Brief CV Dr Emmanouil Galanakis, MD PhD(Phil) Associate Professor; Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases, University of Crete Head; Paed Infectious Disease Unit, Heraklion University General Hospital Interfaculty Graduate Programme in Bioethics, University of Crete Phone +30 2810 392 012; fax +30 2810 392 827; [email protected] Emmanouil Galanakis graduated from the School of Medicine, University of Athens (1975-1981) and the School of Philosophy, University of Ioannina, Greece (1986-1991), and studied Theology at the University of Athens (1982-1986). He obtained a Doctoral Degree in Medicine (1993, Social Paediatrics) and in Philosophy (1996, Ethics). He has served as Fellow and Visiting Faculty in Hospitals and Universities in the UK (London, Newcastle upon Tyne and Oxford), the USA (Baltimore, MD and Seattle, WA), and in the European Centre for Disease Control (Stockholm). He has been a clinician in Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases since 1990, University Hospitals of Ioannina and of Heraklion, and Lecturer (1999), Assistant Professor (2000), and Associate Professor (2009) at the Faculties of Medicine, Universities of Ioannina and Crete. Currently he is caring for sick children at the University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete and teaching Paediatrics, and Infectious Diseases to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Crete. He is actively involved in medical research focusing on Infectious Diseases and Paediatrics and has relevant publications in major peer-reviewed international journals. He is currently a Board Member of the Hellenic and of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. In the field of Bioethics, his interests have focused on vaccination ethics and infectious diseases ethics, on the Greek attitudes towards medical futility and good death, and on end-of-life decisions in infancy. He is teaching Medical Ethics to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Crete, has lectured on ethical issues in European Programmes in Bioethics, Meetings and Organizations, and has authored relevant books and articles. Selected publications, Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases 1. Ilia S, Goulielmos GN, Samonis G, Galanakis E. Polymorphisms in IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, IFN-γ and TGF-β1 genes and susceptibility to acute otitis media in early infancy. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2014;33:518-21 2. Ilia S, Galanakis E. Clinical features and outcome of acute otitis media in early infancy. Int J Infect Dis 2013;17:e317-20. 3. Bitsori M, Galanakis E. Pediatric urinary tract infections: diagnosis and treatment. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2012;10:1153-64. 4. Chatzakis E, Scoulica E, Papageorgiou N, Maraki S, Samonis G, Galanakis E. Infant colonization by Staphylococcus aureus: role of maternal carriage. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2011;30:1111-7. 5. Ladomenou F, Moschandreas J, Kafatos A, Tselentis Y, Galanakis E. Protective effect of exclusive breastfeeding against infections during infancy: a prospective study. Arch Dis Child 2010;95:1004-8. 6. Bitsori M, Maraki S, Kalmanti M, Galanakis E. Resistance against broad-spectrum β-lactams among uropathogens in children. Pediatric Nephrol 2009;24:2381-6. 7. Qin X, Zerr DM, Weissman SJ, Englund JA, Denno DM, Klein EJ, Tarr PI, Kwong J, Stapp JR, Tulloch LG, Galanakis E. Prevalence and mechanisms of broad-spectrum beta-lactam resistance in Enterobacteriaceae: a children's hospital experience. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008;52:3309-14. 8. Galanakis E, Englund JA, Abe P, Qin X. Antimicrobial susceptibility of Bordetella pertussis isolates in the state of Washington. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2007;29:609-11. 9. Galanakis E, Bitsori M, Dimitriou H, Giannakopoulou C, Karkavitsas NS, Kalmanti M. Urine interleukin- 8 as a marker of vesicoureteral reflux in infants. Pediatrics 2006;117:e863-7. 10. Challa A, Ntourntoufi A, Cholevas V, Bitsori M, Galanakis E, Andronikou S. Breastfeeding and vitamin D status in Greece during the first 6 months of life. Eur J Pediatr 2005 Dec;164(12):724-9. Selected publications, Medical History and Ethics Books: 1. Galanakis E. Medical Ethics in the 20th and the 21st centuries. In: Tsinorema V, Louis K (eds). Issues in Bioethics. Crete University Press 2013 (in Greek). 2. Dimoliatis ID, Galanakis E. "Treatise on Euthanasia" by Archbishop Eugenios Voulgaris (St. Petersburg, 1804), commented transliteration and edition into modern Greek. Exandas 2005 (in Greek). 3. Galanakis E. Euthanasia: the Greek Way. PhD Thesis, University of Ioannina 1996 (in Greek). Articles: 1. Galanakis E, Jansen A, Lopalco PL, Giesecke J. Ethics of mandatory vaccination for healthcare workers. Euro Surveill 2013;18:20627. 2. Bitsori M, Georgopoulos D, Galanakis E. The question of futility and Roger C Bone. Med Health Care Philos. 2009;12:477-81. 3. Ioannidou E, Galanakis E. The recent code of medical deontology, the cancer patient informing process and the involvement of the Greek family. Arch Hellenic Med 2008;25:224-30 (in Greek). 4. Galanakis E, Dimoliatis ID. Early European attitudes towards "good death": Eugenios Voulgaris, "Treatise on Euthanasia", St Petersburg, 1804. J Med Ethics; Med Humanities 2007;33:1-4 5. Bitsori M, Galanakis E. Doctors versus artists: Gustav Klimt’s Medicine. BMJ 2002;325:1506-8. 6. Galanakis E. The rise and fall of the futility movement. N Engl J Med 2000;343:1576. 7. Galanakis E. Maternal-fetal conflict, Moses Maimonides and the Christian Church. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 1999;81:F236. 8. Galanakis E. History of breastfeeding and medical profession. Lancet 1999;354:77-8. 9. Galanakis E. Greek theories on eugenics. J Med Ethics 1999;25:60-1. 10. Galanakis E. Apgar score and Soranus of Ephesus. Lancet 1998;352:2012-3. .