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Professor Vana Papaevangelou, MD, PhD, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Athens School of Medicine (Athens, Greece), plenary lecturer at the '6th workshop on paediatric virology' organised by the Institute of Paediatric Virology (IPV) and recipient of the '2020 Paediatric Virology Award'.
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus, which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and affects children less frequently than adults. According to Professor Vana Papaevangelou, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Athens School of Medicine, children comprise only 2-6% of COVID-19 cases, wor...
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The present article provides an overview of the key messages of the topics discussed at the '7th Workshop on Paediatric Virology', which was organised virtually on December 20, 2021 by the Institute of Paediatric Virology, located on the Island of Euboea in Greece. The workshop's plenary lectures were on: i) viral pandemics and epidemics in the ancient Mediterranean; ii) the impact of obesity on the outcome of viral infections in children and adolescents; and iii) COVID-19 and artificial intelligence. Despite the scarcity of evidence from fossils and remnants, viruses have been recognised as significant causes of several epidemics in the ancient Mediterranean. Paediatric obesity, a modifiable critical health risk factor, has been shown to impact on the development, progression and severity of viral infections. Thus, the prevention of paediatric obesity should be included in formulating public health policies and decision-making strategies against emerging global viral threats. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, artificial intelligence has been used to facilitate the identification, monitoring and prevention of SARS-CoV-2. In the future, it will play a fundamental role in the surveillance of epidemic-prone infectious diseases, in the repurposing of older therapies and in the design of novel therapeutic agents against viral infections. The collaboration between different medical specialties and other diverse scientific fields, including archaeology, history, epidemiology, nutritional technologies, mathematics, computer technology, engineering, medical law and ethics is essential for the successful management of paediatric viral infections. The current COVID-19 pandemic has underscored this need, which should be further encouraged in modern medical education.
... In the context of the workshop, Dr Nikolaos Myriokefalitakis, former Clinical Director and Consultant Paediatrician at the 'Penteli' Children's Hospital in Athens, Greece, was awarded with the '2020 George N. Papanicolaou Humanitarian Award' for his exceptional clinical, teaching, publishing and academic contribution on Hellenic Paediatrics and the wealth, health, and future of humanity (2). Professor Vana Papaevangelou, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Athens School of Medicine (Athens, Greece), was also awarded with the '2020 Paediatric Virology Award' for her exceptional clinical, research, teaching, publishing and academic contribution in the field of paediatric viral infectious diseases (3). The workshop was organised in parallel with the 'Official Opening of the Institute of Paediatric Virology' (1), which is based on the island of Euboea (Greece); for further information about the Institute of Paediatric Virology please visit its official website https://paediatricvirology.org. ...
