Giannis Tountas and Ioannis Antoniou, two expert scientists invited by the Institute of Public Health of the American College of Greece, discussed during their online lectures, on the 6th April afternoon, how a proper program of Health Education could, within the Greek educational system, significantly change the behavior of children and adolescents in matters of nutrition, self-care and avoidance of addictions, as well as help fight depression and improve school performance.
Category: Lectures
IPH | The Spectrum of Development Disorders: From Dyslexia to Autism
In view of the World Autism Awareness Day (April 2), Ms. Savvaki, Director of the Dyslexia & Speech, Learning & Behavior Disorders Unit at the University Hospital of Heraklion, explained during her online lecture on the 30th March 2022, entitled “The Spectrum of Developmental Disorders from Learning Disabilities to Autism”, what parents, educators and...
Healthy diet: Perceptions & Attitudes of the Greek Public 16/02/2022
Αdult Greeks care enough but not as much as they should for a healthy diet, according to the findings of a recent Panhellenic research that was conducted last November.
World Cancer Day 2022
The 4th of February every year is dedicated to Cancer Awareness, an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), with a different theme every year.
IPH | Hereditary cancer: Potentials for prevention and treatment
The 4th Lecture of the Institute of Public Health 7th Series of Lectures, was dedicated to hereditary cancer. The Director of Research of the Human Genetics Field of the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory INRASTES Dr. Drakoulis Yannoukakos, delivered a lecture entitled “Novel Clinical Applications of Human Genetics in Diagnosis & Therapy of Hereditary Cancer”.
Topics in Biomedical Ethics
Εminent Greek scientists participated in a round table discussion entitled “Topics in Biomedical Ethics” during the third lecture of the Institute of Public Health 7th Series of Lectures.
Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in children & adolescents
The second lecture of the current IPH series was dedicated to a highly prevalent, public health threat of the 21st century; Childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Important Post COVID-19 Implications: Inaugural event of IPH 7th Lecture Series
Long-COVID and COVID-19 implications, in all age groups including in asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, can only be prevented with worldwide mass vaccination;
7th Series of Lectures – Institute of Public Health, ACG
The 7th series of Lectures will open on Wednesday October 6th at 18:30, with an online Round Table Discussion entitled “Important post-COVID-19 implications”.
IPH | Blood safety and quality of blood in emergencies
Despite new concerns about emerging infectious diseases, resulting from climate change, global mobility and high population movements, the blood transfusion continues to be a safe procedure
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