title: Medical informatics in croatia - a historical survey.
abstract: A historical survey of medical informatics (MI) in Croatia is presented from the beginnings in the late sixties of the 20th century to the present time. Described are MI projects, applications in clinical medicine and public health, start and development of MI research and education, beginnings of international cooperation, establishment of the Croatian Society for MI and its membership to EFMI and IMIA. The current status of computerization of the Croatian healthcare system is sketched as well as the present graduate and postgraduate study MI curricula. The information contained in the paper shows that MI in Croatia developed and still develops along with its advancement elsewhere.
authors.affiliation: Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Gjuro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dezelic
authors.affiliation: Andrija Stampar School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Josipa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Croatia.
authors.forename: Mladen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrovecki
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, Medical Statistics and Medical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Osijek, Croatia.
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ilakovac
authors.affiliation: Hrvatsko Zagorje Polytechnic, Krapina, Croatia.
authors.forename: Mira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hercigonja-Szekeres
keywords: Croatia.; Medical informatics