17 November 2020 The early implementation of public health interventions, including non-pharmaceutical measures and active contact tracing with extensive and targeted testing, proved to be a valuable combination of strategies to effectively control the first wave of COVID-19 outbreak between March and May 2020 in the Republic of Cyprus. These were the main conclusions [...]
Avgis Hadjipapas, Associate Professor for Neuroscience, Charalambos Charalambous , Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Neuroscience at the University of Nicosia Medical School and Mark Roberts , Associate Professor in Neuroscience, Maastricht University, the Netherlands, have launched a new research topic for a special issue in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. This research topic aims to collect [...]
September 2020 The University of Nicosia Medical School is pleased to announce the launch of the research project 'The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of adolescents in Cyprus (COVID Nine-TEEN Health).' The researchers at the University of Nicosia Medical School who are involved in this study are: Prof Paola Nicolaides, Dr [...]
The University of Nicosia Medical School is participating in the project ‘Curriculum Development using VR technology to enhance empathetic communication skills in future health care professionals’ (EmpathyInHealth) which is funded by the Erasmus+ programme (KA203 Strategic Partnerships for higher education). The main aim of EmpathyInHealth is to develop a curriculum for empathetic skills development in [...]
A new study titled ‘GP appraisal: an evaluation of generational differences on the utility of GP appraisal’ published online in the Education for Primary Care Journal explores potential differences, between General Practitioners (GP) qualifying before and those after the introduction of NHS appraisals in the UK, on the utility of the appraisal process. Additionally, [...]
Tuesday, 21 July 2020 The COVID-19 epidemic has revealed that the healthcare systems have difficulties not only in dealing with the direct effects of the epidemic but are also faced with challenges and dilemmas with regards to the continuity of provision of healthcare to cancer patients. In a recent review article, by eight members of the [...]
The PhD in Medical Sciences: The University of Nicosia Medical School offers the degree PhD in Medical Sciences. The degree is awarded to students who successfully complete an independent research programme that breaks new ground in the chosen field of study. The PhD programme aspires to empower students to become independent researchers, thus advancing innovation [...]
A recent study reveals that music provides a means of communicating affective meaning. Researchers ran a series of experiments into how humans react to affective musical stimuli and how physiological and neurological signals recorded. ‘We sought to investigate this through a series of experiments into how humans react to affective musical stimuli and [...]
The University of Nicosia Medical School is participating in the project ‘Curriculum Development using VR technology to enhance empathetic communication skills in future health care professionals’ (EmpathyInHealth) which is funded by the Erasmus+ programme (KA203 Strategic Partnerships for higher education). The main aim of EmpathyInHealth is to develop a curriculum for empathetic skills development in [...]
Prof Aleksandar Jovanovic has recently published the following article: Sudhir R, Du Q, Sukhodub A, Jovanovic S, Jovanovic A. 2020. Improved adaptation to physical stress in mice overexpressing SUR2A is associated with changes in pattern of Q-T interval. Pflugers Arch.(Eur. J. Physiol.) 472: 683-691. Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00424-020-02401-5 Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether [...]
Dr Athena Michaelides, a graduate of the MD programme has recently published the following article: Michaelides A and Ghani, M. 'Paternity seven years after a negative post vasectomy semen analysis: a case report.' Journal of Medical Case Reports (2020) 14:53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02374-0 Abstract Background: Vasectomy is one of the permanent methods of contraception; however, the risk [...]
Panagiotis Karanis, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Nicosia Medical School has recently published the following journal article: Isolation of N. philippinensis and N. americana strains from irrigation waters of farmland soils in Iran. Pazoki H, Niyyati M, Javanmard E, Lasjerdi Z, Spotin A, Mirjalali H, Karanis P. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. [...]
Panagiotis Karanis, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Nicosia Medical School has recently published the following journal article: Li X, Zhang X, Jian Y, Wang G, Ma L, Schou C,Karanis P.Detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in vegetables from street markets from the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau Area in China. Parasitol Res. 2020 Jun;119(6):1847-1855. doi: 10.1007/s00436-020-06661-z. Epub [...]
Tuesday, 2 June 2020 The University of Nicosia Medical School is proud to announce its participation in a research project conducted by the Shriners Hospitals for Children (SHC), a network of 22 non-profit medical facilities across North America and many outreach clinics. The 'SHC Genomics and Precision Medicine Project' (GPMP) is a critical step toward [...]
Dr Annalisa Quattrocchi, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at our Medical School has recently published the following article: Barchitta, M.; Quattrocchi, A.; Maugeri, A.; Rosa, M.C.L.; Mastra, C.L.; Basile, G.; Giuffrida, G.; Rinaldi, F.M.; Murolo, G.; Agodi, A. The “Obiettivo Antibiotico” Campaign on Prudent Use of Antibiotics in Sicily, Italy: The Pilot Phase. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public [...]
Prof George Samoutis and Dr Kenrick Kai Chi Chan (a graduate of the MBBS programme) recently published the following article: Kenrick Kai Chi Chan, George Samoutis. 'Patient-centered medicine: The use of expert patients in medical education' Journal of Contemporary Medical Education (2020) 10(3):84-86. Abstract Patient-centered medicine (PCM) involves looking at more than just [...]
The Epidemiological Project The Epidemiology Team at the University of Nicosia Medical School is leading an international initiative aimed at conducting a comparative study on the direct and indirect mortality burden of COVID-19 since the start of the epidemic. The project aims to answer the following research questions: a) What is the overall mortality impact [...]
22 April 2020 The Medical School and the Department of Health and Life Sciences invite you to participate in a study that aims to evaluate lifestyle changes during quarantine due to COVID-19. The results of this study will enable us to develop interventions to improve your health during quarantine and the period after the lockdown [...]
April 2020 Final year MD students Athena Michaelides, Melina Mahr, Gaurav Pydisetty, and Jerocin Vishani Loyala have recently published the article ‘Assessing the preparedness of foundation year 1 (FY1) doctors during the transition from medical school to the foundation training programme’ in the Journal ‘BMC Medical Education’. ABSTRACT Background: To assess how ready current FY1 [...]
Friday, 3 April 2020 The University of Nicosia Medical School has received approval from the Cyprus National Bioethics Committee and the Ministry of Health to carry out a descriptive and comparative study of COVID-19 hospitalized patients at Famagusta General Hospital (FGH) in Cyprus and Sheba Medical Center (SMC) in Israel, using anonymized data. The primary [...]
March 2020 Faculty of the University of Nicosia Medical school along with faculty from the five largest universities in Cyprus have established an Inter-University Research group with the name "COVID-19 INTERACT". The research group developed is currently conducting a study that aims to investigate the knowledge and misconceptions of university students on the new coronavirus [...]
Wednesday, 11 March 2020 In a joint research project, St George’s University of London and University of Nicosia students are contributing to a study which may improve the MBBS medicine course at both institutions for years to come. Funded by the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation and led by researchers across both universities, the project [...]
