The Hellenic Medical Society of Australia & Hellenic Diaspora World Congress Program

The Hellenic Medical Society of Australia & Hellenic Diaspora World Congress Program

Venue: University of Melbourne

10.00am Introductions

10.30am Round table discussions
-Opportunities for collaborations in cardiology, orthopaedics, obstetrics and gynaecology,
cancer and infectious diseases
-Commitment to the development of exchange programs and visitations for undergraduate and
postgraduate students and postdocs.
-Development of unique post-graduate continual professional development programs
-Commitment to the development of research collaborations
-Formal execution of an intention to cooperation agreement

11.30am Formal unveiling of the authentic replica of the bust of Hippocrates at the University of Melbourne

12.00pm Tour of the University of Melbourne Medical School

12.30pm Transfer - University of Melbourne to the Greek Community of Melbourne

Venue: GREEK CENTRE-168 Lonsdale Street, Melb.VIC 3000
Thursday 17 November 202
Community Dialogue
1.00pm Welcome Marinis Pirpiris
- Community engagement/collaboration
- acknowledge Greek/Australian identity (historical)
- Ethnospecific/generalist model service delivery

1.10pm Kris Pavlidis (President, Pronia)
What can Pronia do for their clients?
- cradle-3rd Age community care
- Migration/settlement support service
- Advocacy & Lobbying: access/equity
- Community capacity building / Development; cross cultural/generational

1.20pm Jill Taylor (President, Fronditha)
- Froditha's role in maintaining client independence
- Maintaining client wellbeing, advocacy, and services
- Community Partnerships
- Staff Health and Wellbeing in the home; and in residential care facilities
- Delivery of programs for those living in the community and in residential services
- Application of innovations to support the elderly to live their best life in their third age

1.30pm -TBC

1.40pm Questions and Answers
- Community leaders ask the panel (Panel: Kris Pavlidis, Jill Taylor, Mary Gakopoulos)

2.00pm Workshop/Focus Group Discussions
2.30pm Feedback to whole group and recommendations

3.00pm Healthcare provisions, wellbeing and supports for the third age in Greece
-Mr Georgios Patoulis Governor of the region of Attica, President of the Athens Medical Association,
-President of the Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute
-Mr Marios Themistokleous General Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Hellenic Republic
-Professor Georgios Antonakis, Dean of the Medical School, University of Patras
-Mr Konstantinos Pantos First Vice President of the Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute
-Mr Antonios Polydorou, Cardiologist, General Secretary Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute,
-Ambassador of Hellenic Tourism

4.00pm Closing Remarks
4.15-5.30 pm Welcome Drinks - Mezzanine Level, Greek Centre

Friday 18 November 2022
9.00am OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY
-Mr Georgios Patoulis, President of the Athens Medical Association, President of Global
-Doctors Hippocratic Institute, Governor of the region of Attica - Greece, Chairman of the
-World Congress of the Hellenic Medical Diaspora
-Mr Emmanuel Kakavelakis, Consul General Greece, Melbourne
-Mr Marios Themistocleous, General Secretary Ministry of Health, Hellenic Republic
-Professor John Chrysoulakis, General Secretary for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy,
Hellenic Republic (by recording)
-The Hon. Steven Dimopoulos MP, Member for Oakleigh, Minister for Tourism, Sports and
Major Events, Minister for Creative Industries - representing the Hon Daniel Andrews MP,
Premier Victoria
-Ms Georgie Crozier MP, Member for Southern Metropolitan Region, Deputy Leader of the
State Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Health, Shadow Minister for Ambulance Services -
representing the Mr Matthew Guy MP, Leader of the Opposition)
-The Hon. Martin Foley MP, Member for Albert Park, Former Minister for Health and
Ambulance Services
-Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP, Member for Calwell
-The Hon. Michael Sukkar MP, Member for Deakin
-Lord Mayor Sally Capp, City of Melbourne
-Professor Jane Gunn, Dean of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of
-Medicine, inaugural Chair of Primary Care Research, University of Melbourne
Professor Georgios Antonakis, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras
Mr Bill Papastergiadis OAM, President of the Greek Community of Melbourne
Mr Panagiotis Manolas, Conference Scientific Convenor of Conference, President of the
Hellenic Medical Society of New York (by recording)
Mr Georgios Koufogiannis, Conference Scientific Convenor of Conference, Board Member
Hellenic Medical Society of Australia (by recording)
Professor Marinis Pirpiris, Congress Convenor, President of the Hellenic Medical Society of
Australia, Treasurer of the Greek Community of Melbourne
Mr. Thanes Plevris Minister of Health - Hellenic Republic (by recording)
Mr. Vasilis Kikilia Minister of Tourism - Hellenic Republic (by recording)

10.00am Meeting of President of Associations and Political and Educational Leaders.

Collaboration between the University of Melbourne, the University of Athens Kapodistrian, the
University of Patras
- Mr Georgios Patoulis (Governor of Attica, President Athens Medical Association,
President of the Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute)
- Professor Jane Gunn, Dean of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of
Medicine, inaugural Chair of Primary Care Research, University of Melbourne
- Professor Georgios Antonakis (Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras)
- Professor Marinis Pirpiris (President Hellenic Medical Society of Australia)
- Bill Papastergiadis OAM, (President, Greek Community of Melbourne)

Collaboration between the Hellenic Medical Society of Australia and the Athens Medical
Association
-Mr Georgios Patoulis (Governor of Attica, President of Athens Medical Association, President
of the Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute
-Professor Marinis Pirpiris (President of the Hellenic Medical Society of Australia)

11.00am Morning Tea
11.30am Global Academic and Educational Collaborations (Health Care Think Tank)
Moderators Mr Georgios Patoulis and Professor Marinis Pirpiris
-The roll out of the vaccination program as a blueprint for the reform of primary health care in
Greece (Mr Marios Themistocleous, General Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Hellenic
Republic)
-Successful Pharmaceutical models (Mr Dennnis Bastas, Cofounder and Chief Executive and
Chairman of Arrotex Pharaceuticals; Mr Steve Kastrinakis, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
at Pharmacy Platform)
-Capacity building in forensic toxicology (Associate Professor Dimitri Gerostamoulis, Head of
Forensic Forensic Science and Chief Toxicologist , VIFM)
-Cooperations between Medical Schools (Professor Georgios Antonakis, Dean of the Faculty of
Medicine, University of Patra and Professor Jane Gunn, Dean of the School of Medicine,
Dentistry and Health Science University of Melbourne)

12.30pm Accessing Global Health Care Roundtable
Moderators Mr Marios Themistocleous and Mr Bill Papastergiadis OAM
-The role of governments (Dr Georgios Patoulis, Governor of Attica, President of the Athens
Medical Association, President of the Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute)
-The role of medicine (Dr Konstantinos Pantos, First Voce President of the Global Doctors
Hippocratic Institute)
-The role of technologies (Associate Professor Dimitri Gerostamoulis, Department of Forensic
Medicine Monash University, Head of Forensic Forensic Science and Chief Toxicologist , VIFM)
-The role of Universities (Professor Arthur Christopoulos, Professor of Analytical Pharmacology,
Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, inaugural director of the
Neuromedicines Discovery Centre, Monash University)

1.30pm Lunch
2.30 pm Global Media Think Tank
Moderator Mr Fotis Kapetopoulos, Journalist, Neos Kosmos
Panelists
-Mr Georgios Patoulis (Governor of Attica, President of the Athens Medical Association, President
Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute)
-Mr Marios Themistocleous (Secretary General Ministry of Health, Hellenic Republic)
-Mr Konstantinos Pantos (First Vice President, Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute)
-Mr Antonios Polydorou (General Secretary, Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute, Ambassador of
Hellenic Tourism)
-Professor Georgios Antonakis (Dean of Medicine, University of Patra)
Media:
-Mr Sotiris Hatzimanolis (Editor Neos Kosmos),
-Mr Ross Alatsas, (Manager, Greek Media Group,
-Ms Dimitra Skalkos, (Managing Director, The Greek Herald)
Greek Media Representatives (Greece)

3.30pm Community Dialogue
Moderator: Mr Leonidas Vlahakis, Director Greek Community of Melbourne, Chair of Antipodes
Festival Melbourne
Panelists
-Dr Georgios Patoulis (Governor of Attica, President of Athens Medical Association, President of
Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute)
-Mr Bill Papastergiadis OAM (President of Greek Community of Melbourne)
-Professor Marinis Pirpiris (President of Hellenic Medical Society of Australia)
-Mr Dean Kotsianis (Board Member, Greek Community of Melbourne)
-Ms Kris Pavlidis (President, Pronia)
-Ms Jill Taylor (President, Fronditha Care)
-Ms Maria Gakopoulos (CEO, Agapi Care)

4.00pm Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute -Ethics and Bioethics
Moderator: Mr Georgios Patoulis (Governor of Attica, President of the Athens Medical
Association, President Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute)
Panellists:
-Mr Marios Themistocleous (General Secretary Ministry of Health, Hellenic Republic)
-Professor Georgios Antonakis (Dean of Medicine, University of Patra)
-Dr Konstantinos Pantos (First Vice President, Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute)
-Dr Antonios Polydorou (General Secretary, Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute,
Ambassador of Hellenic Tourism)

4.30pm New Technologies and Innovations
Moderator: Mr Dean Kotsianis (Board Member Greek Community of Melbourne)New
-Technologies in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Mr Konstantinos Pantos, Founder Genesis Clinic;
Founder Centre for Human Reproduction)
-New techniques in optimising vision (Mr Leonidas Vlahakis, Optometrist, Board Member Greek
Community of Melbourne)
-Robotic techniques in Urology (Mr George Koufogiannis, Urologist, GK Urology Melbourne,
Board Member Hellenic Medical Society of Australia)
-Latest robotic techniques in general surgery (Mr Kostas Syrrakos, General Surgeon , laparoscopic
surgery and endoscopy, Melbourne, former Board Member Hellenic Medical Society of Australia)

6.00pm Day Concludes

7.00pm Welcome Cocktail Party - Fable - 13 Floor Greek Centre

Saturday 19 November
9.00am Welcome - Marinis Pirpiris
Session 1 Current Concept in Cardiology
9.10am Cardiac Risk Assessment in 2022-Arthur Nasis
9.25am Making Order Out of Chaos: Ablation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation-Nicholas Skipitaris
9.40am Transaortic Valve Replacement- George Proimos

Session 2 Current Concepts in Thermal medicine
9.55am Thermal medicine - The Importance of continued education-Antonis Polydorou

Session 3 The Hippocratic Lecture
10.10am The importance of the Hippocratic Oath and today's Assisted reproduction -Konstantinos Pantos

10.25am Morning Tea

Session 4 Current Concepts in Chemotherapy
10.55am The treatment of Breast Cancer - George Iatropoulos

Session 5 Current Concepts in Radiology
11.10am Artifical intelligence in Radiology - Chris Holden

Session 6 Current Concepts in Diabetes Management
11.25am Technology to deliver better diabetes care in the hospital - Spiros Fourlanos

Session 7 Current Concepts in Neurosurgery
11.40am Current treatments of Brain Cancer -James Dimou

Session 8 Current Concepts in Health and Diet
11.55am The Mediterranean Lifestyle;: What's in it for everyone else? - George Stabelos
12.10pm Prenatal health, epigenetics and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder-Magda Simonis

Session 9 Current Concepts in Mental Health
12.25pm Understanding Brain Changes in Early Psychosis and Schizophrenia- Chris Pantelis
12.40pm Update on Ultrabrief ECT in Psychiatry of Old Age - Chriis Plakiotis

12.55pm Lunch

Session 10 Current Concepts in Vaccine Development
1.45pm Vaccine Studies and Research - Vasso Aposyolopoulos

Session 11 Current Concepts in Internal Medicine
2.00pm Chest Pain in the Hospital - Demetrios Skliros

Session 12 Current Concepts in Prostate Cancer
2.15pm Robotic Prostatectomy - Peter Liodakis

Session 13 Current Concepts in Renal Artery Disease
2.30pm Exclusion of Renal Artery Aneurysms-Antonis Polydorou

Session 14 Current Concepts in Obstetrics Gynaecology and IVF
2.45pm Mothers with anti-Ro Antibodies - The Fetal Cardiologist-Victoria Polydorou
3.00pm What next in IVF-Nick Lolatgis
3.15pm Accessing IVF technologies in 2022-Konstantinos Pantos

3.30pm Afternoon Tea

Session 15 Current Concepts in Nephrology
4.00pm Management of Chronic Kidney Disease-Eugenia Pedagogos
4.15pm Management of Hypertension-John Katsoulis

Session 16 Current Concepts in Dermatology
4.30pm Changing Dermatology with new medicines. - George Varigos

Session 17 Current Concepts in Respiratory
4.45pm What is new in Respiratory Medicine - Tom Kotsimbos

Session 18 GHDI Speech
5.00pm The Hippocratic Oath in Modern Medicine -George Patoulis

5.20pm Conference Concludes

6.30pm Gala Dinner Fundraising for Pronia and Fronditha Care- Grand Hyatt

Conference Sponsors:

Platinum: Arrotex Pharmaceuticals, The Platform Alliance Group
Premier: Accountancy Group, Windsor Management Insurance Brokers
Major: Mantzis Family Trust, Directed Technologies,Imaging Assosiates