Natalia Stathakarou

Natalia Stathakarou

Project Coordinator | Phd Student
Telephone: +46852485298
Visiting address: Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: C7 Lärande, Informatik, Management och Etik, C7 Informatik Koch Karlgren, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • I am a Project Coordinator and PhD student. My research focus is on
    education and training of team leaders’ decision making in civilian and
    military complex trauma care, funded by the Swedish Armed Forces.
    I coordinate several Erasmus+ projects that I have been granted over the last
    years. Moreover, I am one of the course leaders in the Health Informatics MSc
    program.
    I hold a MSc degree in Health Informatics and a BSc in Computer Science.
    *Granted Projects:*
    *ENTICE: Evaluating Novel Tangible and Intangible Co-creative Experiential
    medical education
  • 2020-2023
  • *
    An Erasmus+ co-funded project under the Knowledge Alliances Key Action.
    Co-ordinated by VILABS LTD, Cyprus. Partners: Aristotle University of
    Thessaloniki, Greece
  • University of Leeds, UK
  • Karolinska Institutet (MINT
    team), Sweden
  • SimLabIT Oy, Finalnd
  • Open Knowledge Foundation Greece,
    Greece.
    *ReHIn: Refugees Health Integration
  • 2019-2022*
    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*
    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*
    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.
    *WAVES: Widening Access to Virtual Educational Scenarios*
  • *2016-2018*
    Knowledge Alliances Key Action co-funded by the Erasmus plus project.
    Co-ordinated by St. Georges Hospital Medical School. Partners: Aristotle
    University of Thessaloniki
  • Masaryk University
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • Bayer

  • In.struct.
    WAVES has made SBL (Scenario Based Learning) more accessible for a wide range
    of professions through embedding SBL into the learning platforms, adding
    renewed pedagogic value and ease-of-use to learners through improved
    integration and progress monitoring.
    Website: http://wavesnetwork.eu
    Award for *Outstanding Contribution to Research* at iLRN2023 for the paper
    titled "Evaluation for Iteration
  • Pre-Pilot Design and Results of an Anatomy
    Education VR Resource"
    MSc in Health Informatics, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, 2014
    BSc in Computer Science and Telecommunications, National University of
    Athens, Greece, 2011

Research

  • Full articles published:
    1) Lim HM, Ng CJ, Wharrad H, Lee YK, Teo CH, Lee P Y, Krishnan
    K, Abu Hassan ZF, Chen Yong PV, Yap W H, Sellappans R, Ayub
    E, Hassan N, Kassim P S J, Nasharuddin N A, Idris F, Taylor
    M, Poussa C, Karlgren K, *Stathakarou N*, Mordt P, Konstantinidis
    S (2022) Knowledge transfer of eLearning objects: Lessons learned from
    an intercontinental capacity building project. PLOS ONE 17(9):
    e0274771. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274771 [1]
    2) *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):1–15.
    3) Zakim, D., Brandberg, H., El Amrani, S., Hultgren, A., *Stathakarou,
    N.*, Nifakos, S., ... &
  • Sundberg, C. J. (2021). 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, 16(9), e0257677.
    4) Lim, H. M., Ng, C. J., Teo, C. H., Lee, P. Y., Kassim, P. S. J.,
    Nasharuddin, N. A., Yong, P. V. C., Sellappans, R., Yap, W. H., Lee, Y.
    K., Hassan, Z. F. A., Krishnan, K., Sazlina, S. G., Idris, F., Hassan,
    N., Ayub, E., Konstantinidis, S., Taylor, M., Poussa, C., Karlgren,
    K., *Stathakarou, N*., Mordt, P., Nilsen, A. T., &
  • Wharrad, H. (2021).
    Prioritising topics for developing e-learning resources in healthcare
    curricula: A comparison between students and educators using a modified
    Delphi survey. PloS One, 16(6), e025347
    5) 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
    May 27
  • 281:565-569. doi: 10.3233/SHTI210234. PMID: 34042639.
    6) *Stathakarou*, N., S. Konstantinidis, H. Wharrad, D. Spachos, P. D.
    Bamidis, L. A. Tortajada, V. T. Salcedo and K. Karlgren (2020).
    Co-creating digital learning resources to enhance refugees’ health
    integration in Europe.14th International Technology, Education and
    Development, INTED2020 Proceedings, pp.: 3799-3803.
    7) H. Wharrad, S. Konstantinidis, P. Lee, P. Yong Voon Chen, M. Taylor,
    C.H. Teo, P. Mordt, *N. Stathakarou*, K. Karlgren, H.M. Lim, C.J. Ng,
    P.S. Jahn Kassim (2020) Sharing expertise in digital co-creation and
    pedagogy: ACORD – A capacity building project between Europe and
    Malaysia in higher education e-learning,
    INTED2020 Proceedings, pp.
    5840-5846.
    8) *Stathakarou, N*., Nifakos, S, Karlgren, K, Konstantinidis, S. T, P. D.
    Bamidis, C. S. Pattichis and N. Davoody (2020). "Students' Perceptions on
    Chatbots' Potential and Design Characteristics in Healthcare Education."
    Stud Health Technol Inform 272: 209-212.
    9) Kononowicz AA, Woodham LA, Edelbring S, *Stathakarou N*, Davies D,
    Saxena N, Tudor Car L, Carlstedt-Duke J, Car J, Zary N. Virtual Patient
    Simulations in Health Professions Education: Systematic Review and
    Meta-Analysis by the Digital Health Education Collaboration. J Med
    Internet Res 2019
  • 21(7):e14676
    10) Stöhr, C*., Stathakarou, N*., Mueller, F., Nifakos, S., &
  • McGrath, C.
    (2019). Videos as learning objects in MOOCs: A study of specialist and
    non‐specialist participants' video activity in MOOCs. British Journal
    of Educational Technology, 50(1), 166-176
    11) *Stathakarou N*, Kononowicz AA, Henningsohn L, McGrath C. Modelling
    Feedback in Virtual Patients: An Iterative Approach. Studies in health
    technology and informatics. 2018
  • 247:201-5.
    12) *Stathakarou N*, Scully ML, Kononowicz AA, Henningsohn L, Zary N,
    McGrath C. MOOC Learners’ Engagement with Two Variants of Virtual
    Patients: A Randomised Trial. Educ. Sci. 2018
  • 8, 44.
    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 Apr 7.
    14) Henningsohn L, Dastaviz N, *Stathakarou N*, &
  • McGrath C. (2017).
    KIUrologyX: Urology As You Like It—A Massive Open Online Course for
    Medical Students, Professionals, Patients, and Laypeople Alike. European
    Urology, 72(3), 321-322.
    15) Vaitsis C, *Stathakarou N*, Barman L, Zary N, &
  • McGrath C. (2016).
    Using Competency-Based Digital Open Learning Activities to Facilitate
    and Promote Health Professions Education (OLAmeD): A Proposal. JMIR
    research protocols, 5(3).
    16) Kononowicz AA, Woodham L, Georg C, Edelbring S, *Stathakarou N*, Davies
    D, Masiello I, Saxena N, Tudor-Car L, Car J, Zary N: Virtual patients
    simulations for health professional education (Protocol). Cochrane
    Database of Systematic Reviews 2016
  • 5:CD012194.
    17) Kononowicz AA, Berman AH, *Stathakarou N*, McGrath C, Bartyński T,
    Nowakowski P, Malawski M, Zary N: Virtual Patients in a Behavioral
    Medicine MOOC: A Case-Based Analysis of Technical Capacity and User
    Navigation Pathways. JMIR Medical Education 2015
  • 1(2):e8
    18) *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 *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 Nov 13
  • 2:e672
    19) *Stathakarou N*, Zary N, Kononowicz AA: Virtual patients in massive open
    online courses - design implications and integration strategies. Stud
    Health Technol Inform. 2014
  • 205:793-7
    Conference Contributions:
    1. H. Wharrad, S. Konstantinidis, P. Lee, P. Yong Voon Chen, M. Taylor, C.H.
    Teo, P. Mordt, *N. Stathakarou*, K. Karlgren, H. M. Lim, C.J. Ng, P.S. Jahn,
    Kassim, Y.H. Yap, S. Shariff Ghazali, C. Poussa. Sharing expertise in digital
    cocreation and pedagogy: ACoRD – a capacity building project between Europe
    and Malaysia in Higher Education (HE) e-Learning, 4th International
    Conference on Medical Education Informatics (MEI 2021), virtual [12.07.2021]
    2.* Natalia Stathakarou*, Maxine G. Harjani, Ioanna Dratsiou, Annita
    Varella, Iraklis Tsoupouroglou, Panagiotis D. Bamidis, Stathis Th.
    Konstantinidis, Vicente Traver Salcedo, Lucia Aparici Tortajada, Klas
    Karlgren. Identifying and prioritizing topics to inform the content of
    reusable learning objects: a three-step approach, 4th International
    Conference on Medical Education Informatics (MEI 2021), virtual [12.07.2021]
    3. Maxine G. Harjani, *Natalia Stathakarou*, Stathis Th. Konstantinidis,
    Panos Bamidis, Vicente Traver Salcedo, Klas Karlgren. Developing RLOs for
    refugees health integration, 4th International Conference on Medical
    Education Informatics (MEI 2021), virtual [12.07.2021]
    4.* Natalia Stathakarou*, Maxine G. Harjani, Ioanna Dratsiou, Annita
    Varella, Iraklis Tsoupouroglou, Panagiotis D. Bamidis, Stathis Th.
    Konstantinidis, Vicente Traver Salcedo, Lucia Aparici Tortajada, Klas
    Karlgren. Panel: Co-creation of RLOs to enable refugees’ health
    integration: Lessons learned from the ReHIn Erasmus+ project, 4th
    International Conference on Medical Education Informatics (MEI 2021), virtual
    [12.07.2021]
    5.* Natalia Stathakarou*, Petter Mordt, Stathis Th. Konstantinidis, Heather
    Wharrad, Ping Yein Lee, Chirk Jenn Ng, Phelim Voon Chen Yong, Klas Karlgren.
    Repurposing of Digital Education Resources, 4th International Conference on
    Medical Education Informatics (MEI 2021), virtual [12.07.2021]
    6. Stathis Th. Konstantinidis, *Natalia Stathakarou*, Eirini Schiza, Iraklis
    Tsoupouroglou Panagiotis D. Bamidis, Constantinos S. Pattichis. Panel:
    Chatbots in Education – A new era on digital learning, 4th International
    Conference on Medical Education Informatics (MEI 2021), virtual [12.07.2021]
    7. Sonesson L., Boffard K., Karlgren K., Rydmark M*., Stathakarou N*.,
    Trialogical Design Principles for Creating Virtual Patients: - support for
    education and training in major trauma AMEE 2020 The virtual conference
    [07.09.2020]
    8. *Stathakarou N.*, Sonesson L., Lundberg, P. Gustafson, K. Boffard, M.
    Khan, P. V. Wyk, P. Örtenwall and K. Karlgren (2020). Exploring team
    leaders’ decision-making challenges in civilian and military complex
    trauma. European Congress of Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ECTES). I. Marzi,
    the European Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 46: s113 (3-316).
    9. V. V. Thang, N. V. Hung, L. T. B. Yen, H. D. Tuyen, *N. Stathakarou*.
    Training against medical errors using virtual patients as an alternatively
    effective approach for competency based education. MEI 2018 conference,
    [06.09.2018]
    10. R. Nurpeissova, A. Syzdykova, Zh. Bekbergenova, M. Zhakupbekova, X.
    Shnaider, *N. Stathakarou*. Experience of using virtual patients with
    medical error for undergraduate students in Astana Medical University, Leeds,
    MEI 2018 conference, [06.09.2018]
    11. Woodham L, Kononowicz AA, Hege I, Spachos D, Stathakarou N, Schwarz D,
    Adler M. The WAVES Project: Implementing usability enhancements to Virtual
    Patient systems. MedBiquitous Annual Conference 2018, May 21-22, 2018,
    Baltimore, Maryland USA [Oral communcation]
    12. Kononowicz A, Adler M, Schwarz D, Spachos D, *Stathakarou N*, Woodham
    L. Enhancements in accessibility and usability of SBL environments: results
    from the WAVES project AMEE 2017 conferece, Helsinki, Finland [28.08.2017]
    13. Woodham L, *Stathakarou N*, Topps D, Adler A, Kononowicz A, Schwarz D,
    Spachos D, Antoniou P. Integrating Virtual Scenarios using standards:
    Experiences of the WAVES project. MedBiquitous Annual Conference 2017,
    Baltimore, MD, USA [05.06.2017] (Oral communication)
    14. Mcgrath C., Barman L., *Stathakarou N*., Vaitsis C., Zary N.: Competency
    based digital Open Learning Activities as an innovative conceptual model to
    facilitate and promote healthcare education. Digital Learning research
    Network: Making Sense of Higher Education: Networks and Change, Stanford,
    California [16.10.2015]
    15. Kononowicz AA., Stathakarou N., Lilienthal A., Zary N.: Projekt Waves:
    Czy e-nauczanie bazujące na scenariuszach jest wystarczająco proste? XVI
    Konferencja Uniwersytet Wirtualny, Warszawa, Poland [23.06.2016] (Oral
    Communication)
    16. Kononowicz AA., *Stathakarou N*., Berman AH., Zary N.: Visual analytics
    in branched virtual patients.
    AMEE 2015 eLearning Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland , UK [06.09.2015]
    17. Alfredsson J., Sejersen R., Stathakarou N., Zary N.: The e-Examination
    Ecosystem in Healthcare Education: Information and Process Models, Medical
    Informatics Europe, Thessaloniki, Greece [18.06.2015]
    18. Kononowicz AA., Berman AH., *Stathakarou N*., Bartyński T., Nowakowski
    P., Malawski M., Zary N.: Virtual Patients in a Behavioral Medicine MOOC:
    Meeting the challenge of ensuring technical capacity and analyzing user
    navigation patterns. MOOCs in Scandinavia Conference, Stockholm, Sweden
    [12.06.2015]
    19. Zary N., Kononowicz AA., Berman AH., Malawski M., *Stathakarou N*.:
    Challenges and opportunities of using virtual patients in xMOOCs ,
    MedBiquitous Annual Conference 2015, Baltimore, MD, USA [19.05.2015]
    20. Kononowicz AA., *Stathakarou N*., Berman AH., McGrath C., Bartyński T.,
    Nowakowski P., Malawski M., Zary N.: Virtual Patients in Massive Open Online
    Courses: a technical toolbox. MCSB2015, Kraków Poland [14.05.2015]
    [1] https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274771

Teaching

  • MSc Health Informatics, Karolinska Institutet: 5HI003 Healthcare organization
    and management
  • Course leader
    MSc Health Informatics, Karolinska Institutet: 5HI021 Current research and
    trends in health informatics
  • guest lecturer
    MSc Health Informatics, Karolinska Institutet: 5HI019 User needs,
    requirements, engineering and evaluation
  • guest lecturer

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Employments

  • Project Coordinator, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-
  • Phd Student, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 2019-2025

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits With A Major In Health Informatics, Karolinska Institutet, 2014

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