Ουρανία Παπαϊωάννου

Ειδικευμένη Ιατρός

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POSITION TITLE: Pulmonologist, Respiratory Department, University Hospital of Patras

EDUCATION/TRAINING

INSTITUTION AND LOCATIONDEGREEYEAR(s)FIELD OF STUDY
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Medical School, GreeceMD
(V. GOOD)		1/9/2009-13/7/2015Medicine
University of Patras, Medical School, GreecePhDc20/9/2021COVID-19

Personal Statement

Ourania Papaioannou was born on 24/06/1991 and completed her primary and secondary education in Karditsa with the grade of “excellence 19.8/20”. She graduated from the School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2015 with the grade of “Very Good”. Ourania Papaioannou has been a resident in the Pulmonary Medicine, Sotiria Chest Hospital, Athens until 15/6/2020. She is currently a PhD student in University of Patras and she has completed her residency in the Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Patras on 26/09/2022. During her spell in Sotiria Chest Hospital and University Hospital of Patras, she has performed over 650 bronchoscopies (50 of them were EBUS guided). Ourania Papaioannou participates in trials enrolling patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and obstructive pulmonary diseases in the Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Patras, Greece under the supervision of Associate Professor Argyrios Tzouvelekis. She currently enumerates 27 publications in scientific journals cited in Pubmed and several publications in international and national conferences.

Positions

From October 2022: Pulmonologist, Respiratory Department, University Hospital of Patras

July 2020-September 2022: Resident Doctor, Respiratory Department, University Hospital of Patras

June 2018-June 2020: Resident Doctor, 5th Respiratory Department, SOTIRIA General Hospital for Thoracic Diseases of Athens

March 2017-March 2018: Resident Doctor, Internal Medicine Department, General Hospital of Karditsa

November 2015-March 2017: Rural Service Doctor, Health Center of Mouzaki

Awards

11/12/2022 1st Award for oral presentation in session of Diffuse Interstitial Lung Diseases, 31st Panhellenic Congress, Hellenic Thoracic Society, Athens

2020 Award from Stavros Niarchos Foundation for active involvement in management of patients with COVID-19 in referral hospitals.

11/5/2014 3rd place in the 18th Olympiad of Medical Knowledge, Thessaloniki, Greece.

2009 Award «Student Excellence Awards for admission to Universities», Eurobank.

Languages

English Excellent Level: Certificate of Proficiency in English, University of Michigan

French B2 Level: DELF 1er degré, Institut français

Greek: Native speaker

Publications

Total Number of Publications in a Journal: 27

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals of Pubmed

  1. Eosinopenia as a Prognostic Biomarker for Noninvasive Ventilation Use in COPD Exacerbations
    Konstantinos Bartziokas, Evgenia Papathanasiou, Andriana I Papaioannou, Ilias Papanikolaou, Emmanouil Antonakis, Ioanna Makou, Georgios Hillas, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Katerina Dimakou, Vasiliki Apollonatou, Galateia Verykokou, Spyros Papiris, Petros Bakakos, Stelios Loukides, Konstantinos Kostikas, J Pers Med. 2023 Apr 19;13(4):686. Brief report.
  2. Clinical features and outcomes of patients with myositis associated-interstitial lung disease
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Vasilios Tzilas, Ourania Papaioannou, Serafeim Chrysikos, Eirini Vasarmidi, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Styliani Vizirianaki, Eleni Bibaki, Argyro Reppa, Prodromos Sidiropoulos, Matthaios Katsaras, Vasilina Sotiropoulou, Panagiota Tsiri, Electra Koulousousa, Eva Theochari, Georgios Tsirikos, Ioannis Christopoulos, Elli Malakounidou, Eirini Zarkadi, Fotios Sampsonas, Georgios Hillas, Theofanis Karageorgas, Dimitrios Daoussis, Christina Kalogeropoulou, Katerina Dimakou, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Raphael Borie, Philippe Dieudé, Katerina Antoniou, Bruno Crestani, Demosthenes Bouros, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Jan 9; 9:1096203. Original article.
  3. Post-COVID-19 interstitial lung disease: Insights from a machine learning radiographic model
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Vasilina Sotiropoulou, Matthaios Katsaras, Panagiota Tsiri, Vasiliki E Georgakopoulou, Ilias C Papanikolaou, Eleni Bibaki, Ioannis Tomos, Irini Lambiri, Ourania Papaioannou, Eirini Zarkadi, Emmanouil Antonakis, Aggeliki Pandi, Elli Malakounidou, Fotios Sampsonas, Sotiria Makrodimitri, Serafeim Chrysikos, Georgios Hillas, Katerina Dimakou, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Nikolaos V Sipsas, Katerina Antoniou, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Jan 17; 9:1083264. Original article.
  4. Clinical outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated patients with COVID-19: a population-based analysis
    O Papaioannou, T Karampitsakos, P Tsiri, V Sotiropoulou, E Koulousousa, P Tasiopoulos, G Schinas, M Katsaras, E Zarkadi, E Malakounidou, V Georgiopoulou, F Sampsonas, A Spyridonidis, K Akinosoglou, M Marangos, A Tzouvelekis, Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2022 Oct;26(20):7705-7712. Original article.
  5. Tocilizumab versus baricitinib in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19: an open label, randomized controlled trial.
    Karampitsakos Theodoros, Papaioannou Ourania, Tsiri Panagiota, Katsaras Matthaios, Katsimpris Andreas, Kalogeropoulos Andreas, Malakounidou Elli, Zarkadi Eirini, Tsirikos Georgios, Georgiopoulou Vasiliki, Sotiropoulou Vasilina, Koulousousa Electra, Chourpiliadi Charikleia, Matsioulas Apostolos, Lagadinou Maria, Sampsonas Fotios, Akinosoglou Karolina, Marangos Markos, Tzouvelekis Argyris. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Oct 20:S1198-743X(22)00529-8. Original article.
  6. Diagnostic Accuracy of Multiple D-Dimer Cutoff Thresholds and Other Clinically Applicable Biomarkers for the Detection and Radiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism
    Serafeim Chrysikos, Ourania Papaioannou, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Kyriaki Tavernaraki, Ioanna Thanou, Petros Filippousis, Maria Anyfanti, Georgios Hillas, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Loukas Thanos, Katerina Dimakou, Adv Respir Med. 2022 Aug 5; 90(4):300-309. Original article.
  7. Fanconi syndrome-associated interstitial lung disease
    Ourania Papaioannou, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Fotios Sampsonas, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Jul 4; 15(7):e249242. , Case Report.
  8. CTPA imaging findings, beyond pulmonary embolism, in patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus-2 infection and their relation to clinical outcome – a single center experience
    F Sampsonas, M Lagadinou, C Kalogeropoulou, V Karamouzos, K Dionysopoulos, D Velissaris, T Karampitsakos, O Papaioannou, E Zarkadi, E Malakounidou, M Katsaras, G Stratakos, P Zampakis, M Marangos, A Tzouvelekis, Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2022 Jun;26(12):4520-4527. Original article.
  9. Reduced immunogenicity of the mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Ilias Dimeas, Panagiota Tsiri, Vasilina Sotiropoulou, Ioannis Tomos, Ilias C Papanikolaou, Matthaios Katsaras, Paraskevi Kirgou, Zoe Daniil, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis, Fotios Sampsonas, Effrosyni Manali, Spyridon Papiris, Demosthenes Bouros, Argyris Tzouvelekis, ERJ Open Res. 2022 May 3;8(2):00082-2022.
  10. High-Flow vs. Low-Flow Nasal Cannula in Reducing Hypoxemic Events During Bronchoscopic Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    Fotios Sampsonas, Vasileios Karamouzos, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Matthaios Katsaras, Maria Lagadinou, Eirini Zarkadi, Elli Malakounidou, Dimitrios Velissaris, Grigorios Stratakos, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Feb 24;9:815799.
  11. Tocilizumab improves 28-day survival in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19: an open label, prospective study
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Elli Malakounidou, Ourania Papaioannou, Vasilina Dimakopoulou, Eirini Zarkadi, Matthaios Katsaras, Panagiota Tsiri, Georgios Tsirikos, Vasiliki Georgiopoulou, Ioanna Oikonomou, Christos Davoulos, Dimitrios Velissaris, Fotios Sampsonas, Markos Marangos, Karolina Akinosoglou, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Respir Res. 2021 Dec 22; 22(1):317. Original article.
  12. Clinical improvement in Job syndrome following administration of co-trimoxazole, omalizumab and inhaled tobramycin
    Ourania Papaioannou, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Matthaios Katsaras, Fotios Sampsonas, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Adv Respir Med. 2021 Oct 20., Case Report
  13. Infliximab-induced interstitial lung disease
    Karampitsakos Theodoros, Papaioannou Ourania, Sampsonas Fotios, Tzouvelekis Argyrios, BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Oct 13;14(10):e245726.
  14. Safety and Effectiveness of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Interstitial Lung Diseases: Insights from a Machine Learning Radiographic Model.
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Christina Kalogeropoulou, Vasilios Tzilas, Ourania Papaioannou, Alexandra Kazantzi, Evangelia Koukaki, Matthaios Katsaras, Evangelos Bouros, Panagiota Tsiri, Georgios Tsirikos, Eirini Zarkadi, Nikolaos Ntoulias, Vasilina Sotiropoulou, Panagiotis Efthymiou, Serafeim Chrysikos, Elli Malakounidou, Fotios Sampsonas, Demosthenes Bouros, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Respiration. 2021 Sep 30;1-10. Original article.
  15. Platypnea orthodeoxia syndrome in a patient with patent foramen ovale and normal atrial pressure. Case report and presentation of underlying pathophysiological mechanisms
    Fotios Sampsonas, Matthaios Katsaras, Ourania Papaioannou, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Lampros Lakkas, Lampros K Michalis, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2021 Sep 28. Case Report.
  16. Interstitial Lung Diseases and the Impact of Gender
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Matthaios Katsaras, Fotios Sampsonas, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Clin Chest Med. 2021 Sep;42(3):531-541, Review Article.
  17. Epidemiological characteristics and outcomes from 187 patients with COVID-19 admitted to 6 reference centers in Greece: an observational study during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
    Argyris Tzouvelekis, Karolina Akinosoglou, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Vassiliki Panou, Ioannis Tomos, Georgios Tsoukalas, Magdalini Stratiki, Katerina Dimakou, Serafeim Chrysikos, Ourania Papaioannou, Georgios Hillas, Petros Bakakos, Grigoris Stratakos, Aris Anagnostopoulos, Athanasios Koromilias, Afroditi Boutou, Ioannis Kioumis, Diamantis Chloros, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Despoina Papakosta, Spyridon Papiris, Effrosyni Manali, Elvira-Markela Antonogiannaki, Nikolaos Koulouris, Demosthenes Bouros, Stylianos Loukides, Charalampos Gogos, Adv Respir Med. 2021;89(4):378-385, Original article.
  18. Increased monocyte count and red cell distribution width as prognostic biomarkers in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Sebastiano Torrisi, Katerina Antoniou, Effrosyni Manali, Ioanna Korbila, Ourania Papaioannou, Fotios Sampsonas, Matthaios Katsaras, Eirini Vasarmidi, Despoina Papakosta, Kalliopi Domvri, Eva Fouka, Ioannis Organtzis, Zoe Daniil, Ilias Dimeas, Paraskevi Kirgou, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis, Ilias C Papanikolaou, Katerina Markopoulou, Georgia Kounti, Eirini Tsapakidou, Efthymia Papadopoulou, Konstantinos Tatsis, Athena Gogali, Konstantinos Kostikas, Vasilios Tzilas, Serafeim Chrysikos, Spyridon Papiris, Demosthenes Bouros, Michael Kreuter, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Respir Res. 2021 May 5. Original Article.
  19. Bronchoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic: effect on current practices and strategies to reduce procedure-associated transmission
    Fotios Sampsonas, Loukas Kakoullis, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Matthaios Katsaras, Eleni Papachristopoulou, George Kyriakou, Aggeliki Bellou, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Expert Rev Respir Med., 2 April 2021. Review article.
  20. Blood Eosinophils as Predictor of Outcomes in patients hospitalized for COPD Exacerbations: A Prospective Observational Study
    Konstantinos Kostikas, Evgenia Papathanasiou, Andriana Papaioannou, Konstantinos Bartziokas, Ilias Papanikolaou, Emmanouil Antonakis, Ioanna Makou, Georgios Hillas, Τheodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Aikaterini Dimakou, Vicky Apollonatou, Galateia Verykokou, Spyros Papiris, Petros Bakakos, Stelios Loukides, Biomarkers. 2021 Mar 16:1-25. Original article.
  21. Increased Red Cell Distribution Width is associated with disease severity in hospitalized adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection: An Observational Multicentric Study
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Karolina Akinosoglou, Ourania Papaioannou, Vassiliki Panou, Athanasios Koromilias, Petros Bakakos, Stelios Loukides, Demosthenes Bouros, Charalampos Gogos  and Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Front. Med., 11 December 2020. Brief Research Report.
  22. A 52-year-old man presented with cough, chest pain, and a mass in the right lung.
    Serafeim Chrysikos, Ourania Papaioannou, Maria Anyfanti, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ioannis Vamvakaris, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Katerina Dimakou, Chest. 2020 Nov;158(5) Chest Pearl.
  23. Thoracic endosonography (EBUS/EUS-b) in diagnosis of different intrathoracic diseases: a 4-year experience at a single-center in Greece
    Serafeim Chrysikos, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Eleftherios Zervas, Maria Anyfanti, Ourania Papaioannou, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Georgios Hillas, Katerina Dimakou,  Int J Clin Pract, 19 August 2020.  Original article.
  24. Low penetrance of antibiotics in the epithelial lining fluid. The role of inhaled antibiotics in patients with bronchiectasis
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Maria Kaponi, Andreana Kozanidou, Georgios Hillas, Elisavet Stavropoulou, DemosthenesBouros, Katerina Dimakou, Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 28 December 2019. Review article.
  25. The role of increased red cell distribution width as a negative prognostic marker in patients with COPD
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Katerina Dimakou, Ourania Papaioannou, Serafeim Chrysikos, Maria Kaponi, Demosthenes Bouros, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Georgios Hillas, Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 12 December 2019. Original article.
  26. Metabolic disorders in chronic lung diseases
    Ourania Papaioannou, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ilianna Barbayianni, Serafeim Chrysikos, Nikos Xylourgidis, Vasilios Tzilas, Demosthenes Bouros, Vasilis Aidinis, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Front. Med., 18 January 2018. Review article.
  27. Primary hyperparathyroidism and the road to surgery: appraisal of the proceedings of the four international workshops (1990, 2002, 2008, 2014) on primary hyperparathyroidism
    Romanos Sklavenitis-Pistofidis, Ourania Papaioannou, Kalliopi Kotsa. HORMONES 2015, 14(2):201-210. Review article.

Presentations in International Conferences

  1. 19-24/5/2023 E-Poster: « Clinical Features and Outcomes of Patients With Myositis Associated-Interstitial Lung Disease»
    T. Karampitsakos, V. Tzilas, O. Papaioannou, S. Chrysikos, E. Vasarmidi, P. Juge, S. Vizirianaki, E. Bibaki, A. Reppa, P. Sidiropoulos, M. Katsaras, V. Sotiropoulou, P. Tsiri, E. Koulousousa, E. Theochari, G. Tsirikos, I. Christopoulos, E. Malakounidou, E. Zarkadi, F. Sampsonas, G. Hillas, T. Karageorgas, D. Daoussis, C. Kalogeropoulou, K. Dimakou, N. Tzanakis, R. Borie, P. Dieudé, K. Antoniou, B. Crestani, D. Bouros, A. Tzouvelekis, ATS 2023, Washington, DC
  2. 19-24/5/2023 E-Poster: « Expression of PD-1/PD-L1 Axis and CD4/CD8 Ratio in Mediastinal Lymph Nodes of Human and Experimental Lung Fibrosis Indicates a Potential Therapeutic Target for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis»
    T. Karampitsakos, A. Galaris, S. Chrysikos, O. Papaioannou, I. Vamvakaris, I. Barbayianni, P. Kanellopoulou, A. Anagnostopoulos, G. Stratakos, M. Katsaras, F. Sampsonas, K. Dimakou, E. Manali, S. A. Papiris, D. Bouros, P. Bakakos, V. Aidinis, A. Tzouvelekis, ATS 2023, Washington, DC
  3. 4-6/9/2022 E-Poster: «Clinical outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated patients with COVID-19: a population- based analysis»
    Ourania Papaioannou, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Panagiota Tsiri, Vasilina Sotiropoulou, Electra Koulousousa, Panagiotis Tasiopoulos, Charikleia Chourpiliadi, Apostolos Matsioulas, Matthaios Katsaras, Eirini Zarkadi, Georgios Tsirikos, Eva Theochari, Elli Malakounidou, Vasiliki Georgiopoulou, Dionysios Papalexatos, Fotios Sampsonas, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, ERS International Congress 2022, Barcelona, Spain
  4. 4-6/9/2022 E-Poster: «Reduced immunogenicity of the mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 in patients with IPF»
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Ilias Dimeas, Panagiota Tsiri, Vassilina Sotiropoulou, Ioannis Tomos, Ilias Papanikolaou, Matthaios Katsaras, Paraskevi Kirgou, Zoe Daniil, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis, Dionysios Papalexatos, Fotis Sampsonas, Effrosyni Manali, Spyridon Papiris, Demosthenes Bouros, Argyris Tzouvelekis, ERS International Congress 2022, Barcelona, Spain
  5. 4-6/9/2022 E-Poster: «Expression of PD-1/PD-L1 axis and CD4/CD8 ratio in mediastinal lymph nodes of human and experimental lung fibrosis»
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Apostolos Galaris, Serafeim Chrysikos, Ourania Papaioannou, Ioannis Vamvakaris, Aris Anagnostopoulos, Grigoris Stratakos, Matthaios Katsaras, Fotios Sampsonas, Katerina Dimakou, Effrosyni Manali, Spyridon Papiris, Demosthenes Bouros, Petros Bakakos, Vassilis Aidinis, Argyris Tzouvelekis, ERS International Congress 2022, Barcelona, Spain
  6. 4-6/9/2022 E-Poster: «Use and effectiveness of intrapleural fibrinolytics in complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyemas»
    Fotios Sampsonas, Maria Lagadinou, Maria Mpouga, Ioannis Picliknski, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Matthaios Katsaras, Panagiota Tsiri, Giorgos Tsirikos, Eirini Zarkadi, Vasilina Sotiropoulou, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, ERS International Congress 2022, Barcelona, Spain
  7. 5-8/9/2021 O-Presentation: «Biosynthesis and implementation of Thyroid Receptor beta (TRβ) agonists (thyromimetics) for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis»
    Argyris Tzouvelekis, Alexios Matralis, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Matthaios Katsaras, Fotios Sampsonas, Demosthenes Bouros, Vassilis Aidinis, Virtual ERS International Congress 2021
  8. 5-8/9/2021 O-Presentation: «Pulmonary Embolism: Incidence, spectrum of CTPA findings, and correlation of D-dimers with embolus location. Is age-adjusted D-dimers cutoff a better screening method? »
    Serafeim Chrysikos, Ourania Papaioannou, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Maria Anyfanti, Georgios Hillas, Kyriaki Tavernaraki, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Katerina Dimakou, Loukas Thanos, Virtual ERS International Congress 2021
  9. 5-8/9/2021 O-Presentation: «Tocilizumab in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19: an open label, prospective study»
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Elli Malakounidou, Ourania Papaioannou, Vassilina Dimakopoulou, Eirini Zarkadi, Matthaios Katsaras, Panagiota Tsiri, Georgios Tsirikos, Ioanna Oikonomou, Christos Davoulos, Vasiliki Georgiopoulou, Fotios Sampsonas, Markos Marangos, Karolina Akinosoglou, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Virtual ERS International Congress 2021
  10. 5-8/9/2021 E-Poster: «Clinical features and outcomes of patients with myositis associated-interstitial lung disease»
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou,  Serafeim Chrysikos, Matthaios Katsaras, Georgios Tsirikos, Panagiota Tsiri, Eirini Zarkadi, Panagiotis Efthymiou, Vasilina Sotiropoulou, Nikolaos Ntoulias, Elli Malakounidou, Aggeliki Bellou, Vasilios Tzilas, Evangelos Bouros, Fotios Sampsonas, Theofanis Karageorgas, Katerina Dimakou, Demosthenes Bouros, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Virtual ERS International Congress 2021
  11. 5-8/9/2021 E-Poster: «Safety and effectiveness of mycophenolate mofetil in interstitial lung diseases»
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Vasilios Tzilas, Ourania Papaioannou, Evangelia Koukaki, Matthaios Katsaras, Evangelos Bouros, Panagiota Tsiri, Georgios Tsirikos, Eirini Zarkadi, Nikolaos Ntoulias, Vasilina Sotiropoulou, Panagiotis Efthymiou, Serafeim Chrysikos, Elli Malakounidou, Fotios Sampsonas, Christina Kalogeropoulou, Demosthenes Bouros, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Virtual ERS International Congress 2021
  12. 5-8/9/2021 E-Poster: «Differential expression of PD-1/PD-L1 axis and CD4/CD8 ratio in mediastinal lymph nodes of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer»
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Serafeim Chrysikos, Ioannis Vamvakaris, Ourania Papaioannou, Evangelos Bouros, Vasilios Tzilas, Matthaios Katsaras, Katerina Dimakou, Effrosyni Manali, Spyridon Papiris, Demosthenes Bouros, Petros Bakakos, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Virtual ERS International Congress 2021
  13. 5-8/9/2021 E-Poster: «The role of High Flow Nasal Cannula in reducing hypoxemic events during bronchoscopic procedures compared to Low Flow Nasal Cannula: a metanalysis»
    Fotios Sampsonas, Vasilios Karamouzos, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Matthaios Katsaras, Maria Lagadinou, Dimitrios Velissaris, Grigorios Stratakos, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Virtual ERS International Congress 2021
  14. 6-9/9/2020 E-Poster: «Increased monocyte count and red cell distribution width represent negative prognostic markers in patients with Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis»
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Evangelos Bouros, Ourania Papaioannou, Stamatios Tsipilis, Chrysoula Antonou, Maria Ntassiou, Serafeim Chrysikos, Aris Anagnostopoulos, Kuriaki Cholidou, Evangelia Koukaki, Matthaios Katsaras, Vassilios Tzilas, Katerina Dimakou, Demosthenes Bouros, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Virtual ERS International Congress 2020
  15. 6-9/9/2020 E-Poster: «Thoracic endosonography (EBUS/EUS-b). A single center retrospective analysis»
    Serafeim Chrysikos, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Maria Anyfanti, Ourania Papaioannou, Georgios Hillas, Katerina Dimakou, Virtual ERS International Congress 2020
  16. 28/9-2/10/2019 Oral Presentation: «Blood Eosinophils as Predictor of Outcomes in hospitalized COPD Exacerbations: Results from a Prospective Study»
    Konstantinos Kostikas, Evgenia Papathanasiou, Andriana Papaioannou, Konstantinos Bartziokas, Ilias Papanikolaou, Emmanouil Antonakis, Ioanna Makou, Georgios Hillas, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Ourania Papaioannou, Aikaterini Dimakou, Galateia Verykokou, Vicky Apollonatou, Spyros Papiris, Petros Bakakos, Stelios Loukides, ERS International Congress 2019, Madrid, Spain
  17. 28/9-2/10/2019 Poster: «The role of increased red cell distribution width as a negative prognostic marker in patients with COPD»
    Theodoros Karampitsakos, Argyris Tzouvelekis, Ourania Papaioannou, Serafeim Chrysikos, Demosthenes Bouros, Katerina Dimakou, Georgios Hillas, ERS International Congress 2019, Madrid, Spain
  18. 28/9-2/10/2019 Poster: «Co-existence of Bronchiectasis and COPD. Comparison to COPD or Bronchiectasis alone»
    Dimakou Katerina, Kaponi Maria, Koukidou Sofia, Papaioannou Ourania, Digalaki Antonia, Gousiou Anna, Hillas Georgios, ERS International Congress 2019, Madrid, Spain
  19. 6-8/7/2019 Poster: «Characteristics of patients with bronchiectasis and  pulmonary non-tuberculous Mycobacterial infection: Data from a Greek cohort»
    Maria Kaponi, Sofia Koukidou, Ourania Papaioannou, Apostolos Papavasileiou, Anna Gousiou, Theodoros Karampitsakos, Georgios Hillas, Katerina Dimakou, European NTM & Bronchiectasis Workshop, Vienna

CONTINUOUS TRAINING/ INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS

  • 25-26/4/2023 4th World Sepsis Congress- One Global Health Threat: Sepsis, Pandemics and Antimicrobial Resistance, Global Sepsis Alliance
  • 20/3/2023 Pulmonary function interpretations webinar series: Session 4, ERS online training
  • 5/4/2023 Panel discussion on genetics in pulmonary fibrosis, ERS online training
  • 12/3/2023 Bronchiectasis Patient Conference 2023, European Lung Foundation
  • 2/3/2023 ERS Satellites 2023
  • 8-11/12/2022 31st Panhellenic Congress, Hellenic Thoracic Society, Athens
  • 3-4/11/2022 EBUS TRAINING PROGRAMME part one, Athens, Greece
  • 10/09/2022 European Examination in Adult Respiratory Medicine 2022, HERMES examination
  • 30/6-3/7/2022 2nd CRETAN SUMMER SCHOOL OF RESPIRATORY DEPARTMENT SHARE, Heraklion Crete, HOTEL IBIS STYLES HERAKLION CENTRAL
  • 28-30/6/2022 Virtual academy of adult respiratory medicine, ERS online course
  • 16-19/12/2021 30th Panhellenic Congress, Hellenic Thoracic Society, Athens
  • 15-17/10/2021 6th European Congress for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (ECBIP 2021), Megaron Athens International Conference Center, Athens, Greece
  • 2/10/2021 «ALS Provider Course», European Resuscitation Council, Hellenic Cardiological Society, Athens
  • 5-8/9/2021 Virtual ERS International Congress 2021
  • 14-19/05/2021 ATS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021
  • 10/05/2021 C19_SPACE TRAINING PROGRAMME, European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
  • 17/04/2021 International Severe Asthma Forum Digital 2021, EAACI
  • 13-16/01/2021 8th International Workshop on Lung Health: Treatable Traits: a look forward, Virtual Edition
  • 27/12/2020 Thoracic ultrasound training programme – Part 1, Certified Training Programme, ERS
  • 17-20/12/2020 29th Panhellenic Congress, Virtual Congress, Hellenic Thoracic Society
  • 3-4/11/2020 “Virtual school on Interstitial lung diseases”, ERS online course
  • 6-9/9/2020 Virtual ERS International Congress 2020
  • 1-3/7/2020  ERS course “Virtual school in adult and paediatric respiratory medicine”
  • 20/6/2020  Webinar: Challenges and recommendations in the management of Chronic Respiratory Diseases and the COVID-19 disease, Hellenic Chest Diseases Society
  • 12-15/12/2019 28th  Panhellenic Congress, Hellenic Thoracic Society, Athens
  • 28/9-2/10/2019 ERS International Congress 2019, Madrid, Spain
  • 13-16/12/2018 27th  Panhellenic Congress, Hellenic Thoracic Society, Athens
  • 14-15/5/2016 Seminar: «ALS Provider Course», European Resuscitation Council, 404 Military Hospital, Larissa, Greece
  • 10/5/2011 Seminar: «BLS/AED Provider Course», European Resuscitation Council, AHEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.

PARTICIPATION IN MEDICAL SOCIETIES

  • ERS (European Respiratory Society) Member
  • EAACI (European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) Member
  • Hellenic Thoracic Society Member
  • Patras Medical Association Member