COURSES

Current Academic Year:

• Pediatric Obstetric Nursing
• Nutrition – Dietetics
• Nursing Theories

Previous Academic Years:

• Basic Principles of Nursing

 ACADEMIC DEGREES :

• 2017: Doctoral Degree, University of Thessaly, Department of Medicine. Title: “Psychological Characteristics of Parents of Children with Diabetes and Their Role in Primary Health Care”.
• 2009: Postgraduate Diploma, Primary Health Care, University of Thessaly, Department of Medicine.
• 2010: Postgraduate Diploma, Administration of Health Units, Open University of Italy UTIU, (Universita Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO).
• 1996: Degree in Nursing, TEI of Western Greece, School of Health and Welfare Sciences, Department of Nursing.
• 2005: Degree in Social Work, TEI of Western Greece, School of Health and Welfare Sciences, Department of Social Work.

ACADEMIC CAREER:

• 2018-Today: Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Department of Nursing, University of Patras.
• 2003-2017: Laboratory-Scientific Associate former TEI of Western Greece, Department of Nursing.
• 2017-2021: Postgraduate Program “Exercise Ergo spirometry and Rehabilitation”, Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly.
• 2017-2021: Cross-sectoral Postgraduate Program “Nursing Adult Care” Department of Medicine, and Department of Nursing University of Ioannina.
• 2019-2021: Postgraduate Program “Public Health – Primary Health Care – Health Services “Department of Medicine, University of Crete.
• 2018-2020: Postgraduate Program “Postgraduate Program in Chronic Disease Management”, University of West Attica.

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE:

• 1998-2009. Nurse Pediatric Clinic General Hospital of Patras Karamandaneio.
• 2012-2015. Deputy Governor of the 6th Health Region of Peloponnese Ionian Islands of Epirus and Western Greece (Government Gazette 477 / 11-10-2012) with responsibilities of monitoring and supervising the Planning and Policy Development Department, the Technical Service Department, the Department of Health, the Department of Health and the Department of Health the operation of KEPYKA, the NSRF programs.
• 2015- 2018. Director of Nursing Service, General Hospital of Patras Karamandaneio.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Chronic Diseases-Treatment of Diabetes, Biopsychosocial needs of patients-Pediatric Nursing-Promotion, Education and Health Education.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AT GREEK / INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:  130

PUBLICATIONS IN GREEK / INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS:  28

CITATIONS: 115

SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

•  Maria Saridi , Aikaterini Toska , Dimitra Latsou , Sofia Karakousi , Eleni Albani , Kyriakos Souliotis , and Pavlos Sarafis “ The effect of physical activity and indoor environment on preschool children’s health”, Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 01(02):045–055.
• Eleni Albani, Elena Michalopoulos, Eleni Strakadouna, Adriani Sakka, Ekaterina Triga, Maria Saridi, Maria Karali, Anastasios Tzenalis « The impact of Asthma on Children’s school Life aged 6 to 12 years” , International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports (2020) 4(12):126-136.
• Anastasios Tzenalis, Elena Michalopoulos, Anastasia Beneka, Paraskevi Malliou, Georgios Godolias, Sotiriadou Chryssanthi, Eleni Almpani, Stefanopoulos Nikolas, « Development and Validation of a new questionnaire assessing the bio-psychosocial needs of patients with chronic neck pain. The Bio-psychosocial Neck Pain Questionnaire (BNPQ-30)», European Psychomotricity Journal, 2020; 12, 1, 13-29.
• Eleni Albani, Aikaterini Toska, Georgia Papageorgiou, Nikolitsa Koutsokosta, Anthoula Mpetsi , ElpidaMpirkou, Maria Tzoumanika, Maria Saridi ^, « Knowledge and Attitudes of Parents about the Exposure to Solar Radiation», International Journal of Caring Sciences September-December 2019 Volume 12 , Issue 3, Page 1771.
• Panagiotis Kiekkas,D.Aretha, Almpani, N.Stefanopoulos, “ Temporal artery thermometry in pediatric patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis ”, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 46(2019),89-99.
• Katsanos KH, Saridi M, Albani E, Mantzouranis G, Zmora O, Christodoulou DK. COMMENTARY on Manuscript Number: IBD-D-18-00060R2. Editorial: Title: «Sexual dysfunction in patients with inflammatory bowel disease ». INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. June 2018.
• Albani E.,Kotrotsiou Ev._,Bargiota Al. ,Gouva M. _,Hadjigeorgiou G., Paralikas Th., Kotrotsiou St.,“Shame feeling in the parents of children with diabetes mellitus”,25th European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA 2017) , 1-4 April 2017, Florence, Italy.