University of Maribor, Faculty of Medicine
Section for General Medicine

Institute of Adolescent Medicine and Preventive Pediatrics

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About

The Institute of Adolescent Medicine and Preventive Pediatrics of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, founded in 2022, focuses on research, undergraduate and postgraduate education and the development of practice in the field of child and adolescent health. Its mission is to promote the healthy development of young people, with an emphasis on prevention, early detection of disease and comprehensive care of adolescents. The institute works with healthcare institutions, schools and other organizations to design programs for health promotion, mental well-being and the prevention of behavioral and chronic diseases in adolescence.

Our work is in line with the requirements of UEMS and other adolescent medicine associations in Europe and worldwide.

Education

Teaching

Within the Institute of Adolescent Medicine and Preventive Pediatrics, we have designed a postgraduate education plan in adolescent medicine for residents and specialists in pediatrics, family medicine, surgical and internal medicine specialties, and all other physicians who wish to gain additional knowledge of adolescent medicine.

In the undergraduate General Medicine program, we have accredited the elective course Adolescent Medicine.

We have published two proceedings volumes on adolescent medicine topics – teaching material.

Science is advancing at an incredible pace, and new findings in neurobiology show that brain maturation and neurobiological development during adolescence last longer than previously believed. This shift will have far-reaching consequences for our current understanding of adolescent development and will require the continuous acquisition of new knowledge.

Ethical issues relating to adolescents, such as gene therapy, organ transplantation and genetic testing, will require a great deal of attention.

The entire field of adolescent medicine faces many complex challenges. These include providing clinical services for a rapidly changing and culturally diverse generation of adolescents and developing and expanding education, training and research programs in adolescent medicine.

We believe that many challenges still lie ahead.

Science

Research

Research group

https://cris.cobiss.net/ecris/si/sl/group/8735

Prof. Dr. Dušanka Mičetić Turk

Research group

Research Group for Adolescent Medicine

“More health for families of children and adolescents with autism – VITA” – Institute for Autism, Slovenia

“EDU-FIT, ERASMUS +,

University of Maribor (Slovenia), University Hospital Centre Zagreb (Croatia), University of Zagreb (Croatia), University of Economics in Bratislava (Slovakia), University of Porto (Portugal), SanAstra (Norway).

This is an international and interdisciplinary research project that aims to raise awareness of the importance of developing healthy lifestyle habits and creating sustainable practices to prevent obesity and overweight among students.

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