Natalia Stathakarou

Natalia Stathakarou  

Natalia has successfully coordinated large national and international grants since 2013, focusing on simulation and educational technologies in healthcare and has a particular interest in military and disaster medicine. Currently she is a visiting researcher at Tokyo Metropolitan University.

Granted Projects:

• Sustainable Digital Tools for Teenage Mental Health Scoping Project (2023): Principal Investigator
• ENTICE: Evaluating Novel Tangible and Intangible Co-creative Experiential Medical Education (2020-2023): Erasmus+ co-funded project
• ReHIn: Refugees Health Integration (2019-2022): Erasmus+ co-funded project. The research project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme Strategic Partnerships and coordinated by MINT - Medical INTeractions at Karolinska Institutet, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics. ReHIN aims to create web-based educational resources to raise awareness and enable 
• integration of refugees into the EU health culture and system. The project is a collaborative action research project between Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), University of Nottingham (UK), Aristotle University Thessaloniki (Greece) and Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain).
• CEPEH: Chatbots in Healthcare Curricula (2019-2022): Erasmus+ co-funded project. CEPEH is co-Funded by the Erasmus+ Programme Strategic Partnership and is a collaborative action between University of Nottingham (UK), Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), Aristotle University Thessaloniki (Greece), Research Centre-RISE Limited (Cyprus).
• ACoRD: Advancing Co-Creation of RLOs to Digitalize Healthcare Curricula (2018-2021): Erasmus+ co-funded project. ACoRD is a Capacity Building Erasmus+ Co-funded project, co-ordinated by the University of Nottingham, UK. Partners: Karolinska Institutet (MINT), Sweden, University of Stavanger, Norway, University of Malaya, Malaysia, University Puttra, Malaysia, Taylors University, Malaysia.
• Identifying Modes of Feedback and Understanding Their Impact on Student Learning and Performance on Clinical Reasoning Skills (2017): Educational grant at KI
• WAVES: Widening Access to Virtual Educational Scenarios (2016-2018): Erasmus+ co-funded project

  Website: http://wavesnetwork.eu

• TAME: Training Against Medical Error (2015-2018): Erasmus+ co-funded project
• MOOC Development (2013-2017): Behavioral Medicine, Urology, and Ethics of Biomedicine courses

Peer-reviewed articles
1. Swain C, Stathakarou N, Alzuguren P, Lemarteleur V, Moffatt R, Karlgren K. Trauma surgical simulation: discussing the replacement of live animals used as human patient simulators. Adv Simul (Lond). 2024, 9(1):7. doi:10.1186/s41077-024-00279-2. PMID: 38342893, PMCID: PMC10860211.
2. Kokoroskos E, Stathakarou N, Rauhala E, Mantziari D, Baxevanis G, Papachristou N, Bilis A, Bamidis P, Papachristou P. Involving patients into the LifeChamps Project: preliminary findings. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2023, 309:8-12. doi:10.3233/SHTI230729. PMID: 37869796.
3. Antoniou P, Sidiropoulos E, Stathakarou N, Chatzimallis C, Chondrokostas E, Sumunar D, Karlsson T, Lachanoudi S, David P, Tagaras K, Varella A, Athanasiou A, Pickering J, Tooulias A, Karolos I, Filippidis PM, Schiza E, Voulgarakis V, Bratsas C, Tsioukas V, Tsoulfas G, Bamidis P. Streamlining tangible 3D printed and intangible XR content creation and evaluation: the ENTICE experience. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2023, 302:433-437. doi:10.3233/SHTI230167. PMID: 37203711.
4. Lim HM, Ng CJ, Wharrad H, Lee YK, Teo CH, Lee PY, Krishnan K, Abu Hassan ZF, Yong PVC, Yap WH, Sellappans R, Ayub E, Hassan N, Shariff Ghazali S, Jahn Kassim PS, Nasharuddin NA, Idris F, Taylor M, Poussa C, Karlgren K, Stathakarou N, Mordt P, Konstantinidis S. Knowledge transfer of eLearning objects: Lessons learned from an intercontinental capacity building project. PLoS One. 2022, 17(9):e0274771. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0274771. PMID: 36126036, PMCID: PMC9488788.
5. Stathakarou N, Sonesson L, Lundberg L, Boffard KD, Kononowicz AA, Karlgren K. Teams managing civilian and military complex trauma: What are the competencies required in austere environments and the potential of simulation technology to address them? Health Informatics J. 2021, 27(4):14604582211052253. doi:10.1177/14604582211052253. PMID: 34821149.
6. Zakim D, Brandberg H, El Amrani S, Hultgren A, Stathakarou N, Nifakos S, Kahan T, Spaak J, Koch S, Sundberg CJ. Computerized history-taking improves data quality for clinical decision-making-Comparison of EHR and computer-acquired history data in patients with chest pain. PLoS One. 2021, 16(9):e0257677. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0257677. PMID: 34570811, PMCID: PMC8476015.
7. Lim HM, Ng CJ, Teo CH, Lee PY, Kassim PSJ, Nasharuddin NA, Yong PVC, Sellappans R, Yap WH, Lee YK, Abu Hassan ZF, Krishnan K, Ghazali SS, Idris F, Hassan N, Ayub E, Konstantinidis S, Taylor M, Poussa C, Karlgren K, Stathakarou N, Mordt P, Nilsen AT, Wharrad H. Prioritising topics for developing e-learning resources in healthcare curricula: A comparison between students and educators using a modified Delphi survey. PLoS One. 2021, 16(6):e0253471. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0253471. PMID: 34166432, PMCID: PMC8224897.
8. Dratsiou I, Varella A, Stathakarou N, Konstantinidis S, Bamidis P. Supporting healthcare integration of refugees exploiting reusable learning objects: The ASPIRE Framework. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2021, 281:565-569. doi:10.3233/SHTI210234. PMID: 34042639.
9. Stathakarou N, Nifakos S, Karlgren K, Konstantinidis ST, Bamidis PD, Pattichis CS, Davoody N. Students' perceptions on chatbots' potential and design characteristics in
healthcare education. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2020, 272:209-212. doi:10.3233/SHTI200531. PMID: 32604638.
10. Stathakarou N, Scully ML, Kononowicz AA, Henningsohn L, Zary N, McGrath C. MOOC learners’ engagement with two variants of virtual patients: A randomised trial. Education Sciences. 2018, 8(2):44. doi:10.3390/educsci8020044.
11. Stathakarou N, Kononowicz AA, Henningsohn L, McGrath C. Modelling feedback in virtual patients: An iterative approach. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2018, 247:201-205. PMID: 29677951.
12. Stohr C, Stathakarou N, Mueller F, Nifakos S, McGrath C. Videos as learning objects in MOOCs: A study of specialist and non-specialist participants' video activity in MOOCs. Br J Educ Technol. 2019, 50(1):166-176.
13. Berman AH, Biguet G, Stathakarou N, Westin-Hägglöf B, Jeding K, McGrath C, Zary N, Kononowicz AA. Virtual patients in a behavioral medicine massive open online course (MOOC): A qualitative and quantitative analysis of participants' perceptions. Acad Psychiatry. 2017, 41(5):631-641. doi:10.1007/s40596-017-0706-4.
14. Henningsohn L, Dastaviz N, Stathakarou N, McGrath C. KIUrologyX: Urology as you like it-A massive open online course for medical students, professionals, patients, and laypeople alike. Eur Urol. 2017, 72(3):321-322. doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2017.02.034.
15. Kononowicz AA, Berman AH, Stathakarou N, McGrath C, Bartyński T, Nowakowski P, Malawski M, Zary N. Virtual patients in a behavioral medicine massive open online course (MOOC): A case-based analysis of technical capacity and user navigation pathways. JMIR Med Educ. 2015, 1(2):e8. doi:10.2196/mededu.4394.
16. Stathakarou N, Zary N, Kononowicz AA. Evaluation of three educational use cases for using virtual patients in massive open online courses (MOOCs): a Delphi study. Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems. 2015, 11(2):113-119. doi:10.1515/bams-2015-0007.
17. Stathakarou N, Zary N, Kononowicz AA. Beyond xMOOCs in healthcare education: study of the feasibility in integrating virtual patient systems and MOOC platforms. PeerJ. 2014, 2:e672. doi:10.7717/peerj.672.
18. Stathakarou N, Zary N, Kononowicz AA. Virtual patients in massive open online courses--design implications and integration strategies. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2014, 205:793-797.

Research reviews
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Research protocols
1. Stathakarou N, Kononowicz AA, Swain C, Karlgren K. Game elements in the design of simulations in military trauma management training: protocol for a systematic
review. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023, 12:e45969. doi:10.2196/45969. PMID: 37682596, PMCID: PMC10517381.
2. Car J, Carlstedt-Duke J, Tudor Car L, Posadzki P, Whiting P, Zary N, Atun R, Majeed A, Campbell J, Digital Health Education Collaboration. Digital education in health professions: the need for overarching evidence synthesis. J Med Internet Res. 2019, 21(2):e12913. doi:10.2196/12913. PMID: 30762583, PMCID: PMC6393775.
3. Kononowicz AA, Woodham L, Georg C, Edelbring S, Stathakarou N, Davies D, Masiello I, Saxena N, Tudor Car L, Car J, Zary N. Virtual patient simulations for health professional education. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018, (6):CD012194. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD012194.pub2. Accessed May 20, 2024.
4. Vaitsis C, Stathakarou N, Barman L, Zary N, McGrath C. Using competency-based digital open learning activities to facilitate and promote health professions education (OLAmeD): a proposal. JMIR Res Protoc. 2016, 5(3):e143. doi:10.2196/resprot.4974. PMID: 27383665, PMCID: PMC4978797.
Book Chapter:
1. Sumunar DSEW, Stathakarou N, Kononowicz AA, Karlgren K. Implementation of design principles for virtual patient simulation in interprofessional education. In: Character Building and Competence Development in Medical and Health Professions Education. 2023:165-173.
Other Publications:
2. Konstantinidis S, Pears M, Reppou S, Stathakarou N, Schiza E, Gkougkoudi E, Karlgren K, Pattichis C, Bamidis P, Wharrad H. Healthcare curricula implementing chatbots - needs and role. International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. 2023, 1:3131.
3. Antoniou P, Reppou S, Konstantinidis ST, Stathakarou N, Economou D, Jonathon R, Bamidis P. It’s snazzy, but is it useful? Practitioner’s views on meaningful use cases for healthcare XR. 2023:91-94.
4. Antoniou P, Lachanoudi S, Varella A, Stathakarou N, Sumunar D, Harjani M, Karlson T, Sidiropoulos E, Athanasiou A, Tooulias A, Chondrokostas E, Tagaras K, David P, Schiza E, Gkougkoudi E, Filippidis P-M, Chatzimalis C, Voulgarakis V, Bratsas C, Tsoulfas G, Bamidis P. Evaluation for iteration, pre-pilot design and results of an anatomy education VR resource. 2023:76-83.
5. Henderson J, Pears M, Bamidis PD, Tsoupouroglou I, Schiza E, Pattichis CS, Stathakarou N, Karlgren K, Konstantinidis ST. Development of a bespoke chatbot design tool to facilitate a crowd-based co-creation process. 2022:1-2.
6. Pears M, Henderson J, Tsoupouroglou I, Bamidis PD, Schiza E, Pattichis CS, Stathakarou N, Karlgren K, Konstantinidis ST. Prototype for crowd-based co-creation of artificial intelligence natural language conversational agents. 2022:2013-2021.
7. Petsani D, Konstantinidis E, Timoleon M, Athanasopoulos N, Tsakonas GN, Nifakos S, Stathakarou N, Doumas M, Bamidis P. Towards acceptable emerging 

Teaching Portfolio (2019 - ongoing):

• MSc Health Informatics, Karolinska Institutet:
• Course Leader: 5HI003 Healthcare Organization and Management
• Guest Lecturer: 5HI021 Current Research and Trends in Health Informatics
• Guest Lecturer: 5HI019 User Needs, Requirements Engineering, and Evaluation