Panelists:

Primarius Siniša Skočibušić – MD, PhD, Director of the Institute for Public Health of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Specialist in infectology and subspecialist in intensive care medicine; School of Medicine University of Mostar;Prof.

Amina Valjevac – MD, Dean of Faculty of Medicine University of Sarajevo;

Primarius Dušanka Bećirović – MD, Minister of Health of Tuzla Canton; Specialist in Family Medicine;

Primarius Hasiba Erkočević – MD, on behalf of Primary Health Care Institution of Canton Sarajevo; Specialist in Family Medicine;

Goran Čerkez – MD, Assistant Minister of Health of FBiH, Specialist in social medicine, organization and economics of health care

We would like to invite you to participate in an engaging panel discussion featuring expert panelists from public health, government, educational institutions, and primary care providers/leaders.

The primary mission of public health is to utilize data to protect lives and improve health by putting it into action.

The successful implementation of public health policies relies on a strong, well-developed, and empowered primary care system that can provide the best evidence-based care. Primary care plays a critical role in preventing and treating both acute and chronic conditions. Collaboration between public health and primary care is essential for a sustainable and efficient health system.

We will discuss the challenges of delivering primary care, our collaborative efforts as a team, and the support provided by organizational and educational leadership to address current health issues. These issues include the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, mental health crises, potential future outbreaks of infectious diseases, and the impending shortage of primary care providers.

Panelists/Speakers: TBD – 8-9 Experts

Session Background:

The emigration of medical doctors from Southeast Europe presents a challenge to the sustainability of healthcare systems within the region. This phenomenon, often termed the “medical brain drain,” significantly impacts the quality and accessibility of healthcare services, and intersects with the objectives of the South East Europe 2030 Strategy (SEE2030) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), focusing on prosperity, people, and peace. This session aims to delve into the multifaceted aspects of this issue, examining the causes, effects, and potential strategies for mitigating the negative consequences of healthcare professional migration.

Economies in South East Europe, especially Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), have been experiencing a notable exodus of healthcare professionals to more developed EU countries. Various factors, including better employment opportunities, higher salaries, and improved working conditions abroad, drive this migration. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated the situation, highlighting the vulnerabilities of healthcare systems with insufficient medical staff.

Session Objectives:

– Assess the extent of medical doctor emigration from Southeast Europe and its impact on the healthcare systems of the origin economies.

– Explore the push and pull factors contributing to the emigration of medical doctors, including economic incentives, working conditions, and professional development opportunities.

– Evaluate existing and potential policy measures aimed at retaining medical doctors in Southeast Europe, such as improving working conditions, offering competitive salaries, and enhancing professional development pathways.

Schedule

14:00 – 14:10 – Opening Remarks

RCC representative

BHAAAS representative

Session Moderator: Ambassador Miloš Prica

14:10 – 15:10 Part 1 – Standard Panel Presentations

1. Quality of Health Services in SEE and Access to Universal Health Coverage

Speaker: Ms. Yana Andersen, Technical Officer, Human Resources for Health, Country Health Policies and Systems (CPS), WHO Regional Office for Europe

2. Availability of Medical Doctors and Access to Health Services in SEE (under high emigration patterns)

Panellist: Ms. Mira Rakacolli, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Albania

Panellist: Mr. Valentin Veron Toma, Senior researcher, Head of the Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology at the „Francisc I. Rainer” Institute of
Anthropology of the Romanian Academy

Panellist: Ms. Burcu Ozturk, CFO, MLP Care Group, Turkiye

15:20 – 16:50 Part 2 – Reflection session and Q&A

Panellist: Ambassador Milos Prica, SEE2030 National Coordinator of Bosnia and Herzegovina (medical doctor by profession, co-chairs the SDG Council),

Mira.Rakacolli@shendetesia.gov.al

Panellist: Dr. Azur Tulumović, Medical Director of ASA (partner of the 15th Days of BHAAAS)

Panellist: Dr. Taib Delić, Director of Eurofarm (BHAAAS member)

Panellist: Prof. Dr. Amina Valjevac, Dean of Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo

Panellist: Dr. Amila Husić, a Medical Doctor who underwent postgraduate training in the United States and now practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHAAAS
member)

Panellist: Mr. Adem Nuhović, Medical Student Representative, member of the 15th Days of BHAAAS Organizing Committee

17:00 – 17:30 Part 3 – Informal Student Discussion
An informal session is dedicated to students asking questions and discussing with the panellists and other participants in a relaxed setting.

17:30 – 17:35 – Closing Remarks

Why do some people vote for leftists, others for rightists… and still others do not go to the polls?

How to negotiate with a person whose political ideology differs from ours?

The way of thinking, the style of leadership or political activity largely depends on where the politician is positioned on the spiral of consciousness development. For example, the consciousness of traditionalists – depicted in the model of spiral dynamics as “blue consciousness” – is very different from the consciousness of “greens”.

The authors use this model to explain why people espouse different political ideologies, even when they are classmates.

Why do some people vote for leftists, others for rightists… and still others do not go to the polls?

How to negotiate with a person whose political ideology differs from ours?

The way of thinking, the style of leadership or political activity largely depends on where the politician is positioned on the spiral of consciousness development. For example, the consciousness of traditionalists – depicted in the model of spiral dynamics as “blue consciousness” – is very different from the consciousness of “greens”.

The authors use this model to explain why people espouse different political ideologies, even when they are classmates.

In the United States, students are taught forms and formulas for academic writing early on, usually from six grade through high school. As a result, when they get to university, their professors have to disabuse them of the notion that there is any “one size fits all” form of essay writing and instead begin to introduce them to the specific questions, concerns, and styles of different academic disciplines.

Thus, at university, students already trained to think about writing formally eventually learn that historians don’t write like literary critics, and that philosophers or political scientists don’t write like any of the others; moreover, they may learn that some disciplines, such as comparative literature or anthropology, borrow from many other fields, availing themselves of the tools of many different trades.

What is less rarely taught is the only thing that matters. As the linguist Bill Labov noted long ago, the one question every story must answer is “So what?” In this workshop, we’ll work on examples and exercises that emphasize how academic writing is no different in this respect: it too must engage with its audience and interlocutors, and it does so based on concerns and conversations that authors are already engaged in.

When it comes to writing in (and about) troubled times like ours, such concerns become even more important. In such times, rife with conflict, we need to write, not so much to say what we think, but instead to discover what we think.

The workshop on pedagogical competences of librarians was designed by with the intention of improving the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes librarians working in educational institutions.

The focus is on pedagogical and digital approaches that support learning and research users, and encouraging the development of 4K skills.

The workshop includes practical exercises, case studies and exchange of examples of good practice.

The topic of the round table is How to overcome the conflict of two political conceptions in Bosnia and Herzegovina: ethno-territorial and civil? This topic is discussed by the authors of the book “What level of consciousness are you at?” Handbook for politicians and those who are interested in politics” psychiatrist dr. Asim Haračić and clinical psychologist Indira Nović, and political scientists: Prof. Dr. Nermina Mujagić, Prof. Dr. Zlatko Hadžidedić, Prof. Dr. Senadin Lavić and others. Slaven Kovačević.

The participants analyze this acute socio-political problem, make a “diagnosis”: Our country is in a state of frozen conflict between ethnic and civil, and present concrete proposals on how to help Bosnia and Herzegovina to grow into a modern civically organized nation-state – a state that has its own the nation.

1. Presentation/ Dr. Asim Haračić: Can an integral policy help BiH overcome ethnic and civil conflict?

2. Presentation/ Prof. dr. Nermina Mujagić: Troubles of multicultural states: Bosnia and Herzegovina in search of its citizens

3. Presentation/ Prof. Dr. Zlatko Hadžidedić: Why the ‘ethno-territorial conception’ does not exist nowhere, except in Bosnia and Herzegovina?

4. Presentation/ Prof. Dr. Senadin Lavić: The Bosnian nation. Where do the dilemmas about Bosnia, Bosniaks and Muslims come from?

5. Presentation/ Dr. Slaven Kovačević: Consociational democracy vs. Liberal democracy: The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

6. Presentation/ Prof. dr. Ferid Otajagić: Contradictions between individual values ​​and ethnos in the Dayton Constitution as a permanent source of discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Translation involves carrying words over from one language into another. Words come with all sorts of baggage: conceptual, literary, symbolic, political, historical, cultural, etc. Proverbially, some of it gets lost in translation. But as long as the meaning is conveyed across more or less unscathed, we consider the translation to be successful. In terms of translation, think of the world as one big busy and often poorly managed airport with words travelling back and forth with all their baggage, getting lost, being found, going off to explore the world and coming back home richer for the experience.

Thus conceived, translation is not a one-way journey with a beginning and an end. There is no stasis in the world of translation, everything is in constant flux. Words and their meanings, concepts and their implications, everything from whole works of literature and entire literary traditions down to the smallest quirks of local custom and poetic license keeps travelling back and forth and becoming transformed in the process. The result is all that we share.

The workshop will focus on moving cultural content between languages through translation and how this is complicated when such content is already familiar in the target language. Participants will be invited to work on sample passages and offer their own thoughts and insights. Specifically, we will look at Tabish Khair’s novel Just Another Jihadi Jane, translated into Bosnian as Čudna jada od džihada by Ulvija Tanović, and explore the challenges of translating fictional characters struggling to find their place in the world into a language where they already feel at home.

Join us for a thought-provoking roundtable discussion on the intricacies of cultural policies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In a country with a complicated political system, where jurisdictional issues often blur lines and hinder progress, understanding the importance of investing in culture is paramount.

Despite the rich cultural heritage and potential for economic and social growth, there remains a lack of widespread appreciation for the value of cultural investment. This discussion will delve into the challenges posed by the current landscape, exploring how inadequate investment stifles both financial and non-financial returns for the society.

A key focus of our conversation will be the unresolved status of important cultural institutions. With unclear jurisdictional boundaries, these institutions face uncertainty and instability, impacting their ability to fulfill their vital roles within the cultural landscape of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Through candid dialogue and exchange of ideas, we aim to shed light on these pressing issues and explore potential pathways towards effective cultural policy reform. Join us as we navigate the complexities and advocate for a more vibrant and resilient cultural sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The BH Futures Foundation and Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences partnered up several years ago to promote educational and research opportunities in the academic community of Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad.

This year, we are organising the inaugural BH Researchers Meetup in order to bring together the BH research community (students, professors, industry along with the 3 minute thesis competitors and the attendees of the 15th Days of Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences.) Come along and meet fellow researchers from Bosnia & Herzegovina and many other countries.

If you would like to attend this event and network with local and international researchers please register using the form below. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdJ5iYNU7-PFTx5IIdFqyFRlmkSxtrQB3XvCugAbmxLmY1xw/viewform

Together with our partners BH Futures Foundation we are bringing together researchers, students, professors and industry for our annual meetup.
You will have an opportunity to hear from us, BHFF and ANUBiH, and also to find out who are the winners of the 2023 Bosnia & Herzegovina three-minute thesis (3MT) competition. 3MT competition challenges students (Ph.D., Masters & Undergraduate) to communicate the significance of their research projects to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes and compete for over 20 000 BAM prize money.

1. Engage with each other and a greater researcher community
2. Build a community of young researchers and lay the foundations for future collaboration
3. Disseminate important research information to the general public
4. Build partnerships and friendships between collaborating organisations
5. Showcase the global research excellence of Bosnia & Herzegovina
6. Boost personal careers by gaining visibility and improving communications skills
7. Connect prospective students with world class researchers of Bosnia & Herzegovina origins

Curator: Claudia Zini

An exhibition in collaboration with Steve Bates and Zeenat Nagree
June 2nd – 25th 2023

The exhibition Unfolding Elsewheres displays some of the most representative works by artist Velibor Božović. It contains his earlier autobiographical video work My Prisoner (2016), a memory project titled Unfolding Elsewheres (2016-2023) and his latest sound work titled Listening series (2023). A new radio project Radio Elsewheres, produced by the artist in collaboration with writer Zeenat Nagree and artist and musician Steve Bates, will launch and operate from within the exhibition space.

The memory project Unfolding Elsewheres is composed of a series of photographic prints of firsthand accounts of people’s lives before, during and after the war in the 1990s, collected by Božović and writer Aleksandar Hemon while interviewing members of the Bosnian diaspora. The artist later transcribed and reassembled these conversations by purposely eliminating their syntactic elements, resulting in fragmented texts that open a space for a viewer to explore points of familiarity and strangeness.

The exhibition also features the Listening series, a composition of various audio recordings that echo a fluid assembly of voices telling of lives in transition. The work was born in close correlation to Radio Elsewheres, a program conceptualized specifically for the exhibition that aims to become a space for reflection and dialogue open to artists, musicians, journalists, writers, poets, storytellers and others interested in sharing their projects and experiences around conflict, movement, and migration. Those interested in contributing to Radio Elsewheres, please check the open call at the link: https://www.radioelsewheres.net/.