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Inštitut za varovanje zdravja RS
Insititute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia
Trubarjeva 2
SLO - 1000 Ljubljana
Regional coordinator and co-workers - Ljubljana region
Milan Mirjanic
milan.mirjanic@upr.si
Saška Roškar
saska.roskar@ivz-rs.si
Maja Zorko
maja.zorko@ivz-rs.si
Regional coordinator - Celje region
Nuša Konec Juricic
nusa.konec@zzv-ce.si
Public Health centre Celje
Ipavceva 8
3000 Celje
Regional coordinator - Koroška region
Evgen Janet
evgen.janet@zzv-ravne.si
Public Health centre Ravne na Koroškem
Ob suhi 11a
2390 Ravne na Koroškem
Regional coordinator - Prekmurje and Pomurje region
Zorica Levacic Turk
zorica.levacic@zzv-ms.si
Public Health centre Murska Sobota
Ulica arhitekta Novaka 2b
9000 Murska Sobota
Institut za varovanje zdravja RS - Activities
One of the activities is the presently ongoing study in which we aimed to show that an intensive educational programme on depression and suicide prevention as organised for primary care professionals can lead to: (1) a significant improvement in detection of depression, which would result in an associated increase in prescriptions of antidepressants; and (2) a significant improvement in detection of suicidal risk, which would in turn result in an associated reduction of suicide rate. Two neighbouring regions with similar health indicators, and which are also the most affected Slovenian regions regarding suicide, were selected: Celje and Koroška as testing regions and Maribor as a control region.
In the year 2004 all primary care professionals in another region in Slovenia, namely the Pomurje and Prekmurje region, were educated in depression and suicidal behaviour, using the same educational programme as with professionals in Celje and Koroška region. Our further aim is to once again (one year after the first educational programme) educate all primary care professionals from the mentioned three regions in Slovenia. Besides the educational programme for primary care professionals our further step will also include activities directed towards patients and general public in order to develop strategies for enhancement of public awareness about depression and suicide.
SuicideLess Slovenia
Darrera Actualització: 21.07.2010