Izet Masic was born on 6 June 1952 in Gracanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He graduated from primary and grammar school in home place. Masic graduated fro Medical faculty in University of Sarajevo in 1976. He notified his medical diploma at Medical faculty in Innsbruck (Austria).
Postgraduate study from Social medicine and organization of health system finished at Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo. He pasted specialist’ exam from the same area in 1982. His master thesis was “Evaluation of information system of family health” and PhD thesis “Evaluation of computerized information system in primary health care”, both earned from Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo in 1985 and 1990.
After the studies he worked at Institute for Social medicine and organization of heath system at Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo as general practitioner on the project “Content of physician work in family and municipality” and after the specialist’ exam as assistant researcher and since 1988 as assistant. Masic become assistant professor for Social medicine in 1991. He became teacher at Nursing college in 1986 and since 1989 he was developed into professor on the same institution. In 1992 Masic established Cathedra for Medical Informatics at Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo and past through all phases from assistant professor in 1992 to full professor in 1998.
In 2002 he became full professor for Family medicine at Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo and in 2005 he become full professor for Family medicine at Health Faculty University of Zenica.
As author and coauthor Masic published over 600 bibliographic units in domestic and international publications. Also, he is author of over 40 books and monographs. Masic has been editor in chief of five biomedical journals and member of several editorial boards other journals in Bosnia and abroad. Currently he is editor in chief of three journals: Medical Archive, Materia Socio Medica and Acta Informatica Medica.
He established Society for Medical Informatics in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1988. Masic is member of Executive committee of European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) from 1994 to 2010, General Assembly of International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) in the same period, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth from 2005 and European Association for Public Health (EUPHA) from 2000 till today.
Masic has organized over 50 scientific and professional events and among those 10 during the war time in Sarajevo. Some of those events are: First congress of Medical Informatics in Bosnia and Herzegovina with international participation in 1999, First congress of Social medicine – public health in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2001, Second congress of Medical Informatics in Bosnia and Herzegovina with international participation in 2004 and Special topic conference eHealth and eEducation in 2005. Izet Masic was the chair of 22nd European congress of Medical Informatics (MIE2009) held in Sarajevo from 30th August to 2nd September 2009.
He was actively involved as speaker and session chairman at various world and European congresses in public health, medical informatics and family medicine.
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Postgraduate study from Social medicine and organization of health system finished at Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo. He pasted specialist’ exam from the same area in 1982. His master thesis was “Evaluation of information system of family health” and PhD thesis “Evaluation of computerized information system in primary health care”, both earned from Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo in 1985 and 1990.
After the studies he worked at Institute for Social medicine and organization of heath system at Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo as general practitioner on the project “Content of physician work in family and municipality” and after the specialist’ exam as assistant researcher and since 1988 as assistant. Masic become assistant professor for Social medicine in 1991. He became teacher at Nursing college in 1986 and since 1989 he was developed into professor on the same institution. In 1992 Masic established Cathedra for Medical Informatics at Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo and past through all phases from assistant professor in 1992 to full professor in 1998.
In 2002 he became full professor for Family medicine at Medical Faculty University of Sarajevo and in 2005 he become full professor for Family medicine at Health Faculty University of Zenica.
As author and coauthor Masic published over 600 bibliographic units in domestic and international publications. Also, he is author of over 40 books and monographs. Masic has been editor in chief of five biomedical journals and member of several editorial boards other journals in Bosnia and abroad. Currently he is editor in chief of three journals: Medical Archive, Materia Socio Medica and Acta Informatica Medica.
He established Society for Medical Informatics in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1988. Masic is member of Executive committee of European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) from 1994 to 2010, General Assembly of International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) in the same period, International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth from 2005 and European Association for Public Health (EUPHA) from 2000 till today.
Masic has organized over 50 scientific and professional events and among those 10 during the war time in Sarajevo. Some of those events are: First congress of Medical Informatics in Bosnia and Herzegovina with international participation in 1999, First congress of Social medicine – public health in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2001, Second congress of Medical Informatics in Bosnia and Herzegovina with international participation in 2004 and Special topic conference eHealth and eEducation in 2005. Izet Masic was the chair of 22nd European congress of Medical Informatics (MIE2009) held in Sarajevo from 30th August to 2nd September 2009.
He was actively involved as speaker and session chairman at various world and European congresses in public health, medical informatics and family medicine.