There is a new national consultant in balneology and physical medicine

Aleksandra Barbara Sędziak (Sanatorium Uzdrowiskowe "Willa Dąbrówka", Długopole-Zdrój) became the new national consultant in the field of balneology and physical medicine. She replaced dr. n. med. Robert Szafkowski.

National consultants are appointed by the minister of health from among specialists in particular fields: • medicine, • pharmacy, • other fields that are applicable in health care. The minister may ask for the identification of candidates: • national scientific societies that bring together specialists in a given field, • relevant self-governments of medical professions. National consultants: • initiate national epidemiological research and evaluate research methods and results; • forecast health needs in their field; • advise on how to carry out tasks resulting from the National Health Program and other health programs; • give opinions on applications for referring a patient to treatment or diagnostic tests outside Poland; • give opinions and advise on tasks carried out by the Medical Examinations Center, the Center for Postgraduate Education of Nurses and Midwives and the Center for Postgraduate Medical Education.

Source: MZ