Speaker details

Milan Skitek

Personal data:
- born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 1955

Degrees:
- 1980 Bachelor’s degree, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of pharmacy, Slovenia
- 1987 specialization in medical biochemistry
- 1989 Master’s degree in laboratory medicine, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of pharmacy, Slovenia
- 1996 Doctor’s degree (PhD) in laboratory medicine with thesis “Study of stabilisation mechanisms of flow haemocitometry control blood”, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of pharmacy, Slovenia.

Employment&positions:
1981 Medical Centre Ljubljana, Clinical Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry (CICCB), Ljubljana
1993 Head of Urinalaysis, TDM&TOX Laboratory, CICCB
1993 Assistant of clinical chemistry, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of pharmacy, Slovenia.
2005 Assistant professor of clinical chemistry, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of pharmacy
2006 – 2010 Head of CICCB
2010 Head of Research Department of  CICCB
2012 Professor of clinical chemistry&laboratory medicine, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of pharmacy
2013 – … Head of CICCB

International trainings:
1992 IFCC course of management, Sofija, Bulgaria (founder of BCLF)
- 1994 British Council course of Quality Assurance in medical laboratory, Birmingham, GB

Projects&programs:
National
- 1998 – 2000 Hyperhomocysteinemia in vascular disease, Medical Centre Ljubljana, researcher
- 1999 – 2001 Clinical usage and pharmacokinetics of aminoglycosides and vancomycin, Medical Centre Ljubljana, researcher
- 2004 – 2013 Metabolic and hereditary factors of reproductive health, delivery, Medical Centre Ljubljana, researcher
- 2007 – 2011 Control materials in automated haematology, leader of project
- 2016 – 2018     Effects of new methods in cardiosurgery, researcher.


International
- 2006 – 2010 PHIME, integrated project of 6th frame EU programme (Public health impact of long term, low level mixed element exposure in susceptible population strata, Medical Centre Ljubljana, researcher

Others:
- Since 1999 member of the working group for haematology control materials of  European Committee for External Quality Assurance Programmes in Laboratory Medicine
- 2001 – 2004 member of Standard of Laboratory Practice Committee of International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology
- Member of several national boards of laboratory medicine (including SNEQAS), founder of Slovenian Society and Chamber of laboratory medicine.
                    
Publications:
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