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Despite the numerous works evaluating Fritz Jahr’s importance for bioethics, there is still a widespread practice at best to put his name in some of the footnotes. The similar practice is recognized in Italy and the full appreciation of his work – contrary to the reception of Van Rensselaer Potter’s work – is still to come. First part of this paper is concerned with the mentioned uncommendable practice as a main motive of the article. Second part shortly captures the main facts about life and work of Fritz Jahr. Third part is dedicated to summary of extensive work of Van Rensselaer Potter. Next part reveals the trends and practices in Italy concerning the reception of those two «fathers of bioethics» and delineate the lines of research based on their work. In conclusion the authors call for caution and attentive approach to history of bioethics because mixing those research lines could be at least deceptive if not completely unfruitful.

Iako je utjecaj klimatskih promjena na čovjeka i okoliš odavno poznat, manje se važnosti pridaje bolestima koje na epidemiološka vrata ulaze sporednim putem. Zoonoze tako spadaju u skupinu bolesti čiju sve veću pojavnost možemo povezati upravo s klimatskim promjenama i stvaranjem preduvjeta za njihovo širenje. Pregledom literature utvrđena je sve veća osvještenost glede potencijalnih posljedica moguće pojavnosti zoonoza uzrokovanih zatopljenjem na globalnoj razini, no usprkos tomu u Hrvatskoj takva istraživanja (još) nisu prepoznata. Pod hipotezom da klimatske promjene i globalno zatopljenje uzrokovano industrijskim onečišćenjem i antropogenim čimbenicima uzrokuju pojavnost zoonoza, nude se rješenja preventivnog karaktera, koja uz pravovremenu detekciju i epidemiološke intervencije nužno ne utječu na pojavnost zoonoza. Ono što je izglednije i nezanemarivo, jest činjenica da klimatske promjene stvaraju preduvjete za različite puteve prijenosa i širenje zoonoza što bi, ako se negativan trend globalnog zatopljenja nastavi, moglo s vremenom utjecati na njihovu incidenciju i prevalenciju – svakako i u Hrvatskoj – što iz javnozdravstvenog prerasta u globalni okolišnoetički problem., Although the impact of climate change on humans and the environment has long been known, less importance is given to diseases that enter the epidemiological gateway by secondary means. Zoonoses thus belong to a group of diseases whose increasing incidence can be associated with climate change and the creation of conditions for their spread.This review of the literature revealed a growing awareness of the potential consequences of the possible occurrence of zoonoses caused by global warming, but despite this in Croatia such research were not recognized (yet).With the hypothesis that climate change and global warming caused by industrial pollution and anthropogenic factors may cause a higher incidence of zoonoses, preventive solutions are offered which, with timely detection and epidemiological interventions, do not necessarily affect the occurrence of zoonoses.What is more likely that we should not neglect is that climate change creates preconditions for different routes of transmission and spread of zoonoses, which, if the negative trend of global warming continues, could eventually affect incidence and prevalence of zoonoses – certainly in Croatia as well which from a public health problem outgrow into a global environmental-ethical problem.

Katedra Čakavskoga sabora Lovran nastala je s jasnim ciljem početka sustavnoga rada na valorizaciji bogate kulturno‑povijesne baštine Lovrana i njegove bliže okolice, Lovranšćine. U ovom radu daje se pregled aktivnosti Katedre u njezinu prvom desetljeću (2009.–2019.) rada kojim se taj cilj ostvarivao. Naglasak je stavljen prvenstveno na znanstvenu valorizaciju spomenute baštine kroz dvije kontinuirane aktivnosti, znanstvene skupove i publikaciju znanstvenog časopisa Zbornik Lovranšćine, te na bogatu izdavačku produkciju kojom se Katedra prometnula u predvodnika izdavaštva na Liburniji. Ocjenjuje se Katedrin rad kroz obranu teze da je Katedra sustavno, temeljito i kontinuirano radila na valorizaciji kulturno‑povijesne baštine Lovrana i Lovranšćine posve uspješno ostvarujući svoje početne ciljeve. Zaključno se osvrćemo na to da je takvim radom Katedra vrlo vjerojatno uvelike nadmašila početna očekivanja svojih utemeljitelja prometnuvši se u uzor znanstvenog rada jedne udruge i, općenito, uzor sustavne izdavačke politike u nekoliko područja: od znanstvenog preko publicističkog do književnog, u kojemu se ističe na regionalnoj, pa čak i nacionalnoj razini., The Chair of the Čakavian Parliament in Lovran has been established with the clear goal of starting the systematic work on the valorization of the rich cultural and historical heritage of Lovran and its immediate surroundings, Lovranšćina (Lovran region). This paper provides an overview of the activities of the Chair in its first decade of work (2009-2019) by which this goal was achieved. The emphasis has been placed primarily on the scientific valorization of the mentioned heritage through two continuous activities: scientific conferences and the publication of the scientific journal Zbornik Lovranšćine, and the rich publishing production with which the Chair has become the leading publishing institution in the Liburnia area. The Chair’s work is evaluated through the confirmation of the thesis that the Chair has systematically, thoroughly, and continuously worked on valorizing the cultural and historical heritage of Lovran and Lovranšćina, successfully achieving its initial goals. Finally, we conclude that, with such work, the Chair has probably by far exceeded its founders’ initial expectations, becoming a model of scientific work of a civic association and generally a model of systematic publishing policy in several areas: from scientific over journalistic to literary, in which the Chair stands out on a regional and even a national level.

The Spanish flu, one of the worst epidemics in history, appeared in 1918, on the eve of the end of the World War I. The characteristic of the epidemic on the territory of the city of Rijeka has been poorly studied. Certainly, the lack of primary sources, such as hospital registries, have made the understanding of the incidence and the course of the epidemic in the city more difficult. Therefore, the death certificates have emerged as the main primary source. The purpose of this paper is to explore and describe mortality caused by the (Spanish) flu during 1918 and at the beginning of 1919, using the death registers of those who lived in the area of the city center and the surrounding parishes. The results of the Spanish flu mortality research in the area of Rijeka are compared to the Spanish flu specific mortality on the territory of the three parishes situated in the wider area of Rijeka – Brseč, Mošćenice and Lovran. The elucidation of the characteristics of the Spanish flu epidemic and its impact on the quotidian life in the city of Rijeka is possible through the analysis of daily newspapers as well. In this paper, we have explored such articles in the La Bilancia, Rijeka’s newspaper published in Italian.

Transgender and gender-diverse people have greater health risks due to increased social stress and face a disadvantaged position in the healthcare system as a result of the stigma associated with their gender identity. Due to the lack of research in Croatia on the position of transgender people in the healthcare system, this research was intended to supplement the knowledge about the experiences of hospital staff in the Croatian healthcare system when caring for patients with transgender identities. Qualitative research was conducted using an interview method. The participants (n = 10) were healthcare managers or hospital care team members. The collected data were processed through thematic analysis. The results show that some participants had had no encounters with transgender patients and those who had described them as unproblematic or had only encountered them at a level of basic healthcare. They also described how they perceive transgender people and their life circumstances. The participants described how they envision potential encounters with this group of patients and what they consider necessary to improve the position of this group within the healthcare system. In the discussion part of the article, we assess the need for additional training regarding hospital staff, especially in terms of diversity competence, and for an increase in the visibility of transgender patients.

Diversity competency is an approach for improving access to healthcare for members of minority groups. It includes a commitment to institutional policies and practices aimed at the improvement of the relationship between patients and healthcare professionals. The aim of this research is to investigate whether and how such a commitment is included in internal documents of hospitals in Croatia, Germany, Poland, and Slovenia. Using the methods of documentary research and thematic analysis we examined internal documents received from hospitals in these countries. In all four countries, the documents concentrate on general statements prohibiting discrimination with regard to healthcare provision. Specific regulations concerning ethnicity and culture focus on the issue of language barriers. With regard to religious practices, the documents from Croatia, Poland, and Slovenia focus on dominant religious groups. Observance of other religious practices and customs is rarely addressed. Healthcare needs of patients with non-heteronormative sexual orientation, intersexual, and transgender patients are explicitly addressed in only a few internal documents. Diversity competency policies are not comprehensively implemented in hospital internal regulations in hospitals under investigation. There is a need for the development and implementation of comprehensive policies in hospitals aiming at the specific needs of minority groups.

Založba Annales, Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper, 2017.

Na primjeru koksare u Bakru zatvorene koncem 20. stoljeća, autori problematiziraju odnos industrije i grada sagledan iz perspektive lokalnoga stanovništva u suvremenosti. Rad kombinira polazišta urbanih studija, postindustrijske antropologije i studija javnozdravstvenih problema, a cilj mu je analizirati društvenu dinamiku i prijepore izazvane industrijalizacijom, kao i deindustrijalizacijom bakarskog područja. Autori se bave transformacijama koje politike i prakse (de)industrijalizacije izazivaju u ljudskoj svakodnevici u drugoj polovici 20. stoljeća. Fokus je na naracijama građana Bakra o utjecaju koksare na onečišćenje okoliša i kvalitetu života, ponajviše u zdravstvenom pogledu. Autori revaloriziraju pojam postindustrijskoga grada, propitujući što znači živjeti u gradu obremenjenom industrijskom prošlošću danas., Using the example of the coke plant in Bakar that was shut down at the end of the twentieth century, the authors discuss the relationship between industry and the city as seen through the contemporary viewpoint of the local inhabitants. The article combines the notions of urban studies, post-industrial anthropology and studies of public health issues to analyse the social dynamics and clashes caused by industrialisation and deindustrialisation in and around Bakar. The authors deal with the transformations in people’s everyday lives caused by the politics and practices of (de)industrialisation in the second half of the twentieth century. The focus is on narratives from Bakar inhabitants related to the impact of the coke plant on environmental pollution and quality of life, primarily in terms of health. The authors re-examine the term “post-industrial city” and question what means to live in a town burdened by its industrial past.

An interest in research, deliberation, and reflection on urbanity has been present for a long time. Due to rapid urbanisation in the last few decades, such interest has intensified, attracting scholars from different disciplines and creating new platforms for discussion. The first indicators of a ‘bioethical’ interest in urban life are already present in Van Rensselaer Potter’s early papers (urban ethics. However, more extensive research into urban bioethics remained on hold until recently, mainly due to the dominance of the biomedical paradigm within modern mainstream bioethics. In 2017, the European Bioethics in Action project (funded by the Croatian Science Foundation) ended, resulting in a list of general bioethical standards related to animals, plants, and human health. The aim of this paper is to present the rationale for developing bioethical standards in a specific urban context., Interes za istraživanje, promišljanje i promišljanje urbanosti već je duže vrijeme prisutan. Posljednjih nekoliko desetljeća, zbog rapidne urbanizacije, taj se interes dodatno intenzivirao, privlačeći znanstvenike različitih disciplina i stvarajući nove platforme rasprave. Prvi pokazatelji „bioetičkog“ interesa za urbani život prisutni su već u ranim radovima Van Rensselaera Pottera (urbana etika), no iscrpnija istraživanja urbane bioetike sve su donedavno bila zanemarena, uglavnom kao posljedica dominacije biomedicinske paradigme unutar bioetike. Jedan od rezultata nedavno provedenog projekta „Europska bioetika na djelu EuroBioAct“ (koji je financirala Hrvatska zaklada za znanost, 2014. - 2017.), bila je lista općih bioetičkih standarda koji su definirali prihvatljiv odnos prema životinjama, biljkama i zdravlju ljudi. Nadovezujući se na spomenuto, cilj ovog rada je razrada uporišta za razvoj bioetičkih standarda u specifičnom urbanom kontekstu.

05 and 06 September 2019, Rijeka, Croatia

Carevo rano djetinjstvo i njegovi kasniji posjeti Kraju bili su obilježeni susretima s akademskim slikarom Valentinom Lucasom (1840. – 1915.), koji je ondje živio. Osebujni umjetnik i njegov životni put bio je Caru nadahnuće za likove više literarnih djela, a njemu posvećuje i nekoliko redaka Autobiografije. Polazeći od Careve fikcije i autobiografskih zapisa te zahvaljujući njihovu osvjedočenju u dostupnim povijesnim i drugim vrelima i rezultatima terenskog istraživanja, u ovome se radu nastoji rekonstruirati nedovoljno poznata biografija slikara iz Kraja.

In the second half of the 20th century, the town of Bakar (Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia), where a coking plant was operational 1978&ndash, 1994, experienced intensive industrialisation. The town of Mali Lo&scaron, inj (Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia) in this period based its economy on non-industrial sectors. The study goal was comparing mortality characteristics of these populations in the northern Mediterranean for 1960&ndash, 2012. An ecological study design was used. Data were analysed for 1960&ndash, 2012 for the deceased with recorded place of residence in the study area. Data on the deceased for 1960&ndash, 1993 were taken from death reports, for 1994&ndash, 2012 from digital archives of the Teaching Institute of Public Health, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Data on causes of death for 1960&ndash, 1994 were recoded to the three-digit code of underlying cause of death according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD&ndash, 10). Among studied populations significant difference was found among the causes of deaths coded within ICD&ndash, 10 chapters: neoplasms (particularly stomach carcinoma), mental and behavioural disorders and diseases of the respiratory system (particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, (COPD)). Increase in mortality from neoplasms, increase in respiratory diseases for the area exposed to industrial pollution, also stomach carcinoma and COPD particularly in the town Bakar require further research.

This paper presents the form and content of the sixteen scientific conferences "Rijeka and its Citizens in Medical History" ("Rijeka i Riječani u medicinskoj povjesnici") which were held in the period between 2000 and 2016 according to the archive data of the conference organizer Croatian Scientific Society for the History of Health Culture. It presents data about the beginning of science convention, some its organisational features and the number of participants. A total of 315 presentations, whose abstracts were published in individual conference's abstract books, were given at the sixteen conventions by 463 participants from Croatia and abroad. It is emphasized that the great number of the papers printed in extenso are published in the journal AMHA - Acta medico-historica Adriatica. Summarised quantity data on the number of presented papers, number of presenters and number of co-authored papers are given. Finally, a review of the significance of this convention within the regional, national and international aspect is given.U radu se kratko predstavljaju forma i sadržaj svih šesnaest dosad održanih znanstvenih skupova Rijeka i Riječani u medicinskoj povjesnici održanih od 2000. do 2016., prema podacima iz arhive njihova organizatora Hrvatskoga znanstvenog društva za povijest zdravstvene kulture. Prikazuju se podaci o počecima znanstvenog skupa, nekim njegovim organizacijskim obilježjima i broju sudionika. Na šesnaest su skupova 463 sudionika iz Hrvatske i inozemstva predstavila 315 izlaganja čiji su sažeci objavljivani u pojedinačnim zbornicima skupova. Ističe se da je velik broj radova in extenso objavljen upravo u časopisu AMHA – Acta medico historica Adriatica. Donose se sumarni kvantitativni podaci o broju izlagača, izloženih radova i suautorskih uradaka. Zaključno se nudi osvrt na značenje ovog skupa u regionalnom, nacionalnom i međunarodnom pogledu.

To explore personal biography of Vinko Frančišković (1919-1984), to improve the understanding of the beginnings of Croatian cardiothoracic and transplantation surgery.Comparative critical analysis of written published materials, archival materials and information collected through oral history interviews.Vinko Serafin Frančišković was born in Praputnjak, a settlement of the eastern surroundings of Rijeka, Croatia. He was raised up in the Italian language and culture by hisaunt, a mother's sister and her husband. He went to the Royal Classical Grammar School Giovanni Prati in Trento. On July 15, 1943, he defended his thesis, titled A contribution to the surgical therapy of fractures of the femoral neck at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Padua.The represented data about Vinko Frančišković's life, especially those concerning his secondary and higher education, explain some of his crucial personal traits and his later professional pathway.

Uvala Cesara danas je granično područje Općine Lovran i Općine Mošćenička Draga, odnosno njihovih dviju rubnih katastarskih općina: Visoče i Kraj. Zahvaljujući svojem položaju bila je i povijesno prirodna geografska razdjelnica lovranske i mošćeničke komune i župe. Povijesni izvori iz 18. stoljeća svjedoče o sporovima tih dviju susjednih općina oko razgraničenja ribolovnoga područja. U ovome se radu pobliže predstavlja jedan izvor iz 17. stoljeća pisan talijanskim jezikom o fizičkome sukobu nastalu na tome graničnom prostoru, i to u suvremenome čitanju (prijepisu i prijevodu), a riječ je o prijepisu dokumenta iz 16. siječnja 1646. koji je načinio kastavski javni bilježnik Ioannes Conradus Hauch., Today, the Cesara inlet is the border area between the Municipality of Lovran and the Municipality of Mošćenička Draga, i.e. between their two border cadastral municipalities: Visoče and Kraj. Thanks to its position, it is also the historical natural geographical boundary between Lovran and Mošćenice communes and parishes. Historical sources from the 18th century provide accounts of the disputes of these two neighbouring municipalities about the demarcation of the fishing area. This paper presents in detail a contemporary reading (transcription and translation) of a 17th-century source text written in Italian that describes a physical conflict that emerged at that border area. The transcript in question is of a document dated January 16, 1646 made by Kastav Notary Public Ioannes Conradus Hauch.

EuroBioAct is a project under the Department of Social Sciences and Medical Humanities, Faculty of Medicine – University of Rijeka and the »Fritz Jahr« Documentation and Research Centre for European Bioethics at University of Rijeka. Concerning the fact that this Centre is a part of Centre of Excellence for Integrative Bioethics on the one side and the main promotor of Europeisation of bioethics as its programmatic task, the role and the outcomes of the project in this wider context is analysed. After short presentation of the project main aims and systematic documentation of the visible/published products coming directly from the project plan, we discern different phases of its realisation highlighting the importance and the meaning of every step in overall plan. It is shown that the project plays an important role in the wider bioethical framework in general, and provides some significant methodological novelties in particular. The critical evaluation of the project’s results is given and some further suggestions concerning its main goals are given., Projekt EuroBioAct provodi se pri Katedri za društvene i humanističke znanosti u medicini Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci i Dokumentacijskoistraživačkog centra za europsku bioetiku »Fritz Jahr« Sveučilišta u Rijeci. S obzirom na činjenicu da je ovaj centar s jedne strane sastavnica Centra izvrsnosti za integrativnu bioetiku te da je njegova programska zadaća biti glavnim promotorom europeizacije bioetike, u širem se kontekstu analiziraju uloga i ishodi ovoga projekta. Nakon kraćeg predstavljanja glavnih ciljeva projekta i sustavne dokumentacije vidljivih/objavljenih rezultata koji neposredno proizlaze iz projektnog plana, prepoznajemo različite faze njegove realizacije naglašavajući važnost i značenje svakog koraka u cjelokupnome planu. Pokazalo se da projekt općenito ima važnu ulogu u širem bioetičkom okviru, a posebice nudi neke značajne metodološke novosti. U radu se daje kritička evaluacija rezultata projekta. Ujedno se daju daljnji prijedlozi koji se odnose na njegove glavne ciljeve.

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Aim. To explore personal biography of Vinko Frančišković (1919-1984), to improve the understanding of the beginnings of Croatian cardiothoracic and transplantation surgery. Methods. Comparative critical analysis of written published materials, archival materials and information collected through oral history interviews. Results. Vinko Serafin Frančišković was born in Praputnjak, a settlement of the eastern surroundings of Rijeka, Croatia. He was raised up in the Italian language and culture by hisaunt, a mother’s sister and her husband. He went to the Royal Classical Grammar School Giovanni Prati in Trento. On July 15, 1943, he defended his thesis, titled A contribution to the surgical therapy of fractures of the femoral neck at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Padua. Conclusion. The represented data about Vinko Frančišković’s life, especially those concerning his secondary and higher education, explain some of his crucial personal traits and his later professional pathway. Cilj. Istražiti osobnu biografiju Vinka Frančiškovića (1919. – 1984.) čime će se omogućiti bolje razumijevanje početaka hrvatske kardiotorakalne i transplantacijske kirurgije. Metode. Kritička komparativna analiza objavljenih publikacija, arhivskih materijala i informacija prikupljenih metodom usmene povijesti. Rezultati. Vinko Serafin Frančišković rođen je u Praputnjaku, naselju u istočnoj okolici grada Rijeke. Odgajan na talijanskom jeziku i kulturi, u obitelji majčine sestre i njezina supruga, pohađao je Kraljevsku klasičnu gimnaziju Giovanni Prati u Trentu. Dana 15. srpnja 1943. na Medicinskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Padovi obranio je diplomski rad o doprinosu kirurškoj terapiji fraktura femoralnog vrata. Zaključak. Prikazani podaci o životu Vinka Frančiškovića, posebice oni koji se odnose na njegovo srednjoškolsko i visoko obrazovanje, objašnjavaju neke od njegovih ključnih osobina i kasniji profesionalni put.

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This volume, under the editorial supervision of Leo Pessini, Christian de Paul de Barchifontaine and Fernando Lolas Stepke, addresses the topics of the development of bioethics on the territory of Latin America, main features of bioethics, and guidelines for future achievements.