Professor A.S. Ametov: “My dream is to create an electronic passport of metabolic health”

Abstract

An interview with Professor Aleksander Sergeevich Ametov, Dr. of Med. Sci., Head of the Chair of Endocrinology, Head of the Network Chair of the UNESCO on the topic “Bioethics of diabetes mellitus as a global challenge” at the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education of the Ministry of Health of Russia; lead research associate at S. P. Botkin City Clinical Hospital of the Moscow Healthcare Department; Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation. An interview with Professor Aleksander Sergeevich Ametov, Dr. of Med. Sci., Head of the Chair of Endocrinology, Head of the Network Chair of the UNESCO on the topic “Bioethics of diabetes mellitus as a global challenge” at the Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education of the Ministry of Health of Russia; lead research associate at Botkin Hospital. Aleksander Sergeevich told us that metabolic health is a global characteristic, which is related not only to obesity. Metabolic health is programmed in utero. Metabolic health management is a priority task. During the interview, we touched upon the capabilities of the state and other public institutes to change the trend of an increasing number of patients with diabetes mellitus, changes in the mentality of endocrinologists, the role of endocrinologists in a multidisciplinary team. Professor Ametov emphasised the role of recent knowledge on antihyperglycemics, which made it possible to significantly reduce mortality and incapacitation due to their added cardioprotective and renoprotective effects.