
At the al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Ainagul Mukazhanova will defend her dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on the topic: “Prevention and early detection of refractive errors in school-aged children” according to the specialty «6D110200 – Public Health».
The dissertation was performed at the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Evidence-Based Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine and Health at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Form of defense - Dissertation work.
Language of defense – Russian language.
Official reviewers:
1. Balmukhanova Aigul Vladimirovna – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Head of the Department of Surgical Disciplines, International School of Medicine, Caspian University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
Specialty: 14.00.08 – Ophthalmology.
2. Semenova Yuliya Mikhailovna – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Assistant Professor at the Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan).
Specialty: 14.00.33 – Public Health and Healthcare
Scientific supervisors:
1. Vinnikov Denis Vladimirovich– Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Research Laboratory "Health and Environment", Faculty of Medicine and Health, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
2. Brzhesky Vladimir Vsevolodovich – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation).
Temporary members of the Dissertation Council:
1. Zolotarev Andrey Vladimirovich – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Chief Freelance Specialist in Ophthalmology of the Ministry of Health of the Samara Region. Deputy Chief Physician for Non-Budgetary Activities, T.I. Eroshevsky Samara Regional Clinical Ophthalmologic Hospital (Samara, Russian Federation).
2. Utelbaeva Zauresh Tursunovna – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor at the Department of Ophthalmology, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
3. Urbancic Mojca – PhD, assistant professor at Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana (Ljubljana, Slovenia).
The defense will take place in an online/offline format on June 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM at the dissertation Council at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in the group of specialties/educational programs "8D10101", "6D110200" - Public Health; "8D10102", "6D110100" - Medicine; "8D10104", "6D110400" - Pharmacy, "8D10103" – Nursing, in the Higher School of Economics and Business of Al-Farabi KazNU, in room 201.
Zoom link:
https://zoom.us/j/93553908381?pwd=bTHgkwhLEDFSVOxWya01IDa6VjtbM8.1
Meeting ID: 935 5390 8381
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