Nikolaos Gourtsas

Board member ECOSEP

Biography

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

Name: Nikolaos Gourtsas

Address: 28 Oktovriou 47A, Katerini, 60134, Greece

Cell Phone: +306976742623

Email: ngourtsas@yahoo.gr

Education

2004 – 2005 Diploma in Emergency Medical Services

1989 – 1990 Diploma – Emergency Medical Technician

Work Experience

2018 – current First Aid National, www.firstaidnational.gr

1990 – 2022 Paramedic, basic and advanced life support for emergency and non-emergency calls in the out-of-hospital setting, EMS Thessaloniki – Greece

Teaching Experience

2002 – 2022 EMS Thessaloniki, Paramedic Trainer

2001 – current Medical School of Aristoteles University Thessaloniki, First Aid Trainer

2001 – current Nursing School of Thessaloniki AHEPA Hospital, First Aid Trainer

2001 – current Lecturer in First Aid Courses of the Greek Institute of Hygiene and Safety in the Workplace

1996 – 2022 EMS Thessaloniki, Trainer in First Aid Courses for Laypeople

1996 – current Attendee at 120 Scientific Conferences

Certifications & Accreditations

2005 – current Course Organizer/Director of European Resuscitation Council (ERC)

2008 – current Course Organizer/Director of SOFTE course of the European College of Sports and Exercise Physicians (ECOSEP)

Foreign Languages

English: level C2, University of Cambridge

German: level Β2, Goethe Institut

Memberships

• Board member of European College of Sports and Exercise Physicians (ECOSEP)

• European Resuscitation Council (ERC)

• National Athletics Sports Medicine Center

• Institute of Manmade and Natural Disasters

• Hellenic Institute of Occupational Health and Safety

Authorship

2008 – current Author of 5 First Aid books which are taught in Greek Universities