Northern Arizona University, Department of Biological Sciences
Dr. Duke is an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ, USA. He completed his PhD in Physiology from Indiana University in 2012 and did his postdoctoral training with Andy Lovering, PhD at the University of Oregon. His expertise is in human respiratory physiology with a specific focus on respiratory muscle function and performance and respiratory mechanics in various healthy and sub-clinical populations. His ongoing work includes studying coactivation of the respiratory muscles during a fatiguing task, as well as investigating the impact of simulated dehydration on airway function. Dr. Duke was recently selected to receive a Fulbright Scholarship that will allow him the opportunity to spend time in Split, Croatia in the summers of 2024 and 2025 to study apnea divers in collaboration with the University of Split.
Lecture:
Title: Respiratory muscle function and fatiguability in apnea diving – a perspective
This presentation will provide an overview of the existing work that has studied respiratory muscle strength and function in apnea divers. Additionally, a perspective on whether or not the respiratory muscles fatigue following a maximal breath-hold, and the potential consequences to the diver and their performance in subsequent breath-holds, will be provided.
Professor of radiology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Split, Rijeka and Mostar, narrower field of interest is diagnostics of sports injuries and injuries of the musculoskeletal system. Director of the Special Hospital “St. Katarina” in Zagreb. Member of the health commission of the Croatian Olympic Committee and chief physician of the Croatian Tennis Association and our “Davis Cup” national team.
Lecture:
Title: Diagnostics of injuries in water sports
Abstract:
Every sport brings some specific injuries, including water sports. This should be taken into account when choosing the optimal diagnostic method, which will allow us to arrive at the correct diagnosis in the fastest and safest way. Today, we have at our disposal a whole series of diagnostic radiological methods: radiography, ultrasound diagnostics, computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The choice of one of them is based on knowledge of the specifics of the athlete himself, the mechanism of injury, the possibilities and limitations of the listed methods, and the experience of the examiner. The final diagnosis should be based on the cooperation of the athlete, his coach and physiotherapist, sports doctor and radiologist.
University of Split, School of Medicine
Tomislav Franić, MD, PhD is Associate Professor at School of Medicine at University of Split. He graduated in 1996 at University of Zagreb, School of Medicine and received his PhD in 2012 at University of Split, School of Medicine with a thesis titled Psychosocial characteristics of suicidal ideations in early adolescence. He is working at Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Split since 2005 and as a professor at University of Split, School of Medicine. He is also a lecturer at Faculty of Sports Science at University of Split, where he lectures about sports psychiatry as a part of sports medicine. He is specialized in a field of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry with special interest in adolescent population. He was a principal investigator in EU FP7 THE MILESTONE PROJECT: Managing the Link and Strengthening Transition from Child to Adult Mental Health Care and is currently a Croatian principal investigators in HORIZON project YOUTH-GEMS: Gene Environment Interactions in Mental Health Trajectories of Youth. In recent years he has been engaged in a field of Sports Psychiatry, connection between sport and mental health. He did congress presentations in this subject, in 2022 at 61st International Neuropsychiatric Congress with title Sports Psychiatry in Croatia and in 2023 at 62nd Congress with a title How to assess mental health in athletes – the role and problems of assessment and screening tools. He has published more than 50 scientific papers in high profile international journals like Lancet Psychiatry and others.
Ivan Drvis is a PhD Kinesiologist and is the long time coach of the Croatian national apnea diving team.
He got his doctorate in freediving. His main scientific research focus attempts to examine the physiological mechanisms, adaptation, and maladaptation associated with the practice of regular breath hold training.
Ivan Drviš is the most awarded scuba diving coach in the world and long-time coach of the Croatian national scuba diving team, lecturer at the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, organizer and leader of the educational program for scuba diving and spearfishing coaches at the Sports University in Zagreb, and author and co-author of forty professional and thirty scientific papers published in highly indexed international journals in the field of physiology and kinesiology of freediving. He has been awarded ten times by the Government of the Republic of Croatia for his international sports successes in freediving. He was awarded the highest state award for sports.
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology
Dr. sc. Klara Šiljeg (née Mirošević) was born in Dubrovnik, married, mother of two daughters. The doctoral dissertation entitled “RELATIONSHIP OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SWIMMING ABILITIES WITH THE RESULTS OBTAINED” was defended at the Faculty of Kinesiology of the University of Zagreb on June 18, 2012. From 2018 until today, she is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, subject: Swimming teaching methodology and sports swimming. From 2015 to 2017, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Croatian Swimming Federation, he initiated and participated in the establishment of the School for Adult Education – Swimming Academy. She was a sports director in the swimming clubs in Dubrovnik and Varaždin. In 1998, she started and participated in the organization and creation of the women’s water polo club “Mladost”, with which she won the title of champion of the former state in 1990. Before water polo, she was a national level swimmer for 9 years. In her coaching career, she was the coach of Sanje Jovanović, swimmer (semi-final of the Olympic Games in Athens, medals at the European Championships, World Cup, and MI in Tunisia and Almeria), coach of numerous Croatian swimmers and record holders in all categories, and at the moment she is coaching Anu Blažević the third on the European Championship U23. She was a coach and selector for the Croatian Swimming Association.
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology
Dr. Mikulić is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Zagreb. He earned his PhD in Exercise Physiology at the University of Zagreb and completed his postdoctoral training at Penn State University. He co-heads the Motor Control and Human Performance Laboratory at University of Zagreb where he currently, with his collaborators, conducts research in the areas of (1) the effects of nutritional supplements on exercise performance, and (2) the effects of resistance training on skeletal muscles and neuromuscular performance. He has previously published several papers on various aspects of rowing training and performance monitoring in rowing. He has worked with Valent and Martin Sinković, the double Olympic rowing champions, in various capacities since they started their rowing careers at the age of 12.
Lecture:
Title: Long-term physiological and performance follow-up of Olympic champion rowers
This lecture will provide an insight into the multi-year development of physiological and performance characteristics of two rowers who have won multiple Olympic and world championship gold medals. An insight into their training routines and the coach’s observations regarding their career development will also be provided.
