Forum of the Russian Respiratory Society took place in Kazan. It was attended by 122 Tatarstan physicians. Chief pulmonologist of Moscow Health Department, Professor A. Belevsky, Professor E. I. Shmelev, Chief pulmonologist of TR Health Ministry, MD I. Yu. Wiesel appeared in the forum. The main therapist of TR Health Ministry, MD D. I. Abdulganiev presented a report about reduction of mortality in Tatarstan. Experts discussed the issues of diagnosis and treatment of asthma, pneumonia, diagnosis of rare lung diseases.