4th Annual “Lifestyle Medicine" Conference

Grecotel LUXME Kos

KOS (Greece)
Oct 29-Nov 3, 2025

 "Hippocratic Tradition & Modern Applications"

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4th Annual “Lifestyle Medicine" Conference

Grecotel LUXME Kos

KOS (Greece)
Oct 29-Nov 3, 2025

 "Hippocratic Tradition & Modern Applications"

The beautiful island of KOS was the birthplace of Hippocrates, father of Western Medicine and lifestyle medicine. Perhaps, he was also the first to consider the effects of diet, exercise, and other habits as well as environmental factors on health and disease. He even categorized medical practice as: pathology (internal medicine), surgery and "dietetics", this latter branch in ancient Greek referring to way of life!

The Conference will be held in one of the stunning Grecotel resorts (LUXME Kos | Luxury All inclusive Hotel in Kos island), and integral partner of The Hellenic Center for Excellence!

Prices

Regular Price: $2750 ($500 supplement single room)

Students Rate: Ask for pertinent code (subject to approval)

SPOUSE/COMPANIONS: $ 1250

INQUIRE FOR SPOUSE/COMPANION DISCOUNT!

Preliminary Academic Program (subject to change)

Wednesday October 29

  • ARRIVAL

Thursday October 30

  • 7:15-9:30 Breakfast;
  • 9:30-12:30 Hippocrates “Back to the Future” (Ο βίος κι η πολιτεία του Ιπποκράτη – Παρελθόν και Μέλλον).
    Joint Session with the Hippokrates Medical Society of Kos;
  • 9:30-10:15 Welcome Messages and Presentation - Stefanos N. Kales, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM & Demetrios M. Kalaitzidakis;
  • 10:15-10:45 Katerina Gavala, MD, PhD, President, Hippokrates Medical Society of Kos;
  • 10:45-11:10 Coffee Break;
  • 11:10-11:50 Prokopios Magiatis, Ph.D., M.Sc. - Hippocrates’ Botanical Pharmacy;
  • 11:50-12:30 Anda Karayanni - Hippocratic Philosophy of «Ευζωίας» (Wellbeing).

Friday October 31

  • 7:15-9:30 Breakfast;

  • 9:00-12:35 Healthy Mind – Healthy Body (Νους υγιής εν σώματι υγιεί);

  • 9:00-9:15 Antonia Trichopoulou, MD, PhD opening;

  • 9:15-10:05 George Chrousos MD, ScD, MACE, MACP, FRCP - Stress, Conference Keynote;

  • 10:05-10:50 Charles Andrew Czeisler, M.D., Ph.D. - Sleep & Chronobiology;

  • 10:50-11:15 Coffee Break;

  • 11:15-11:55 Dr. Domenico Pratico, MD, FCPP - EVOO, MedDiet & Neurodegeneration/Cognitive Decline;

  • 11:55-12:35 Almudena Sanchez-Villegas, PhD -  Med Diet/Lifestyle Depression/Mental Health.

Saturday Nov 1

  • 7:15-9:30 Breakfast;

  • 9:00-12:05 On Air, Water and Places (Περί αέρων, υδάτων, τόπων);

  • 9:00-9:40 Prof. Iris Shai – Microbiome;

  • 9:40-10:20 Mercedes Sotos Prieto, PhD - Hippocratic' Lifestyle as a Clinical Tool: Evidence from MEDLIFE and Its Association with Cardiovascular Events;

  • 10:20 – 10:45 Coffee Break;

  • 10:45-11:30 Philip Demokritou PhD - Microplastics;

  • 11:30-12:05 Edible Gardens at Grecotel – Demetrios M. Kalaitzidakis - Harvard Sustainable Dining - Smitha Haneef.

Sunday Nov 2

  • 7:15-9:30 Breakfast;

  • 9:45 – 12:45 Lifestyle Medicine & Atherosclerotic Diseases (Διαιτητική και αρτηριοσκλήρυνση)

    Joint Session with the Hellenic Atherosclerosis Society;

  • 9:45-10:15 Prof Emeritus Alexandros Tselepis - The role of anti-inflammatory diet in the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (University of Ioannina);

    10:15-10:45 Assoc Professor Tzortzis Nomikos - EVOO and atherosclerosis (HUA);

  • 10:45-11:15 Professor Rena Kosti (University of Thessaly) - Seed oils vs saturated fats;

  • 11:15-11:45 Coffee Break;

  • 11:45-12:45 YOUNG INVESTIGATORS’ PRESENTATIONS.

Monday Nov 3

  • 7:15-10:30* Breakfast;

    *Maybe even earlier access depending on the timing of guests’ departure hours.

  • DEPARTURE

Preliminary Activities Program (subject to change)

Day 1 - Wednesday, October 29

ARRIVAL DAY

  • 11:30 Press Conference;
  • 19:15 – 20:00 Poolside/Seaside
    Welcome Reception;
  • 20:00 – 22:00 Welcome Ceremony & Official Greetings
    Inaugural Dinner “Greek Night” with music.

Day 2 - Thursday, October 30 

  • 12:30-13:00 Pre-Lunch Break;

  • 13:00-14:15 Lunch at Grecotel LUXME KOS;

  • 15:00-16:20 Asklepion, Apodosis Orkou Hippoc.

  • 16:40-18:00 International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos, Museum Botanical Gardens & Library 

    Commentary on Hippocratic Infusions (A.Trichopoulou);

  • 18:15 Return to Grecotel LUXME KOS;

  • 18:30-20:20 Afternoon Break;

  • 20:30-22:00 Ιπποκράτειος Δείπνος 
    Hippocratic Dinner.

Day 3 - Friday, October 31

  • 12:35  -13:00 Pre-Lunch Break;

  • 13:30-15:00 Winery Tour and Wine Tasting - Triandafyllopoulou with light meze/ (“krasotyri” local cheeses, etc.);

  • 15:10-18:00 Grecotel CASA PARADISO – “Edible Gardens” Tour;

  • 16:00 -17:30 Garden Lunch;

  • 17:30 Return to Grecotel LUXME KOS;

  • 18:00- 20:45 Afternoon Break;

  • 21:00- 23:00 (Dinner hotel)
    “Theme Wine Dinner/Pairings”.

Day 4 - Saturday, November 1

  • 12:05 -12:25 Pre-Lunch Break;

  • 12:25 – 13:20 Light Lunch at Grecotel LUXME KOS;

  • 13:45- 15:30 Guided Walking Tour of Kos City (Old city, museum, ancient theatre, Casa Romana);

  • 15:30 -16:10 Platanos tree & statue of Hippocrates;

  • 16:20 Return to Grecotel LUXME KOS;

  • 16:20 - 20:00 Afternoon Break;

  • 20:00 – 20:30 “Meet & Greet”  
    Exhibition/Tasting with Local Producers & Products;

  • 20:30 - 22:30 Kos Traditional Dinner
    «Νησιώτικη Βραδιά»

Day 5 - Sunday, November 2

  • 12:45 -14:15 Pre-Lunch Break;

  • 15:00 – 18:00 Traditional Sunday Family “Glendi” at Grecotel LUXME KOS;

  • 18:00 - end of day

    Evening Free – Personal time and relaxation at Hotel facilities

    You are welcomed to make your own arrangements and feel free to explore the local nightlife and drinks on your own.

Day 6 - Monday, November 3

  • DEPARTURE

Team

Dr. Stefanos N. Kales is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Associate Professor at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Stefanos N. Kales MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM

Harvard Medical School & Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

Demetrios Kalaitzidakis is Group Operations Director at Grecotel Hotels & Resorts - Cornell, School of Hotel Administration.

Demetrios M. Kalaitzidakis

Grecotel

Prokopios Magiatis is associate Professor of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry at the University of Athens.

Prokopios Magiatis, Ph.D., M.Sc.

Associate Professor of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Athens

Anda Karagianni | Marketing Management, Strategic Communication, Praxis Plus

Anda Karayanni

Marketing Management, Strategic Communication, Praxis Plus

Dr. George Chrousos is the world's leading scientific authority of stress and stress physiology. He is a member of the Athens Academy.

George Chrousos MD, ScD, MACE, MACP, FRCP

Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics & Endocrinology Director, Univ. Research Institute for Maternal-Child Health and Precision Medicine UNESCO Chair, Adolescent Health & Medicine, National & Kapodistrian Univ. of Athens President, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Distinguished Investigator Emeritus, NICHD, NIH

My laboratory research is focused on understanding the neurobiology of the human circadian pacemaker, located in the hypothalamus.

Charles Andrew Czeisler, M.D., Ph.D.

Frank Baldino, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Sleep Medicine, Chair, Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Domenico Pratico’s, MD, research area is clinical pharmacology with a special focus on the cell oxidative biology.

Dr. Domenico Pratico: MD, FCPP

Scott Richards North Star Chair for Alzheimer Research, Professor Neural Sciences, Temple University

Dr. Almudena Sanchez-Villegas is Professor of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Las Palmas.

Almudena Sanchez-Villegas PhD

Professor at Public University of Navarre

Iris Shai, RD, Ph.D., is a Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at BGU in nutrition, aging, and chronic diseases.

Prof. Iris Shai

Harvard & Ben-Gurion University

Mercedes Sotos Prieto, PhD is a nutritional epidemiologist trained in Europe and Harvard Chan School of Public Health.

Mercedes Sotos Prieto, PhD

Harvard Chan School of Public Health

Philip Demokritou, Ph.D., serves as a professor in Nanoscience and Environmental Bioengineering at the Rutgers School of Public Health.

Philip Demokritou PhD

Henry Rutgers Chair and Professor, Rutgers University

Thomas Bartzanas is Associate Professor and Director at the Laboratory of Farm Structures of the Agricultural University of Athens.

Thomas Bartzanas PhD

Professor (Associate) at Agricultural University of Athens

Alexandros D. Tselepis was born in Heraklion Crete, Greece. He has graduated in Medicine from the Medical School, University of Ioannina.

Alexandros Tselepis

Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry-Clinical Chemistry, Director of the Atherothrombosis Research Centre of the University of Ioannina, Greece

Professor(Associate) at Harokopio University of Athens

Tzortzis Nomikos

Professor(Associate) at Harokopio University of Athens

Dr Rena I. Kosti is Vice-President of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Thessaly.

Rena I. Kosti

Professor of “Human Nutrition -Epidemiology” and Vice-President of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Thessaly

Antonia Trichopoulou, MD, PhD, is President of the Hellenic Health Foundation, Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre of Nutrition.

Antonia Trichopoulou, MD, PhD

Member of the Athens Academy

Dr. Katerina Gavala is an Ophthalmic Surgeon and Director within the Greek National Health System. She earned her doctorate at the Medical School of the “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti–Pescara and completed a subspecialty in Pediatric Ophthalmology at the “Cattolica del Sacro Cuore” University of Rome.

Katerina Gavala, MD, PhD

Greek National Health System