RS-Chat is an email discussion group designed strictly for surgeons from all over the world who speak Russian. This group discusses all the aspects of modern surgery and nearby specialities, using the elements of telemedicine. The usual spectrum of activities in the list includes: - discussions of clinical cases; - discussions of modern surgical techniques, instruments, and devices; - sharing clinical experience; - exchange of guidelines in certain fields of surgery; - examination questions; - email consultations by the most prominent professionals - members of the list: - and also discussion of all kinds of parasurgical and paramedical questions and problems.