in sports in regional sporting federations and RIHF branches.

Our country takes pride for its national Iice hockey team, but another popular among foreign citizens area is Russian medicine.
Despite restrictive measures caused by the coronavirus infection COVID-19, 2.6 million foreigners received medical services in Russian health institutions in 2020.