Profiles And Contributions To This Article

Greek rural GPs' opinions on how financial crisis influences health, quality of care and health equity

Ioanna  Tsiligianni

Ioanna Tsiligianni

qualifications: PhD

contribution: wrote the first draft

position: GP

Greece


Foteini  Anastasiou

Dr Foteini Anastasiou

qualifications: PhD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP

Greece

General Practice, practice in rural areas, functional GI disorders.


Maria  Antonopoulou

Maria Antonopoulou

qualifications: PhD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP

Greece

General Practitioner


K  Chliveros

K Chliveros

qualifications: MD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP


Stelios  Dimitrakopoulos

Stelios Dimitrakopoulos

qualifications: MD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP

Greece


G  Duijker

G Duijker

qualifications: MD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: Residency Doctor


Dimitris  Kounalakis

Dimitris Kounalakis

qualifications: PhD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP

Greece


K  Makri

K Makri

qualifications: PhD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP


C  Petraki

C Petraki

qualifications: MD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP


D  Prokopiadou

D Prokopiadou

qualifications: MD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP


Ioanna  Stefanaki

Ioanna Stefanaki

qualifications: MD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP


Emmanouil  Symvoulakis

A/Prof Emmanouil Symvoulakis

qualifications: PhD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP

Greece

Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis was born in Heraklion, Greece, in 1972. He graduated from Faculty of Medicine, University of Naples (FEDERICO II), Italy, in 1999. He is qualified in General Practice/ Family Medicine. He defended his PhD thesis at the Medical School of University of Crete in 2007. He is author in several original papers published in international journals. He is currently involved in national and international research projects of the Clinic of Social and Family Medicine of University of Crete.


N  Tsakountakis

N Tsakountakis

qualifications: MD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP


Theodoros  Vasilopoulos

Dr Theodoros Vasilopoulos

qualifications: MD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP

Greece

Theodoros Vasilopoulos is a Consultant Physician of General Practice / Family Medicine at the Health Center Agia Barbara in Heraklion, Crete since 2003. He holds a master in «General / Family Medicine and Primary Health Care "​. He collaborates as a researcher with the Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete. Also is a member of the Executive Boards of various professional organisations like WWPRP, EURIPA , Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC, coordinator of network research in general practice «GREGORY LAMPRAKIS» and Education Coordinator of Trainees in General Medicine Venizeleio - Pananeio G.H. Heraklion. He is a member of research team at the University of Crete and participated in 8 European funded projects, (TRANSFORM- PREPARE -FRESH AIR - SPIM EU etc.) and he coordinates the development of the first national guidelines for primary care on Heart Failure. He is also a member of authors at Rural Medical Education Guidebook of The World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of Gen.Practitioners/Family Physician.


C  Vittorakis

C Vittorakis

qualifications: MD

contribution: contributed to drafts

position: GP


Christos D Lionis

Prof Christos Lionis

qualifications: PhD

position: Professor

Greece

Since 1995 Christos Lionis has worked at the University of Crete Medical School, where he is Professor and Director of the Clinic of Social and Family Medicine. With a passion for the importance and the value of Family Medicine, Christos is actively involved in the development of Primary Care and General Practice in Greece. He currently co-ordinates a thriving GP research network on rural Crete, and is also responsible for the supervision of a number of PhD students in the fields of quality management and the formulation of guidelines for management of common disease and chronic conditions, factors contributing to cardiovascular disease, gastroenterology, mental health and morbidity in general practice. Prior to his employment at the University of Crete, Christos worked for 9 years as Manager and Medical Director of Spili Health Centre, obtaining experience as a clinician and researcher in the field of Primary Health Care and General Practice in a rural setting. For further information refer to the website of the Clinic of Social and Family Medicine (http://www.fammed.uoc.gr/).


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