Kazan hosted a visiting session of National school of gastroenterologists and hepatologists with the participation of the chief gastroenterologist of Health Ministry of Russia, Academician Vladimir T. Ivashkin on May, 16-17. Scientific co-organizers of the session were hospital therapy sub-faculty of KSMU and gastroenterology department of RCH. Presentations were made by Professor Diana I. Abdulganieva and head of gastroenterology department of RCH Alfiya Kh. Odintsova.