Institute for Integrative Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Minimally Invasive Gynaecological Surgery

BASIC ACTIVITY

The basic activity of the Institute for Integrative Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Minimally Invasive Gynaecological Surgery is scientific activity in the field of biomedicine and health, i.e. gynaecology and endoscopy. The Institute includes these scientific-teaching constituents: Department of gynaecology and obstetrics with the following integral units: gynaecology, pathology in pregnancy, postpartum care, neonatology and delivery room with pre-delivery room and operating theatre for obstetric operations. Additionally there is also a day hospital with an operating theatre for small surgeries and endoscopic surgeries. In the policlinic of the Institute there are examination rooms: gynaecologic and subspecialist ones – gynaecologic oncology and urogynaecology as well as the subspecialist examination room for fetal medicine. Besides the mentioned policlinic’s examination rooms there is also an ultrasound room with the most modern 4D ultrasound scanner. Furthermore, there is a library, a classroom and a lecture room. The programme of integrative gynaecology and endoscopy is conducted by a multidisciplinary team lead by a gynaecologist, with the team consisting of paediatricians, surgeons, anaesthesiologists and other medical staff with high school or higher education; nurses, midwives, a psychologist and a psychiatrist. 

Team work and an integrative approach are the key to timely identification of disorder diseases, treatment and rehabilitation. Special emphasis is put on comorbidities, especially with somatic diseases and disorders because they occur very frequently and compromise the course of the primary disease and interfere with the choice and effectiveness of treatment and with the application of the most modern endoscopic methods in gynaecology. The treatment is conducted through personalised approach along with application of the most modern procedures, medicines, taking into account the newest guidelines, in addition to individualised pharmacotherapy along with monitoring and supervision of interactions and side-effects, through group and individual therapy, and humanisation in the interaction between the medical staff and the patients while respecting recent scientific and expert findings. The goal of integrative gynaecology and endoscopy is to improve life quality and satisfaction of our patients, to reduce treatment expenses and to raise the quality of treatment. The goal of this specific programme is to scientifically prove that morbidity is reduced within integrative gynaecology, obstetrics and minimally invasive gynaecological surgery and to improve treatment and in the end life quality. 

General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans, Bračak 8, 49210 Zabok

The Institute for Integrative Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Minimally Invasive Gynaecological Surgery conducts scientific research in accordance with priorities and development strategies of the Republic of Croatia and the EU.

ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTES

Activities of the Institute include:

1. systematic scientific, developmental and expert research from the previously mentioned scientific fields, activities to promote public health,
2. scientific education and training, as well as maintenance and development of scientific infrastructure,
3. providing expert specialist and subspecialist services, including diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative, 
4. compiling case studies and other studies, plans, strategies etc., providing advisory and supervising services, publishing and popularising results of scientific and expert research conducted within the Institute,
5. collaboration with the Croatian Society for Integrative Medicine and with national and international institutions when executing scientific research,
6. collaboration with higher education institutions when conducting undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate study programmes in accordance with the Law and the signed agreements with higher education institutions, organisation of international and national scientific and expert meetings, conferences, courses of permanent education, workshops etc.,
7. all other activities, foreseen by the Statute of the University in Osijek and the Statute of the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek,
8. teaching activities within undergraduate, graduate, integrated and postgraduate university study programmes at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek

TEACHING ACTIVITY 

• The Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek of the University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek currently conducts several study programmes: integrated undergraduate and graduate university studies of dental medicine, undergraduate university study of nursing, graduate university study of nursing, undergraduate university study of physiotherapy, graduate university study of physiotherapy, undergraduate university study of dental hygiene and postgraduate studies.
• The General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans is a teaching base of the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, where classes are currently conducted in almost all segments of the Faculties activities. 

SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYEES OF THE INSTITUTE

When the Institute for Integrative Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Minimally Invasive Gynaecological Surgery was established, a certain number of scientists had to be employed pursuant to the Law. 

Members of the Institute in scientific-teaching grades are:

1. Prof. Aleksandar Včev, Prim. MD, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, president of the Department of physiopathology, physiology and immunology.,
2. Ass. prof. Rajko Fureš, Prim. MD, PhD, spec. of gynaecology and obstetrics, subspecialist of gynaecologic oncology, head of Department of gynaecology and obstetrics in the General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans, assistant professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, head of the  Institute for Integrative Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Minimally Invasive Gynaecological Surgery,
3. Prof. Igor Filipčić, Prim. MD, PhD, spec. psychiatrist, director of the Specialised Hospital Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, president of the Department of psychiatry at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, 
4. Ass. prof. Vesna Ćosić, MD, PhD, spec. of gynaecology and obstetrics, subspecialist of endoscopy, assistant professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek,
5. Ass. prof. Ivana Erceg Ivkošić, MD, PhD, spec. of gynaecology and obstetrics, subspecialist of human reproduction, CH Sveti Duh Zagreb, Specialised Hospital Sveta Katarina Zabok, assistant professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek,
6. Ass. prof. Ivan Miloloža, MD, PhD, vice dean for inter-institutional collaboration and development at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, president of the Department of social sciences and humanities in biomedicine 
7. Associate prof. Marko Matijević, MD dent, PhD, spec. of oral surgery., vice dean for science and postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, president of the Department of dental medicine.
8. Ass. prof. Damir Šebo, master of economics, assistant professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek.
9. Ass. prof. Cvjetko Lež, Prim. MD, PhD, spec. of pathology, Department of pathology and cytology at the General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans, assistant professor at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek

Members of the Institute in associate grades are:

1. Damir Hodžić, Prim. MD, PhD, spec. of gynaecology and obstetrics, subspecialist of urogynaecology, CH Merkur, Clinic for gynaecology and obstetrics,
2. Martin Gredičak, MD, spec. of gynaecology and obstetrics, Department of gynaecology and obstetrics at the General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans,
3. Sanja Malinac Malojčić, MD, spec. of gynaecology and obstetrics, subspecialist of fetal medicine, Department of gynaecology and obstetrics at the General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans, 
4. Jadranka Šanjug, Prim. MD, MSc, spec. of gynaecology and obstetrics, subspecialist of fetal medicine, Department of gynaecology and obstetrics at the General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans,
5. Marin Šimić, Prim. MD, spec. of gynaecology and obstetrics, teaching assistant, Department of gynaecology and obstetrics at the General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans,
6. Sanja Kovačić, Prim. MD, PhD, spec neurologist, Department of neurology at the General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans,
7. Biljana Georgievska, MD, PhD, spec. dentist, postdoctoral researcher, Department of policlinic at the General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans,
8. Tihomir Grgić, MD, PhD, spec. surgeon, subspecialist of abdominal surgery, Department of surgeries at the General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans,
9. Milvija Plazibat, MD, MSc, spec. paediatrician, subspecialist of neonatology, teaching assistant, Department of paediatrics at the General Hospital Zabok and Hospital of Croatian Veterans