Towards a basic curriculum for university education on sexual medicine

Prof. Johannes Bitzer

Dr. Paraskevi-Sofia Kirana
WG 3 aims to:
- Collect data on existing curricula on fields most related to sexual medicine and sexual health (undergraduate studies in Medicine, Psychology and postgraduate work)
- Collect published definitions.
- Collect data on present education on the above fields, as is included in University Education (Medicine, Psychology, Social Sciences).
- Develop a model curriculum for undergraduate education Medical University, Psychology.
- Develop a modular curriculum for Diploma, Bachelor, Master in Sexual Medicine, Sexual Therapy.
The possibility of extending our work from the field of sexual medicine to the broader field of sexual health will be further discussed. This refers to a possible inclusion of Training and Education in Sexual and Reproductive Health on a European level for nurses, midwives, physicians, specialists.
WG 3 has set the following goals for the next 12-18 months.
1. Elaborate a model curriculum in Sexual Medicine for undergraduate university
medical and psychological education in Europe.
2. Develop educational material for this curriculum (knowledge, skills, attitude)
3. Collect data about existing postgraduate training in Sexual Medicine/Sexual Health for different professionals in the different countries with the aim to create a Network which could provide a modular curriculum consisting of different elements (CAS, Diploma courses, Bachelor, Master)
Working Group Members
Dr. Goran Arbanas
- Croatia
- goran.arbanas@bolnica-vrapce.hr
- University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapce
Dr. Iurii Arian
- Moldova
- arian_iurie@yahoo.com
Prof. Johannes Bitzer
- Switzerland
- johannes.bitzer@usb.ch
Dr. Ion Dumbraveanu
- Moldova
- iondumbraveanu@yahoo.com
- The State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Prof. Paul Enzlin
- Belgium
- paul.enzlin@kuleuven.be
Dr. Juan Carlos Higuero Macias
- Spain
- juancarlos.higueromacas@gmail.com
- Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella
Dr. Tanja Jurin
- Croatia
- tanja.jurin@gmail.com
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology
Prof. Zdravko Kamenov
- Bulgaria
- zkamenov@hotmail.com
- Clinic of Endocrinology, Medical University of Sofia
Dr. Kateřina Klapilová
- Czech Republic
- katerina.klapilova@seznam.cz
- National Institute of Mental Health
Prof Osmo Kontula
- Finland
- osmo.kontula@vaestoliitto.fi
- Population Research Institute, Helsinki
Prof Zsolt Kopa
- Hungary
- kopaandro@gmail.com
- Andrology Centre, Dept. Urol. Semmelweis University Budapest
Dr. Bruno Jorge Pereira
- Portugal
- brunoalexpereira@gmail.com
- Sociedade Portuguesa de Andrologia
- Medicina Sexual e Reprodução (SPA)
Dr. Thierry Troussier
- France
- t.troussier@gmail.com
- UNESCO Chaire sexual health & Human Rights
- Paris Diderot University
Dr. Lucia Ucsnik
- Austria
- lucia.ucsnik@gmail.com
- Medical University Vienna
- Vienna, Univ.Clinic for Surgery, Dpt. f. Visceral, Vascular and Transplant-Surgery
Prof. Asija Zaciragic
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- zarias@lol.ba
Dr. Svetlana Zdravković
- Serbia
- svetlana.a.zdravkovic@gmail.com
- Institute of mental health, Belgrade