Maria Papatheodorou
Director of Nursing Services, Papageorgiou General Hospital
EDUCATION & TRAINING
• Nursing Department, Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki (1990)
• Specialization in Nephrology Nursing, University of Ulm, Germany (1998)
• Specialization in Pediatric Nursing, Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki (2003)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Health Management, University of Winchester (2015) – with distinction
• Master’s degree in clinical and industrial pharmacology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2019)
• PhD in Human Resource Management, School of Business Administration, University of Macedonia (2025)
LANGUAGES
• English – Lower (Michigan)
• German – Mittelstufe (Intermediate level)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• 15.02.1993 – 30.06.1999: Nurse, Curatorium Für Dialyse, Munich, Germany
• From 01.06.1999: Nurse at the Hemodialysis Unit, General Hospital of Thessaloniki “Papageorgiou” (from its first day of operation)
• From 01.02.2006: Head Nurse, 2nd Urology Clinic, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou Hospital
• From 01.07.2019 – Present: Director of Nursing Services, Papageorgiou General Hospital
AUTHORING WORK
• Principles of Nursing Service Operations (2022)
• Nursing Service Operations Guide (2024)
PUBLICATIONS
• “Prostate Cancer: The Role of PSA in Prevention and Economics” – Health Review (2017)
• “Lack of Empathy in Nurses’ Work Schedules” – Health Review (2018)
• “When the First Vaccine Arrived: An Investigation of Factors that Influenced the Intention of Healthcare Workers in the Greek National Health System to be Vaccinated” – Nursing Forum (2022)
• “The Influence of Leadership on Structural Empowerment and Work Life on Nurses’ Burnout and Patients’ Assessed Quality of Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic” – Medical Research Archives (2023)
• “Modeling the Impact of Authentic Leadership on Healthcare Professionals’ Motivation and Service Quality during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Greek Case” – International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology (2023)
• “Burnout and Moral Distress among Healthcare Personnel in the Decline of Covid-19 Pandemic” – Quality in Primary Care (2024)