At Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, the dissertation defense for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) will be held by Mukhamediyarov Maidan Nagashybayevich on the topic: «Use of Social Media in Healthcare: Trends, Perspectives and Challenges», under the educational program «8D10139 – Public Health».
The dissertation was completed at the Department of Public Health and Healthcare with a course in Public Health at the South Kazakhstan medical academy.
Form of defense: collection of published articles.
Language of defense: Kazakh.
Official reviewers
1. Mergenova Gaukhar Aidarbekovna– Candidate of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Epidemiology with a course in HIV Infection and Infection Control, S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
Specialty: 8D10101 – Public Health.
2. Jonas Preposi Cruz — PhD, RN, Associate Professor of Nursing Department of Medicine, School of Medicine Nazarbayev University (Astana, Kazakhstan).
Specialty: 90-145001-0058 – Educational Management.
Associate Professor of Nursing.
Scientific supervisors
1. Nurmashev Bekaidar Kaldybayevich– Candidate of Medical Sciences, Professor, Vice-Rector for Clinical Work, South Kazakhstan medical academy (Shymkent, Kazakhstan).
2. Zimba Olena Oleksandrivna – PhD, Associated professor, Researcher at the Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Internal Medicine Clinical Hospital in Krakow. (Krakow, Poland).
Temporary Members of the Dissertation Council
1 Kosherbaeva Lyazzat Kosherbaikyzy — PhD, Professor, Head of the Department of Health Policy and Management, S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
2. Karibayeva Indira — PhD, Research Fellow of the Department of Research Management, Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Diseases (Almaty, Kazakhstan).
3. Dmytro Fedkov Leonidovich – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine with Course in Cardiology and Rheumatology, Bogomolets National Medical University (Kyiv, Ukraine).
The defense will take place in an online/offline format on June 15 2026, at 10:00 a.m., 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 at the address: 050040, Almaty, Al-Farabi Avenue, 71, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Zoom connection:
https://zoom.us/j/91784026899?pwd=pv1KdtbiDmxboxIP0OBpIVoaeeM4bY.1
Conference identifications: 917 8402 6899