WORK EXPERIENCE

• Since December 2014 Head of Department of Public Health Sciences
• Since June 2013 Dean of Faculty of Public health
• 2010 - 2014 Associate professor, Head of Section of Medical Ethics
  Medical University of Pleven, Department of Public Health Sciences
• Since 2015 Professor, Head of Section of Medical Ethics
  Medical University of Pleven, Department of Public Health Sciences
• Undergraduate courses in bioethics to all medical specialties (physicians, nurses, midwives, laboratory technicians, rehabilitators, bachelor and masters programs in health care management, master program in public health and health care management), assistant pharmacist , social workers.
• Undergraduate courses in Management and business ethics
• Undergraduate courses in Management and ethics of hospice care.
• Undergraduate courses in Healthcare law.
• Undergraduate courses in Public health.
• Research in bioethics and palliative care.
• 2007 - 2010 chief assistant professor. Medical University of Pleven, Department of Medical Ethics, Healthcare management and information technologies
• 2006 - 2007 chief assistant professor. Medical University of Pleven, Department of Social and preventive medicine
• 2003 - 2006 senior assistant professor. Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, Department of Public Health and health management
• 1999 - 2003 assistant professor. Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, Department of Public Health and health management
• 1997 - 1999 maternity leave
• March 1997 – November 1997 post-graduate student. Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, Department of Psychiatry and medical psychology

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• 2015 DSc – doctoral thesis “Clinical Ethics Consultation - attitude towards the introduction, training in ethical analysis and application of methodology for decision-making in clinical practice”
• 2008 PhD on "Social Medicine and organization of healthcare and pharmacy". Medical University - Pleven, Department "Medical ethics, health care management and information technology" 
• 2002 - 2004 European Master in Bioethics 
• Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law
  Covered subjects: History and evolution of ethics in health care, Ethical theories, Methods of Ethics, Phenomenology, Technology and ethics, Human and clinical genetics, Reproductive Technologies, Palliative care, Public health and prevention, Choices in health care, Treatment decisions, Clinical bioethics, Ethics of care, Religion and Bioethics, Research ethics, Ethics and children. Skills in ethical decision-making.
• 1990 - 1996 Medical doctor
  Higher Medical Institute – Pleven, Bulgaria

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

• Problems of bioethics and medical ethics
• Clinical ethics consultation
• Medico-social problems of public health
• Demographic approaches of study of public health
• Epidemiology of Noncommunicable Diseases
• Management and Ethics of Hospice Care
• Business Ethics
• Medical Sociology

PERSONAL SKILLS 

• Mother tongue(s) Bulgarian
  
  Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
  Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
  English C1 C1 C1 C1 C1
  Certificate in Advanced English Cambridge University
  Russian B2/C1 B2/C1 B2 B1 B1
  
  Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user
  Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• Communication skills ▪ Very good communication skills gained through my education in European Master in bioethics programme as well as my work experience as University lecturer and Chairman of the Research Ethics Committee of Medical University-Pleven
• Organisational / managerial skills ▪ leadership (currently Dean of Faculty of Public Health and Chairman of the Research Ethics Committee of Medical University-Pleven)
• Computer skills ▪ good command of Microsoft Office™ tools and Internet (certificate)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Membership in professional and scientific organizations and unions

• Bulgarian Public Health Association
• Bulgarian Association of Scientists
• Bulgarian Society of History of Medicine
• Bulgarian Medical Association
• European Clinical Ethics Network
• International Association on Ethics Education
• The World Association for Medical Law
• UNESCO International Scientific Committee
• European Public Health Association – EUPHA
• Eurpean Health Management Association – EHMA
• Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region – ASPHER
• Forum of Public Health for South Eastern Europe – FPH-SEE
• International Hospital Federation

Specializations

• 28 July – 1 august 2014, ASPHER Human Rights and Patient Care Core Network Summer School, Zagreb, Croatia
• 4 – 11 November 2007, MATRA Training Course in Applied Public Health, The Hague, Netherlands
• 25 – 29 July 2007, Summer School "Good governance, competence and ethics in public health", Belgrade, Serbia
• 8 – 10 December 2006, Problems in Medical Pedagogy, Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria
• 13 – 18 November 2006, Course in "Palliative care in geriatrics", Salzburg Austria
• 29 June – 6 July, European Course on Biotechnology Ethics, Brno, Czech Republic
• 27 – 29 April 2006, Course “Death without suffering” Nijmegen, Netherlands
• 1 – 2 March 2006, Course in “Application of statistical methods in medical research”, Union Of Specialists In Quality In Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria
• 28 February – 1 March 2006, Course in “Methodological foundations of scientific research”, Union Of Specialists In Quality In Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria
• 16 – 20 June 2004, Course in “Human rights and medicine”, Dubrovnik, Croatia
• 3 – 5 June 2004, Course in “Public health and nursing”, High Medical Institute – Pleven, Bulgaria
• 4 – 6 June 2003, Training in “Ethical issues in public health services”, University of Illinois-Chicago, Sofia, Bulgaria
• 3 June 2003, Training in “Organization and operation of the ethical committees of scientific research”, University of Illinois-Chicago, Sofia, Bulgaria
• 2000 – 2003, Specialization in Social Medicine and Healthcare management
• 8 – 7 June 1997, Course in “Epidemiology and biostatistics in Public health”, Erasmus University, Cambridge University, Medical University - Varna

Publications

• Author of 9 textbooks – 4 textbooks of Medical ethics and Bioethics in Bulgarian and one in English, two books of case studies in bioethics, 2 textbooks on business ethics
• Author of 2 monographies of Hospice and Palliative care
• Co-author of 8 textbooks – 5 textbooks in Public health and one in Medical ethics, Management of health resources, Global tendencies in Public health
• Author of more than 100 publications in scientific journals in Bulgaria and abroad
• Author of Chapter “Bulgaria” in “Handbook of Global Bioethics” H.A.M.J. ten Have, B. Gordijn (eds.), Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2014, p.905-924.
• Author of Chapter “Hospice” in “Encyclopedia of global bioethics” H.A.M.J. ten Have (ed), Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, in print
• Participant with oral presentations and reports in more than 40 national and international scientific events

Other activities

• Editorial board “Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy”
• Editorial board “Mediterranean Journal of Biosciences”
• Reviewer for “Romanian journal of bioethics”
• Reviewer for Journal “Basic Research Journal for Social and Political Sciencies” 
• Reviewer for Journal “ Physical Sciences Research International”
• Academic Peer “Revista Latinoamericana de Bioethica”
• Academic Peer “Educational Research” - www.interesjournals.org/ER
• Since 2012 Chairman of the Committee on Ethics of Scientific research at MU – Pleven
• 2014 Secretary and Chairman of the Scientific Council for medical and social disciplines to MU – Pleven
• 2015 Chairman of the Ethical Committee at MU – Pleven
• Member of the Scientific Committee at 9th International Congress on Clinical ethics consultation, Munich 14-16 March 2013

Participation in Scientific Projects

• “Present organizational and ethical issues and trends in the development of palliative care in Bulgaria”, Ethical Committee Resolution, Medical University – Pleven, Protocol №14
• “Study of the readiness for introducing a method for ethical consultation in clinical practice”, Ethical Committee Resolution, Medical University – Pleven, Protocol №29
• Project BG051PO0014.3.04-0049 “Innovative and modern education in MU – Pleven”
• “Ethics of development in Bulgarian context”, projet of Ethical research section of INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIETY AND KNOWLEDGE at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
• Open Society Institute in association with ASPHER project “Human rights in Patient car: Strengthening teaching, Research and Leadership”, Summer School “Human Rights in Patient Care” July 28 – August 1, 2014 Zagreb, Croatia

Teaching experience

• Lecturer in the courses of: “Medical Ethics”, “Social Medicine”, “Management and ethics of hospice care”, “Business ethics”, “Social Medicine with Health Promotion”, “Medical Sociology”
• Realized more than 3400 academic hours academic engagement in the last three years in all units of Medical University - Pleven
• Part-time lecturer in “Medical Ethics” in the master program of “Integrative bioethics” at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
• Implemented staff training in hospice “Popovo” and Regional hospice Gabrovo
• Lecturer in “Social Medicine” and “Medical Ethics” in English to foreign medical students at MU – Pleven
• Supervisor of PhD students
• Fully developed teaching materials and examination tests on “Social Medicine”
• Fully developed teaching materials and examination tests on “Medical Ethics”
• Fully developed teaching materials and examination tests on “Management and ethics of hospice care”
• Fully developed teaching materials and examination tests on “Business ethics”
• Developed an original training program in “Bioethics” for students in pharmacy

Academic Scientific Awards

• Union of Scientists in Bulgaria. Contest for Scientific Excellence 2004. Diploma for scientific achievement in medical sciences of a young scientist for the monograph “Management and ethics of hospice care”
• Union of Scientists in Bulgaria – Stara Zagora. Diploma for best performance by young scientist in section “Social medicine and Psychology” at Scientific Conference with International participation – Stara Zagora 2004
• Work with students – 3d prize in Varia Basic Section for the presentation “Tuskegee syphilis study in the framework of bioethical experimentation”, XII Medical Scientific Conference Students and Young Doctors, 8-10 October 2014, Pleven
• MARQUIS Who’s Who inclusion in Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare 6th Edition 2006-2007
• MARQUIS Who’s Who inclusion in Who’s Who in the World 25th Edition 2008
• MARQUIS Who’sWho inclusion in Who’sWho in Medicine and Healthcare 7th Edition 2009-2010