Statistical data on officially registered cases of health care-associated infections (HCAIs) in Ukraine in the period 2009-2019 have been analysed. On average, 5089±756 cases of HCAIs were registered annually. Odessa region of Ukraine is the leading country in the number of reported cases. The majority of HCAIs cases involve surgical and therapeutic invasive interventions and perinatal HCAIs. On average, 78.0±5.8 % of HCAIs cases involved adults. The estimated minimum number of HCAIs in Ukraine was expected to be about 1 million per year. Official statistics on registered cases of HCAIs in Ukraine do not reflect reality, so the system of registration and investigation of HCAIs in Ukraine needs to be reformed.
The research aimed to conduct a comparative analysis of the academic components of Pharmacy education programs of higher education institutions in Ukraine and EU countries and to study their development experience. The research objects were the Pharmacy education programs presented at the official websites of higher education institutions of Ukraine, Poland, Italy, Sweden, and Germany. Analytical-comparative, content, systematic, meta-analysis, logical, decomposition, and modeling research methods were used. There were established similar and different academic elements relevant to the title, structure, content, and workload hours in higher education institutions of Ukraine and EU countries. It determined the criteria of the originality and specific direction of the Pharmacy education programs, which indicates the peculiarities of specialists' training of a certain degree level and qualification. The importance of the vector of European integration processes in higher education institutions in Ukraine concerning the modeling and development of students’ learning process by the Pharmacy specialty has been proven. The research results can be a guide for making changes and annexes to the structure and content of the Pharmacy education programs in higher education institutions of Ukraine for maximal convergence and harmonization of the education system with the EU countries within the framework of the Bologna Agreement, intending to create a single European area of higher education.
Keywords: Pharmacy education, Curriculum, Education programs, Academic component, Learning process, Higher education institution