High-level expert group on covid-19 pandemics

Since March 2020, the National Commission for Bioethics and Technoethics (law 2667/1998) formed a high-level Group of Experts on COVID-19, in order to contribute significantly to the elaboration of Recommendations on crucial issues concerning the COVID-19 pandemics.

Acknowledging the remarkable contribution of the Group of Experts to the Commission’s work, the National Commission for Bioethics and Technoethics (law 4780/2021) renewed the continuity of the Group of Experts on COVID-19 pandemic issues and expanded its contribution into other crucial topics as well. Furthermore, the Group of Experts was replenished with new members such as reputable scientists from different scientific fields.

Members of the Group of Experts since March 2020- today (in alphabetical order)

Kostas Athanasakis, Assistant Professor of Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment, Department of Public Health Policies, School of Public Health, University of West Attica

Charalambos Gogos, Professor of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Director of Pathology Unit, University of Patra

Nikos Dedes, President of the Greek Patients Association

Eirini Kyriakaki, senior scientist at the Greek Ombudsman

Takis Panagiotopoulos, Emeritus Professor of the National School of Public Health

Giota Touloumi, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

New members since 1st of July- today

Christina Dalla, Associate Professor of Pharmacology- Neuropsychopharmacology, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Chrisanthi Sardeli, Associate Professor of Pharmacology- Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Kyriakos Souliotis, Professor of Health Policy, University of Peloponnese

Nikolaos Christodoulou, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly

New members since March 2022- today

Christos Lionis, Professor of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Crete

New members since September 2022- today

Georgios-Spyridon Anifantis, Associate Professor of Embryology, Department of Morphology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly