ISIS nasl maj07.indd - Zdravniška zbornica Slovenije

152The professional publicjournal of the MedicalChamber of SloveniaThe Isis Journal is issued on thefirst day of each month. The an nu alsub scrip tion for non-mem bers is49,20 EUR. A sin gle is sue costs4,10 EUR. The tax is in clud edin price. Man u scripts are not returnedto authors. An hon o rar i umis paid for selected ar ti cles. Print ed8300 cop ies. Post age for the JournalIsis paid at the 1102 Ljubljanapost of fice.The na me of the jour nal is by theIsis, an Egyp tian god dess, of all thegods and god des ses. The le genddes cri bes her as both the si sterand the wi fe of Osi ris, the firstking in hi story. Isis had hea lingpo wers. She could al so gi ve newli fe in to the body with her wings.Ac cor ding to the le gend, her po werex ten ded all over the world. Eachper son is a drop of her blood. Shewas con si de red as the foun der ofme di ci ne. A de tail on a gra ni tesar cop ha gus of Ram ses III fromthe XX th dy nas ty shows her as asymbolic picture. This image andher na me we re cho sen to be thetit le of the jour nal of the Me di calCham ber of Slo ve nia, the goal ofwhich is to uni te and link to get herdoc tors in their ef forts to wardsthe wel fa re of all peo ple, the dropsof blood from the god dess Isis._______________________________The President of the MedicalChamberProf. Vladislav Pegan, M. D., Ph. D.E-mail: vladislav.pegan@zzs-mcs. siThe vice-presidents of theMedical ChamberProf. Andreja Kocijančič,M. D., Ph. D.Sabina Markoli, S. D.The President of the AssemblyVojko Kanič, M. D.The vice-presidents of the AssemblyDiana Terlević Dabić, S. D.Executive board of the MedicalChamber of SloveniaThe president of theEducational councilProf. Matija Horvat, M. D., Ph. D.The president of the Professionalmedical committeeProf. Andreja Kocijančič,M. D., Ph. D.The president of the Primaryhealth care committeePrim. Mateja Bulc, M. D.The president of the Hospitalhealth care committeePrim. Jožef Ferk, M. D.The president of the Dentistryhealth care committeeSabina Markoli, S. D.The president of the Legal-ethicalcommitteeŽarko Pinter, M. D., M. Sc.The president of theSocial-economic committeeJani Dernič, M. D.The president of the Private practicecommitteeTatjana Puc Kous, M. D.The Secretary GeneralBrane Dobnikar, L. L. B.Public Relations DepartmentElizabeta Bobnar Najžer, B. A.Le gal and Ge ne ral Af fairsDe part mentVe sna Habe Pra njič, L. L. B.Fi nan ce and Ac coun tingDe part mentJo ži ca Osol nik, Econ.Health Eco no mics,Plan ning and Analy sisDe part mentNika So ko lič, B. Sc. Econ.Trai ning and Pro fes sio nalSu per vi sion De part mentMojca Vrečar, M. B. A.The Medical Chamber of SloveniaFoun ded in 1893 as The Me di cal Cham ber for the Car nio la Pro vin ce.The Me di cal Cham ber of Slo ve nia was sub se quently foun ded in 1992.TasksThe Me di cal Cham ber of Slo ve nia is an in de pen dent pro fes sio nal or ganisa tion of me di cal doc tors and den tists. Mem bers hip is an ho nour andob li ga tion for all tho se that work as physi cians or den tists in Slo ve nia andha ve a di rect con tact with the pa tients.The Medical Chamber of Slovenia protects and represents the interestsof the me di cal pro fes sion, and helps to en su re the cor rect be ha vi our ofdoc tors and up hold their re pu ta tion by:. Ha ving and is suing a Co de of Me di cal Et hics, mo ni to ring the be ha vi ourof doc tors and administering any measures necessary for violations of theCo de. . Main tai ning a re gi ster of mem bers and is suing mem bers hip cards.. Issuing, extending and revoking the doctors’ licences for independentwork. . Par ti ci pa ting in the de ve lop ment of the un der gra dua te edu ca tionpro gram me for doc tors. . Managing (planning, monitoring and supervising)the se cond ments of the two year com pul sory post gra dua te trai ning inhos pi tals; se cond ments for spe cia li sa tions; ot her post gra dua te pro fes sio naltrai ning, and exa mi na tion. . Or ga ni sing pro fes sio nal se mi nars, mee tingsand ot her types of pro fes sio nal me di cal de ve lop ment. . The pro fes sio nalau di ting and ap prai sal of each doc tor prac ti sing in Slo ve nia. . Par ti ci pa tingin the pre pa ra tion of regulations, planning and staffing plans in healthcare issues. . Determining doctors’ fees and participating in agreeing theprices of health care services. . Representing the interests of doctors inde ter mi ning con tracts with the In sti tu te of Health In su ran ce of Slo ve nia.. Par ti ci pa ting in the ne go tia tion of col lec ti ve con tracts, and agre eingthem on be half of pri va te doctors as employees, thereby managing thevalue of medical professional’ salaries. . Providing legal assistance andadvice to members on in su ran ce against me di cal com pen sa tion claims.. Main tai ning a Wel fa re Fund to help mem bers and their fa mi lies. . Monitoringthe demand for doctors and helping unemployed doctors findjob. . Assisting members to find suitable locums during their absence. .Publishing activities, editing activities; issuing a free journal to members,pub lis hing books and ot her pub li ca tions. . En cou ra ging co-ope ra tion betweenmem bers and ar bi tra ting in dis pu tes. . En cou ra ging the cul tu raland so cial ac ti vi ties of mem bers; or ga ni sing the cul tu ral, spor ting andot her so cial events and ac ti vi ties. . Monitoring alternative methods oftreatment. . De ter ring pro hi bi ted and unac cep tab le me di cal prac ti ces. .Pro vi ding a free per ma nent con sul ting ser vi ce to mem bers. . Un der ta kingot her tasks pur suant to le gal re gu la tions and the sta tu te.ISIS maj 2007