Press Release of the Conference
The event took place at the Auditorium of the Choremeion Research Laboratory of the 1st Pediatric Clinic of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), at the Children’s Hospital “Agia Sofia,” on Saturday, December 12, 2015, and was attended by more than 130 participants (biologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, pediatricians, students, etc.).
The scientific program and the speakers’ lectures attracted significant interest from the attendees, who were highly impressed by the conference’s topics.
Conference Topics:
- Stress, Chronic Diseases, and Management
- Early Stress and Development
- ADHD and Stress
- Endocrine Disruptors and Stress
- Neuroplasticity: Common Mechanisms in Stress and Mood Disorders
- Gender Differences in Stress Response: Preclinical and Clinical Data
- Intrauterine Stress
The conference was honored by the presence of the following distinguished and highly significant speakers:
- George Chrousos (President of IBIS, Professor of the 1st Pediatric Clinic, Medical School, NKUA)
- Neni Pervanidou (Assistant Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 1st Pediatric Clinic, NKUA, Children’s Hospital “Agia Sofia”)
- Terpsi Korpa (Director of the National Health System, Child Psychiatrist, Child Psychiatry Clinic, NKUA, Children’s Hospital “Agia Sofia”)
- Efthymia Kitraki (Professor of Biology, Dental School, NKUA)
- Elizabeth Johnson (Associate Professor of Anatomy, Medical School, NKUA)
- Christina Dalla (Assistant Professor of Psychopharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, NKUA)
- George Mastorakos (Professor of Endocrinology, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Unit, Medical School, NKUA, “Aretaieio” Hospital)
At the beginning of the conference, welcome addresses were delivered by:
- Professor George Chrousos, President of IBIS
- Professor Charalambos Papageorgiou, Director of the 1st Psychiatric Clinic, Medical School, NKUA
- Associate Professor Katerina Antoniou, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Ioannina / President of the National Organization for Medicines (EOF)
The coordination of the presentations was undertaken by Professors M. Koutsilieris, K. Tsigos, M. Panagiotakopoulou, and Ch. Papageorgiou.
