The Olympic Village Polyclinic

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The Olympic Village Polyclinic
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Departments Medical Services

• Dept of Emergencies

Operating 24 hours, 3 GPs, 3 surgeons and 3 nurses
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Departments Medical Services

• Outpatients Dept

Operating from 0800 until 2200

• Internal Medicine
• Surgery
• Cardiology
• Orthopaedics
• Sports Medicine
• Foot Ankle
• Ophthalmology
• Ear, Nose Throat
• Dermatology
• Dentistry
• Gynaecology
• Psychiatry

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Departments Medical Services

• Physiotherapy Dept

• Physical Therapy
• Rehabilitation
• Gym
• Isokinetic control
• Therapeutic swimming pool
• Whirlpool bath
• Sauna

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Laboratories Medical Services

• Imaging Lab

• Biology Lab

• MRI
• CT
• X-Ray
• Ultrasound
• Fluoroscopy
• Dental Tomography

• Haematology
• Biochemistry
• Microbiology
• Immunology

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International Cooperation before and during the
Olympic Games

• In preparation and during the Games
• Expertise, Intelligence, Networking
• Evaluation and documentation

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WHO

• WHO team in Greece
• The GOARN network for international response

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Activation of the CBRN plan

• 6 suspicious incidents
• All included some form of powder
• 5 in Olympic cities, activated the plan
• Sampled by Greek FD
• 1 incident in a non-Olympic area
• All samples were negative for high risk bacteria
  and viruses
• Water contamination with Endosulfan
• Farmer contaminated by mistake local water
  facility (Attiki)
• Stolen truck with organophosphate pesticide

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Preconditions

• Political commitment and leadership and strong
  support throughout the preparedness process and
  the Games
• Organisational synergy with clear goals (the true
  Olympic truce)
• Timely preparedness at all levels
• People make all the difference
• Prepare for the unexpected

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Conclusions

• Importance of leadership
• Tremendous opportunity to promote health and
  improve public health systems
• Sustaining and building on achievements
• Sense of pride and clear goal
• Low resistance to innovation
• Exercises Exercises Exercises
• Blessing in disguise yes we can
• Timely investment for the country
• Expertise to share / we are at your disposal

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Building on the experience

• Establishment of the National Centre for Health
  Operations
• Olympic Village Polyclinic has become model Urban
  Health Centre
• Public Health Plans at all levels are being
  updated
• Investing in partnership building with other
  Agencies

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Building your own tradition