Recent achievements of Soviet scientists in the field of physiology and pathology of digestion

Among Soviet scientists working in the field of digestive physiology and pathology, a good tradition has been firmly established: periodically gathering for scientific conferences to discuss the latest achievements in digestive physiology and pathology. The first such conference was held in Kharkov in 1938, the second - in 1940 in Leningrad, the third - in 1943 in Gorki, the fourth - in 1947 in Odessa, the fifth - in 1951 in Leningrad, the sixth - in 1954 in Kiev and the last, seventh - in 1957 in Tartu.
A characteristic feature of all these conferences is that they gather not only specialists in physiology and pathology, biochemistry and morphology of the digestive apparatus, but also clinicians, mostly therapists and surgeons. Such communication is beneficial for the further development of theoretical and practical medicine. It reflects that union of physiology and clinic, which was created by works of coryphaei of a national science: physiologist I.P. Pavlov and physician S.P. Botkin.