The evidence-based medicine makes an integral part of medical knowledge and is the unique basis for clinical prac­tice. In this article considers the main concept for any doctor – clinical thought: what it is, how it is developed, and how are connected – clinical thinking and evi­dence-based medicine.

The evidence-based medicine is the «bridge» between a science and medical practice. For today, there are some Russian-speak­ing names of the term, and among medi­cal specialists there is no common opi­nion concerning their use. In this article the author touches on a main point of evidence-based medicine, namely – pro­cess of the evidence: its kinds, methods, and the errors, arising during of the evi­dences process.

The evidence-based medicine is a key to improvement of modern healthcare system. To date, in Russia is noted the big deficien­cy of the qualified practicing physicians (and deficiency of medical researchers), who are capable to qualitatively analyze and represent results of clinical researches based on evidence-based medicine. Exist­ing situation is caused by gaps in basic and professional Russian medical education. It is necessary to take measures for enter­ing evidence-based medicine into number of obligatory subjects in medical schools. In article was described the successful experiment of the Samara State Medical University on introduction of evidence-based medicine in preparation of medical specialist since 1999.

We continue the publication of articles of Fulvia Baldassarre, devoted to a condi­tion of nurse business. In this article, Ful-via considers a problem of evidence-based nursing. What is it? How the evidence-based medicine can improve nurse busi­ness and as a result – medical care.

Necessary condition for carrying out the antibiotic therapy is presence of special researches of causative agents of infectious diseases antibiotic resistance, microbiologi­cal monitoring, and studying of parameters of antimicrobial consumption. Authors of given article describe a set of measures for rationalization of antimicrobial use in am­bulance situation and hospitals of Stavropol Territory.

The participation of doctors in scientific conferences and educational programs is a part of their development. The author proposes to structure the requirements for the educational activities for physicians, which should provide the necessary level of evidence they receive information and, ultimately, improve the quality of patient care.

e-Learning is widely used in various forms of education and Problem Based Lear­ning (PBL). Problem Based Learning (PBL) is prevailing in medical education, and this part of AMEE Guide considers in more detail such kind of PBL as electronic problem based learning (ePBL).

Authors had been conducted research of a scientific student’s society of Kursk State Medical University. As objects of research were chosen the scientific motivation and stage-by-stage approach of attraction of students to research activity. Functioning of polyvector system of attraction of students to research activity in Kursk the state medi­cal university is shown and its basic direc­tions are allocated. Attraction mechanisms, since vocational guidance of entrants, with stage-by-stage inclusion of motivational designs in the student’s environment with the help of a scientific student’s society of university and scientifically organizational work of subdepartment’s schools of sciences are described.

Previous articles have focused upon the need to recognize and implement modern edu­cational theory into practice, to make learning into a continuous life-long activity and relate learning to outcome measures. For each the practitioner has to develop the appropriate tools for these concepts to be both implemen­ted and successful. But how do practitioners appraise what they have either been involved with or map what they intend to carry out in the future, or make themselves ready for a fu­ture time when accreditation and re-accredita­tion are realistic outcome measures?

One of the priorities of the state policy in the field of Public Health is primary pro­phylaxis of noncommunicable disease (NCD), which aimed on the formation of the healthy way of life. Tobacco smoking is included into structure of four main risk factors, revealed and widespread among the students in Russia. The formation and the development of professional skills for tobacco smoking prophylaxis with the help of innovation pedagogical technologies is one of the examples of the fight against tobacco smoking among the medical stu­dents, based on the competence approach.