Mission and Goals
The Neurological Institute of Athens was established in 2013 under the vision of a healthy society in which healthcare for brain disorders, neurological education, and neuroscience research are pursued through humanistic and scientific principles. Its mission within this vision is to serve as an Institute of Excellence towards improving brain health in Greece and worldwide. The NIA pursues its mission through specific goals in which all members of the Institute are creative forces through collaboration and shared expertise.
The primary goal of the NIA is the provision of the best possible care for the patient with neurological and psychiatric disorders and support for their caregivers, abiding to modern scientific principles and guidelines. We strongly believe that best care is achieved by healing the person rather than a disease and helping their loved ones care for the patient and have support for themselves. We are a team of experts in our respective fields of neuropsychiatric disorders who practice through empathy and philosophy of service towards our patients.
We further believe that as an organic element of our community our duty is to disseminate our combined knowledge through educational activities to both healthcare professionals and the public. We have regular educational activities for healthcare professionals, including annual conferences and workshops. We are also committed to promote subspecialty training to healthcare professionals who are passionate in providing optimal care for their patients and want to advance the field of brain health further. Equally important is our goal of educating the public, caregivers and the community at large, towards identifying early signs of brain disorders in achieving earlier and better therapeutic outcomes, developing the skills to care for patients and continue living a healthy and creative life for themselves.
As a team of experts in our field, we view our duty to be a force of positive change for brain health by promoting novel and innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches through research. To that end, we have received independent funding for research projects and are also part of collaborative multinational projects. We are dedicated to identify novel diagnostic techniques, conduct clinical trials, and advance our understanding of brain function through neuroscience projects. We deeply believe that effective and quality research requires following ethical principles of patient autonomy, equity, beneficence and non-maleficence, while respecting personal information through data privacy and security. And although there is ample evidence that participation in research opportunities leads to better outcomes for patients and caregivers, participation starts from a patient’s desire and priorities.
Finally, we firmly believe that we can maximize our social impact by reaching every person in our community by actively promoting healthcare policies that support equitable and excellent brain health. We pursue this larger goal by leveraging our expertise from health provision, brain research, and neuroscience knowledge, to engage and lobby with key stakeholders, including policymakers, patients and their caregivers, professional societies, health industry, and health economy stakeholders.