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News from Health Insurance

Besides obligatory, an additional, volontary, health insurance was introduced. In previous times, different types of participations (drugs, some diagnostic's tests, specialistic's consulatation, hospitals) were paid directly by the patients. Now, they are covered by additional insurance. Certain groups of populations (about 40%) do not need to have additional insurance: children, school children and students, and people under a certain amount of income (poore people).

News from GP Assotiation

Annual Conference was held in April in Zagreb. And the topis were "Acute respiratory diseases" and Respiratory alergics". About 800 GPs participated, almost 1/3 of all Croatian GPs, 120 scientific's papers were presented (different quality). Annual Symposium, more related to organisational issues, will be held 5-7 October.

Undergraduate education

Is continuing on regular basis, GP/FM subject is at 6^th year, last 4 weeks, a Hanbook for Teachers and Student - A Study Guide, was finished. It contains: a description of subject, general objectives, organization and timetable, methods of evaluations and assessments, and description of each learning unit, including specific objectives, methods of teaching, organization and timetable.

Postgraduate education - Vocational training

Postgraduate education is a part of vocational training (organised teaching), but it can finished with master deegre. Vocational Training, specialization, was not started this spring as we expected, but our minister promissed nex autumn (not believe to the polititians). As I described in previous reports, the profession and the departments of GP/FM are ready to accept a large number of trainees. It is planned to have about 150 trainees per year. This year, 5 courses for trainers were carried on and 145 finished thar basic training course. Additionally, one CME workshop for trainers was held during the Conference.

CME

Is going on regular basis, as a part of recertification procedures.

Other news

"A. Stampar" School of Public Health was nominated as WHO Cllaborative center for training in PHC, and me as Director, and I was also taken resposibility as Head of The Depertnment of Family Medicine.