Τεκμηριωμένη & Σύγχρονη Ιατρική
Two millennia later, modern clinical medicine comes to fully agree with this Hippocratic dictum, restating it in the new meaning and terminology as "Evidence-Based Medicine" (Evidence Based MedicineThus, today, evidence-based medicine is defined as the grounding of clinical decisions in the process of systematically finding, evaluating and applying the findings of current research. With this methodology:
- first, the patient's differential diagnostic problem is clearly formulated based on the main symptom, associated symptoms, personal history, clinical examination and paraclinical (imaging and laboratory) investigation
- then or at the same time, the most up-to-date and authoritative medical literature sources (guidelines and articles) are searched and the results of the research are evaluated
- finally, the diagnosis is made and the patient is informed of the best, recommended, effective and personalised treatments that, when applied, may benefit him/her
In contrast to the prevailing inferential logic of the past, which relied on basic research to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms, today's evidence-based medicine is based on outcome research, which systematically investigates the collective clinical experience through multicentre, randomised clinical trials.
Doctor Athanasios Kleontas is informed daily about all developments in thoracic surgery, mainly through continuous monitoring:
- the international guidelines (guidelines)
- NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network)
- NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Ecxellence)
- ESTS (European Society of Thoracic Surgeons)
- EACTS (European Association for CardioThoracic Surgery)
- ATS (American Thoracic Society)
- ACCP (American College of Chest Physicians)
- ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology)
- ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- BTS (British Thoracic Society)
- ERS (European Respiratory Society)
- the modern sources of literature
- international and national scientific events and specialised seminars (courses)
and he embodies all these in his everyday clinical practice.
You can arrange an appointment with the doctor
In the morning the Thoracic Surgeon, Dr Athanasios Kleontas MD is at the Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki, while in the evening he is at his private office (73, Ermou St).
+30 2310 - 400000
Office 11, 2nd floor. Dec 1742
ATHANASIOS D. KLEONTAS
PATIENT VISITATION HOURS
Doctor is available (by mobile) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You meet him only by appointment at his private office:
Monday to Friday : 18.00 - 21.00