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Teaching and Research Faculty
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| Name: Olga Siskou |
| Title: Assistant Professor |
| Office: 501 (126 Grigoriou Lampraki Av. Building) |
| Phone: +30 210 414 2485 |
| E-mail: olsiskou(-at-)unipi(-dot-)gr |
Olga Siskou holds a PhD in Healthcare Management and Administration from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) since 2006. In May 2021 she was elected Assistant Professor of Health Economics, Tourism and Migration at the Department of Tourism Studies of the University of Piraeus. During the academic year 2022-2023 she was nominated as responsible for the ERASMUS program at the Department of Tourism Studies and in the year 2023-2024 she is deputy responsible for the same program. Currently, she supervises three doctoral dissertations related to health tourism and is the coordinator of the doctoral candidates of the Tourism Studies Department.
Since 2002 she has been collaborating with the Center for Health Services Management and Evaluation at the Nursing Department of the NKUA as a researcher, focusing on health economics, migration and health tourism. From 2014 to 2021 she was an Academic Scholar of the Nursing Department of NKUA. She also worked as a visiting lecturer at the Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics of the University of Central Greece (now University of Thessaly): 2008 -2012 and as a Tutor at the Open University of Cyprus: 2008 -2019.
She is a National Representative to the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) Health Committee from 2008 to 2016 and from 2019 until today. In May 2021 she was nominated as an (unpaid) expert of the Organization for Quality Assurance in Health (ODIPI) and since November 2021 she is an alternate member of the National Committee of Public Health Experts (chaired by Professor Sotiris Tsiodras).
She served as General Secretary in the Department of Public Administration and Local Government Management (TOMDA) of the Hellenic Association for Business Administration (EEDE): 2019-2020. She has also been General Secretary of the Hellenic Health Services Management Association: 2017-2019 as well as General Secretary (2010-2013 & 2017-2019) and President (2013-2016) in the Greek Nursing Studies Association.
- TSK102. Microeconomics (1st semester)
- TSK201. Macroeconomics (2nd semester)
- TSK302. International Economics and International Tourism Market (3rd semester)
- TSK303. Tourism Economics – Tourism Sociology (3rd semester)
- TSK517. Tourism and Transportation (Elective)
- TSK620. Health Tourism (Medical, Spa, Wellness) (Elective)
- TSΕΡ01-02. Research Project (Elective)
More than 120. Citations-Google Scholar (02/06/2024): 2,449, h-index 24, i10 index 48. An indicative list of peer-reviewed publications is displayed in the full CV.
- Economou Ch., Kaitelidou D., and Siskou O. Chapter 15: A Health System in the Era of Economic Crisis and Memoranda: Bearing Patiently the Consequences or Grabbing the Chance for Introducing Reforms? in “The Impact and Implications of Crisis: A Comprehensive Approach Combining Elements of Health and Society”. ISBN: 978-1-53613-190-1.
- Siskou O. Health System Funding. Chapter in Liaropoulos L. Organization of Services and Health Systems. Beta Medical Publications.
- Siskou O., Private Health Insurance. Chapter in Liaropoulos L. Organization of Services and Health Systems. Beta Medical Publications.
- Siskou O., Human Resources in the Health Sector. Chapter in Liaropoulos L. Organization of Services and Health Systems. Beta Medical Publications.
- Siskou O., The Organization of Transplants. Chapter in Liaropoulos L. Organization of Services and Health Systems. Beta Medical Publications
- Nikolentzos A., Siskou O. Study Guide for course PYS 614-Financing and Provision of Health Services. Postgraduate Program Health Policy and Health Services Planning. Open University of Cyprus. Supervision, coordination, editing: Theodorou M.
- Kaitelidou D., Siskou O., Nikolentzos A. Study Guide for course DMY 501A-Basic Principles of Management and Management of Health Services. Postgraduate Program in Health Units Management. Open University of Cyprus. Supervision, coordination, editing: Theodorou M.
The office hours for the spring semester 2023-2024 are:
- Monday: 12:30-14:30
- Thursday: 13:00-15:00
Note: Please contact by e-mail for arranging an appointment.
For the Full CV press here.