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New Edition: Medicine@UOA – Newsletter of the School of Medicine of NKUASchool of Medicine

New Edition: Medicine@UOA – Newsletter of the School of Medicine of NKUASchool of Medicine

The new edition of the Newsletter of the School of Medicine of Nathional and Kapodistrian University of Athens “MEDICINE@NKUA” has been published (November 2022 – May 2023).

EDITOR IN CHIEF
Amanda Psyrri

EDITORIAL BOARD
Theodoros Vassilakopoulos
Spyretta Golemati
Stefanos Korfias
Konstantinos Loukas
Georgia Lymperopoulou
Maria Piagkou
Kalliopi-Pola Platoni
Christina Piperi
Konstantinos Triantafyllou
Dimitris Filippiadis
Eirini Hatziralli
Konstantinos Triantafyllou
Dimitris Filippiadis
Eirini Hatziralli

EDITING
Georgia Doukouri

CONTENTS
1 Graduation ceremony with mortarboard for the very first time: “Celebrating the Next Generation of Postgraduate Students at NKUA”
3 Dean and Vice Dean of School of Medicine Meet with Archbishop Ieronymos to Discuss Collaboration Opportunities
4 «Laikon» Hospital Successfully Treats Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Endovascular Techniques
5 Introducing the University Center for Interventional Treatment of Stroke: Revolutionizing Stroke Care
6 Discover the Intriguing Relationship Between Disease and Literature at the 1st Interdisciplinary Conference of the Book History Lab!
7 The World’s Leading Experts at the 40th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases in Athens
8 Revolutionizing Healthcare: How University Hospitals Are Embracing the Digital Era
9 Revolutionizing Medical Education: Simulated Surgery Course Marks a Milestone for the School of Medicine
10 2nd Seminar “Train the Trainers”
10 Learn Life-Saving Techniques: Basic Life Support (BLS) Seminar for Medical Students
11 Dr. Christina Dalla was appointed founding member of the European Brain Foundation
11 Transform Your Health and Overcome Obesity at Professor Charmandari’s Out-Patient Clinic
14 Assistant Professor Konstantinos Palikaras of the Physiology Department of the School of Medicine, of the NKUA receives a prestigious ERC Starting Grant!
15 Professor Konstantinos Makrylakis Re-Elected to International Diabetes Federation Board
16 Professor Nikos Papadopoulos serves on the Administrative Council of the World Allergy Organization (WAO)
17 Renowned Professor Athanasios G. Papavassiliou Honored with Membership in the Academy of Medical Sciences of Romania
18 Professor Alexios Kelekis was Elected Next President of the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO)
19 Inauguration of a Bus Line Connecting the Medical School’s Main Campus to «Attikon» University Hospital
20 Appointments
20 Promotions
22 Meet the new Faculty Members
24 In Memoriam

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