prof. dr. sc. Milivoj Jovančević

In 1980 he graduated from the Medical Faculty in Zagreb. From 1981 to 1986 worked in Trešnjevka Health Care Centre. Specialist exam in 1991. Since 1993 in Tresnjevka Health Care Centre. Master's degree in 1985 (oncology), doctorate in 2003 (pediatrics), 2004 has been granted title of Primarius. He completed postgraduate studies in oncology, cytology and clinical pediatrics. Also educated in the field of mental health care (Balint Education, Family Center - Scandinavian Kempler Institute). From 1993 to 2002 participated in the programs of providing psychosocial help Croatian Psychiatric Association in the refugee camps of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with UNHCR, Save the Children Sweden and the French humanitarian organization Partage. Head of specialized programs to assist mothers and infants. Doctorate in 2004 on the theme of the impact of war on the growth and development of infants. He gave invited lectures in Chicago, Stockholm, Salzburg, Frankfurt, Montreal, Kusidasi (Turkey), St Andrews (Scotland) and Nesebar (Bulgaria). Published eighty scientific and professional articles published in national and international professional journals (20 cited in SCI and CC). He published the book "First years: why are so important?"; author of the textbook "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" (Nikolic - Marangunić) and co-author of the textbook (M. Jovančević M. Knezevic and Lj. Hotujac) "Providing assistance for families with children in crisis situations (2009). From 2004 -2008. he was president of the Croatian Society for Preventive and Social Pediatrics. Expresses special interest in the field of organization of pediatric primary care and prevention programs in infant mental health. Since 2005, a working group for pediatric practice within the International Society for Social Pediatrics and Child Health - ISSOP (www.issop.org). Since 2006 is a partner in the UNICEF programs "The first three are important" and „Every child needs a family“.  That same year, begins work at the Department of Preschool Education Studies, Teacher's Faculty, University of Zagreb as a bearer of the course Health protection of pre-school children. He also teaches at the University of Zagreb (undergraduate and postgraduate) and the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb (undergraduate studies). Since 2011 Head of the course Physical trauma in children as part of the interdisciplinary specialist postgraduate study "Children's rights" at the Faculty of Law in Zagreb. President of the NGO "Center of child health" (www.djecji-centar.com) which implements programs of health education and primary prevention of diseases in preschool children. Coauthor of the University Textbook Child rights, chapter Physical trauma in children. Editor of the Textbook of Social and Preventive Pediatrics (Grguric J, Jovancevic M) published by Medicinska Naklada, Zagreb.