PREVENTION

Department: Public Health
Laboratory: Prevention
Director: Professor Panayota Sourtzi

Laboratory Contact Details

• Telephone: +30 210 746 1474/-5
  E-mail: psourtzi[at]nurs[dot]uoa[dot]gr

Room / Building

• 301, 123 Papadiamantopoulou Street, 11527, Athens

General Description

The laboratory of Prevention was established by in 1996 and its activities included teaching and research on disease – chronic and communicable -  prevention. Since 2000 the activities of the laboratory have expanded to include teaching and research on occupational and environmental health, health promotion and health education of workers, immigrants and other vulnerable populations in addition to educational activities.

The laboratory is specialized on occupational health and safety risk management in the health care environment, environmental risks management, medical waste management and HACCP for hospitals. It is also developing and evaluating educational programmes for the prevention of specific occupational hazards such as musculoskeletal disorders, sharp injuries, etc. In addition to the above specialized subjects there are also research projects on health promotion and education for employed populations as well as retired ones.

Laboratory staff:

Panayota Sourtzi, Professor of Occupational Health Nursing

Emmanuel Velonakis, Professor Emeritus of Prevention and Environmental Health

Eleni Roditi, RN, MSc, Research Associate

Elina Grana, RN, MSc, PhDc

Eirini Stylianaki, RN, MSc, PhDc

Konstantina Tassiopoulou, RN, MSc, PhDc

Stavroula Tziava,  RN, MSc, PhDc

Anastasia Foka, RN, MSc, PhDc

Panagiotis Panagiotidis, MSc, PhDc

Kleanthis Papagiannopoulos, MSc, PhDc

Christos Priftis, MSc, PhDc

Courses (undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum):

• Applied Epidemiology & Prevention (pre-and postgraduate)
• Demography (postgraduate)
• Occupational Health (pre-and postgraduate)
• Health Education (postgraduate)
• Gerontology Nursing (undergraduate)

• Lectures in other undergraduate and postgraduate courses

Infrastructure:

• Four PCs
• Instruments for students training in the preventive occupational health practice:
  • ECG (2)
  • Spirometer (2)
  • Audiometer (2) & Acoometric Booth
  • Visiotest
  • Electronic sphygmomanometer
  • Weight and Height Gauge (2)
  • Examination Bed (2)
• Assistive devices for MSD prevention training in nursing students and hospital personnel

Laboratory research activities (recent and ongoing):

2023-2026: chAnGE-Climate change and healthy AgeinG: co-creating E-learning for resilience and adaptation

2022-2023: HAiG-Healthy Aging and well-being of community-dwelling older persons in Greece

2020-2023: emma-European Master on active ageing and age-friendy society, erasmus+ ka2, ΚΕ: 17267

2017-2021: “Safety Culture and Risk Management in Agriculture” (SACURIMA), COST: CA16123

2013-2016: ELLAN, European Later Life Active Network. Project No: 539547-LLP-1-2013-1-FI-ERASMUS-ENW, KA:12473

2011-2015: ΘΑΛΗΣ–UOA-The Detection, Transcription, and Analysis of Inequalities to Healthcare Access for Immigrants Living in Greece, MIS 377228

Publications (recent):

1. Wiggin DA, Setti A, Mali J, Ströckl DE, Sourtzi P, Nevala E, Penič B, Zymbal V, Cardadeiro G, Carnide F, Baptista F, Fitzgerald T & Timmons S (2023). Learning needs in healthy and active aging according to key stakeholders: a multinational survey, Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, DOI: 10.1080/02701960.2023.2252368
2. Tasiopoulou KE, Sourtzi P (2022). Investigation of health and safety conditions of migrants compared to native wokers. Nursing Care & Research/Nosileia kai Ereuna, 63: 121-149
3. Τζιάβα Σ, Σουρτζή Π (2022). Αξιολόγηση Σχολικών Προγραμμάτων Αγωγής Υγείας  NursingCare & Research/NosileiakaiEreuna, 62: 86-97
4. Pesiridis T, Galanis P, Anagnostopoulou E, Kalokerinou A, Sourtzi P (2021). Providing care to patients with COVID-19 in a reference hospital: health care staff intentional behavior and factors that affect it. AIMS Public Health 8 (3), 456-466
5. Sarla E, Lambrinou E, Galanis P, Kalokairinou A, Sourtzi P. (2020). Factors That Influence the Relationship Between Social Support and Health-Related Quality of Life of Older People Living in the Community. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine 6, 1-10
6. Sourtzi P, Galanis P, Konstantakopoulou O, Siskou O, Kaitelidou D. (2020). Factors that influence the health status of immigrants living in Greece. AIMS Public Health 7 (2), 287-300
7. Syrou N & Sourtzi P (2019). Implementation and evaluation of a distance learning program on school safety and hygiene. IJEI, 1, 73-84