Professor Bojan Jelaković (Croatia)
President, the Croatian Hypertension League and the International Society for Vascular
Health

Lecture title:
From Data to Bedside: Risk Calculators in Vascular Ageing and Hypertension – Highlights from Croatia
Risk prediction is transforming the prevention and management of cardio-kidney-metabolic
diseases. In this keynote lecture, Professor Bojan Jelaković will discuss the development and
clinical application of risk calculators, highlighting Croatian experience and their role in
vascular ageing and hypertension.

About the speaker
Professor Bojan Jelaković, MD, PhD, FESH, is Full Professor of Internal Medicine at the
University of Zagreb School of Medicine and Head of the Department of Nephrology,
Dialysis, Arterial Hypertension and Transplantation at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb,
Croatia. He is President of the Croatian Hypertension League and the International Society
for Vascular Health; and one of Europe’s leading experts in hypertension, vascular ageing, and cardiovascular prevention. His research has made major contributions to the
understanding of Balkan nephropathy, and he has authored hundreds of scientific
publications. A frequent invited speaker at international congresses, he was elected a Full
Member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in recognition of his outstanding
contributions to clinical medicine and cardio-kidney-metabolic research.