Executive Commitee

A short insight in the work of the Executive Committee’s members: The EC manages EUSUHM and together with their member organises a European wide congress every two years.

Henrique Sachse-Bonhof, President

Physician in Community Health and Preventive Youth Health Care. Specialization in child abuse and neglect.

Former EC member of the Dutch Association of Preventive Youth Health Care (AJN). Expert in early life stress, on child abuse and domestic violence. Furthermore, involved in developing guidelines and new policies in the mentioned topics.

Member of a scientific group in collaboration between University, Schools of Advanced Education and work field assigned with practise-based research bridging workfield and academic world

Dr. Tina Huber-Gieseke

General practioner, doctor of medicine, experienced in adolescent health, prison and community health, as well as related public health issues. Working since 5 years as a school health professional, responsable for the school health service in Fribourg City /Switzerland.

EC member of SCOLARMED, Swiss association of school health. Ongoing projects: school nuse, injury prevention (child abuse and neglect issues), life style related illnesses and school, community health network).

Dr. Gabriele Ellsaesser, Communication Officer

Doctor of Public Health and Environmental Medicine. Former Head of the Brandenburg Public Health Institute. Senior researcher in fields of public health: Injuries and injury prevention, social paediatric epidemiology, benefit of school health services; senior lecturer in school nursing.

Prim. Željka Karin, PhD, MD

Prim. Željka Karin, PhD, MD, Specialist in School and Adolescent Medicine, is the Director of the Public Health Institute of Split and Dalmatian County as well as the Head of Department of School and Adolescent Medicine and the first Vice-president of the Croatian Society for School and University Medicine. Additionally, a member of the Civil Protection Headquarters for Split and Dalmatian County COVID-19 committee.

Bernarda Vogrin, MD, PhD, pediatrician

Work field: primary health care for pre-school and school children; long-term expertise in childhood obesity, physical fitness assessment and multidisciplinary intervention.

Member of the Executive Committee of Slovenian Society for School, Student and Adolescent Medicine.
Member of the Executive Committee of Slovenian Society of Primary Care Pediatricians.

Member of the expert group for childhood obesity prevention and healthy lifestyle promotion at the National Institute of Public Health since 2016.

Dr. med. Noora Seilo

General Practitioner, doctor of medicine, special competence in adolescent health, specialized physician in health care, Ph.D. student.

EC member of the Finnish Association of School and Student Health Care. Clinical career mainly in student health care.