ANATOMY 1 Name of the Department: Department ... - Biomeedikum

PUBLIC HEALTH
condition of physicians” 145 000 EEK (USD 9 700). Estonian Science Foundation, grant ESF4430
“Job satisfaction, values and social-economical condition of physicians” (2000-2002). Budget 2000:
100 000 EEK (USD 6 667). Supervision of dissertations: - Publications:A – 1, B – 3, C – 10, D – 2,
E – 22.
PÕLLUSTE, KAJA Date of birth: February 5 th , 1967 Gender: female Citizenship: Estonian Address:
Kaunase 44-30, Tartu 50607 Educational history: 1997 – 2000The Nordic School of Public Health,
Master student 1993 – 1996postgraduate training in public health in the Nordic School of Public
Health, the Netherlands School of Public Health, and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
1984 – 1990University of Tartu, Faculty of medicine 1973 – 1984Räpina Secondary School Academic
degrees (with year and university): Medical Doctor – University of Tartu, 1990 Master of Public
Health – the Nordic School of Public Health, 2000 Employment and professional experience: –
…… Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Tartu Administrative experience:
Since 1999 – Estonian coordinator of the Baltic Rim Partnership for Public Health
(BRIMHEALTH – a collaboration between the Baltic countries, the Nordic School of Public Health, and
WHO Euro) Honours and awards: no Membership in academic and scientific societies: Estonian
College of Health Care Executives – member of the board Current research program and grants:
Quality of health care in Estonia from the patients’ perspective Supervision of dissertations: no
Publications: No of publication 46
KAARNA, MARINA Date of birth: 15.01.1963 Gender: female Citizenship: Estonian Address: Turu 31-
213, Tartu 50106 Educational history: 1993 University of Tartu, Medical faculty Tartu Secondary
School Academic degrees (with year and university): Medical Doctor – University of Tartu, 1995
Postgraduate training in public health in the Nordic School of Public Health and Netherlands School of
Public Health, 1996 – Employment and professional experience: 1993 – 1995 Maarjamõisa Hospital,
internship - ….. Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Tartu Administrative
experience: no Honours and awards: no Membership in academic and scientific societies:
Committee of Bioethics of Estonian Medical Association – member Estonian College of Health Care
Executives – member Current research program and grants: Quality of health care in Estonia from
the patients` perspective Supervision of dissertations: no Publications: No publications 21
LANG, KATRIN Date of birth: 04.05.63 Gender: female Citizenship: estonian Address: Ravila St 76-
6, 50408 Tartu, Estonia Educational history: Doctoral (PhD) Programme in Epidemiology, University
of London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, England, started in 1999 Master’s Programme,
University of Nottingham, England, 1995-1996 University of Tartu, Medical Faculty,
Department of Pediatrics, diploma with distinction, Tartu, Estonia, 1987 Tartu Miina Härma Secondary
School, special English language school, 1981 Academic degrees (with year and university): Master
of Public Health, 1996, Univesrity of Nottingham, England Master of Philosophy, 2000, University of
London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, England Employment and professional
experience: Department of Public Health, University of Tartu, senior teaching assistant, 1997 up to
present Department of Public Health, University of Tartu, teaching assistant, 1992-1997 University of
Tartu Children’s Hospital, physician, 1989-1991 Tallinn First Children’s Hospital, residency training,
1988 Administrative experience: Department of Public Health, University of Tartu, acting head of the
Chair of Epidemiology and biostatistics, 1997 up to present Honours and awards: none Membership
in academic and scientific societies: none Current research program and grants: Main research
topic: Doctoral thesis: Cancer registration in Estonia: Validity, Rates and Public Health Other projects:
Children’s injuries in Estonia (in collaboration with WHO and European Centre on Health of Societies
in Transition), study of deaths of men aged 20-49 years that have lead to forensic autopsies, and
relation to alcohol (in collaboration with European Centre on Health of Societies in Transition and London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) Supervision of dissertations: none Publications:
one article in Estonian medical journal, one internet publication: a report (45 pages).
MEIESAAR, KERSTI Date of birth: 25 th of April 1950 Gender: Female Citizenship: Estonian Address:
50104 Kalevi 113, Tartu, Estonia Educational history: econometrics and statistics, Faculty of Economics,
University of Tartu, 1973 Academic degrees (with year and university): PhD 1980, Institute of
Economics, Estonian Academy of Science, Tallinn Employment and professional experience: 1973
– 1995 Faculty of Economics, University of Tartu, since 01.01.1996 – Associate Professor, Head of
Chair of Health Economics, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu. Administrative
experience: since 01.01.1996 – Head of Chair of Health Economics, Institute of Public
Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu. Honours and awards: Order of Merit, Rector of University
of Tartu, April 2000 Membership in academic and scientific societies: Founder-member of
Estonian Society of Statisticians, Founder-member and Chairman of Estonian Society of Health
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