Organized by Institute C.Y.F. (previously named HITUDIM – Croatian interdisciplinary therapeutic association for children and young people), and co-financed by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia, a round table meeting under the name of “Multidisciplinary approach to detection, diagnosis and treatment of children with hyperkinetic disorder” was held on 29.4.2014.
Its aim was to connect professionals operating in different areas of children’s health and mental health, the purpose being mutual cooperation and communication in an attempt to construct uniform guidelines for detection, diagnosis and treatment of children with hyperkinetic disorder, and creating a diagnostic algorithm for that disorder.
Active participants:
prof. Dubravka Kocijan-Hercigonja, PhD, of Polyclinic Kocijan-Hercigonja, the president of Institute C.Y.F.
Dr. Domagoj Štimac, psychiatrist, subspecialist for children and adolescent psychiatry, Child Protection Center of Zagreb
Bruna Profaca, psychologist, PhD, Child Protection Center of Zagreb
Dora Kralj, professor special educator, Child Protection Center of Zagreb
Dr. Vlatka Boričević Maršanić, PhD, psychiatrist, director, Psychiatric hospital for children and young people
Dr. Ljubica Paradžik, psychiatrist, subspecialist for children and adolescent psychiatry, Psychiatric hospital for children and young people
Dr. Aleksandra Klobučar, psychiatrist, subspecialist for children and adolescent psychiatry, Children’s hospital Zagreb
Dr. Nenad Jakušić, psychiatrist, subspecialist for children and adolescent psychiatry, Children’s hospital Zagreb
Dr. Tomislav Gojmerac, neuropediatrician, Center for protection of children and young people’s mental health, Pediatric clinic, Children’s hospital Zagreb
Prof. Snježana Sekušak Galešev, Center for rehabilitation of the Faculty for Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
Doc.dr.sc. Daniela Cvitković, Center for rehabilitation of the Faculty for Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
Maja Peretić, professor speech therapist, Center for rehabilitation of the Faculty for Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
Prof. Mirjana Graovac, KBC Rijeka
Primarius Milivoj Jovančević, dr., specialist pediatrician, Pediatric office Dr. M. Jovančević
Prof. Tanja Sever, specialist of clinical psychology, PC Sever
Vesna Hercigonja Novković, professor special educator , Polyclinic Kocijan-Hercigonja, Vice-president of Institute C.Y.F.
Dr. Mr. Branka Puškarić-Šaić, Croatian Institute of Public Health ”A. Štampar”
Martina Gajski, mag. psych., Polyclinic Kocijan-Hercigonja
Conclusions passed by the round table meeting in order to advance detection, diagnosis and treatment of children with hyperkinetic disorder (in Croatian):