Молодежный инновационный вестникМолодежный инновационный вестник2415-7805Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего образования "Воронежский государственный медицинский университет имени Н.Н. Бурденко" Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации10866Unclassified"Consumer extremism" in the Russian healthcare sectorSereginArtem Andreevich<p>4th year student of the Faculty of Medical and Preventive Medicine</p>seregin300803@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-7392-6787SimonyanRimma Zorikovna<p>Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Public Health, Organization and Economics of Healthcare at the Institute of Continuing Education</p>rimmasimonyan@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6360-3229Kursk State Medical University041120251421281311404202530072025Copyright © 2025, Seregin A.A., Simonyan R.Z.2025<p style="text-align: justify;">Medical professionals often become "victims" of consumer extremism. This phenomenon first appeared in the United States in the second half of the 19th century and spread throughout Europe. Lawyers began to look for gaps in the legislation, suing service and sales workers, including medical workers. Currently, "consumer (patient) extremism" is beginning to spread to domestic healthcare, which leads, among other things, to a shortage of personnel: future specialists do not go to work in their specialty after training, other young people do not enroll in medical educational organizations because they see disrespect for medical professionals on the part of patients. A new bill is needed that would regulate the relationship between the patient and the medical organization and protect not only patients, but also medical professionals. Students of KSMU were interviewed during an anonymous sociological survey. More than 90% of respondents are familiar with this phenomenon and the majority are confident that they will be able to protect themselves if they encounter "patient extremism" in their future professional activities. Respondents support the idea of introducing a law that would regulate the relationship between patients and medical professionals and protect them from extremist patients who want to benefit financially from medical organizations. The media should also highlight and emphasize the positive aspects of the health system. With an integrated approach, it is possible to significantly reduce the number of cases of "patient extremism" in Russia, thereby improving the quality and safety of medical care provided to the population.</p>patient extremismsecuritymedicinehealthcare systemdoctor-patientпациенсткий экстремизмбезопасностьмедицинасистема здравоохраненияврач-пациент1.Симонян, Р. З. Социальный конфликт "врач - пациент" в современном российском обществе: объективные причины и субъективные факторы / Р. З. Симонян, Е. С. Осипенкова // Тенденции развития науки и образования. – 2021. – № 74-6. – С. 158-164. – DOI 10.18411/lj-06-2021-243.2.Оценка действий пациента в жалобе не является распространением порочащих сведений // Гарант URL: https://www.garant.ru/news/1727491/ (дата обращения: 05.04.2025).3.Хлуновская, Е. О. Нарастание юридического конфликта "врач – пациент": пациентский экстремизм / Е. О. Хлуновская, Р. З. Симонян // Неделя науки - 2023: Материалы Международного молодёжного форума, Ставрополь, 14–17 ноября 2023 года. – Ставрополь: Ставропольский государственный медицинский университет, 2023. – С. 415-4164.Почти 100% врачей сталкивались со случаями «пациентского экстремизма» // Медвестник URL: https://medvestnik.ru/content/news/Pochti-100-vrachei-stalkivalis-so-sluchayami-pacientskogo-ekstremizma.html (дата обращения: 05.04.2025).