Croatian Herpes Management Forum (CroHMF)

Welcome

Welcome to the information page for Croatia. Here you can find information about the Croatian Herpes Management Forum (CroHMF).

The CroHMF was established in 2005 under the patronage of the Croatian Society for Infectious Diseases to:

Increase the awareness and understanding of the impact of herpesvirus infections on Croatian society, and to

Improve the knowledge, management and counseling of herpesvirus infections among Croatian medical professionals,

To set up national guidelines for the management of specific herpesvirus infections and infections with human papilloma virus (HPV).

The CroHMF board comprises medical doctors of varying specialties, including gynaecology and obstetrics, dermatology and venereology, clinical microbiology and herpesvirus research.

Gynaecology and Obstetrics:
Deni Karelović, Split

Joško Zekan, Zagreb

Dermatology and Venereology:
Suzana Ljubojević, Zagreb
Mihael Skerlev, Zagreb

Clinical Microbiology:
Jasenka Škrlin, Zagreb
Vanja Kaliterna, Split

Herpesvirus Research:
Stipan Jonjić, Rijeka
Zorka Mikloška, Zagreb

Publications and educational activities:

Assembling medical professionals and experts for designing epidemiological studies and statistics for herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections and genital herpes disease in Croatia.

Educational brochures/leaflets about sexually transmitted diseases (HIV, HPV, HSV) for students in primary and secondary schools.

Guidelines for the management of HPV and HSV infection.

Articles in magazines about genital herpes disease, which provide information on genital herpes to both the general public and healthcare professionals.

Establish the CroHMF as the authoritative source of information on herpes for healthcare providers and decision makers in Croatia.

Awareness and management activities:

Combining two different approaches to genital herpes management, on the individual and population levels, i.e. in preventing transmission to uninfected people and educational activities to limit spread of disease with extra attention directed to high-risk populations.

Promoting educational activities in schools about the danger of sexually-transmitted diseases and sexual education in general.

The Croatian Society for Infectious Diseases will delegate opinion leaders to speak at a conference being organised to announce the launch of this initiative. It is hoped a conference will be held in early December 2006.