Department “Medical Informatics, Biostatistics and E-learning”

Faculties Faculty of Public Health Departments Department “Medical Informatics, Biostatistics and E-learning”

Academic Staff, Department Medical Informatics, Biostatistics and E-learning
Academic Staff, Department Medical Informatics, Biostatistics and E-learning

Medical University of Plovdiv
Faculty of Public Health
Department “Medical Informatics, Biostatistics and E-learning”
Academic Building 2
Vassil Aprilov 15-a blvd.
4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria

e-mail : [email protected]

The Department of “Medical Informatics, Biostatistics and Electronic Learning” was established in April 2012 as an independent administrative structure within the Faculty of Public Health, in accordance with the normative documents approved at the Medical University – Plovdiv and the Republic of Bulgaria. The Department meets the requirements and the structure of the higher school.

For 12 years the Department of “Medical Informatics, Biostatistics and Electronic Learning” has been recognized as a leading department not only at the Faculty of Public Health, but also among the academic community of Medical University – Plovdiv.

The innovative study programs in Informatics, Information Technology, Computer Technology, Biostatistics, Research Methodology, Quantitative Methods in Management, Health Informatics, as well as the multi-spectrum approach in educational activities at the Department correspond to the training needs of future medical specialists with adaptive and contemporary quality training. The entire academic staff distinguish with their dedication and professionalism.

The academic staff contributes significantly to the scientometric indicators with publications in prestigious journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science most of them with IF and good h-index scores.

The Department has successfully built its authority internationally over the past years. The academic staff regularly participates in prestigious international conferences, as well as in the teaching mobility under the Erasmus+ program.

The project activity is also highly developed. The members of the Department successfully participate not only in the University projects but also in many national and international ones.

All members of the Department have the highest attestation assessment. The high results are proof of the dedicated work and professionalism of the academic staff.
From November 2023, the Department is located on the 5th floor of Academic Building 2 of the Medical University – Plovdiv and has 4 computer labs (2 of which are at the Medical College), as well as 4 offices.

Teaching activities

  • “Dental Medicine” students – in Bulgarian and in English
  • Master degree students in “Public Health and Health Management”, “Health Care Management” and “Management of Medical and Social Services”
  • Bachelor degree students from specialities “Health Care Management” , “Nurse” and “Midwife”
  • all specialities in Medical College are trained in the department.

    • The academic staff takes an active part in the work of the newly established “Distance Learning Centre” at the Faculty of Public Health with development of e-courses and interactive study content facilitating the implementation of distance and electronic forms of training at the Faculty of Public Health and the Medical University – Plovdiv.

    Graduate and doctoral students in “Medical Informatics and Health Management” are educated in the department and qualification courses in Biostatistics are carried out.

    Academic staff

    Assoc. prof. Kristina Pavlova Kilova, MEng, MSc, PhD– Head of department

    Phone: 032 200 981
    e-mail: [email protected]

    Publications

    Prof. Nonka Georgieva Mateva, PhD

    Phone: 032 200 980
    e-mail: [email protected]
    Publications

    Dipl. Eng. Angelina Georgieva Kirkova – Bogdanova, MSc, PhD – Senior lecturer

    Phone: 032 200 968
    e-mail: [email protected]

    Publications

    Chief Assist. Prof. Teodora Dimcheva, MPH, PhD

    Phone: 032 200 982
    e-mail: [email protected]

    Publications

    Chief Assistant eng. Zhivko Peychev, PhD

    Phone: 032 200 982
    e-mail: [email protected]

    Publications

    Chief Assist. Prof. Antonya Yaneva

    Phone: 032 200 968
    e-mail: [email protected]

    Publications

    Chief Assist. Prof. Irena Karabova-Hambarova, PhD

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    Phone: 032 200 968
    e-mail: [email protected]

    Hristo Buchkov

    Phone: 032 200 969
    e-mail: [email protected]

    Svetlana Chepilska

    Тел: 032 200 969
    e-mail: [email protected]

    Scientific activities

    An in-depth scientific and research activity is realised in the department in the following areas:

  • Application of information technologies, mathematical modelling , artificial neural networks and expert systems in healthcare;
  • Innovative methods of training of medical specialists for effective use of modern information and communication technologies in their professional life;
  • Development of e-learning and quality control of the university education;
  • E-healthcare;
  • Provision of health services and information through use of modern information and communication technologies.