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Athanasios Panagiotou

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Ptychion, Faculty of Law, National Kapodistrian University of Athens; LL.M. (Master of Laws) in Medical Law, Queen Mary University of London; PhD Candidate in Civil Medical Liability, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Athanasios Panagiotou graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (School of Law). He holds an LL.M. in Medical Law from Queen Mary, University of London and an MBA in Healthcare Management from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Department of Economics). He is a Member of the Board of Directors of the European Association of Health Law. In addition, he serves as Chairperson of the Special Committee for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Mental Disorders at the Hellenic Ministry of Health. His articles on medical law have been published in peer-reviewed journals. He has presented papers at national and international conferences, taught in seminars and summer schools, and participated in research projects. He has been teaching Business Legal Issues at ACG since 2016. He has served in managerial positions in the central government at the Ministries of Justice (focusing on rights of vulnerable groups) and Foreign Affairs (focusing on Greek Diaspora and Public Diplomacy).

Selected Publications

  • Vozikis, A., Panagiotou, A. & Karakolias, S. (2022). A decision support tool for more effective legal and financial management of civil medical liability cases. Journal of Regional & Socio-Economic Issues, 12(1): 28–37.
  • Vozikis, A., Panagiotou, A. & Karakolias, S. (2021). A Tool for Litigation Risk Analysis for Medical Liability Cases. HAPSc Policy Briefs Series, Vol 2, No. 2: 268–277.
  • Panagiotou, A. (2018). Professional standards, clinical guidelines, and medical liability: a chance for significant improvement in determining the standard of care? European Journal of Health Law, 25(2): 157–176.
  • Panagiotou, A. (2016). Enhancement, medical liability, and the necessary reforms of the Greek legal framework: an initial theoretical approach. Archives of Hellenic Medicine (Αρχ Ελλ Ιατρ), 33(5): 689–698.
  • Panagiotou, A. (2016). Medical liability in Europe at the dawn of cross-border health care: time to reflect on the possibility of harmonizing the policies regarding medical liability? European Journal of Health Law, 23(4): 350–372.
  • Panagiotou, A. (2016). Liability for severe birth-related injuries in Greece: the issues of tort law and the possibility of introducing a no-fault compensation system. Dilemata, 21: 97–126 (Special Issue: Child Health and Justice).
  • Panagiotou, A. (2016). Clinical Guidelines as the Fundamental Criterion for the Establishment of “Fault” in Medical Liability: Advantages, Issues, and Proposals. Journal of Asclepius (Το Βήμα του Ασκληπιού), 15(1): 27–59.
  • Panagiotou, A. (2015). Medical Error Reporting and Patient Safety: The appropriate approach to errors and the role of medical liability law. Archives of Hellenic Medicine (Αρχ Ελλ Ιατρ), 32(3): 354–363.
  • Panagiotou, A. (2014). Organ Transplants and “Presumed Consent”: Laws 2737/1999 and 3984/2011, international experiences, and a view towards the future. Journal of Asclepius (Το Βήμα του Ασκληπιού), 13(3): 259–270.