Archive material from newspapers and magazines, with brief summaries and access to available original clippings.
Report on the 2013 “Medical Deployment to the Greek Islands” programme of SSHMS in cooperation with the General Secretariat for Youth. Honorary branch President Konstantinos Imprialos says the programme began in 1997 to support health centres, especially on remote islands, and that 400 people applied for 240 places that year. A large photograph shows him at the Paxos Health Centre.
Makedonia report on the “Medical Outreach Mission 2012”, with medical students volunteering primary care on Greek islands and Konstantinos Imprialos explaining the programme’s development.
Personal profile in “K” magazine presenting Konstantinos Imprialos as a final-year medical student at Aristotle University and President of SSHMS Thessaloniki, coordinating volunteer preventive examinations in remote communities and for vulnerable citizens.
Presentation of the “D.I.A.NOIA” programme, organized for the first time by SSHMS Thessaloniki with the Greek Alzheimer’s Association. Medical students volunteered at the Agios Ioannis and Agia Eleni units. Branch President Konstantinos Imprialos explains that the programme mainly involved second-year students and already had 25 participants in its first ten days.
The report describes more than a thousand unemployed, uninsured and low-income people seeking help each month at the Doctors of the World polyclinic in Thessaloniki, with medical students volunteering through the SSHMS “N.I.K.I.” programme. Branch President Konstantinos Imprialos calls the initiative important and says it is encouraging that many young students want to support people without access to the national health system.
Medical students from Aristotle University volunteer at the Doctors of the World polyclinic in Thessaloniki through the “N.I.K.I.” programme, launched by the Thessaloniki branch of SSHMS. Branch President Konstantinos Imprialos says he visited the clinic, saw the workload firsthand and explains that students can help patients while gaining practical experience. His portrait accompanies the report.
Report linked to the SSHMS Thessaloniki seminar “Specialty training abroad: Should I stay or should I go?”. Konstantinos Imprialos, a young doctor and Honorary President of the branch, explains why he chose to remain in Greece while waiting for an Internal Medicine training position at Hippokratio Hospital, and says 70% of Thessaloniki medical students want specialty training abroad while 35% actually leave. The close-up of his quoted sidebar is shown first.
Two-page report on the migration of Greek doctors abroad, including recruitment from Turkey. A dedicated section presents Kostas Imprialos as choosing to remain in Greece: he says he plans to train in Internal Medicine in Thessaloniki, that the waiting time at Hippokratio Hospital is falling because of emigration, and that conditions at the Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, where he was a scientific associate, are very good. The article includes his portrait in a white coat.
Report on private healthcare groups from France, Germany and other countries recruiting Greek doctors. Kostas Imprialos, Honorary President of SSHMS Thessaloniki and a final-year Aristotle University medical student, is pictured with a statement noting that 65% of medical students say they are willing to leave Greece and asking what will happen if everyone goes abroad.
Report on Aristotle University medical students who joined the Thessaloniki SSHMS programme at the Doctors of the World polyclinic and became regular volunteers. Branch President Konstantinos Imprialos, pictured in the article, describes the programme as a new collaboration and says the strong participation shows that students want both to contribute and to learn.
Close Up social report on the Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki Black & White Party in support of the Friends of Children with Cancer “Storgi”, with Konstantinos Imprialos named and pictured as Club President and lead coordinator of the event.
Photo report on the Black & White Party organized by the Rotaract and Rotary Clubs of Thessaloniki at Barbarella, with live music, a fashion show and more than 500 guests in support of Storgi. Kostas Imprialos appears in three photographs, with captions identifying him as President of the Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki and coordinator of the evening.
Aristotle University medical students from SSHMS volunteered at health centres in Halkidiki and Thasos from 15 July to 25 August through the “Support for Health Centres of Northern Greece” programme. Honorary branch President Konstantinos Imprialos gives the programme figures: 72 positions, 80 applications and 70 participants across six health centres.
Makedonia report on the “Medical Outreach Mission”, in which medical students staff health centres on remote islands and Konstantinos Imprialos describes the experience and social value of the initiative.
Report on volunteer work by medical students on remote islands through the “Medical Outreach Mission 2011”, with Konstantinos Imprialos explaining the programme’s role and educational value.
Report on free preventive examinations and health information for older adults in Thessaloniki by SSHMS and Rotaract, with Konstantinos Imprialos emphasizing prevention, vaccination and regular health checks.
Makedonia report on volunteer medical students supporting understaffed health centres in Northern Greece, with Konstantinos Imprialos presenting the importance of practical service to the community.
The article covers free medical examinations for residents of 30 villages in the Thessaloniki region, carried out by physician and former Lagadas prefect Popi Kalaitzi with volunteer medical students and young doctors from SSHMS. About 3,000 residents were examined and five cases of skin cancer were diagnosed. Kostas Imprialos, as President of the Thessaloniki branch of SSHMS, thanks Dr Kalaitzi for enabling more than 50 medical students and young doctors to participate and notes the warm reception from local residents.
A Makedonia report on the emigration of young Greek graduates and professionals. In the section on doctors, Konstantinos Imprialos says that more than 1,200 doctors immediately after graduation are forced to seek specialty training outside Greece, mainly because of long waiting times, and that many choose further training abroad in search of better professional prospects.
Report on the migration of Greek doctors and medical students abroad during the financial crisis. Konstantinos Imprialos, Vice-President of the national board of SSHMS and President of its Thessaloniki branch, describes the nearly three-year wait for specialty training, hospital shortages and trainee salaries below €1,000, and notes the growing migration to countries such as the UK, Sweden and Germany. The Thessaloniki branch also organized information seminars on working abroad.
Presentation of “Pick-me”, an application that scans food and medicines, warns of potential risks and received a distinction at Ennovation 2013, with Konstantinos Imprialos on the scientific advisory team.
For World AIDS Day, members of the Thessaloniki branch of SSHMS distributed condoms and information material at the Aristotle University student club together with Rotaract clubs. President Konstantinos Imprialos notes the rise in HIV prevalence in Greece and the need for public information, and also announces the “Sex and the UniverCity” event promoting healthy sexual behaviour.
A report on the “Sex and the UniverCity” event organized by the Thessaloniki branch of SSHMS on 4 December 2012 at Aristotle University. The text states that 2,500 people attended. Branch President Konstantinos P. Imprialos thanks participants and speakers and says the large turnout demonstrates the need for continued information and prevention initiatives. The item is presented as a press release signed by him as Branch President.
Twenty-five Aristotle University medical students from SSHMS Thessaloniki vaccinated uninsured children free of charge under the supervision of Doctors of the World, using about 90 vaccines they had purchased themselves. Branch President Konstantinos Imprialos says the students had raised €600 at a charity gala and donated it to Doctors of the World to buy the vaccines.
Report on a German-language summer school for doctors at the University of Münster and on the migration of Greek doctors. Honorary SSHMS Thessaloniki President Konstantinos Imprialos says 65% of students want to work abroad and 45–50% ultimately do so, linking the trend to specialty-training delays and conditions in the Greek health system. The article also includes his portrait and a quoted sidebar.
About 1,500 uninsured and low-income patients received free examinations in numerous specialties at the Rotary Club of Thessaloniki offices from 1–10 November, in cooperation with Inner Wheel and Rotaract Thessaloniki. Rotaract President Konstantinos Imprialos says most visitors were over 45 and that Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Microbiology and Angiology were among the busiest specialties.
The Health Minister committed to supplying medicines to Thessaloniki’s first Rotary social pharmacy during the launch of a free preventive-examination programme organized by Rotary together with Inner Wheel and Rotaract. Rotaract Club President K. Imprialos is identified in the caption of the officials’ group photograph.
Report on free preventive examinations for uninsured and low-income people organized by the Rotary Club of Thessaloniki with Inner Wheel and Rotaract during the first ten days of November. Rotaract President Konstantinos Imprialos is identified in the photograph captions with the officials. The close-up of the report is shown before the full newspaper page.
The Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki hosted a public talk entitled “Arterial hypertension: a silent killer” by Aristotle University Professor of Internal Medicine Asterios Karagiannis. Club President Konstantinos Imprialos says the club organizes monthly public information events and notes the high prevalence of hypertension. He is pictured with the speaker.
Report on the 20th Scientific Congress of Medical Students in Greece and the 8th International Forum of Medical Students and Young Doctors at Porto Palace. Forum President Konstantinos Imprialos says research results on areas including stem cells, monoclonal antibodies and functional neurosurgery were presented, and that more than 30 submissions competed for awards judged by Aristotle University Medical School faculty.
Report on rising addiction problems and cooperation between OASIS and SSHMS Thessaloniki on awareness and prevention, with reference to President Konstantinos Imprialos.
Article on high alcohol consumption in Greece and its risks, referring to SSHMS Thessaloniki’s participation in awareness and prevention activities.
Contribution by Konstantinos Imprialos on the risks of excessive alcohol consumption among young people, from acute intoxication to long-term health damage.
N.E.O.I. initiative supported by SSHMS Thessaloniki for World Food Day, providing citizens with information on healthy nutrition and a symbolic distribution of fruit.
Report on an HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention street action by SSHMS and Rotaract, aiming to combat ignorance and prejudice.
Presentation of a scientific congress on transplantation and organ donation, co-organized by the Philoptochos Brotherhood of Men of Thessaloniki and SSHMS Thessaloniki, aiming to provide reliable public information.
Announcement of the congress on transplantation and organ donation in Thessaloniki, with SSHMS participation and an interview with Konstantinos Imprialos.
The clipping presents an epidemiological study by the Thessaloniki Branch of the Scientific Society of Hellenic Medical Students among 473 students from different Aristotle University faculties on smoking. Konstantinos Imprialos, as President of the Thessaloniki Branch, comments on the findings, students’ views on the limited effectiveness of anti-smoking measures, and the need for continuing information and prevention.
Report on the event “I Don’t Smoke: I Know and I Decide” and a survey on smoking among students, emphasizing prevention and education about tobacco dependence.
Report on 70 AUTH medical students volunteering at health centres in Northern Greece, covering increased summer needs at their own expense.
Brief article on 70 medical students supporting seven health centres in Northern Greece, an initiative of SSHMS Thessaloniki to cover summer staffing shortages.
Preview of the scientific two-day meeting “The institution of voluntary blood donation” on 13–14 December 2012, organized by the Philoptochos Brotherhood of Men of Thessaloniki, the Thessaloniki branch of SSHMS and the Association of Human Organ Donors under the auspices of the Aristotle University Medical School. Konstantinos Imprialos, a medical student at Aristotle University, is listed among the speakers.
Preview of the two-day meeting on voluntary blood donation at the Philoptochos Brotherhood of Men of Thessaloniki, organized with the Thessaloniki branch of SSHMS and the Association of Human Organ Donors. Konstantinos Imprialos is listed among the session coordinators together with Konstantinos Dakis and Athanasios Papanikolaou.
Short item announcing the completion of the two-day meeting on voluntary blood donation, held under the auspices of Aristotle University at the Philoptochos Brotherhood of Men of Thessaloniki. The coordinators are listed as K. Dakis, K. Imprialos and Ath. Papanikolaou.
Report on patients discontinuing medication because they cannot afford it. It opens with an account by Konstantinos Imprialos, President of the Thessaloniki branch of SSHMS, about an elderly insured patient with diabetes who stopped buying his medicines and arrived at hospital with early gangrene. He adds that uninsured patients face the same problem and that some people attending SSHMS free examinations had uncontrolled blood pressure but no money for treatment.
Members of SSHMS Thessaloniki provided free checks, including blood glucose, blood pressure, heart and lung auscultation and counselling, to beneficiaries of the “MAZI” social grocery. President Konstantinos P. Imprialos says the examinations formed part of the free medical examination campaign launched by SSHMS in 2011.
SSHMS Thessaloniki and the “Alma Zois” association organized a clinical breast self-examination workshop for 20 female medical students. SSHMS Thessaloniki President Konstantinos Imprialos explains that the aim was to raise awareness from a young age and train future doctors to manage patients with breast cancer. Further public events were also announced.
The Med School programme of Thessaloniki municipal libraries, the First Laboratory of Pharmacology at Aristotle University and SSHMS Thessaloniki offered short talks for high-school students on sexually transmitted infections, addictive substances, smoking and alcohol. Honorary branch President Konstantinos Imprialos explains the choice of topics and the value of having doctors and medical students close in age to the pupils deliver the sessions.
HIV awareness action at the White Tower under the auspices of the Municipality of Thessaloniki for World AIDS Day. Rotaract Thessaloniki President and Honorary SSHMS President Konstantinos P. Imprialos says HIV prevalence in Greece is rising and stresses the duty to inform the public. The close-up appears first, followed by the full newspaper page.
Preview of the 20th Scientific Congress of Medical Students in Greece and the 8th International Forum of Medical Students and Young Doctors, held in Thessaloniki on 9–11 May 2014. Forum President Konstantinos Imprialos says more than 500 scientific works would be presented along with new data on therapeutic strategies for major diseases.
The Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki, with the support of the Rotary Club, hosted a dinner-talk by State Theatre of Northern Greece artistic director Giannis Vouros on the theatre’s work, moderated by journalist Diogenis Mariolas. Rotaract President Konstantinos P. Imprialos presided over the event. The close-up appears before the full page.
Coverage of the Black & White Party with live music and a fashion show, organized by the Rotaract and Rotary Clubs of Thessaloniki at Barbarella for more than 500 guests in support of Storgi. The article names journalist Diogenis Mariolas, Club President Konstantinos Imprialos and PR officer Kyveli Marda as the principal coordinators. The close-up is shown before the complete page.
Social photo report on the N.E.O.I. charity gala with Storgi. Kostas Imprialos appears in a photograph captioned with N.E.O.I. President Anna Efthymiou and Thanasis Tzapos. It concerns the same gala and reuses the same event photograph as the separate newspaper report in “Simera”, but this is a different publication.
Coverage of the talk by Deputy Education Minister Konstantinos Gioulekas, “The Press in the War of 1940”, organized by the Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki with support from the Rotary Club. The report quotes President Konstantinos P. Imprialos and records that he was among those presiding over the event. The archive shows the close-up first, followed by the full page.
Joint meeting of the Rotary Club of Thessaloniki, the Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki and Inner Wheel, with former Deputy Sports Minister Giannis Ioannidis speaking on “Young people ahead of the crisis”. Rotaract President Konstantinos P. Imprialos was among those presiding over the event and is pictured at the speakers’ table.
The Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki purchased food for the Agia Eirini Chrysovalantou soup kitchen in Ampelokipi. Club President Konstantinos Imprialos says the annual initiative is intended to help people lacking basic necessities and notes that the club, founded on 5 May 1970, is the oldest and largest in Thessaloniki. This is a different article from the shorter September 2013 clipping already in the archive.
Coverage of a charity gala by the NGO N.E.O.I. in support of STORGI, with SSHMS Thessaloniki participating as a supporting organization for children with neoplastic diseases.
The Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki organized a talk by Aristotle University economics professor Dimitris Mardas on contemporary youth entrepreneurship. Club President Konstantinos Imprialos says the aim was to inform young people about entrepreneurship and opportunities during the crisis. He is pictured at the event.
The Thessaloniki branch of SSHMS organized a charity gala to purchase vaccines for Doctors of the World for children unable to receive private vaccination; enough money was raised for vaccines for 100 children. Konstantinos Imprialos, President of SSHMS Thessaloniki and coordinator of the gala, describes the collaboration with Doctors of the World and the decision to support their work financially. He is pictured in the article.
Preview of a talk by Deputy Education Minister Konstantinos Gioulekas on “The Press in the War of 1940”, organized by the Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki. Club President Konstantinos P. Imprialos says the event marks the anniversary of OHI Day, aiming to inform the public and strengthen patriotic awareness. The archive includes both a close-up of the text and the full newspaper page.
Article on Rotaract Club Thessaloniki’s annual food donation to the Agia Eirini Chrysovalantou soup kitchen, including a statement by President Konstantinos Imprialos on supporting vulnerable fellow citizens.
Food worth €700 was distributed to 50 low-income families through an initiative of the Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki and former district governor Georgios Solemetzidis. Kostas Imprialos, identified as President of SSHMS and Dean of the Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki, says it was an honour to support the families and that such initiatives had become necessary in response to the social effects of the crisis.
Follow-up report after Deputy Education Minister Konstantinos Gioulekas spoke to the Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki. It quotes Club President Konstantinos P. Imprialos on OHI Day and strengthening patriotic awareness among younger generations, and notes that he presided over the event. A close-up is followed by the complete newspaper page.
Newspaper advertisements for the Rotaract Club of Thessaloniki and Rotary Club of Thessaloniki Black and White Party at Barbarella on 10 April 2014, with proceeds supporting the Friends of Children with Cancer “Storgi”. Konstantinos Imprialos and Kyveli Marda are named as coordinators. The close-up of the advertisement is shown first, followed by the two full newspaper pages in which it appeared.
