Departments

The faculty of Health Sciences focuses on education and scientific research in non-medical healthcare disciplines. The main focus is on evidence-based practice in healthcare, multidisciplinary teams in healthcare, life-style limits resulting from chronic disease, reproductive health, international classification in nursing care and midwifery, rehabilitation, physiotherapy and kinesiotherapy, non-medical healthcare profession management, and health and social care systems for the elderly. The faculty participates in the organization of conferences, and the academic staff is often invited to lecture at domestic as well as international conferences; the faculty also organizes specialized educational workshops for interested professionals. The faculty supports the scientific research of their own students. Each year students from all departments present and defend their work at the faculty’s SVOČ conference (Student Scientific and Professional Activity).