prof. dr. sc. Dunja Rogić

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Dunja Rogić, PhD, medical biochemistry specialist, is associate professor at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Hematology, Zagreb University School of Pharmacy & Biochemistry, and head of Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Center Zagreb and Zagreb University School of Medicine. She is leader of the courses: Point-of-Care Testing and Emergency Laboratory Diagnostics, co-leader of the course: Special Areas of Clinical Biochemistry, and collaborator in the course: Clinical Biochemistry of Organs and Organ Systems. Basic fields of her research and professional activities are evidence-based laboratory medicine, organization and management of medical biochemistry laboratory, point-of-care testing, and organization and management of laboratory parameters of renal diseases.

Education:

• 2000. School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Postgraduate doctoral study, academic title: PhD, field of science: biomedicine and health
• 1995. Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Postgraduate study, academic title: MSc, field of science: biomedicine and health
• 1986. Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Graduate study of Medical Biochemistry, academic title: Master of Medical Biochemistry

Work experience:

• 2013 - associate professor at Zagreb University School of Pharmacy & Biochemistry
• 2013 - head of Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital Center Zagreb and School of Medicine
• 2008 - elected to a research position of associate research scientist
• 2008 - assistant professor at Zagreb University School of Pharmacy & Biochemistry
• 2002-2012 - head of Division of General and Emergency Laboratory Diagnostics, Clinical Institute of Laboratory Diagnosis, Zagreb University School of Medicine and Clinical Hospital Center
• 1995-2002 - head of Laboratory for General Clinical Biochemistry, Clinical Institute of Laboratory Diagnosis, Zagreb University Hospital Center and School of Medicine
• 1987-1995 - medical biochemist, Endocrinology Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb

Visiting positions:

• study visits to clinical laboratories abroad:
• Institut für Klinische Chemie, Klinikum München-Bogenhausen, München, Njemačka, prof Walter Guder (1999). Research of expert system for urine protein differentiation.
• Institut für Klinische Chemie, Kaiser Franz-Josef Spital, Vienna, Austria, prof Matthias Mueller (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002). Organization and rational management of clinical laboratory.
• Laboratory of Skåne University Hospital – Malmö, Sweden (Sept 2010)
• Evidence-based medicine courses in 2002.: Critical Appraisal Skills, and: Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine, Oxford, United Kingdom

Research projects

Current international project:

• Postanalytical Phase: International Survey on Oral Anticoagulation Therapy Management, EFCC Workgroup on Postanalytical Phase, principal investigator: prof Sverre Sandberg; an EU-funded project.

Current national projects:

• Chronic Renal Disease - Prevalence and Markers of Early Impairment. A University of Zagreb project, principal investigator: prof Bojan Jelaković.

Participation in completed projects:

Awards and honours:

Memberships:

Other:

• 1991-1995 Prenatal diagnostics of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (investigator), the project financed by the Ministry of Science.
• 1995-1999 American-Croatian project: Endemic nephropathy (investigator).
• 1998-2003 BMP-7 (OP-1) in protection and treatment of renal diseases (investigator), the project financed by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports.
• 2000-2004 Scientific foundations for quality in health care (investigator) the project financed by the Ministry of Science.
• 2003-2008 The role of TSH in osteoporosis model and in female patients with reduced bone mass (investigator), the project financed by the Ministry of Science.
• 2005-2009 Quality of guidelines (investigator), the project of the IFCC Commission for Evidence-Based Medicine, principal investigator: prof. Andrea Rita Horvath.
  • 1999 - IFCC-AVL international award for one of the ten best communications in the field of intensive care and emergency laboratory medicine.
  • 1991 - Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
  • 1997 - Croatian Society for Calcified Tissues
  • 1998 - Croatian Nephrological Society
  • 2001 - American Association of Clinical Chemistry
  • 2005 - Croatian Association for Evidence-Based Medicine (secretary)
  • 2006 - IFCC Committee on Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine
  • 2007 - Croatian Chamber of Medical Biochemists (vice president)
  • 2011 - EFCC Working Group for Postanalytical Phase (permanent member)
  • 2014 - International Scientific Advisory Board - Worldlab 2014
  • 2014 - University Hospital Center Zagreb Ethical Committee
  • 2014 - National Health Council, Croatian Ministry of Health
  • Passed specialist exam in laboratory medicine in 1995.
  • Invited speaker, chair/member of scientific committee at a number of international and national scientific and professional meetings.