(Note 1: the program is organized along time slots and not according to common theme)
(Note 2: at the end of each session questions and discussions will follow)
Monday 24 June 2024
07.45-08.30
Registration
08:30-08:45
Opening and Welcoming Remarks:
- Gregory T. Papanikos, President, ATINER.
08:45-10:30 Session 1
Moderator: George Zahariadis, Director, Health & Medical Sciences Division, Athens Institute & Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
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- Nazmi Sari, Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Title: Potential Role of Local Bylaw Enforcement on Homelessness: Lessons Learned from Unintended Consequences of Bylaw Enforcement.
- Melinda Ickes, Professor, University of Kentuckky, USA.
Title: Youth-engaged Research to Support Tobacco Prevention.
- Afnan Nassar, Associate Professor, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia.
Title: Fear and Anxiety in Patients Seeking Dental Care in the Makkah Region of Saudi Arabia.
- Nahla Eltai, Researcher, Biomedical Research Centre, Qatar University, Qatar.
Title: Innovative Application for the Mitigation of Airborne Pathogens.
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10:30-12:00 Session 2
Moderator: Nazmi Sari, Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
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- Henri-Jean Aubin, Professor, Paris-Saclay University, France.
Title: Prazosin and Cyproheptadine in Combination in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Phase 2 RCT.
- Kristina Countryman, Research Specialist, University of Michigan, USA.
Dongru Chen, Statistician, University of Michigan, USA.
Caron Zlotnick, Professor, Brown University, USA.
Ananda Sen, Professor, University of Michigan, USA.
Golfo Tzilos Wernette, Associate Professor, University of Michigan, USA.
Title: Feeling Less Able to Cope: The Impact of COVID-19 on Reasons for Cannabis Use in a Sample of Cisgender Pregnant Women at Risk for HIV/STIs in the U.S.
- Tara Heydari, Medical Student, St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada.
Prakash Ramdass, Professor, St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada.
Title: Darkness in the Light: Circadian Rhythm Disruption and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
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12:00-13:30 Session 3
Moderator: Safurah Jaafar, Lecturer, International Medical University, Malaysia, Azrin Syahida Abd Rahim, Clinical Intern, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
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- Katarzyna Miszczynska, Assistant Professor, University of Łódź, Poland.
Elżbieta Antczak, Professor, University of Łódź, Poland.
Title: The Determinants of Presenteeism in Selected European Countries.
- Laura Fox, Visiting Professor and Director, Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic, Vermont Law and Graduate School, USA.
Title: Igniting Change: Tackling Zoonotic Diseases, Climate Change, and Health Inequities through Sustainable Farming and Legal Reform.
- Piotr Miszczynski, Assistant Professor, University of Łódź, Poland.
Katarzyna Miszczynska, Assistant Professor, University of Łódź, Poland.
Agnieszka Kłysik-Uryszek, Assistant Professor, University of Łódź, Poland.
Title: Cultural Background of Employees Presenteeism – European Countries Perspective.
- Simrin Kafle, PhD Student, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Title: Catastrophic and Impoverishment Impact of Health Expenditures Associated with Non-Communicable Diseases in Nepal.
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13:30-14:30 Lunch
14:30-16:00 Session 4
Moderator: Goran Stevanovski, Technical Officer, Health Systems Strengthening, WHO North Macedonia, North Macedonia.
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- Catriona Ooi, Director Sexual Health, Northern Sydney Area Health Service, University of Sydney, Australia.
Title: Crossing The Bridge: Exploring Risk for Female Partners of Men Who Have Sex with Men. The Public Health Implications.
- Deepika Bara, Manager, Program Learning and Training, Population Services International (PSI) India, India.
Title: Optimizing Family Planning Services: A Pilot Evaluation of Digital Follow-Up and Counselling by UPHC Staff in Collaboration with TCI India in Jharkhand, India.
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16:00-17:30 Session 5
Moderator: Kristina Countryman, Research Specialist, University of Michigan, USA.
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- Safurah Jaafar, Lecturer, International Medical University, Malaysia.
Azrin Syahida Abd Rahim, Clinical Intern, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia.
Nour El Huda Abd Rahim, Assistant Professor, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia.
Title: Exploring the Landscape of Thalassemia Prevention: From Screening Strategies to Economic Impact.
- Goran Stevanovski, Technical Officer, Health Systems Strengthening, WHO North Macedonia, North Macedonia.
Title: Cultural Bottlenecks in Healthcare Workforce Planning and Implementation: Insights from North Macedonia.
- Katerina Denediou Derrer, Assistant Professor, The Ottawa Hospital, Canada.
Title: Lifestyle Medicine and Health Economics.
- Feng Da, Associate Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.
Title: The Intervention Effect of Co-Management of Three Highs (Hypertension, Diabetes and Hyperlipidemia) – A Pilot Study in Qingdao, Shandong Province in China.
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17:30-18:30 Session 6 – A Round-Table Discussion on The Future of Sciences and Engineering Education & Research
Moderator: Gregory T. Papanikos, President, Athens Institute
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- Glen Bright, Dean, Head of the School of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Title: The Impact of Disruptive Technologies on Science and Engineering.
- Timothy Young, Emeritus Professor, The University of Tennessee, USA & CEO and President, T.M. Young Institute, LLC, USA.
Title: The Future of Human Activity in Work as The Application of Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Research Accelerates.
- Theodore Trafalis, Professor, Τhe University of Oklahoma, USA.
Title: Artificial Intelligence in Sciences and Engineering Education & Research.
- Dimitrios Goulias, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, USA.
Title: Integrating Sustainability and Resilience in Engineering & Sciences through Experiential Learning.
- George Zahariadis, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
Title: Why Are Educational Institutions Suing Social Media Providers?
- Evangelos Kaisar, Professor, Florida Atlantic University, USA.
Title: Integrating Research and Teaching in the Classroom: Benefits for Instructors and Student.
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21:00-23:00
Athenian Early Evening Symposium (includes in order of appearance: continuous academic discussions, dinner, wine/water, music)
Tuesday 25 June 2024
08:30-10:00 Session 7
Moderator: Laura Fox, Visiting Professor and Director, Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic, Vermont Law and Graduate School, USA.
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- Carine Milcent, Professor, Paris School of Economics, France.
Title: Frailty Index over the Adult Life as a Predictor of Healthcare and Mortality at Short to Midterm.
- Lisa Maness, Professor, Winston-Salem State University, USA.
Title: Discussions about Racial Health Disparities, Reasons they Still Exist, and Potential Approaches.
- Sezgin Gunes, Professor, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Türkiye.
Title: Evaluation of the Semen Microbiome for Fertility in Obese Men with Next-Generation Sequencing.
- Koko Wangjam, Assistant Professor, NG Mani College, Manipur, India.
Title: Effects of Socio-Economic and Health Variables on Survival Time of HIV/AIDS Patients in Manipur.
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10:00-11:30 Session 8
Moderator: Koko Wangjam, Assistant Professor, NG Mani College, Manipur, India.
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- Abdullah Almutairi, Population Health Advisor, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Saudi Arabia.
Hayat S. AlMushcab, Lead, Research Office, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Saudi Arabia.
Title: A Lifestyle Intervention to Prevent Hypertension in Primary Healthcare Settings: A Saudi Arabian Feasibility Study.
- Mayurin Laorujisawat, Lecturer, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand.
Title: Assessment of Fourth Grade School Students’ Rabies Protection Motivation and Preventive Behavior in Chonburi Province, Thailand.
- Andrew Harbit, General Practitioner Registrar, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
J Herron, Plastic Surgery Registrar, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, University of Sunderland, UK.
A Gilliam, Consultant General Surgery and Upper GI Surgery, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, University of Sunderland, UK.
Title: ‘Time Is Tissue’ – Improved Resuscitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic via Simulation with PPE.
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11:30-13:00 Session 9
Moderator: Mohan Tanniru, Adjunct Professor, University of Arizona, USA.
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- Richard Dumont, Senior Policy Officer, Province of Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands.
Title: Health in Noord-Brabant: Three Extra Healthy Life Years by 2030.
- Carsten Colombier, Economic Adviser, Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland and FiFo Institute for Public Economics, University of Cologne, Germany.
Benjamin Lerch, Economic Adviser, Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland.
Thomas Brändle, Head of Economic and Budgetary Policy Analysis, Federal Department of Finance, Switzerland.
Title: The Impact of Ageing on the Sustainability of the Swiss Healthcare System: Healthcare Expenditure Projections Up To 2060.
- Vasileios Nittas, Postdoc, Brown University, USA.
Title: Public Health for All through Cultural Adaptions of Digital Health Interventions: Current Practice and Challenges.
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13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Session 10
Moderator: Paul Contoyannis, Head, Health Economics & Management Unit, the Athens Institute & Associate Professor, McMaster University, Canada. |
- Mohan Tanniru, Adjunct Professor, University of Arizona, USA.
Title: Community Model to Address Population Health by Leveraging Collaboration and Communication Capabilities across Organizations.
- Martina Luskova, Researcher, PhD student, Charles University, Czech Republic.
Title: The Effect of Face Masks on Covid Transmission: A Meta-Analysis.
- Roland Polacsek-Ernst, Course Director/Lecturer, MBA Health Management and Digital Health, University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Austria.
Christine Plötz, University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Austria.
Title: Medical Students´ Views on Robotic Surgery.
- Daniel Weishut, Senior Lecturer, Hadassah Academic College, Israel.
Ruth Soffer Elnekave, Lecturer, Hadassah Academic College, Israel.
Sara Zalcberg, Lecturer, Hadassah Academic College, Israel.
Anat Vass, Lecturer, Haifa University, Israel.
Title: Exploring the Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence and Forced Intimacy and Religion: Insights from Social Work Students.
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17:00-20:00 Session 11
Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk |
| The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants. |
20:30-22:00
Dinner
Wednesday 26 June 2024
An Educational Visit to Selected Islands
or Mycenae Visit
Thursday 27 June 2024
Visiting the Oracle of Delphi
Friday 28 June 2024
Visiting the Ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion
