The European Center for Peace and Development University for Peace established by the United Nations, Belgrade - Regional Mediterranean Institute for International Postgraduate Studies and Development Research of ECPD, Podgorica, in the framework of the ECPD International Program of Transfer of Knowledge System, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Montenegro, Ministry of Health of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Srpska and South-Eastern Europe Health Network (SEEHN), organizes
VIII ECPD INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROMOTION AND CARE
with the main topic
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
(Hotel “Cattaro” - Kotor, 5 – 8 October 2017)
We have the pleasure to invite you to participate in VIII ECPD International Summer School “Reproductive Health Promotion and Care” (hereinafter: School). Preservation and improvement of reproductive health has special significance in each society, especially in the societies characterized by low birth rates. Therefore, measures for improvement of reproductive health of adolescents, for healthy motherhood and infertility problem solving are significant elements of strategic activities in developed countries with the aim to achieve simple replacement of generations. Particularly significant is the role of some Ministries – Health and Social Welfare, Culture, Education and Sports. The reproductive health care is especially important in those communities where the reproductive model has both contemporary and traditional elements, where early involvement in sexual intercourse and postponed child bearing are a reality, as well as reliance on inefficient contraceptives and widely applied induced termination of pregnancies. Based on the fact that the multi-sector approach to protection of reproductive health brings the most efficient results, the program of the School has been designed so that the participants may be medical doctors (specialists of family medicine, gynecologists, pediatricians, and other specialties), educators, social workers and other profiles of experts engaged in this field.
Director of the School is Prof. Dr. Nenad V. Babić, Medical Faculty, University of Banja Luka, and Co-director are Prof. Dr. Bojana Berić, Long Island University, New York, USA, and Prof. Dr. Vesna Kopitović, ECPD UPUN Professor, Special Hospital “Ferona”, Novi Sad. Introductary lectures will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Slavica Đukić Dejanović, Minister without Portfolio in the Government of the Republic of Serbia, in charge of Demography and Population Policy.
PreliminaryProgram
The School Program encompasses the following topics:
• Modern approach to reproductive health
• Reproductive health of the population in the countries of SE Europe
• Some (In)Direct Impacts on Human Reproduction
• Sexual and reproductive health and human rights
• Reproductive and mental health
• Controversy in Infertility and Assisted Reproduction
• Controversies in Perinatology and Pregnancy After IVF
• Importance of NIPT in Human Reproduction - Benefits of the Harmony test
• Challenges in Perinatal Psychiatry
• Pregnancy – Psychological Aspects
• Psychogenic Causes of Sterility. Psychological Factors Relevant to Human Reproduction
• Instinct, Emotions and Motive of the Infertile Couple - synergy or mutual conflict?
• Influence of Mind-Body Training on the Mental Health during Pregnancy
• Psychological Aspects of the Puerperium
• Improving the health of pregnant women, woman in labor and newborns
• Age of Women as a Factor of Successful Reproduction
• Preservation of Fertility in Treatment of Malignant Diseases
• Importance of Early Diagnostics of Cervical Changes for Reproductive Health
• Partner Relationships and Sexuality of Individuals with Psychophysical Handicaps
• Reproductive health promotion - the concept and strategy
The program is internationally and nationally accredited.
List of Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Bojana Berić, Department of Public Health, School of Health Professions LIU-Brooklyn, New York, USA
Prof. Dr. Nenad V. Babić, Medical Faculty, University of Banja Luka
Prof. Dr. Vesna Kopitović, Prof. Dr. Vesna Kopitović and expert team, ECPD UPUN Professor, Special Hospital “Ferona”, Novi Sad
Prof. Dr. Sanja Sibinčić, Medical Faculty, University of Banja Luka
Prof. Dr. Mila Goldner Vukov, Member of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Consultant in Maternal Mental Health Whirinaki
Prof. Dr. Snežana Crnogorac, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic in Podgorica
Prof. Dr. Artur Bjelica, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic of the Clinical Center of Vojvodina
Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Trninić Pjević, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic of the Clinical Center of Vojvodina
Ass. Dr. Stevan Milatović, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic of the Clinical Center of Vojvodina
Prof. Dr. Slavica Vujović, Institute of Molecular Biology, Podgorica
Ass. Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Kopitović, Neurology Clinic of the Clinical Center of Vojvodina
Prim. Dr. Vladimir Perendija, University Clinical Centre of Republic of Srpska
Dr. Sc. Dušan Gruičić, Psychologist
Mr. Sc. Dr. Daniela Telebak, Health Insurance Fund of Republic of Srpska
Mr. Sc. Irena Sara Manović, ECPD Research Fellow, Belgrade
Ass. Prof. Dr. Nebojša Kavarić, ECPD Regional Coordinator for Health Programs, and Director of the Primary Health Care Center Podgorica
Aim of the School
The primary aim of this ECPD School is to enable participants to acquire knowledge from renowned internationally recognized authorities on the most significant aspects of reproductive health and to use and apply this knowledge and experience most appropriately in practice.
School Organization
The lectures are held each working day, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The lectures also include specialized workshops and panel discussions.
The participants of the ECPD International Summer School will obtain the course materials necessary for effective attendance of the School. Authorized presentations will be published in Proceedings.
School Certificate
The School participants will receive an internationally valid Certificate issued by the European Center for Peace and Development of the UN University for Peace, together with the Curriculum and detailed plan of the lectures as well as the list of lecturers.
Application Form and Participation Fee
The participation fee for the ECPD International Summer School is 490 EUR.
All applications should be sent to: The European Center for Peace and Development (ECPD) University for Peace established by the United Nations, Terazije 41, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; fax. +381 11 3240-673, +381 11 3234-082; e-mail: ecpd@Eunet.rs and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; or ECPD office Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 11, 21000 Novi Sad: tel/fax: +381 21 521 344; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; website: www.ecpd.org.rs.
Hotel Accommodation
European Center for Peace and Development of the University for Peace UN has provided Accommodation for the participants at the Hotel “Cattaro” in Kotor (www.cattarohotel.com, tel: +382 32 311 000) in which the School is going to be held, at reduced prices:
- 107 EUR per day for a single room (night and breakfast)
- 127 EUR for a double room (night and breakfast for two persons)
Accommodation on a half-board basis will be charged additionally 10 EUR and on a full board basis 20 EUR. You are kindly asked to book accommodation at the Hotel in advance.
