Browsing by Subject "organization and management"

Actions for prevention and control of health threats related to maritime transport in European Union

Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Mouchtouri, V. A.; Guglielmetti, P.; Lemos, C. M.; Nichols, G.; Paux, T.; Schlaich, C.; Cornejo, M. D.; Martinez, C. V.; Dionisio, M.; Rehmet, S.; Jaremin, B.; Kremastinou, J. (2013)

Background: Actions at European Union level for International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 implementation and maritime transport were focused on two European projects implemented between 2006 and 2011. Method: Situation ...

Behind the numbers and the panic of a viral pandemic: Fixed restrictive oncology guidance may jeopardize patients’ survival

Mauri D., Tzachanis D., Valachis A., Kamposioras K., Tolia M., Dambrosio M., Zarkavelis G., Gkoura S., Gazouli I., de Lorenzo F., Apostolidis K. (2020)

To protect cancer patients from COVID-19exposure, prioritization strategies are being implemented at global level. Measures include use of tele-health services, deferring elective surgeries, delaying non life-saving ...

Challenges and priorities in skeletal, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, genitourinary and lung scintigraphy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Koutsikos J., Angelidis G. (2020)

[No abstract available]

Cross-continental comparison of safety and protection measures amongst urologists during COVID-19

de la Rosette J., Laguna P., Álvarez-Maestro M., Eto M., Mochtar C.A., Albayrak S., Mendoza-Valdes A., Ong T.A., Khadgi S., Al-Terki A., Bolton D., Gomez R., Klotz L., Kulkarni S., Tanguay S., Gravas S., the Societe Internationale d'Urologie Board of Directors (2020)

Objectives: To determine the well-being of urologists worldwide during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and whether they have adequate personal protective equipment knowledge and supplies appropriate to their clinical ...

Development of a competency profile for professionals involved in infectious disease preparedness and response in the air transport public health sector

de Rooij D., Rebel R., Raab J., Hadjichristodoulou C., Belfroid E., Timen A. (2020)

Background Recent infectious disease outbreaks highlight the importance of competent professionals with expertise on public health preparedness and response at airports. The availability of a competency profile for this ...

Examining the Effectiveness of the Smoking Prevention Program “I Do Not Smoke, I Exercise” in Elementary and Secondary School Settings

Kolovelonis A., Goudas M., Theodorakis Y. (2016)

The aim of the study was to examine the effectiveness of the smoking prevention program “I do not smoke, I exercise” implemented with elementary and secondary school students. “I do not smoke, I exercise” is a theory-based ...

Exploring the current status and key determinants of corporate disclosure on climate change: Evidence from the Greek business sector

Halkos G., Skouloudis A. (2016)

An increasing number of large corporations around the world engage in accounting for and reporting on their plans and measures towards climate change mitigation, as part of their environmental responsibility agenda. Using ...

Health-Promoting Effects of a Concurrent Workplace Training Program in Inactive Office Workers (HealPWorkers): A Randomized Controlled Study

Karatrantou K., Gerodimos V., Manouras N., Vasilopoulou T., Melissopoulou A., Mesiakaris A.F., Theodorakis Y. (2020)

Purpose: To the best of our knowledge, no previous study has examined the health-promoting effects of a daily supervised concurrent workplace training program in inactive office workers. The main objective of this study ...

The HEAT-SHIELD project — Perspectives from an inter-sectoral approach to occupational heat stress

Morris N.B., Piil J.F., Morabito M., Messeri A., Levi M., Ioannou L.G., Ciuha U., Pogačar T., Kajfež Bogataj L., Kingma B., Casanueva A., Kotlarski S., Spirig C., Foster J., Havenith G., Sotto Mayor T., Flouris A.D., Nybo L. (2021)

Objectives: To provide perspectives from the HEAT-SHIELD project (www.heat-shield.eu): a multi-national, inter-sectoral, and cross-disciplinary initiative, incorporating twenty European research institutions, as well as ...

Identifying organizational culture and subcultures within Greek public hospitals

Bellou, V. (2008)

Purpose - Since organizational culture is undoubtedly critical in a highly competitive era, the purpose of this paper is to identify the core culture dimensions that exist within Greek public hospitals and examine inherent ...

Impact of COVID-19 on medical education: introducing homo digitalis

Gravas S., Ahmad M., Hernández-Porras A., Furriel F., Alvarez-Maestro M., Kumar A., Lee K.-S., Azodoh E., Mburugu P., Sanchez-Salas R., Bolton D., Gomez R., Klotz L., Kulkarni S., Tanguay S., Elliott S., de la Rosette J., the Office of Education and SIU Board of Directors (2020)

Purpose: To determine how members of the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU) are continuing their education in the time of COVID-19. Methods: A survey was disseminated amongst SIU members worldwide by email. Results ...

The impact of economic growth on environmental efficiency of the electricity sector: A hybrid window DEA methodology for the USA

Halkos G.E., Polemis M.L. (2018)

This paper estimates the efficiency of the power generation sector in the USA by using Window Data Envelopment Analysis (W-DEA). We integrate radial and non-radial efficiency measurements in DEA using the hybrid measure ...

Implementation of HPV-based Cervical Cancer Screening Combined with Self-sampling Using a Midwifery Network across Rural Greece: The Grecoself study

Agorastos T., Chatzistamatiou K., Tsertanidou A., Mouchtaropoulou E., Pasentsis K., Kitsou A., Moysiadis T., Moschaki V., Skenderi A., Katsiki E., Aggelidou S., Venizelos I., Ntoula M., Daponte A., Vanakara P., Garas A., Stefos T., Vrekoussis T., Lymberis V., Kontomanolis E.N., Makrigiannakis A., Manidakis G., Deligeoroglou E., Panoskaltsis T., Decavalas G.O., Michail G., Kalogiannidis I., Koukoulis G., Zempili P., Halatsi D., Truva T., Piha V., Agelena G., Chronopoulou A., Vaitsi V., Chatzaki E., Paschopoulos M., Adonakis G., Kaufmann A.M., Hadzidimitriou A., Stamatopoulos K. (2019)

Self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is an alternative to physician sampling particularly for cervical cancer screening nonattenders. The GRECOSELF study is a nationwide observational cross-sectional study ...

Intra- A nd inter-observer reliability of anthropometric measurements and blood pressure in primary schoolchildren and adults: The Feel4Diabetes-study

Androutsos O., Anastasiou C., Lambrinou C.-P., Mavrogianni C., Cardon G., Van Stappen V., Kivelä J., Wikström K., Moreno L.A., Iotova V., Tsochev K., Chakarova N., Ungvári T., Jancso Z., Makrilakis K., Manios Y. (2020)

Background: Feel4Diabetes was a large-scale, multicenter lifestyle intervention aiming to prevent type 2 diabetes among families from vulnerable population groups in six European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, ...

Maintenance of Acute Stroke Care Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

Altersberger V.L., Stolze L.J., Heldner M.R., Henon H., Martinez-Majander N., Hametner C., Nordanstig A., Zini A., Nannoni S., Gonçalves B., Nolte C.H., Baumgartner P., Kastrup A., Papanagiotou P., Kägi G., Leker R.R., Zedde M., Padovani A., Pezzini A., Padjen V., Cereda C.W., Ntaios G., Bonati L.H., Rinkel L.A., Fischer U., Scheitz J.F., Wegener S., Turc G., Michel P., Gentile M., Rentzos A., Ringleb P.A., Curtze S., Cordonnier C., Arnold M., Nederkoorn P.J., Engelter S.T., Gensicke H., TRISP Collaborators (2021)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Timely reperfusion is an important goal in treatment of eligible patients with acute ischemic stroke. However, during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, prehospital and in-hospital ...

Organ donation awareness: Rethinking media campaigns

Symvoulakis E.K., Markaki A., Anyfantakis D., Rachiotis G. (2018)

[No abstract available]

The perceptions of athenian physiotherapists on the referral service in Greece and its impact on professional autonomy

Chanou, K.; Sellars, J. (2010)

Background and Purpose. The attainment of professional autonomy is considered a priority of any profession. The development of autonomy in physiotherapy has differed among countries, with some achieving a high degree of ...

Preparedness for the prevention and control of influenza outbreaks on passenger ships in the EU: the SHIPSAN TRAINET project communication

Mouchtouri, V.; Black, N.; Nichols, G.; Paux, T.; Riemer, T.; Rjabinina, J.; Schlaich, C.; Menel Lemos, C.; Kremastinou, J.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2009)

Passenger ships carry a large number of people in confined spaces. A case of the new influenza A (H1N1) virus aboard a passenger ship is an expected event and would lead to rapid spread of the virus, if preventive measures ...

Psychiatric Care in Acute Care Units with Locked Doors: Nursing Care Providers’ Perceptions and Experiences

Missouridou E., Resoulai Α., Sakavara Ι., Fradelos E.C., Kritsiotakis E., Mangoulia P., Kasidi E., Stefanou E., Liapis C., Segredou E., Koutelekos J., Evagelou E. (2021)

Social distancing and the recent lockdown due to COVID-19 have increased the feeling of disconnection, isolation, and suffering in vulnerable individuals and have brought forward questions regarding locked acute care ...

Reliability and validity of the Greek translation of the patient assessment of chronic illness care + (PACIC-PLUS GR) survey

Malliarou M., Bakola E., Nikolentzos A., Sarafis P. (2020)

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care+ (PACIC+) which is a tool to assess care for Chronic Conditions combining PACIC items with an overall 5As score derived from the ...