Teachers of the Department of Pediatrics, Professor Popov S.V. and assistant Smiian K.O. participated in the MELODY / MEDLEY Investigator Meeting of Clinical Researchers held September 12-13, 2019 in Rome, Italy. During the conference the issues of modern directions of treatment and prevention of diseases of young children were discussed. Contacts were established with scientists from Austria and the Republic of Korea to develop the concept of joint scientific