Μπουζιά Αικατερίνη

Aikaterini A. BOUZIA, MD, PhD

EDUCATION:

1994 – 1997: 1st High school of Larissa, Greece, Diploma’s grade: Honors
1999–2005: Degree in Medicine, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (6 years curriculum), Grade: “Very Good”
09/2018: PhD, “Effect of Pregabalin in acute and chronic postoperative pain after cardiac surgery” Excellent, Anesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessalia
07/2023 European Diploma in Pain Medicine, EFIC (EDPM)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

3 months: Internship in General Medicine at General Hospital of Larissa
10 months: General Practitioner at primary care Health Center,
2 months: Internship in pediatric surgery at General Regional Hospital of Larissa
56 months: Residency, Anaesthesiology Department, University Hospital of Larissa
5 months: Consultant, Anaesthesiology Department, General Hospital of Larissa
33 months: Residency, ICU specialization, Intensive Care Department, University Hospital of Larissa
Since 05/2016: Consultant, Anaesthesiology Department, University Hospital of Larissa, with active participation in the Pain Clinic (Current position)

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:

English: Fluently (Certificates of Proficiency in English, University of Cambridge and University of Michigan), teaching license by the Greek Ministry of Education
French: Fluently (D.A.L.F., Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures), teaching license by the Greek Ministry of Education

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2005-2006: Research Fellow in History of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2010-2011-2012-2013-2014-2015: teaching the course “Airway Management-Difficult tracheal intubation” at the Surgical Specialty Nursing training program, University Hospital of Larissa
3-2011 to 6-2011: teaching assistant at the elective class “Emergency Medicine”, Anesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessalia
26-01-2014: ATLS Instructor Course organized by the Hellenic branch of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and the General Surgery Department of the University Hospital of Patra
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: Participating as an Instructor at the Advanced Trauma Life Support courses for Doctors (ATLS), organized by the Hellenic branch of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and the General Surgery Department of the University Hospital of Larissa
2012 to 2015: teaching assistant at the class “Intensive Care Medicine” (4th year medical students), Anesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessalia
2016 to 2025: teaching assistant at the class “Anaesthesiology” (4th year medical students), Anesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessalia
2017-2022: teaching assistant at the elective class “Emergency Medicine”, Anesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessalia
2017-2025: teaching assistant at the elective class “Pain Relief”, Anesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessalia
2018-2025: teaching assistant at the postgraduate (Msc) program: “Surgery of the Minor Pelvis”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessalia.
2018-2025: teaching assistant at the postgraduate (Msc) program “Thrombosis”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessalia.
2021-2025: a teaching assistant at the postgraduate (Msc) program: “Algology and Comforting Care”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessalia, Larisa, Greece
2022-2025: Lecture at Continuous Education in Algology (Hellenic Society of Algology, Greek Chapter IASP and EFIC)

SEMINARS:

01/04/2002 to 06/04/2002: American Studies Seminar: «Discovering Our New World”: International Relations, Economies, Information Technology, Culture», University of Macedonia Economic and Social Sciences and USA General Consulate, Thessaloniki, Greece
Seminars: BLS (Basic Life Support), ALS (Advanced Life Support), ATLS student course και ATLS instructor course (Advanced Trauma Life Support), APLS (Advanced Pediatric Life Support), DSATC (Definitive Surgical Anaesthetic Trauma Care provider by IATSIC) CEEA (Cycle of six Refresher Courses in Anaesthesiology, by the Committee for the European Education in Anaesthesiology), Advanced Airway Management, Continuous Education in Algology (Hellenic Society of Algology, Greek Chapter IASP and EFIC), Klangenfurt Pain School by EFIC (9/2019), ESRA Regional Anaesthesia Workshop (2018), Lyon Pain School by EFIC (10/2022)
10/2015 to 05/2017: Two-year Medical Acupuncture Seminar (330 hours), organized by the Educational Institute of Acupuncture of Greece
2018-2019: «TEACH THE TEACHERS» COURSE part I and part IΙ, organized by ESAIC (European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care) and took place in Crete-Greece and Belgrade, Serbia

Social Activities:

6-09-2018: Handing out informative brochures at the central square of Larissa, regarding prevention/management of chronic pain and the (free of charge) services provided by the Pain Clinic of the University Hospital of Larisa
19-01-2019: Speech «Pain and different types of pain» in an informative social event to patients with rhematic diseases at the event organized by ΕΛ.Ε.Α.Ν.Α, the Greek Society about Rhematic Disease, titled «Rhematic Diseases and Chronic Pain και Χρόνιος Πόνος, Therapy options and management of adverse effects, Volos, Greece
Open Pain Clinic Day, once a year, simultaneously all the Pain Clinics in Greece
Pain Laboratory for chronic Pain management, part of the local municipal program «Learning about pain/ Citizens University of Larissa»
Creating and operating the Facebook account for the Hellenic Society of Algology

SCIENTIFIC, PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERSHIPS:

Medical Association of Larissa (since 2005)
Panhellenic Society of History of Medicine (since 2006)
Hellenic Society of Anaesthesiology (since 2009)
Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Medicine of Northern Greece (since 2009)
ESRA HELLAS (European Society of Regional Anaesthesia) (since 2017)
ESRA (European Society of Regional Anaesthesia) since 2017
Hellenic Society of Algology, Greek Chapter of IASP and EFIC since 2017\EFIC Academy since 2021
ESAIC (European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care) since 2017

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBER:

4th Congress of History of Medicine on the subject «History of Surgery», Thessaloniki History Centre, Thessaloniki 27-28 November 2009, Panhellenic Society of History of Medicine
International Colloquium on Galen and the Vlatadon Codex 14, supported in part with an educational grant by the A.G. Leventis Foundation, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Pan-Hellenic Society for the history of Medicine, Friday, 14th May 2010, Thessaloniki-Greece
Member of the Organizing Committee, Forum of Residents of Anaesthesiology of Thessaly, 6th Inter-university Meeting of Anaesthesiological Clinics, “Quality in the Anaesthesiological Practice and medicolegal Responsibility”, Larissa, 15-16 May 2010
Member of the Organizing Committee of medical students’ educational event MedTrUTH (Medical Training in University of Thessaly) organized by the local medical student society ΕΕΦΙΕ of the University of Larisa 16-17 March 2018 and an instructor-Airway management
Member of the Organizing Committee in Greece (Larisa) of the 2nd ESRA E-Day) 26/01/2019, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
Member of the Organizing Committee at: Hot Spots in Anaesthesia, Pediatric Anaesthesia, Perioperative Bleeding management, 6-7/12/2019, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
Member of the Organizing Committee in Greece (Larisa) of the 2nd World ESRA E-Day) 30/01/2025, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

CONGRESSES:

42 Panhellenic Medical Congresses
14 International Medical Conferences
17 International Anaesthesiology Congresses
4 Panhellenic Congresses of History of Medicine
1 Balkan Congress of History of Medicine
1 International Symposium on the History of Anaesthesia
9 Panhellenic History Congresses
3 International Congresses of Intensive Care Medicine
10 Panhellenic Congresses of Intensive Care Medicine
2 EFIC Congresses

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

10-11/04/1995: Participation in the meetings of the European Parliament held in Strasbourg under the program Euroscuola
1995-1996: Corresponding member of the Youth Parliament from the constituency of Larissa, Greek Parliament, Athens, Greece

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