Katarina Fehir Šola
Affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Croatia
Institution: Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Croatia
ORCID: 0000-0002-3213-6733
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Katarina Fehir Šola is a pharmacist born in Croatia. In 1999, she completed her studies at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, and obtained a Master of Pharmacy degree. In 2012, she completed a postgraduate study in Phytopharmacy, earning the degree of Master of Pharmacy specialising in Phytopharmacy and Dietotherapy. After completing her specialist studies, she enrolled in a postgraduate doctoral programme. She obtained her Doctor of Science degree by defending her doctoral dissertation in 2022. In 2023, she received the academic title of Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, Croatia. In 2023, she finished the Healthcare Systems Manager programme of study at the Effectus University of Applied Sciences in Zagreb, Croatia.
After finishing her studies, she began working at a pharmacy (Ljekarna Bjelovar). Within the institution, she quickly became an active provider of pharmaceutical care and the president of the institution’s professional council. Since 2012, she has been a member of the healthcare institution Ljekarna Bjelovar’s management board; in 2015, she became the institution’s director. She actively participates in the work of the Croatian Pharmaceutical Society and has been a member of the Management Board of the Podravina and Bilogora Association since 2008. She is a member of the Croatian Chamber of Pharmacists and conducts professional supervision on its behalf. From 2015 to 2019, she served as president of the Commission for International Cooperation. In 2012, she started her international career when she was selected as Croatia’s representative in the international organisation Employed Community Pharmacists in Europe (EphEU), based in Vienna. She became a member of the organisation’s Executive Board in 2012 and served as President in 2019.
D.Sc. Fehir Šola has led several public health projects and is actively involved in the local community through palliative care teams and the Health Council of the Bjelovar-Bilogora County. She also lectures in primary and secondary schools as part of the curriculum and is an external associate at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Zagreb.
She has received numerous awards for her professional work throughout her career. In 2009, she was awarded the Diploma of the Croatian Pharmaceutical Society, and in 2012, she received the Golden Plaque for outstanding contributions in the city of Bjelovar. In 2014, 2015, and 2016, she received project awards from the Croatian Society for Patient Safety for her work as project leader or co-leader, and in 2021, she received the “Mr Pharm. Antun Karlovac” Award for significant enhancement of professional work in the field of pharmacy. In 2022, she was declared FIP Champion at the FIP World Congress in Seville, Spain, where she was also an invited plenary speaker.
She authors e-courses, has published over 100 papers and has given lectures at congresses and conferences for pharmacists. She is also the editor of the first Croatian Self-Medication Handbook and Handbook of Dietary Supplements. D.Sc. Fehir Šola has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Education
- Master of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb (1999-1999)
- Master of Pharmacy specialising in Phytopharmacy and Dietotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Zagreb (2012-2012)
- Doctor of Science, Unknown (2012-2022)
- Healthcare Systems Manager, Effectus University of Applied Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia (2023-2023)
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