Nevenka Krcevski Skvarc is assistant professor since 2010 for anesthesiology, pain medicine and palliative care at Faculty of Medicine of University Maribor where is chairing the Institute for Palliative Medicine and Care, too. She is retired anesthesiologist and currently works as consultant in palliative care in Medical Center Maribor.

In the field of pain and palliative care is participating as lecturer and researcher at clinical and faculty level as well as in scientific organizations at national and international level. Before retirement she worked more than 30 years as the head of pain unit at Medical Center Maribor. She established Slovenian Pain Association and had a position of Honorary Secretary in European Pain Federation EFIC. Currently is EFIC and National Pain Association councillor. For her work she attained numerous recognitions such as EFIC Pain Champion, Silver Key by University Maribor, Lifetime Achievement Award from Slovenian Association of Anaesthesiology, Golden Award and Honorary Membership from Slovenian Pain Association and others.

Main interest: cancer, chronic and neuropathic pain, palliative care.