INVITED SPEAKERS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER) – UNDER CONSTRUCTION
MIRO ŠIMUN ALEBIĆ, Croatia
He has a PhD and is an ob/gyn, consultant, and IVF specialist. He was the Head of the Division for
Assisted Reproduction in Clinical Hospital Merkur in Zagreb, Croatia. He has authored and co-authored
many scientific and professional articles. His main area of interest is metabolic disorder-PCOS-human
endocrinology.
GYÖRGY BÁRTFAI, Hungary
He is professor emeritus and ob/gyn in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of
Szeged, Hungary. He is principal investigator in many international and national research projects,
including a project in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO). Besides the patient care
and clinical duties, he participates in the education of the medical students and in the continuing medical
education of professionals in Hungary. From 2008-2010, he was Executive Committee member
(assistant secretary) of, and from 2008, he has been a Board member of the European Society of
Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC).
GORDAN CRVENKOVIĆ, Croatia
He is an ob/gyn, consultant, IVF specialist, and founder and director of a private gynecologic clinic.
During his education, he spent years in Moscow, Russia, and Los Angeles, USA. He has authored and
co-authored many scientific and professional articles. He was the Head of the Division for Family
Planning and Contraception in the University Clinic in Petrova, Zagreb, Croatia. In addition, he served as
a Board member of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC).
GALINA DIKKE, Russian Federation
She is MD and a professor of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Her main areas of interests are reproductive health, reproductive choice, unplanned pregnancy, abortion
and contraception; public health; education and training in medicine and health management;
prevention of the harmful effects of alcohol and fetal alcohol syndrome. She participates in WHO
projects in Russia “A strategic assessment of policy, programs and services in the sphere of unplanned
pregnancy, abortions and contraception in the Russian Federation” (2010) and “Introduction of the Safe
technologies for abortion in the first trimester (operational research)” (2014). She is a member of several
national and international associations and a member of the Editorial Board for the Russian edition of
Reproductive Health Matters magazine. She has authored and co-authored almost 300 articles and
books.
IVAN DRINKOVIĆ, Croatia
He is a professor at Zagreb University, medical faculty, a specialist in radiology, a subspecialist in
sonography, founder and director of a private clinic, and the chair of the Croatian Senologic Society. In
the past, he has served as the vice president of the Executive Committee and the director for science of
the Senologic International Society (SIS) for Europe. As honorable member of numerous international
medical associations, he has won numerous awards. He has lectured at many Croatian and international
schools on the continuous medical training for physicians. He has served on publishing committees for
many scientific journals and has authored or co-authored many books and scientific and professional
articles.
LYUBOV EROFEEVA, Russian Federation
She is an ob/gyn clinician and is certified as an “International Family Planning Instructing Doctor” by
Manchester University, United Kingdom. She has successfully passed various thematic and managerial
courses in both Europe and USA. For several years she worked at the United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) as a National Program Officer responsible
for the development and implementation of different projects in the fields of psychological, somatic and
reproductive health. Currently, she is Director General of the Russian Association for Population and
Development (RAPD), and is the author of more than 50 publications in peer-reviewed international and
national scientific journal. Since 2012, she has been a Board member of the European Society of
Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC). She is Chief Editor for the Russian edition of
Reproductive Health Matters magazine.
VESNA JUREŠA, Croatia
LJILJANKA JURKOVIĆ, Croatia
She is specialist of family medicine, and is national coordinator for the international scientific project,
"Health Monitoring Project" in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute of Primary Health Care, NIVEL.
She participates in education of family medicine, and is secretary general of the Croatian Association of
Family Medicine. She has participated in many national and international medical convention. She works
in Primary Health Care Center, in Dugave. In Zagreb, Croatia.
THEODOROS KALAMPOKAS, Greece
He has a PhD and is an ob/gyn, consultant, and IVF specialist in “Aretaieion” Hospital at the University
of Athens, Greece. He is author of a Cochrane Review, as well as several other publications. Currently,
he is secretary general of the Greek Society of Family Planning and Contraception.
ALEKSANDRA KAPAMADŽIJA, Serbia
She is clinical professor at the University of Novi Sad, working in Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Serbia, in
the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as a Head of the Family Planning Unit. She was principal
investigator in Center of Novi Sad, in a multi-center World Health Organization (WHO) project for
medical abortions (2003/2004). Since 2014, she has been a Board member of the European Society of
Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC).
ŽELJKA KARIN, Hrvatska
She is specialist of school medicine, univ.mag.med, the Head of the Divison for the School and the
University Medicine and Head of the Advisory Center for the Reproductive Health in the Educational
Institute for Public Health in Splitsko-Dalmatinska county, Croatia. She is chair of the Croatian Society
for School and University Medicine and Executive Committee member of the EUSUHM. She has
authored or co-authored many scientific and professional articles, and has participated in many national
and international medical convention.
MEERA KISHEN, United Kingdom
She is MD, DGO, Dip. Ven, FSRH, consultant and Clinical Director of Community Sexual &
Reproductive Health Services, Liverpool, UK, retired 2010 (Freelance). She is past President of the
Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Health care of the RCOG, UK. Since 2008, she has been a Board
member and a member of the Committee for Educational and Training Activities of the European Society
of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC).
MAJA MARIĆ-BAJS, Croatia
She is specialist of public health and is the Head of the Division for Reproductive Health in Educational
Institute for Public Health “Dr. Andrija Štampar” in Zagreb, Croatia. She is coordinator for the National
Programme for the Early Detection of the Cervical Cancer in Zagreb, she is responsible for the Health
Statistical Surveys and is chair of the Divison for Outpatient Health Care. She has authored or coauthored many scientific and professional articles, and has participated in many national and
international medical convention.
SABIT SINAN OZALP, Turkey
He is professor, ob/gyn and the Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the
Osmangazi University of Eskisehir, Turkey. He has authored or co-authored 411 journal articles, books,
book chapters and review articles. He is the member of several national and international societies.
Since 1998, he has been a Board member, and since 2014, he has ben an Internal Scientific Committee
member of the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC). He has 35 years’
experience related to women’s health. During the last 10 years, he has focused more on adolescence
and issues related to adolescent health, as well as gender issues and violence against women. He is the
founder and director of Eskisehir Osmangazi University Youth Friendly Center. He has received four
awards related to family planning and reproductive health in Turkey
DOROTEJA PAVAN JUKIĆ, Croatia
She is assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the University in Osijek, Croatia. She is an
ob/gyn, and IVF specialist in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Clinical Hospital
Merkur in Zagreb, Croatia. She actively participates in young doctors and other medicil staff education.
BOJANA PINTER, Slovenia
She is professor and ob/gyn in the Department of Gynecology at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Her main areas of interest are contraception, sexual behaviour in adolescents, infertility and assisted
reproduction. Since 1994, she has been a Board member od the European Society of Contraception and
Reproductive Health (ESC).
MARIJA POSAVEC, Croatia
She is specialist of school medicine and is the Head of the Division for Youngs in the Department for
School Medicine in Educational Institute for Public Health “Dr. Andrija Štampar” in Zagreb, Croatia. She
works in Service for Reproductive Health in the Division for Youngs. Her main interests are risky
behaviour amoung young people, risk factors and prevention. She is educated for reality therapy
psychotherapist.
URELIJA RODIN, Croatia
She is assistant professor, specialist of public health and the Head of the Department for Monitoring the
Health of the Vulnerable Age Groups at the Croatian Institute for Public Health. She participates in the
education of the medical students and in the continuing medical education of professionals in Croatia.
She participates in many research projects, including a project in cooperation with the World Health
Organization (WHO) for South-East Europe “Improvement of Maternal and Neonatal Care”, in 20062010.
SAM ROWLANDS, United Kingdom
He is Clinical Lead in community sexual and reproductive health in Bournemouth, UK, a visiting
professor at the School of Health and Social Care, Bournemouth University, Chair of the Faculty of
Sexual & Reproductive Health care Clinical Effectiveness Committee and coordinator of the European
Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC) Expert Group on abortion. He is responsible
for a National Health Service Early Medical Abortion service. He has had more than 70 papers published
in peer-reviewed journals. He has written on day care abortion (this was new in 1974), central booking
services for abortion, more than one abortion, abortion decision-making, misinformation about abortion,
self-use of abortion pills, comparative abortion law and policing of abortion. He maintains a Table of
abortion laws around the world. He has edited a book entitled “Abortion Care” that was published by
Cambridge University Press in August 2014.
MARY SHORT, Ireland
She is MD in the Rock Court Medical Center in Dublin, Ireland. She is the Chair of the Irish Association
of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care, a reviewer for the European Journal of Contraception and
Reproductive Health Care and is certified for LARC education. She is a member of The Fertility Control
Club, and since 2012, she has been a Board member of the European Society of Contraception and
Reproductive Health (ESC).
VESNA STEPANIĆ, Croatia
She has a PhD and is an ob/gyn in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Clinical Hospital
Merkur in Zagreb, Croatia. She has extensive clinical experience, particularly in the field of general
gynecology, preventive gynecology, contraception and gynecologic oncology. She is a member of the
Expert Group on Abortion and a member of the Webmaster Committee of the European Society of
Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC). She is organizer and president of the First International
Symposium on “Avoiding unwanted pregnancies”.
ANDREJA ŠTOLFA GRUNTAR, Slovenia
GORKA VULETIĆ, Croatia
She is professor and psychologist at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University in Osijek, Croatia. Her
main areas of interest are quality of life and health, health psychology and public health research. She is
chair of the international project in collaboration with Australian researchers, „International collaboration
workshop for strengthening quality of life and health research resources in Croatia“.