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EUROPEAN REGION UPDATE-II By InciSoN- Croatia InciSioN Croatia organized Global Surgery Croatia Symposium (GSCS), the first symposium dedicated to Global Surgery in the country. The GSCS was held on the 1st of March 2019, at the Andrija Stampar School of Public Health in Zagreb, Croatia. Vice-Dean from the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Professor Davor Ježek, officially opened the Symposium. Lectures were given by Kristina Brkić, Dr. Rinse Meester, Dr. Matthijs Botman, Professor Tedi Cicvarić, Dr. Ružica Pavić- Kevrić, Dr. Šime Kevrić and Emina Letić. The Symposium also gathered 102 passive participants, including representatives from the WHO, the Croatian Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine in Zagreb, Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka, and medical students from Zagreb, Rijeka, Osijek, Belgrade (Serbia) and other countries. The aim of the Global Sugery Croatia Symposium was introducing Global Surgery to Croatian students, residents and doctors.
Since exchange of knowledge and experience is a foundation for advancement for all medical personnel, we hope that all participants have learned more about Global Surgery, gained new ideas and inspiration for their future endeavours. In the end, one of the goals of the Symposium was creating new and strengthening old partnerships and cooperation between the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, the Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, the Faculty of Medicine, International University of Rijeka, Croatian Trauma Society, Global Surgery Amsterdam, Netherlands Society for International Surgery, InciSioN Croatia, Incision Bosnia & Herzegovina and CroMSIC - Croatian Medical Students' International Committee.