Lectures and webinars

The lecture explores sleep as part of lifestyle, its architecture and changes across the lifespan. It connects sleep with learning, memory, adolescent habits, school schedules and recovery in sport.

Zoran Đogaš explains circadian rhythm, sleep homeostasis and the two-process model of sleep–wake regulation. He connects brain mechanisms with light exposure, chronotypes, sleep deprivation and differences between REM and non-REM sleep.

Milan Milošević considers the relationship between shift work, circadian rhythm, sleep quality and workplace safety. He presents symptoms of shift-related sleep disorder, research on cabin-crew burnout and work ability, and experiences from different occupations.

Ivana Pavlinac Dodig presents research on changes in sleep and lifestyle during COVID-19 lockdown. She compares the general population, medical students and other students, considering sleep timing, insomnia, activity and mood, and closes with sleep hygiene principles.

A talk on children’s eating habits and departures from the Mediterranean diet. It presents the “One kindergarten each week – Growing Healthy” project, anthropometric measurements and KIDMED results for preschool children in Split, and the roles of parents, educators and nutritionists.

In this 2023 talk, Nina Penezić Blažević describes the development of Istria's nutrition counselling service, from its opening in Pula to expansion into other towns. She presents teamwork, individual counselling, service-use data, and follow-up.

A talk on orthorexia and the distinction between attention to diet quality and obsessive, rigid patterns. It covers recognition, assessment limitations, overlap with other disorders, physical and psychosocial consequences, and approaches to treatment.

Maja Cigrovski Berković discusses physical activity in the prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity. Using epidemiological examples and clinical studies, she addresses prediabetes, exercise adherence, metabolic measures, the relationship with pharmacotherapy and muscle as an endocrine organ.

Damir Sekulić discusses physical literacy in children and young people and the conditions for appropriate, regular and lifelong activity. He compares motor skills and fitness with motivation, confidence and knowledge, and considers families and digital educational resources.

A talk on connecting public health institutes and primary health care to promote physical activity. Through the “Živjeti zdravo” programme, it presents school activities, organised walking, workplace health and family volunteering in parks.

Luka Milanović connects elite sports preparation with habits that can also be considered beyond sport. He discusses individualised training, mobility and stability, strength, aerobic endurance, and the relationship between load and recovery.

Ivona Vrkić Boban presents alcohol use among final-year secondary-school students in Split-Dalmatia County and hospital data on alcohol intoxication in children. She considers the onset and reasons for drinking, access to alcohol, associated adverse events and changes during pandemic restrictions.

Milena Šantrić Miličević presents PRICOV-19 research on primary care quality and safety during the pandemic. She focuses on doctors’ self-assessed well-being, workload, team communication and organisational support, alongside recommendations for developing primary care after the pandemic.

The lecture considers social media and young people's mental health from a digital marketing perspective. It presents research on screen use, findings from a student survey, and examples of attracting attention, habituation and reward experience.

A talk on mental health in contemporary society: individual, family and environmental factors, the pandemic, social media and gaming disorder. It discusses access to care, collaboration between family medicine and mental health centres, everyday habits and seeking help.

Igor Salopek presents a community approach to tobacco dependence and experiences from the Smoking Cessation Academy in Karlovac. He emphasises non-judgemental support, maintaining abstinence, motivation, recognising triggers, and responding to resumed smoking.

Gordan Bošković discusses behavioural addictions, focusing on gambling and video gaming. The lecture connects patterns of behaviour with reward, learning, motivation and biopsychosocial factors.

Marija Ljubičić presents research on psychological stress, the cortisol awakening response and oxidative stress markers in parents of children with developmental difficulties and type 1 diabetes. She explains the methods and associations between measures, and discusses family support, respite from caregiving and the role of nurses.