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We would like to thank the following companies for their donations to the University of Crete for the purposes of the PCIP program. Thanks to them we could

offer a high quality teaching and cultural program at no extra cost for our students:

ABBOTT LABORATORIES HELLAS
PSIMITIS S.A
HELP PHARMACEUTICALS S.A

We would like to thank the following companies for their contribution in the PCIP organization, by providing personnel and equipment for the practical exercise of students in echocardiography (handheld echocardiography systems) and phonocardiography (digital stethoscope distributor) :

GENERAL ELECTRIC HEALTHCARE HELLAS
PHARMASERVE -LILLY, MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS HELLAS

We would like to thank ATLANTICA HOTEL RESORTS for their contribution by providing excellent services at special low prices for PCIP participants and for organizing the cardiac evaluation of personnel children.

We would like to thank for their support and personal involvement in the organization of the hands' on practical exercise:

MUNICIPALITY OF HERSONISSOS, and the Mayor Mr. G. Danelakis, for organizing the cardiac evaluation of local children in Hersonissos Health Station
HERSONISSOS HEALTH STATION personnel, for participating in the cardiac evaluation of local children in Hersonissos Health Station
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION, for the support in organizing the cardiac evaluation of selected pediatric cardiology patients
MEDICAL COUNCIL OF HERAKLION

We would like to thank for their support in the cultural activities of the PCIP course:

Mrs E. Kassotaki, for the Greek language lecture
The group of Folklore Dances, University of Crete, for the Greek dances course
British School at Knossos, and Curator Dr Don Evely for the excellent guidance
the Music Workshop Labyrinth, and Mr. Ross Daly for the friendly and detailed guidance
the Cretaquarium
Tavern Lycastos-Archanes and Sokaki-Hersonissos, for the excellent service

We would like to thank all further professors and teachers that participated in the course, at times having to travel from far to Crete for this purpose:

Prof.Dr S. Rammos, Onassis Cardiac Center, Athens
Dr. A. Anastasakis, University of Athens
Mr Benekos, GE Athens
Prof. Dr I. Damilakis, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete
Prof. I. Stylianou, Computer Science Department, University of Crete
Prof. Dr G. Briassoulis, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Heraklion
Dr M Bitsori, Dpt of Pediatrics, Univestity Hospital Heraklion
Dr E. Papadopoulou, Dpt of Pediatrics, Univestity Hospital Heraklion
Dr K Chlapoutakis, Radiologist, Heraklion Crete

We would like to thank for their administrative support:

Mrs E.Kortsidaki, Mrs C. Cordington and the personnel of the international relations office, University of Crete

Mrs M Malathraki and the personnel of the research account, University of Crete

Mrs E. Mavrogiorgou and the personnel of the I.K.Y, Athens

Mrs M. Manoura, secretary of the PCIP course,

Finally we would like to thank the Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete and all participant Faculties and their Erasmus offices for their belief and support of the PCIP Erasmus course.

The support of European Commission to the present IP and all Intensive Programmes, enabling common teaching practices and transfer of knowledge between European Institutions and of IKY is highly appreciated. .

At last but not least we would like to thank all of participant students for their active participation, feedback and kind motivation to continue this program.

The PCIP partner Institution co-ordinators,

Ioannis Germanakis, Ulrike Salzer-Muhar, Klaus Schmidt, Sven Dittrich, Ralf Geiger, Joerg Stein.