Researchers
Urška Ivanuš
assist. prof. Urška Ivanuš, MD, PhD, public health specialist
SICRIS: 32519
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7909-522X
E-mail: uivanus(at)onko-i.si
https://www.linkedin.com/in/doc-dr-urska-ivanus-md-76b73714a/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Urska-Ivanus
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=sl&user=kP-3jqUAAAAJ
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/urska.ivanus.1/bibliography/public/
Assist. prof. Urška Ivanuš leads the National Cervical Cancer Screening Program and Registry ZORA and the National Screening Committee. Her research focuses on cancer epidemiology, equitable, innovative and sustainable implementation, as well as the management, monitoring, and evaluation of organized population-based cancer screening programs. She is committed to the elimination of cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases in Slovenia and globally. She leads developmental projects within the ZORA program and provides public health support for implementation research on new screening programs. She is involved in various Slovenian and European projects (Horizon 2020, Joint Action, European Commission Initiative on Cervical Cancer, DG REFORM Technical Support Instrument) in the field of cancer screening and HPV vaccination. She also serves as the president of the Association of Slovenian Cancer Societies.