Department/Laboratory: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Infection Lab
Research Programme's Title: Preventing Hospital Infections in Greece
Principal Investigator/Scientific Leader: Professor Zaoutis, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Duration: 1 Year
Funding Source: Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Official Website: http://www.cleoresearch.org/el/
Brief Description: The aim of the program is the surveillance of the most common hospital infections, compliance with selected prevention practices and the use of antibiotics.
Department/Laboratory: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Infection Lab
Research Programme's Title: International Research Program Missed Infection Control Nursing Care
Principal Investigator/Scientific Leader: Professor Chryssoula B. Lemonidou, for the Greek Part of the Study
Duration: 3 Years
Funding Source: None
Official Website: Not exist
Brief Description: The program explores missed care in the context of infection control practices within the clinical area; what infection control practices are missed, how frequently and why this type of care is missed.
Department/Laboratory: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Infection Lab
Research Programme's Title: International Research Program: Paradiso. Participatory Approach for Raising Awareness and fighting Discrimination concerning Sexual and gender Orientation in the healthcare sector.
Principal Investigator/Scientific Leader: Professor Chryssoula B. Lemonidou, for the Greek Part of the Study
Duration: 16 Months
Funding Source: EU Project 777338/PARADISO was funded by the European Union-Rights, Equality and Citizenship Program
Official Website: https://paradiso.gr
Brief Description: The main objective of the project is to create an inclusive and LGBTI culturally competent health sector through a participatory approach. It aims to combat any LGBTI discrimination and raise awareness among healthcare professionals on LGBTI definitions, rights and needs. Specifically, the existing perception and beliefs on homophobic viewpoints and discrimination attitudes against LGBTI people in the health professionals will be assessed and practical guide booklets on “dos and don’ts on LGBTI people in the health sector” will be developed. Through a series of trainings to health professionals, the health professionals’ attitudes will be culturally improved and LGBTI medically competent services will be provided.
Department/Clinic: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Pediatric Clinic
Research Programme’s Title: Laboratory parameters as criteria for assessing the natural course of bronchiolitis
Principal Investigator: Konstantinos Tsoumakas
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022
Funding Source: Pediatric Clinic
Brief Description: The aim of the study is to evaluate the relationship of laboratory parameters (peripheral blood eosinophils, platelet count, C-reactive protein, interleukins) to the natural course of the disease and to describe the epidemiological characteristics of children aged <2 years treated for bronchiolitis. The sample will include all children with the corresponding criteria to be hospitalized at the Children's Pediatric Hospital. The data collection is based on a specific form that includes a questionnaire that records the demographics data, the individual and family memories of each patient, and the patient's record of clinical and paraclinical parameters for each patient according to medical confidentiality envelope. With the end of the study, the statistical processing and analysis of the data, as well as the formulation of the results, will comply with ethical and ethical rules and medical confidentiality.
Department/Clinic: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Pediatric Clinic
Research Programme's Title: Sleep EEG recordings in childhood absence epilepsy. A study of electrophysiology
Principal Investigator: Konstantinos Tsoumakas
Duration: 01/09/2016 - 31/08/2020
Funding Source: Funded program of the Research Committee
Brief Description: The purpose of the study was the effect of childhood epilepsy on the structure of sleep and the effect of daytime cycle and stages of sleep on epilepsy. The sample of the study are children aged 2-14 years with a typical abstraction epilepsy image, which meets the criteria for entering the syndrome. The research includes 3 stages: continuous 24-hour video-EEG sleep recording and alertness of the first-line patients before initiation of anti-epileptic medication, continuous video-hepatic sleep recording of patients during the administration of anti-epileptic medication (1-3 months after onset and titration of medication) and continuous Video-Hepatic sleep recording of patients after discontinuation of anti-epileptic medication having remained free of seizures for at least 1 year.
Department/Clinic: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Pediatric Clinic
Research Programme's Title: Quality of life of children with growth hormone deficiency receiving treatment
Principal Investigator: Konstantinos Tsoumakas
Duration: 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2019
Funding Source: Pediatric Clinic
Brief Description: The aim of this research is to investigate and evaluate the quality of life of children with developmental disorders treated with Growth Hormone. The study is being conducted at the Endocrinology Department of a large Public Pediatric Hospital of Attica and will last for 4 years. The sample of the study consists 9 to 18 year old patients (children and adolescents) who were diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency and treated with rhGH.
Department/Clinic: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Pediatric Clinic
Research Programme's Title: Viral infections in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Principal Investigator: Konstantinos Tsoumakas
Duration: 01.01.2016 - 31.08.2019
Funding Source: Pediatric Clinic
Official Website: -
Brief Description:The main objectives of the study are the identification of risk factors and the development of prognostic markers of viral infections in children who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit of the Children's Hospital. Clinical screening, laboratory (serological and molecular methods, PCR qualitative and quantitative, histological examination in tissue samples for the detection of CMV, HSV, RSV and adenovirus lesions) and imaging tests are used to collect the data. GVHD-experienced patients are expected to be more susceptible to viral illness and patients who receive grafts with a greater degree of incompatibility or receive more immunosuppressive preparation protocols to present more and more severe viral infections.
Department/Laboratory: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Laboratory of Development and Improvement of Nursing Care Systems
Research Programme's Title: eSMART: Randomised controlled trial to evaluate electronic Symptom Management using the Advanced Symptom Management System (ASyMS) Remote Technology for patients with cancers
Principal Investigator/Scientific Leader: Professor Elisabeth Patiraki
Duration: 01/02/2014 – 31/07/2019
Funding Source: European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 602289
Official Website: https://www.strath.ac.uk/science/computerinformationsciences/esmart/
Brief Description: Organizing body: The University of Strathclyde
The eSMART project is a two-part, pragmatic, multi-national study and involves 10 European and 1 American partner: University of Strathclyde, University of Surrey, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, King's College London, University College Dublin, University of California-San Francisco, European Cancer Patient Coalition, Medical University of Vienna, Oslo University Hospital, NHS24, Docobo Ltd, University of Dundee.
Aim: The eSMART project aims to demonstrate benefits for cancer patients using a real-time, mobile phone based remote patient monitoring system, the Advanced Symptom Management System (ASyMS). It is anticipated to greatly improve patient outcomes and delivery of care both during and after chemotherapy treatment. eSMART will demonstrate how delivering patient focused, anticipatory care via technology can improve outcomes for people with cancer whilst also addressing the issue of increasing demands on acute services across Europe. The following results are anticipated:
- Enhanced patient outcomes
- Improved patient quality of life
- Promotion of advances in cancer care
- Reduced social and economic barriers in cancer care
- Accelerated interoperability and collaboration across Europe
- Enhanced stimulation of the national health markets
Department/Laboratory: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Laboratory of Development and Improvement of Nursing Care Systems
Research Programme's Title: Transformational Leadership Programme for Palliative Care Nurses
Principal Investigator/Scientific Leader: Professor Elisabeth Patiraki
Duration: 15/01/2018 – 18/01/2019
Funding Source: Bristol Meyer Squibb Foundation
Official Website: -
Brief Description: The overall goal of this project was to educate Greek nurses on leadership in palliative care, in order to inspire them to provide holistic care and to advocate for the right of all the patients with progressive life-threatening illnesses and their family members of all ages, in all settings, in all levels of health care system to have access in palliative care.
Department/Laboratory/Clinic: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Paediatric Research Laboratory / Paediatric Clinic
Research Programme's Title: Viral infections in children with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Impact, risk factors, prognostic factors
Principal Investigator/Scientific Leader: Ioanna Pavlopoulou
Duration: 5 years
Funding Source: Grant by the Special Account for Research Grants (SARG), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Code 13669)
Official Website: -
Brief Description: Viral infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric transplant populations. This study aims to analyze the epidemiology of viral infections in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients (HSCT), including their incidence, associated risk factors, and outcome. The results could identify specific HSCT patient subpopulations that might benefit most from routine laboratory surveillance.
Department/Laboratory/Clinic: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Paediatric Research Laboratory / Paediatric Clinic
Research Programme's Title: Serologic immunity against vaccine preventable diseases in refugee and immigrant children
Principal Investigator/Scientific Leader: Ioanna Pavlopoulou
Duration: 5 years
Funding Source: Grant by the Special Account for Research Grants (SARG), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Official Website: -
Brief Description: The purpose of this study is to assess the serologic immunity against vaccine preventable diseases as well as the vaccination coverage of newly arriving immigrant and refugee children in order to design an appropriate optimal immunization strategy.
Department/Laboratory: Division of Internal Medicine - Nursing / Laboratory of Development and Improvement of Nursing Care Systems
Research Programme's Title: Investigating the factors affecting the dignity of cancer patients in palliative care
Principal Investigator/Scientific Leader: Professor Elisabeth Patiraki
Duration: 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2017
Funding Source: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Official Website: -
Brief Description: The primary aim of this study was to explore what factors are associated with the dignity of patients with cancer in palliative care. Objectives: