On September 13 – 15, 2013 the 5^th International Conference “Health and Ecology” was held in Akhalstikhe. It was organized by the Faculty of Public Health of Tbilisi State Medical University and Medical Ecological Association and financially supported by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation.

The conference was opened and attended by Scientific Head of the Conference, President of Medical Ecological Association, Associated Professor, MD, PhD, Marina Giorgobiani, Director of Disease Control Center, Amiran Gamkrelidze, and Center representative, Ramaz Urushadze, Rector of Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Professor Aliosha Bakuridze, Project Coordinator, Chair of the Assembly fraction of Georgian Dream-Tbiliselebi", Guliko Zumbadze, Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, Professor Bidzina Zurashvili, Representatives of Georgian Oncoprevention Center, Professors Rema Ghvamichava and Mikheil Shavdia, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Professor Dali Berashvili, Director of Institute of Labour Medicine and Ecology, Rusudan Javakhadze, Representatives from G. Natadze Sanitation and Hygiene scientific-research institute and Ilia State University, Academic Staff  and students of TSMU. Conference Program Coordinator was Head of TSMU Biophysics Department, Professor Tamar Sanikidze.

The 5^th International Conference “Health and Ecology” was attended by international invited lectors: Daniel J. West - TSMU honorable professor, Chairman and Professor in the Department of Health Administration and Human Resources, University of Scranton, USA, Mahnaz Harrison – from Project 216, PGN and the World Bank, Robert Michit – Professor of Grenoble Academy of Management, UNIMAN, France, Jocaille Sebastien – Professor of Faculty of Pharmacy of Lille University, France.

The Conference Scientific Committee was presented by the following professors: A. Bakuridze, Z. Bokhua, V. Kipiani, D. Berashvili, N. Antelava, Z. Chankseliani, A. Kochlamazashvili, D. Nadareishvili, M. Shavdia, I. Abesadze, I. Ghvineria, B. Arziani, G. Grigorashvili, L. Gabunia.

The Conference Organizing Committee included the following professors: Z. Vadachkorai, Z. Orjonikidze, D. Chavchanidze, R. Beriashvili, I. Kvachadze, N. Vepkhvadze, R. Ghvamichava, R. Javakhadze, R. Kverenchkhiladze, I. Mchedlishvili, A. Isakadze, M. Tsimakuridze, D. Zarnadze, D. Gelovani.

The Presentations of the 5^th International Conference “Health and Ecology”

-“National Service Conception of Sanitation Security and Inspection” – M. Giorgobiani, M. Grdzelishvili, TSMU, Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Medical Ecological Association, Tbilisi, Georgia

- “Environment and Women’s Health” – M. Harrison, Project 216, PGN the World Bank, Washington, USA

-“State of Environmental Hygiene in Georgia and Key Directions of its Improvement” – R. Kverenchkhiladze, B. Zurashvili, I. Mchedlishvili, TSMU, Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“New Approaches in radiation protection system and its implementation in Georgia; Scientific – methodological, scientific - organizational and educational issues” – G. Ormotsadze, L. Chelidze, I. Beritashvli Center of Experimental Biomedicine, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Medical Physics Education Programs in Medical Profile Universities, Residency and postgraduate medical education courses” – T. Sanikidze, D. Nadareishvili, R. Antia, TSMU, Department of Medical Physics and Biophysics, I. Beritashvli Center of Experimental Biomedicine, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Space – Temporal Analysis of Onco incidence in Ecological Research” – D. Nadareishvili, I. Beritashvli Center of Experimental Biomedicine, Tbilisi, Georgia

- “Estimation of Drinking Water Quality in Kakheti Region to Salt and Fluarine Content” – M. Grdzelishvili, LTD G. Natadze Scientific Research Institute of Sanitary, Hygiene and Medical Ecology, Tbilisi, Georgia

 - “The Ecological Diseases” – R. Javakhadze, N. Makhviladze Scientific Research Institute of Labor Medicine and Ecology, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Some aspects of impact of chemical factors on the reproductive health of men-workers” – I. Ghvineria, R. Javakhadze, N. Makhviladze Scientific Research Institute of Labor Medicine and Ecology, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Risk – Factors and Health Effects in Nitrate Fertilizer Producing Factory” – M. Tsimakuridze, TSMU, Department of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia

- “Causative Factors of Occupational Bronchial Asthma” – N. Khachapuridze, TSMU, Department of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, Tbilisi, Georgia

- “Secular trends of Hepatitis B in Georgia” – I. Mchedlishvili, TSMU, Department of Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia

-” Establishing healthy environment: Toward a new approach” – Daniel West J., O. Gerzmava, University of Scranton, USa, Grigol Robakidze University, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“New Challenges of the Nature and Eating Behavior” – B. Kurashvili, TSMU, Nutritional and Age Medicine Direction, Tbilisi, Georgia

- “Mainly Consumed Products by the Population of Georgia as a prognostic factor in changes of feeding behaviors” - T. Darsania, Sh. Zarnadze, TSMU, Nutritional and Age Medicine Direction, Tbilisi, Georgia

- “Global Climate Change and Human Nutrition Adaptation Problem” - Sh. Zarnadze, TSMU, Nutritional and Age Medicine Direction, Tbilisi, Georgia

- “Needs of Population in Medical Services and Perspectives of Evaluation” – I. Zarnadze, TSMU, Direction of Health Care Management, Policy and Economy, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Conflict: understand and be able to act” – R. Michit, Grenoble Academy of Management, UNIMAN, France

-“Global climate change, health and demographic policy, perspectives of development” – L Lomtadze, L. Kitovani, M. Kajrishvili, TSMU, Direction of Health Management, Politics and Economics, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Global Perspectives of Health” – M. Kajrishvili, Kh. Kekelashvili, TSMU, Direction of Health Management, Politics and Economics, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Implementation of new technology of disinfestation of drinking water in practice” – T. Tsetskhladze, G. Chalatashvili, TSMU, Direction of Health Management, Politics and Economics, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Microbial Structure of Hospital Infections” – D. Chikviladze, TSMU, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“The age norms of some immunological parameters in Tbilisi residents” – B. Lasareishvili, TSMU, University of Agriculture, Eliava Institute of Bacteriology, Microbiology and Virology, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“The assessment of Gabapentin analgesic effect, in residual pains, under conditions of tumourous lesions of the bone tissue” -  M.Shavdia, R. Ghvamichava, L.Giorgobiani, TSMU and Cancer Prevention Center, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Chronic Pain Management-Challenges and the ways of solution” – I. Abesadze, T. Ghvamichava, F. Dzotsenidze, M.Shavdia, L. Giorgobiani, G. Metivishvili, T. Letodiani, E. Abzianidze, TSMU, Cancer Prevention Center, The Institute of  Cancer, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Epidemiology of malignant tumors in Georgia and ecological factors” – N. Gonjilasvili, National Cancer Center after A. Ghvamichava, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“The part of Combined Antioxidant Therapy in Prevention of Atherosclerosis” – A. Kochlamazashvili, T. Kbilashvili, Georgia-Foreign Countries Friendship International Society Preventive Cardiologic Room, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“ The Efficiency of Stepwise Long-term Preventive Medication with Antihypertensive Agents” – A. Isakadze, TSMU, Department of Therapy, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Epidemiology of Drug Induced Damage of Liver Caused by Antibacterial Preparations and Ways of Prevention Hepatotoxicity” – N. Antelava, M. Gongadze, M. Okujava, Q. Pachkoria, M. Gvishiani, TSMU, Department of Pharmacology, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“QSAR Models of Ecotoxicity of Some Organic Compounds” – G. Lekishvili, B. Arziani, TSMU, Department of Chemistry, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Electrophoresis of a trace element Selenium – an effective method of treatment of patients with essential hypertension” – I. Tarkhan-Mouravi, N. Kakulia, I. Kvinikadze, N. Kvinikadze, TSMU, Department of Balneology and Medical Tourism,  Tbilisi Balneology Resort “Tbilisi-SPA”, National Scientific and Practical Center of Health and Rehabilitation, Tbilisi, Georgia

-“Environment and Health” – S. Jocaille, Pharmacy Faculty, Lille University, France

-“Saperavi Breed Grape Seed Oil Influence on Cure of Periodontitis” – M. Nikolaishvili, M. Gogua, Q. Franchuki, T. Tupinashvili, I. Vashakidze, David Aghmashenebeli University, I. Beritashvili Center of Experimental Biomedicine, Tbilisi, Georgia

At the end of the conference, the round table debates were held about the significant issues of the conference. The population’s free medical consultations were held as well.

All of the presentations of the 5^th Conference “Health and Ecology” were published in the professional journal – Medicine (NN. 2, 3, 4). The participants were awarded by the certificates.