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Name: Eleni Petridou Place of birth: Athens

Work address: Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology Medical School University of Athens 75 M.Asias St. , Athens, 115 27, Greece Tel. +30-210-7462187 Fax. +30-210-7462105 e-mail: [email protected]

Academic title(s): Diploma in Medicine University of Athens, Medical School 1976 Doctor in Medicine University of Athens, Medical School 1984 Master of Public Health Harvard School of Public Health 1986 Associate Professor of PreventiveDept of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of 1998- Medicine & Epidemiology Athens, Medical School

Professor of Preventive Medicine Dept of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of 2005- & Epidemiology Athens, Medical School

Title of Medical Specialties: Pediatrician, Doctor of Social Medicine

Professional Appointments:

Title Institute Year Assistant Professor of Social School of Professional Nurses and Health Visitors, 1987-89 Medicine Athens Polytechnic Visiting Fellow Dept of Maternal and Child Health, Harvard School 1989-95 of Public Health Lecturer of Epidemiology Dept of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of 1991-95 Athens, Medical School Visiting Lecturer Medical School, University of Thessalia, Greece 1992-94

Visiting Lecturer Dept of Epidemiology, Maternal Child Health, 1993- Harvard School of Public Health, USA Assistant Professor of Dept of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of 1995-98 Epidemiology Athens, Medical School

Associate Professor of Dept of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Preventive Medicine & Athens, Medical School 1998- Epidemiology

Professor of Preventive Medicine Dept of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of 2005- and Epidemiology Athens, Medical School

Post-graduation Education:

1 2 Pediatrics Boards University of Athens, Medical School 1982 University of Tuft's New England Epidemiology Certificate 1986 Institute Social Medicine Boards University of Athens, Medical School 1988

Teaching experience:

Course Instructor, Medical Demography Course, Department of Nursing, Athens 1985 University Course Facilitator, European Summer Schools in Southapton and Montepellier 1990-91 Course Instructor of the classes "General Epidemiology and Methodology of Research" and "Preventive Medicine and Medical Illumination" in medical students and the class 1991- of " Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine" in Dental students President of the Organizing Committee and Member of the Instructors Group in the 1991 National Conference "Health Promotion in Secondary Training" Course Instructor in the "Hygiene and Epidemiology I" and "Hygiene and 1992-94 Epidemiology II" in Thessalia University Medical School Course Instructor in the Postgraduate Program of the Dental School, Athens University 1993-96 Course Instructor "Epidemiology-Statistics" of the postgraduate program of the Dental 1997 School, Athens University Representative of the Dept of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens University Medical 1998- School for the evaluation of the Medical School Coordinating Committee, Postgraduate Program, Athens University Medical School and 1999- coordinator of the "Preventive and Social Medicine" Degree Program Instructor of the program “Self-completed Electronic Health Record for assessing health of medical students: Development and pilot testing of the program” 2003-

Course instructor of the class "Public Health and Preventive Medicine” in terms of the postgraduate program of the Dept.of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens University 2004- Medical School

Other Scientific activities:

Cardiology Department, Sefton General Hospital, Liverpool, England 1973-74 Training of Medical Students, A' Pediatric Unit Athens University 1980-82 Pediatrician, Child Clinic of PIKPA 1983-90 Training Visit in the Departments of the Witswatersrand University, South Africa 1987-89 Member of the Fellowships Examination Committee of the Greek State Foundation 1987-93 President of the Hellenic Society for Social Pediatrics and Health Promotion 1988- Member of the Working Group in Health Services, KESY, Athens 1988-90 President of the European Society for Social Pediatrics (ESSOP) 1989-90 Participation in the Group of Specialists "Opinion for Prevention". Norwegian Health 1989-90 Education Coordinating Board – International Union for Health Education, Norway Member of the State Advisory Scientific Committee on Biomedical Research, Central 1990- Health Council of Greece (KESY), Athens Member of the Organizing Committee "Health for all in the year 2000" Panhellenic 1990 Symposium for Health, Athens Director of the Center for Research and Prevention of Injuries among the Young, 1991- Athens Representative of the Advisory Committee of the Program EHLASS (European Home 1991-98 and Leisure Accident Surveillance System 2 3 Section Editor of the Social Medicine Section, Journal of Social and Preventive 1991- Medicine President of the Onassis Foundation Alumni Association 1992-93 National Delegate on Injury Prevention Program, EU 1999 Member of the Working Party on Accidents and Injuries of the European Commission, 2004- DG Sanco

Since 1983, Member in 20 Scientific Societies (9 National and 11 International) Member of Organizing/ Scientific Committees in national and international conferences Member of the Editorial Board: Accident Analysis and Prevention, BMJ Publishing Group, Injury Prevention, Pediatric Chronicles, Athens, Greece Reviewer of manuscripts in several scientific journals (33 international and 4 Greek) Accidents Analysis & Prevention, American Journal of Public Health, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, British Journal of Cancer, British Medical Journal, Epidemiology, European Journal of Epidemiology, European Journal of Public Health, Injury Prevention, Pediatrics, Pediatriki, Iatriki. Social Pediatrics Advisor, Experts of the Pediatric Subspecialists Section "Pediatriki" Reviewer in nationally and internationally funded research programs Reviewer of abstracts submitted in national and international conferences and reviewer of courses curriculum Supervisor of PhD dissertations Invited speaker or moderator in round table discussions at national and international conferences, workshops, seminars, symposiums

Research experience in the following subjects:

Pediatric and perinatal epidemiology; childhood leukemia and lymphomas; cancer epidemiology; growth factors in relation to cancer; epidemiologic studies related to diet, tobacco, and alcohol risky behavior health services research and clinical epidemiology; injury prevention and control.

Publications in English:

1. Petridou E, Gatsoulis N, Dessypris N, Skalkidis Y, Voros D, Papadimitriou Y, Trichopoulos D. Imbalance of demand and supply for regionalized injury services: a case study in Greece. Int J Qual Health Care 2000; 12:105-113. 2. Morrison A, Stone DH and the EURORISC Working Group (Petridou E, Member). Injury mortality in the European Union 1984-1993. An overview. Eur J Public Health 2000; 10:201-207. 3. Petridou E, Moustaki M. Human factors in the causation of road traffic crashes. Eur J Epidemiol 2000;16:819-826. 4. Petridou E, Moustaki M, Stappa M, Tsoufis Y, Skalkidou A, Trichopoulos D. Experience from a multivenue program to increase the use of car restraints in Greece. Inj Control Safety Promotion 2000; 7:233-244. 5. Morrison A, Phil M, Stone DH (Petridou E, Member). Trends in injury mortality among young people in the European Union: A report from the EURORISC working group. J Adolesc Health 2000; 27:130-135. 6. Moustaki M, Petridou E, Trichopoulos D. Person, time and place coordinates of pedestrian injuries: a study in Athens. Acta Paediatr 2001; 90:558-562. 7. Trogan I, Dessypris N, Moustaki M, Petridou E. How common is abuse in Greece? Studying cases with femoral fractures. Arch Dis Child 2001; 85:289- 329. 8. Petridou E, Tursz A. Socio-economic differentials in injury risk. Inj Control Safety Promotion 2001;8:139-142. 9. Petridou E, Moustaki M, Gemanaki E, Djeddah C. and Trichopoulos D. Intentional childhood injuries in Greece 1996-97-Data from a population-based Emergency Department Injury Surveillance System (EDISS). Scand J Public Health 2001; 29:279-284. 10. Belechri M, Petridou E, KediKoglou S, Trichopoulos D, and the “Sports Injuries” European Union group. Sports injuries among children in six European Union countries. Eur J Epidemiol; 2001;17:1005-1012. 11. Petridou E, Papadopoulos FC, Frangakis CE, Skalkidou A, Trichopoulos D. A role of sunshine in the triggering of suicide. Epidemiology 2002; 13:106-109. 12. Belechri M, Petridou E, Trichopoulos D. Bunk versus conventional beds: a comparative assessment of fall injury risk. J Epidemiol Commun Health 2002; 56:413-417. 13. Petridou E, Frangakis CE. Modelling risk factors for injuries from dog bites in Greece: a case-only design and analysis. Acc Anal Prev 2002; 849:1-4. 14. Petridou E, Browne A, Dessypris N, Dedoukou X, Alexe D, Lichter E, Walsh J. What distinguishes Unintentional Injuries from Injuries Due to Intimate Partner Violence: A study in Greek Ambulatory Care Settings. Inj Prev; 2002; 8:197- 201. 15. Petridou E, Sibert J, Dedoukou X, Skalkidis I, Trichopoulos D. Injuries in public and private playgrounds: the relative contribution of structural, equipment and human factors. Acta Paediatr; 2002; 91:691-7.

16. Dessypris N, Petridou E, Skalkidis Y, Moustaki M, Koutselinis A, Trichopoulos D. Countrywide estimation of the burden of injuries in Greece: A limited resources approach. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention; 2002; 7:123-129. 17. Iakovakis I, Dessypris N, Dalamaga M, Petridou E. A cluster analysis of road traffic related childhood knee injuries. Child: Care, Health and Development; 2003; 29:297-301. 18. Petridou E, Kedikoglou S, Andrie E, Farmakakis Th, Tsiga A, Angelopoulos M, Dessypris N, Trichopoulos D. Injuries among disabled children: a study from Greece. Injury Prevention; 2003; 9:226-230. 19. Alexe D.M., Petridou E, Dessypris N, Skenderis N, Trichopoulos D. Characteristics of farm injuries in Greece. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health; 2003; 9:233-40. 20. Stone DH, Chishti P, Corcoran P, Williamson E, Petridou E and the EUROSAVE Working Group. Suicide mortality in the European Union. European Journal of Public Health; 2003; 13:108-114. 21. Petridou E, Kedikoglou S, Belechri M, Papadopoulos FC, Alexe DM, Trichopoulos D, and the “Sports Injuries” European Union Group. Sports injuries among adults in six European Union Countries. Eur J Trauma; 2003; 29:278-283. 22. Konte V, Petridou E, Trichopoulos D. Firework-related childhood injuries in Greece: a national problem. Burns; 2004; 30:151-153. 23. Mantzoros Ch, Petridou E, Dessypris N, Chavelas Ch, Dalamaga M, Alexe DM, Papadiamantis Y, Markopoulos Ch, Spanos E, Chrousos G, Trichopoulos D. Adiponectin and Breast Cancer Risk. J Clin Endo Metab; 2004; 89:1102-7. 24. Papadopoulos CF, Petridou E, Frangakis C, Farmakakis T, Moller H, Rider G. Switching to Euro: still hard to swallow? Archives of Diseases in Childhood; 2004; 89: 382-383. 25. Philippakis A, Hemenway D, Alexe DM, Dessypris N, Spyridopoulos Th, Petridou E. A Quantification of Preventable Unintentional Childhood Injury Mortality in the United States. Injury Prevention; 2004; 10:79-82. 26. Petridou E, Kedikoglou S, Belechri M, Ntouvelis E, Dessypris N, Trichopoulos D. The mosaic of equestrian related injuries in Greece. Journal of Trauma; 2004; 56:643-7. 27. Klimentopoulou A, Paliokosta H, Towner E, Petridou E. Bicycling–related injuries among children in Hellas: unwelcome for both locals and tourists. Eur J Trauma; 2004; 30:182-186. 28. Petridou E, Dessypris N, Frangakis E.C, Belechri M, Mavrou A, Trichopoulos D. Estimating the population burden of injuries: a comparison of household surveys and Emergency Department surveillance. Epidemiology; 2004; 15:428- 432. 29. Petridou E, Kouri N, Vadala H, Dalamaga M, Sege R. Frequency and nature of recorded childhood immunization related errors in Greece. Clin Toxicology; 2004; 42:273-6. 30. Dedoukou X, Spyridopoulos Th, Kedikoglou S, Alexe DM, Dessypris N, Petridou E. Incidence and risk factors of fall injuries among infants: a study in Greece. Arc Ped & Adol Med; 2004; 158:1002-1006.

56.Kedikoglou S, Belechri M, Dedoukou X, Pappa E, Stamou A, Spyridopoulos Th, Petridou E. A maternity hospital based infant car-restraint loan scheme: public health and economic evaluation of an intervention for the reduction of road traffic injuries. Scand J Public Health; 2005; 33:42-9. 57.Petridou E, Anastasiou A, Katsiardanis K, Dessypris N, Spyridopoulos T, Trichopoulos D. A prospective population based study of childhood injuries: the Velestino town study. Eur J Public Health. 2005; 15:9-14. 58.Matzavakis I, Frangakis C, Charalampopoulou A, Petridou E. Burn injuries related to motorcycle exhaust pipes: a study in Greece. Burns; 2005; 31:372-4. 59.Papadopoulos FC, Petridou E, Argyropoulou S, Kontaxakis V, Dessypris N, Anastasiou A, Katsiardani KP, Trichopoulos D, Lyketsos C. Prevalence and correlates of depression in late life: a population based study from a rural Greek town. Int J Ger Psych; 2005;20:350-357. 60.Moustaki M, Pitsos N, Dalamaga M, Petridou E. Home and leisure activities and childhood knee injuries. Injury ; 2005; 36: 644-50. 61.Kedikoglou S, Syrigos K, Skalkidis Y, Ploiarchopoulou F, Dessypris N, Petridou E. Implementing clinical protocols in oncology: quality gaps & the “learning curve phenomenon”. Eur J Public Health; 2005; 15:368-71. 62.Polinder S, Meerding WJ, van Baar ME, Toet H, Mulder S, van Beeck EF and the EUROCOST reference group (Petridou E member). Cost estimation of injury related hospital admissions in ten European countries. J Trauma; Accepted for publication. 63.Lyons RA, Polinder S, Larsen CF, Mulder S, Meerding WJ, Toet H, Van Beeck E and the Eurocost Reference group (Petridou E, member). Methodological issues in comparing injury incidence across countries. Inj Control Saf Promot; Accepted for publication.

Research reportss: 1. Papadopoulos FC, Frangakis CE, Skalkidou A, Petridou E, Stevens RG, Trichopoulos D. Exploring lag and duration effect of sunshine in triggering suicide. J Affect Disord 2005; in press

Editorials: 1. Petridou E, Belechri M. Poverty and injury risk among children: always together? Soc Prev Med 2002; 47:65-66. 2. Petridou E. From injury research to injury prevention: facilitating the connection. Injury Control and Safety Promotion; 2003; 10:121-122. 3. Petridou E, Alexe DM. Evaluation of community based injury prevention: An epidemiologist’s quandary. Eur J Epid; 2004; 19:615-616.

Letters: 1. Petridou E, Klimentopoulou A. Educating medical students on Injury Prevention: sense and sensibility. Inj Prev 2000; 6:310-11. 2. Moustaki M, Lariou M, Petridou E. Cross-country variation of fracture impact on childhood population. Is the origin biological or “accidental”? Inj Prev; 2001; 7:77. 3. Belechri M, Petridou E. Sports injuries in the European Union member states: a “team sport” project Inj Prev 2001; 7:165-167. 4. Skalkidou A, Papadopoulos FC, Petridou E, Trichopoulos D, Frangakis CE. Sunshine and suicide incidence (response to the letter by Voracek and Fisher). Epidemiology 2002:13:493-4. 5. Petridou E, Alexe D, Trichopoulos D. Central heating devices cause childhood injuries but rarely burns: a study in Greece. European Journal of Pediatrics 2002; 161:347-348. 6. Fotopoulou E, Farmakakis Th, Alexe D, Petridou E. Port-Bebe carriers place infants at risk of injuries in Greece. Inj Control Safety Promotion; 2002; 9:207- 9. 7. Farmakakis Th, Alexe DM, Nicolaidou Polyxeni, Dessypris N, Petridou E. Baby bouncers related injuries: an under-appreciated risk. European Journal of Pediatrics; 2004; 163:42-3.

Commentaries: 1. Petridou E. Better late than ever: confronting Greece's major health problem. Inj Prev 1999; 5:237-239 2.

Electronic Pages: 1. Frangakis CE, Petridou E. On lunar phases and dog bites: analyzing differential exposure. BMJ (Rapid Response) 2001; March 12. 2. Petridou E, Trichopoulos D. On incidents and injuries. BMJ (Rapid Response) 2001; June 22.

Monographs and Books:

1. Petridou E, Skalkidis Y, James J.(Eds) Children with special needs: Serving quality, protecting rights. Proceedings of a Workshop. Athens 1990 (128 pages) 2. Petridou E, Nakou S. (Eds). Children and families with special needs: The right to hope. Proceedings of a European Congress. Athens 1990, (357 pages)

3. Petridou E, Nakou S. (Eds). Research Agenda Towards developing a policy for injury prevention among young people in Greece with emphasis on consumer products. Proceedings of a Conference. Athens 1994, (148 pages)

Book chapters:

1. Trichopoulos D, Petridou E, Olsen J. Cancer Epidemiology. In: Olsen J, Saracci R, Trichopoulos D. Teaching Epidemiology: a guide for teachers in epidemiology, public health and clinical medicine. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, 2001 (pages 193-213). 2. Petridou E, Trichopoulos D. Epidemiology of Injuries. In: Olsen J, Saracci R, Trichopoulos D. Teaching Epidemiology: a guide for teachers in epidemiology, public health and clinical medicine. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, 2001 (pages 276-293). 3. Petridou E, Trichopoulos D, Leukemias. In: Adami H-O, Hunter D, Trichopoulos D. Eds. Textbook of Cancer Epidemiology. Oxford University Press, 2002 (pages 556-572). 4. Petridou E, Klimentopoulou A. Risk factors for drowning. In: Christine Branche, Ed Van Beeck. Handbook on Drowning-Prevention, Rescue, Treatment. Springer-Verlag publications; In press.

Working Groups Reports: 1. Petridou E. Member of the Working Group:

*"Annual EHLASS Report, Greece 1990-2002" Hellenic Ministry of Health and Welfare and Centre for Research and Prevention of Injuries Among the young (CE.RE.PR.I.), Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens University, Medical School. Athens, 1990-2002. 7. Petridou E. Member of the Working Group “EURORISC Newsletter No 1. Glasgow, PEACH Unit, 1997” “EURORISC Newsletter No 2. Glasgow, PEACH Unit, 1998” “EURORISC Newsletter No 3. Glasgow, PEACH Unit, 1998” “EURORISC Newsletter No 4. Glasgow, PEACH Unit, 1999” “EUROSAVE Newsletter No 2. Glasgow, PEACH Unit, 2001” 8. Petridou E. Final Report: «Sports injuries in the EU countries in view of the 2004 Olympics: Harvesting the information from existing databases (Phase I). Athens, January 2001; 1-401. 9. Petridou E (Co-ordinator). Newsletter “Sports Injuries in the EU countries in view of the 2004 Olympics: Harvesting the information from existing databases (Phase I). 8 9

Athens, 2001:1-4. 10. Petridou E. Member of the Working Group. Report on “Priorities for child safety in the European Union: Agenda for Action”. European Child Safety Alliance, ECOSA. The Netherlands, November 2001. 11. Petridou E. (Participant). A league table of Child Deaths by Injury in Rich Nations. UNICEF, United Nations Children’s Fund, Innocenti Report Card, Issue No 2, 2001. 12. Petridou E. [Μember of the Task Force on the Epidemiology of Drowning for the Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen (Society to Rescue People from Drowning)]. Risk factors for drowning and near drowning injuries. In press. 13. Petridou E (Co- ordinator). Final Report: “Sports injuries in the EU countries in view of the 2004 Olympics: Harvesting the information from existing databases (Phase II)”. Athens, November 2002; 1-118. 14. Petridou E. Member of the Working Group. Newsletter: "EU Injury Prevention Programme, Issue 2". Interview on sports injuries in the EU countries in view of 2004 Olympics, phase ΙΙ. 2003; Issue 9; 6-8. 15. Petridou E. (Member of the Working Group). European Code Against Cancer (Third Version and Scientific Justification). Annals of Oncology; 2003: 14:973-1005. 16. Petridou E. Center for Research and Prevention of Injuries among the Young Report: “CEREPRI activities 2003”, Athens, pp 1-66. 17. Petridou E. (Member of the Working Group for the WHO-Euro Report on the Prevention of Road Traffic Accidents): “A public health perspective for Europe” 2004. 18. Kedikoglou S, Petridou E, Trichopoulos D. Report: “Cost-benefit analysis of the Injury Prevention Programme 1999-2003 and final project evaluation”. Athens, February 22, 2004; pp 1-145. 19. Zavitsanos X, Petridou E, Kakavouli A, Kedikoglou S. Report “An initiative for the Collection of Data regarding Injuries in the Consumer Services Sector”. Athens, March 2004, pp 1-329. 20.Trichopoulos D, Petridou E, Spyridopoulos Th, Alexe DM. Report “The Magnitude and spectrum of farm injuries in the European Union Countries”. Athens, July 2004, pp 1-139.