თბილისის სახელმწიფო სამედიცინო უნივერსიტეტი გურამ კიკნაძეს 80 წლის იუბილეს ულოცავს

Tbilisi State Medical University Congratulates Guram Kiknadze on his 80th Anniversary

TSMU Emeritus Guram Kiknadze turned 80, on November 27. Professor Guram Kiknadze is famous for his contribution to the development of clinical and family medicine, also medical terminology, health law, human rights, biomedical ethics and bioethics. His practical, pedagogical and scientific work covers nearly half of the twentieth century. 

In 1965, Guram Kiknadze graduated from the Tbilisi State Medical Institute, faculty of Medicine. He began his pedagogical and scientific work as an assistant, later as an assistant professor and finally as a professor. 

In 2001 Guram Kiknadze founded Faculty of Family Medicine at the Academy of Medicine and was the first faculty dean in 2001-2006. In 2006 after integrating the academy with the Tbilisi State Medical University, Prof. Guram Kiknadze established Family Medicine Department and the Center of the Family Medicine. He became director of the department, associate professor and later professor. From 2015 professor became Emeritus and continued his pedagogical work at the TSMU Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Continuous Professional Development in the field of Family Medicine. 

Under the guidance and participation of the professor various courses, syllabi and study materials have been prepared for the faculties of medicine and public health. The materials included completely new issues in teaching and innovative disciplines in Georgian higher medical education - "Primary Health Care", "Family Medicine", "Bio psychosocial approach in medicine", "Communication skills" and "Professionalism". 

Emeritus was initiator of international cooperation with European and worldwide experts and professionals, like World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA), The European Academy of Teachers in General Practice (EURACT), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). Professor is the member of EURACT and after his initiative Georgia became a member of the academy in 2005. Prof. Guram Kiknadze founded the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians and has been the head of the academy from 2003. Under his guidance various clinical guidelines and protocols have been published. More than thousand physicians working in the field of primary health care have been trained within the framework of the continuous medical education programs prepared and implemented by the Association.

Professor was involved in the development of health legislation in our country. He guided establishment of fundamental laws on "Health Care", "Patients' Rights", "Medical Practice", “Human Organ Transplantation", "Controlled Consumption of Artificial Baby Food and Promotion of Natural Baby Food", "Biomedical Research on Humans", "Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights". He initiated ratification of the Council of Europe legal instruments in the field of biomedicine and human rights. Documents: "Code of Ethics of the Georgian Doctor" (2003) and "Rules of Professional Practice" (2011) were prepared under his guidance. 

In 2000 Emeritus initiated establishment of National Council on Bioethics' of Georgia – advisory committee of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs of Georgia. He is the member of the committee and more than 100 recommendations have been prepared under his supervision. 

In 2008, the professor prepared a conceptual framework and recommendations for the development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines and protocols for our country. Ten monographs, manual, several scientific, pedagogical and educational publications, 25 clinical guidelines and protocols are associated with the name of the professor. 

Professor Guram Kiknadze's tireless work over the past two decades to create an "orthographic dictionary of medical terms and eponyms" is a priceless job in the field of medicine. The work started in 1994 and will be completed this year.

Academic and administrative staff of Tbilisi State Medical University congratulates Professor Guram Kiknadze anniversary and wishes all the best!