Patoulis : ” Greece and Serbia are allied to promote Health Tourism, having as compass and guide the Hippocratic thought”.
During his speech at the Hellenic-Serbian Medical Conference, which took place at Medical school of the University of Belgrade, entitle “Hippocratic values and medicine”, the Governor of Attica, President of Medical Association of Athens and President of Global Doctors’ Hippocratic Institute Mr. G. Patoulis, identified, the dynamic prospects for health tourism development in Greece, on the base and the great heritage that left in our country, by the Hippocratic thought.
The conference was organized by the Global Doctors’ Hippocratic Institute, the Region of Attica, the Medical School of the University of Belgrade, the medical department of the University of Thessaly and the International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos. The conference took place under the auspices of TRH Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia.
In the context of the Conference, the bust of Hippocrates donated by the Global Doctors’ Hippocratic Institute, was placed at the University of Belgrade, on the initiative of Mr G. Patoulis.
During this event a plane tree of Hippocrates planted in the yard of the Medical School of the University, a donation of the International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos, in a symbolic act because according to legend, Hippocrates taught his students in the island of Kos, under a plane tree.
This is an initiative of Global Doctors’ Hippocratic Institute and its President Mr. G. Patoulis, which started with the first placement of the bust of Hippocrates, at Larissa’s Medical School, the place where Hippocrates taught and died. The placement of the Bust sculpture of Hippocrates will take place in 35 medical schools all over the world.
The Conference was attended by a representative of the Greek embassy in Belgrade Mrs Rapti and a number of students of the Medical School of the University of Belgrade. The conference was greeted by the rector of the Medical School of the University of Belgrade professor Mr Lazar Davidovic, the member of the Medical Council of the Palace Dr. Aleksandar Ljubic, the Vice-Presidents of Global Doctors Hippocratic Institute Dr K. Kouskoukis and Dr K. Pantos, the Vice-President of the International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos and representative of the medical shcool of University of Athens Mr. N. Papantoniou, the Professor of Μedical School of the University of Thessaly Mr. Ath. Giannoukas, the Deputy Chairperson of the Medical School Department of the University of Thessaly Mr. I. Tsougos, the General Secretary of the Global Doctors’ Hippocratic Institute Dr. A. Polydorou Ambassador of Hellenic Tourism, the Professor of the University of Geneva Dr. A.Kalangkos and a lot of other professors of the Medical School of the University of Belgrade.
G.Patoulis : Hippocrates gives the ” weapon of knowledge” for saving our lifes.
In his greeting, Mr G.Patoulis, welcomed the participants of the Conference and thank warmly THR Crown Prince Alexander and the Princess Ekaterina of Serbia for their honour to Patronage the Greek-Serbian Cooperation for the enhancement of the values of the Medical Science, and the Rector of the medical faculty of the University of Belgrade as well as all the organizers.
“We feel happy and excitement to be in your country, carrying the great heritage of the ancient Greek doctor Hippocrates, the father of western medicine” he mentioned Dr. George Patoulis. By the way, he invited all members of Belgrade’s medical community, to visit Attica and Island of Kos the place where medicine was born, where it was first practiced and taught. With the ancient knowledge and wisdom, medicine is today, the “decisive weapon” of all sciences, for the humanity’s survival.
In the context of his greeting Mr. Patoulis, conveyed the pain and sorrow of the Greek Doctors because of the war in Ukraine and the loss of lives.
“The current situations bring us today in hospitable Serbia, to transmit to the distinguished Serbian colleagues, our faith in the value of comparative medical Knowledge, of antiquity and modern science. In this way, we will be able to strengthen our joint efforts, to promote health, wellness and conference tourism in our countries, Serbia and Greece”, he also noted.
“We invite the citizens of the world, to visit our country, in order to live the experience of Health and Wellness”.