In an open letter, Apostolos Vantarakis, a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Patras, announces that he has assumed his new duties as Director of the Laboratory of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Quality of Life, while also extending an invitation for collaboration opportunities. Below is the full text of Mr. Vantarakis’s letter:
“Dear Sirs/Madams,
It is with great pleasure that I inform you of my appointment as Director of the Laboratory of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Quality of Life in the Department of Medicine at the University of Patras. I would like to take this opportunity to present the work and capabilities of the Laboratory and to explore opportunities for collaboration together.
The Laboratory covers all areas of public health and comprises the following academic units: Primary Health Care, Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Nutrition and Health, Health Promotion, Quality of Life and Bioethics, Health Policy, Economics, and Health Systems, and Occupational Medicine.
Actively involved in environmental microbiology and virology, water and food safety (including quantitative microbial risk assessment), microbial resistance and the One Health approach, infection prevention and control, human biomonitoring, as well as epidemiology and presymptomatic screening.
It also offers laboratory services accredited by the Hellenic Accreditation System (ESYD) (chemical and microbiological testing, ISO/IEC 17025) and actively participates in major European research projects.
The Laboratory collaborates with and serves as a reference point for many organizations, such as the National Organization for Public Health (EODY), the Ministry of Rural Development, the Hellenic Food Authority (EFET), and others.
The Laboratory will be actively involved in all public health issues in our region, within the areas relevant to its scope.
The Laboratory and I personally are at your disposal for collaboration and consultation on any of the above topics related to the Laboratory’s areas of expertise.
Sincerely Yours,
Professor Apostolos Vantarakis
Director, Laboratory of Hygiene
Medicine Department, University of Patras
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