INTERNATIONAL HEALTH TOURISM CONFERENCE dedicated to the promotion of In vitro fertilization (IVF) | ORGANISED by Greek Health Tourism Council - Elitour ΑΤΗΕNS INFO In collaboration with: The Global Doctor's Hippocratic Institute & The Athens Medical Association First IVF Cluster Society for Reproductive Medicine Υπό την Αιγίδα των Υπουργείων Τουρισμού, Υγείας και της Περιφέρειας Αττικής Megaron Athens Concert Hall Thursday & Friday 14 -15 December 2023 Address by the President Dear Members I welcome you to the International Health Tourism Conference dedicated to the promotion and promotion of Health Tourism in Greece and the advances in IVF in our country. This important scientific meeting was attended by experts and representatives of tourism, health and local government from Greece and abroad, as well as representatives of the Greek community and the Greek Medical Associations, join their voices and their expertise in the framework of the national effort we are making for the promotion of Greek Health Tourism, as the Hellenic Health Tourism Council - ELITUR, the World Hippocratic Institute of Physicians - GHDI and the Athens Medical Association. The Ministries of Tourism and Health, and the Region of Attica provide us with their patronage and we thank them warmly for their support. Fertility Tourism in Greece is a key part of Greek Health Tourism, attracting increasing international interest from all corners of the world, thanks to the excellence, successes and international distinctions of Greek scientists. In a year when worldwide Health Tourism is booming after the health crisis of the pandemic, the Hellenic Health Tourism Council is joining forces with the country and the Expatriate Medical World for the successful promotion of Greek Health Tourism on the world map, promoting the field of IVF, to which 2023 is dedicated with actions in Greece and abroad. I welcome you to the Athens Concert Hall, to Athens, the cosmopolitan place of Wellness and genuine Greek hospitality, and I thank you warmly for your participation. Dr. Giorgos Patoulis President of the Medical Association of Athens, ELITOUR, World Hippocratic Institute of Physicians and Regional Governor of Attica PROGRAM Thursday 14 December 2023 | Athens Concert Hall Conference Hall I 16:30 - 17:00 Registration 17:00 – 21:00 Health tourism: The internal strength of Greece 17:00 – 18:30 Chairpersons: Giorgos Patoulis, Georgios Antonakis, Kyriakos Mitsakos 17:00 – 17:15 Greece as an ideal destination for Health Tourism Giorgos Patoulis 17:15 – 17:30: Legislation and ethics in IVF, the Greek advantage Elena Rapti 17:30 – 17:45 Looking to the future: new structures of Health Tourism in Greece. High quality and features Marios Themistocleous 17:45 – 18:00 Utilization of medical staff in health tourism Gerasimos Siasos 18:00 – 18:15 The Department of Medicine of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as an international hub of education in Health Tourism Nikos Arkadopoulos 18:15 – 18:30 The development of IVF in Greece - the spearhead of Medical Tourism - Konstantinos Pantos 18:30 – 19:30 Chairpersons: Petros Mamalakis, Panagiotis Manolas, Charis Digridakis The role of entrepreneurship in the development of Medical Tourism 18:30 – 18:40 ELITOUR in Medical Tourism. Present and Future Giorgos Patoulis 18:40 – 18:50 Health policies in an ever-changing world Kyriakos Kenevezos 18:50 – 19:00 Medical Tourism - The China market Opportunities and challenges for Greek businesses – Stavros Monemvasiotis 19:00 – 19:10 The unique advantages of Greece in the Health & Wellness Tourism market Georgios Kakoulidis 19:10 – 19:20 Compatibility of financial mechanisms for investments in the medical tourism sector Vassilis Zymnis 19:20 -19:30 New business models in IVF Nikolaos Vrachnis 19:30 – 20:30 Chairpersons: Nikolaos Kanakas, Georgios Lambos, Evangelos Makrakis 19:30 – 19:40 The latest developments in the field of IVF Konstantinos Dafopoulos 19:40 – 19:50 The modern social problem: Infertility and subfertility - Ways of dealing with it Nikolaos Bathrellos 19:50 -20:00 Endometriosis - Fertility-Polyphenols-Antioxidants A new approach to their management Leonidas Mamas 20:00 - 20:10 The effect of a man's age on fertility, pregnancy and children's health Themis Mantzavinos 20:10 – 20:20 IVF. Experience from the Naval Hospital of Athens Georgios Patrikios 20:20– 21:00 Open Discussion With the comments of: Konstantinos Zikopoulos, Alexandros Dafopoulos, Victoria Polidorou, Agni Pantou, Alexandros Zervakis, Angeliki Gerente Friday 15 December 2023 | Megaron Athens Concert Hall, Banquet Hall 09:00 – 11:20 The Greek results of IVF, a guarantee for the development of medical tourism and the development of a second place of residence for foreigners 09:00 – 10:10 Chairpersons: Nikolaos Vrachnis, Nikos Nikolettos, Giorgos Galazios 09:00 - 9:10 IVF. Experience from the Alexandroupolis IVF Center Konstantinos Nikolettos 09:10 - 09:20 IVF. Experience from the Aretaieio Hospital. Charalambos Syristatidis 09:20 – 09:30 IVF. Experience from the University Hospital of Ioannina Ioannis Georgiou 09:30 - 09:40 IVF. Experience from the IASO Hospital Marinos Tsirigotis 09:40 – 09:50 IVF. Experience from the Genesis Clinic of Athens, Genesis of Larissa and Heraklion, Crete. Kostas Sfakianoudis 09:50 - 10:00 Assisted reproduction. Experience from the Hospital Hygeia-IVF Embryogenesis Vassilis Kellaris 10:00 – 10:10 IVF Experience from the Embryoland Centre Nikos Kanakas 10:10 – 11:10 Chairpersons: Dimitris Filippou, Nikolaos Paparisteidis, Dimitris Giannaris 10:10 – 10:20 Experience from the Fertility & IVF Unit of REA Alexandros Tzeferakos 10:20 – 10:30 IVF Experience from Embryoclinic Thessaloniki Elias Tsakos 10:30 – 10:40 IVF Experience from Iakentro Konstantinos Antoniou 10:40 – 10:50 IVF. 30 years of experience in medical tourism in Crete. Developments - Prospects Mattheos Fraidakis 10:50 – 11:00 Experience from the IVF Serum Center in Lykovrysi Ioannis Dougiotis 11:00 – 11:10 Development of IVF units in Greece Nikolaos Petrogiannis 11:10 – 11:40 Conference Opening Megaron Athens Concert Hall Banquet Hall Banquet OPENING MESSAGES by Conference President: Giorgos Patoulis, Regional Governor of Attica, President of the Athens Medical Association, World Hippocratic Institute of Physicians and ELITOUR Minister of Tourism: Olga Kefalogianni Minister of Health: Michalis Chrysochoidis Hellenic Society of Reproductive Medicine: Michalis Koutsilieris Organizing Committee: Antonios Polidorou, Ambassador of Greek Tourism 11:40 – 13:00 Chairpersons: Nikos Papantoniou, Konstantinos Pantos, Konstantinos Samaras The results of IVF abroad. Ethiopia: Addis Ababa University Germany: Konstantinos Manolopoulos China: Anhui University: Jijun Chu Cairo: Cairo University Great Britain, Kings College London: Hippocrates Sarris Melbourne: Nikolaos Lolatzis New York: Mount Sinai Hospital Serbia: University of Belgrade 12:40 – 13:00 Commentators: Konstantinos Dimitroulis, Vassilis Kontopoulos, Dimitra Kappou, Giannis Ioannidis, Dimitris Mazis 13:00 – 14:30 The Hellenic Diaspora supports Greece in the development and promotion of Health Tourism Chairpersons: Giorgos Patoulis, Konstantinos Kouskoukis, Antonis Polydorou 13:00 – 13:10 Joining forces for the development of Health Tourism Vassilis Papastergiadis 13:10 – 13:20 The Greek doctors of Germany propose ways to strengthen medical tourism in Greece Konstantinos Gousias 13:20 – 13:30 The actions and the role of the Association of Greek and Cypriot Doctors in Germany and the importance of Brain-Gain Ioannis Giannakopoulos 13:30 – 13:40 The role of the Greek Doctors of the United Kingdom in the development of Health Tourism in Greece Athena Angelopoulou 13:40 – 13:50 Brain Gain: the return of doctors from abroad and their contribution to the development of Health Tourism Vassilios Papalois 13:50 – 14:00 Ενίσχυση του ελληνικού τουρισμού υγείας από το Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο – Κυριακή Σονίδου 14:00 – 14:10 Προγράμματα Τουρισμού Υγείας στην Κύπρο, δυνατότητες συνεργασίας μεταξύ Κύπρου και Ελλάδας. -Πέτρος Αγαθαγγέλου 14:10 – 14:30 Σχολιαστές: Μαρία Δουράτσου, Βασίλης Κοντόπουλος, Δημήτρης Μιναρέτζης, Μαίρη Αποστολούδη 14:30 – 15:00 Chairpersons: Giorgos Patoulis, Michalis Koutsilieris Conference of the Gynaecologists - Obstetricians Members of the (IVF) Cluster End of the Conference Conference President: Dr. Giorgos Patoulis, Regional Governor of Attica, President of the IUA, President of the Hellenic Health Tourism Council - ELITOUR, President of the World Hippocratic Institute of Physicians Organizing Committee: Chairman of the Organizing Committee: Dr. Antonios Polidorou,, Secretary General of the World Hippocratic Institute of Physicians, Ambassador of Greek Tourism. Members: Agni Pantou, Specialist Obstetrician - Gynaecologist Hospital Agios Savas Antonis Makrygiannakis, , Professor of Obstetrics - Gynaecology, University of Crete Medical School Alexandros Dafopoulos,, Obstetric Surgeon Gynecologist, Doctor of Democritus University, IVF Specialist - Genesis of Athens and Thessaly Vaki Paka, Member of the Board of Directors of ELITOUR, Head of the Sector of Extroversion and Institutional Networking Vassilios Papastergiadis, President of the Hellenic Association of Melbourne Vassilios Papalois, Professor of Transplant Surgery at Imperial College London Georgios Lambos, , Fertility Specialist, Doctor of the Medical School of the University of Athens, Associate of the Athens Genesis Clinic Giorgos Kakoulidis, Member of the Board of Directors of ELITOUR, Head of the Financing Sector George Kreatsas, Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Grigoris Kyriakou, ELITOUR Board Member, Breast Surgeon, Surgical Oncology, CEO Gamma Air Medical LTD Dimitris Mazis Kourakos Obstetrician-Gynaecologist, Oncologist Ioannis Datseris, ELITOUR Board Member, Ophthalmologist, CEO OMMA, Athens Eye Institute Kyriaki Sonidou,, President of the Hellenic Medical Association of the United Kingdom Konstantinos Zikopoulos, Professor Emeritus of the University of Ioannina, Chief Gynaecologist - Specialist in ΙVF Konstantinos Kouskoukis, ELITOUR Board Member, Professor of Dermatology, Lawyer, President of the Hippocratic Academy of Medical Medicine, President of the World Academy of Chinese and Complementary Medicine, 2nd Vice President of the World Hippocratic Institute of Physicians Konstantinos Pantos, Vice President ELITOUR, Obstetrician-Gynaecologist, Genesis Athens, Genesis Thessaly-Athens, Secretary General of the Hellenic Society of Reproductive Medicine Leonidas Mamas, Obstetrician-Gynaecologist, Dr., University of Athens, Member of the Hellenic Society of Assisted Reproduction Physicians Matthaios Fraidakis,, Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Scientific Director of Crete Fertility Centre Michalis Koutsilieris, President of the Hellenic Society of Reproductive Medicine, President of the State Scholarship Foundation Nikolaos Petrogiannis, Captain of the Navy, Director of the IVF Unit of the Athens Naval Hospital Petros Agathangelou, Cardiologist, President of the Pancyprian Medical Association Petros Mamalakis, General Secretary of ELITOUR Tryfon Lainas,, Doctor of the University of Athens, Gynaecologist Reproduction, Director of the IVF Unit "Eugonia" Christina Tambourea, Deputy President ELITOUR, General Commercial Director of IASO Group Christoforos Tzermias, ELITOUR Member, Dermatologist, Oxford Specialist, Vice President of the Disciplinary Board of the ISA, Co-Founder of the European Society of LASER-ESLD EADV- LASER Dermatology Task Force Member, Fellow American ASLMS Scientific Committee: Chairman of the Scientific Committee: Michalis Koutsilieris, President of the Hellenic Society of Reproductive Medicine, President of the State Scholarship Foundation Members: Angeliki Gerente, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Secretary of the Hellenic Society of Embryometric Medicine Alexandros Zervakis, Reproductive Gynaecologist – Obstetrician Alexandros Dafopoulos, Obstetric Surgeon Gynecologist, Doctor of Democritus University, IVF Specialist - Genesis of Athens and Thessaly Alexandros Tzeferakos, Obstetrician Gynecologist, Director of the Fertility & IVF Unit of REA, Vice President of the Board of Directors of REA Clinic Vassilis Kellaris, Reproductive Gynaecologist, Vice President of Mitera Hospital, Vice President of Health IVF Embryogenesis, Dr., University of Athens Victoria Polidorou,, Cardiologist, Fetal Cardiologist, Lecturer, European University Cyprus Gerasimos Siasos, Professor of Cardiology and Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Georgios Antonakis, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, President of the Department of Medicine of the University of Patras Georgios Lambos, , Fertility Specialist, Doctor of the Medical School of the University of Athens, Associate of the Athens Genesis Clinic Georgios Patrikios, MD, MSc ESHRE, Certified IVF Specialist, Deputy Director of the IVF Unit of the Athens Naval Hospital Yannis Ioannidis, Obstetrician – Gynaecologist Dimitra Kappou, MSc, PhD, Obstetric Gynaecologist, Specialist in IVF - St Bartholomew's Hospital London UK Dimitris Yannaris, Obstetrician Gynecologist with specialization in IVF Embryoart Dimitris Filippou, General Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy at the Medical School of the University of Athens Evangelos Makrakis, Obstetrician - Fertility Gynaecologist, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Professor of the Medical School of the University of Nicosia, Visiting Professor of the Medical School of the University of Athens, Scientific Director of 'YGEIA IVF - Embryogenesis' Ioannis Georgiou, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina Ioannis Giannakopoulos, PhD, MHCM, Rev. Director of the Orthopaedic Centre | Head of the Department of Podiatry/Foot Orthopaedics Nettetal | Germany, President of the Association of Greek and Cypriot Doctors of North Rhine-Westphalia | Genesis Ioannis Douliotis, Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Deputy Scientific Director of the Serum IVF unit of Lycovrisi Themistoklis Mantzavinos, Associate Professor of Obstetrics/Gynaecology, University of Athens, Scientific Director of the Institute of Life IASO, President of ELIYA. Kyriakos Mitsakos, Obstetrician Gynecologist, President of Rea Clinic Konstantinos Antoniou, Obstetrician - Gynaecological Surgeon, Md Phd, IVF Specialist Konstantinos Gousias, Director of the Department of Neurosurgery, Athens Medical Center, Professor of Neurosurgery | Medical School of Nicosia, Cyprus | Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Medical School of Münster | Germany Konstantinos Dimitroulis, Obstetrician, Gynaecological Surgeon, Specialist in IVF at The Royal London Hospital, Director of the Biogenetics Fertility Centre Konstantinos Zikopoulos, Professor Emeritus of the University of Ioannina, Chief Gynaecologist - Specialist in ΙVF Konstantinos Kouskoukis, ELITOUR Board Member Professor of Dermatology, Lawyer, President of the Hippocratic Academy of Medical Medicine, President of the World Academy of Chinese and Complementary Medicine, Second Vice President of the World Hippocratic Institute of Physicians Konstantinos Manolopoulos, Obstetrician Gynecologist - IVF Specialist - Gynecological Endocrinology, Director of the IVF & Intrauterine Center Offenbach/Germany Konstantinos Dafopoulos, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Department of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Scientific Director of the University General Hospital of Larissa Konstantinos Samaras, Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Specialist in Gynaecological Endocrinology M.Ph (U.K.) & (U.S.A.) Leonidas Mamas, Obstetrician-Gynaecologist, Dr., University of Athens, Member of the Hellenic Society of Assisted Reproduction Physicians Mary Apostoloudi, Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Rea Clinic Maria Douratsou, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Serum IVF unit in Lykovrisi Matthaios Fraidakis,, Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Scientific Director of Crete Fertility Centre Nikolaos Arkadopoulos, Professor of Surgery, President of the Medical School of the University of Athens Nikolaos Vrachnis, Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Athens Medical School Nikolaos Kanakas, Obstetrician - Gynaecologist, PhD, University of Heidelberg Germany, Scientific Director Embryoland Nikolaos Bathrellos, Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Genesis Athens, Genesis Thessaly – Athens Nikolaos Nikolettos, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Director of the University Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Democritus University of Thrace Nikolaos Paparistidis, Doctor of the University of Athens, Deputy Director of theObstetrics and Gynaecology Clinic and Exosomatic Unit at the Elena Venizelos Hospital Stavros Monemvasiotis, Chairman of the Greek-Chinese Business Development Committee (Athens Chamber of Commerce). Chamber of Greek-Chinese Economic Cooperation. (Member of the Board of Directors) Tryfon Lainas,, Doctor of the University of Athens, Gynaecologist Reproduction, Director of the IVF Unit "Eugonia" Charalambos Syristatidis, Professor of Obstetrics - Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, Aretaieio Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens EVENT NAME: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH TOURISM CONFERENCE dedicated to the promotion of In vitro fertilization (IVF) CONFERENCE CENTRE: Megaron Athens Concert Hall START DATE: December 14 2023 END DATE: December 15 2023