Current position
Darija Kuruc Poje is currently a head of the hospital pharmacy at general hospital “Dr. Tomislav Bardek” Hospital in Koprivnica, Croatia. She also joined the board of directors of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists in June 2021 and was elected as vice president a year later. In her role as a permanent member of the Medicinal Products’ Safety Committee at the Croatian Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (HALMED), she contributes with scientific and practical expertise in hospital and clinical pharmacy, particularly in procurement, medicine and medical device shortages, and pharmacotherapy assessments. Her areas of expertise include infectious diseases, with a focus on antimicrobial stewardship teams and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), as well as digital health, sustainability, cardiovascular health, and aging societies. Kuruc Poje has authored several scientific publications and actively participates in congresses on hospital pharmacy and medicine.
Education
Darija studied pharmacy at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Croatia and became licensed pharmacist in 2009. In 2015 she became a specialist in clinical pharmacy – hospital setting and a year after she obtained a degree as university clinical pharmacist. Currently she is in her final stage in obtaining PhD in pharmaceutical sciences for her work in antimicrobial stewardship in public health in Croatia.
Research area
Darija’s research focuses on optimizing antimicrobial stewardship in resource limited settings in primary and secondary care. She is also involved in pharmacotherapy of hospitalized patients with or without cardiovascular diseases. Sustainability is overarching goal that she is striving to achieve in all these actions.
Conflict of interest
None.